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Kyle Busch Masters New Aero Package in Sprint Cup Win at Kentucky

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Adapting adroitly to a new competition package for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars, Kyle Busch sped to victory in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, taking a giant step toward the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with his second victory since returning from an 11-race injury absence.

Busch won for the 31st time in his career and the second time at the 1.5-mile track. Race runner-up Joey Logano was the only interloper in a top-five that also included all four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers—Busch, Denny Hamlin in third, Carl Edwards in fourth and Matt Kenseth in fifth. Continue reading →

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Debut for Will Kimmel at Kentucky Speedway

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Will Kimmel at 9 pm ET on Thursday, July 9, 2015 Photo - ARS

Will Kimmel at 9 pm ET on Thursday, July 9, 2015 Photo – ARS

Will Kimmel is our guest on Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Weekend Preview on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 9 pm ET. Call 714-202-9918 or tweet @Fan4RacingSite, @Knighter01 or @ZRoethlisberger with any questions or comments during the LIVE broadcast. 

When opportunity knocks, take it, especially if it means fulfilling a life-long dream.

Racing is a life-long journey and Will Kimmel has raced since he could reach the pedals. He’s been dreaming of racing since watching his dad and grandpa race every weekend they could manage. Although Kimmel has had the privilege of racing in several different series, chasing his dreams has included a lot of hard work and as it is with many aspiring drivers, finding funding to make it all happen is at times even harder.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr Wins Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. endured a weekend of rain, a three-hour-plus pre-race delay, and nine caution flags to win the Coke-Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway early Monday morning.

The race ended at 2:41 am ET and concluded with a large crash featuring Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet going airborne and smashing into the catch-fence near turn one after he crossed the start-finish line. Dillon walked away from the wreck, the fourth major crash of the night. After being released from the infield care center, Dillon said he suffered a bruised tailbone and forearm. Continue reading →

An Incredibly-Fast Keselowski Claims Kentucky

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Speed and strength were the deciding factors in Brad Keselowski’s second victory of the season Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway. His car was fast enough to run down the leader on every restart. Once he had the lead, he rarely surrendered it as he led a total of 199 laps. Continue reading →

Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Preview

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The Race to the Chase for the Sprint Cup countdown begins at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night, as the first of ten races left in the series’ regular season.

Six seats are still available and a win is a virtual lock into the Sweet 16 Chase Grid. With ten winning drivers already on the grid and five of them with multiple victories, there is speculation about whether any new winners will emerge over the next ten races, making points critical for those drivers without a win.

Eleventh Heaven – Who’s Next? Continue reading →