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Bridge inspections could impact Kentucky Speedway traffic west of track
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Louisville office said Tuesday that bridge inspections will force lane closures on Interstate 71 in Henry County starting Thursday and continuing through June 28. The work area is about 25 miles southwest of Kentucky...
Posted: 6/18/2013 6:46 PM
Vickers details challenges Kentucky track presents
Eight years had passed since Brian Vickers last raced at Kentucky Speedway when he returned in 2011 for the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Vickers was asked during Tuesday’s NASCAR teleconference if the track surface seemed dramatically bumper...
Posted: 6/18/2013 3:36 PM
MWR fielding Louisville-themed car for Quaker State 400
Brian Vickers will be a favorite among University of Louisville fans and have University of Kentucky fans seeing red when the Sprint Cup Series visits Kentucky Speedway. Michael Waltrip Racing is fielding a No. 55 Toyota for Vickers that will carry U...
Posted: 6/12/2013 6:28 PM
Waltrip fielding Louisville-themed car for Quaker State 400
Brian Vickers will be a favorite among University of Louisville fans and have University of Kentucky fans seeing red when the Sprint Cup Series visits Kentucky Speedway. Michael Waltrip Racing is fielding a No. 55 Toyota for Vickers that will carry U...
Posted: 6/12/2013 6:28 PM
Like Keselowski, Busch planning Kentucky triple
Reigning Sprint Cup Series champion and defending Quaker State 400 winner Brad Keselowski will have some competition when he goes for a sweep of the three NASCAR races later this month at Kentucky Speedway. Kyle Busch plans to pull triple duty as well,...
Posted: 6/12/2013 4:58 PM
Spectator safety behind new catch fence cables at Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway has installed new vertical cables along the catch fence as an added safety measure in spectator areas, owner Bruton Smith said Wednesday. The Speedway Motorsports Inc. chairman said the technology was developed by SMI engineers and a...
Posted: 6/5/2013 7:31 PM
NASCAR teams spend Tuesday testing at Kentucky
Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and one Nationwide Series team tested their cars into the night Tuesday at Kentucky Speedway in preparation for the June 27-29 Quaker State 400 race weekend. Richard Childress Racing brought its three Sprint Cup drivers:...
Posted: 6/5/2013 12:22 AM
Chat with Sprint Cup champ Brad Keselowski on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag at last year’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. He didn’t stop there. Keselowski won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship later in the year with Team Penske driving the No. 2 Miller Light Dodge. Keselowski...
Posted: 6/3/2013 5:25 PM
NASCAR teams testing next week at Kentucky Speedway
Coca-Cola 600 winner Kevin Harvick and his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teammates from Richard Childress Racing are scheduled to spend two days testing their cars next week at Kentucky Speedway, a track official said Friday. The RCR trio of Harvick, Jeff...
Posted: 5/31/2013 3:21 PM
Kentucky Speedway’s walls go green
In a nod to the title sponsor of its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, Kentucky Speedway has given its walls a bold new look. The wall that rings the outside of the track surface has been painted green (with gold accents in the turns) for next month’s Quaker...
Posted: 5/29/2013 5:08 PM
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Kevin Kelly took over The Enquirer's coverage of Kentucky Speedway in 2004 and stuck with it during a stint as a metro reporter. With the track set to host its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in 2011, and The Enquirer expanding its coverage, he rejoined the sports department in late 2010 as the motorsports beat writer. Kelly previously covered auto racing for the St. Petersburg Times and The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C.
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Kevin Kelly took over The Enquirer's coverage of Kentucky Speedway in 2004 and stuck with it during a stint as a metro reporter. With the track set to host its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in 2011, and The Enquirer expanding its coverage, he rejoined the sports department in late 2010 as the motorsports beat writer. Kelly previously covered auto racing for the St. Petersburg Times and The Post and Courier in Charleston, S.C.
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