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Darrell Wallace Jr. Isn’t Satisfied with Fifth-Place Run at Kentucky Speedway

Photo - Jerry Markland/Getty Images
Photo – Jerry Markland/Getty Images

The last four NASCAR XFINITY Series races for Roush Fenway Racing driver Darrell Wallace Jr. have produced three top-tens and a solid grip on ninth place in the standings, but that doesn’t mean Wallace is satisfied with the results.

Friday night’s fifth place run in the Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway, however, provided ample evidence the RFR program is headed in the right direction. Continue reading

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams will race 400.5 miles over 267 laps in the Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts on Saturday, July 9th at Kentucky Speedway. NBC Sports Network will begin their coverage at 6 pm ET with a green flag around 7:30 pm ET with radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Halfway, Next Time By

Tune in to the ‘Officials’ channel on the NASCAR Mobile app, and you’ll hear it at the midpoint of every race: ‘Halfway next time by.’ It’s a phrase that lets competitors know that on the next lap, the race is official.

As for the 2016 season, Kentucky is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ halfway point. But we all know … it ain’t official until the champion raises the trophy in Miami.

But, this is a good time to reflect back on an incredible first half, one in which fans have taken notice for one fairly obvious reason – the racing is as good as its been in years – heck, maybe ever. Continue reading

NASCAR XFINITY Series, Alsco 300 at Kentucky Preview

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NASCAR XFINITY Series teams will race the Alsco 300 for 300 miles over 200 laps at Kentucky Speedway on Friday, July 8th.  Television coverage starts at 8:30 pm ET on NBCSN with radio coverage available at PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.

Brand New Kentucky Speedway Awaits the NASCAR XFINITY Series

Crew chiefs can toss out their old notes because Kentucky Speedway underwent a full repave during the off-season and its new surface debuts this weekend when all three of NASCAR’s national series head to The Bluegrass State.

In addition to the repave, turns one and two had their banking increased from 14 to 17 degrees. The racing groove narrowed in the process. Turns three and four stay at 14 degrees. Continue reading

Brad Keselowski Says NASCAR Needs Thicker Skin Over Darrell Wallace Jr. Tweet

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Photo – Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images

Widely outspoken NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brad Keselowski driver didn’t wholly defend NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Darrell Wallace Jr. for his critical tweet towards NASCAR last Friday night at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, but the 2012 Cup champion did say the Sanctioning Body could stand to loosen up after fining Wallace $15,000 Wednesday morning.

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