Recap: Ryan Blaney and the No.12 Snap-on Ford Mustang team rebounded from a late pit road penalty to finished the rain delayed Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway in the second position. The 23-year-old showed the strength of the No.12 early, qualifying his Ford third during Friday afternoon’s session. Blaney quickly powered to the front, battling for the race lead at the drop of the green flag before settling in to the third position.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 NOS Energy Drink Rowdy Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Finishing Position: 1st - How does it feel to get back to victory lane again in the XFINITY Series at Kentucky? “It’s certainly nice to get to victory lane anytime you can."
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Snap-On Ford Mustang (Finished 2nd) “I didn’t really have a lot of fun but it was nice to have a good race car that we could pick our way through the field. We got it really good at the end. We were good all day. I thought we were the best car all day, personally. Before that last caution. I thought we were going to get by the 20 and set sail. The caution came out and we were debating on whether to pit or not. It is easy to look back on it now and say that we should have stayed... Читать дальше...
SPARTA, Ky. -- Kyle Busch demonstrated new tires weren't entirely superior to worn tires and stretched his fuel to win the day-late NASCAR XFINITY Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway.
SPARTA, Ky. -- Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green flag tomorrow night after winning the pole for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway.
RYAN BLANEY, No. 21 , No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion -- Qualified 6th “I thought we had good speed in our car. I really wish we could have gotten one more shot at it because we were getting better and better but we didn't get that third round, which stunk. I think our car has really good speed in it and we will see come tomorrow.”
JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CESSNA CHEVROLET SS – QUALIFIED 4TH - DO YOU THINK YOU HAD A SHOT AT THE POLE? WOULD YOU HAVE RATHER RAN THAT FINAL ROUND OF QUALIFYING OR ARE YOU HAPPY WITH YOUR POSITION? “I don’t think you know unless you get to run. With it being a repave and the tire that we are on, tires, like having extra laps on them didn’t seem to hurt. The No. 20 car did that in the first round. We actually ran our best lap on our oldest tires there. Yes, we legitimately probably could have had a shot at the pole... Читать дальше...
SPARTA, Ky. -- The NASCAR XFINITY Series Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway has been postponed to tomorrow due to rain showers approaching the track.
SPARTA, Ky. -- Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green flag tonight after winning the pole for the Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway.