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SPARTA, Ky. -- Three multi-car wrecks during the Quaker State 400 ended the night of a number of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers at Kentucky Speedway.

What was looking like a dominating victory for Martin Truex Jr. at Kentucky Speedway Saturday night turned into a buzzer-beater type of win for the Furniture Row Racing driver.

SPARTA, Ky. -- Calling Kyle Larson's weekend at Kentucky Speedway an adventure would be quite an understatement.

Erik Jones showed patience, determination and talent in wheeling his No. 77 SiriusXM Toyota Camry to a sixth-place finish in Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

With one lap remaining in Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. was dominant – enjoying a whopping 15-second lead. But when Kurt Busch had an engine issue a caution was called, leaving Truex as a possible sitting duck in overtime with old tires while cars behind him pitted for either two or four fresh Goodyears.

Last-Lap Spin Does Not Deter Never-Give-Up Attitude of Austin Dillon and the Dow Racing Team "It was a long night at Kentucky Speedway, but the Dow team definitely showed they have determination. At one point we were two laps down but we were able to come back onto the lead lap and into the top-15."

After a late race caution sent the race into overtime, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gained three positions in the final laps to earn a 14th – place finish in Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Kentucky Speedway.

It came down to a 40 mph drag race down pit road, and by a foot, Dalton Sargeant beat Austin Theriault to the line. Both knew it would be for the right to restart in the preferred outside line, and the best opportunity to go to Victory Lane.

Recap: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion team entered Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway as the winningest team in the short history of the event, but an accident on lap 88 kept them from contending for their fourth win at the track. After starting the race from the 10th position, the 2012 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion struggled with the handling of his Ford at both ends of the tricky, 1.5-mile oval as both ends of the track are drastically different.

Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. captured his third win of the season in Saturday night’s race at Kentucky Speedway. Truex led a race-high 152 laps (of 267) and collected all stage wins, remaining the only driver to sweep all stages in a race this season.

Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team overcame several obstacles to finish the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway in 10th place in overtime.

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, battled back from a 40th starting position and a pit road speeding penalty to capture the runner-up finish in the Quaker State 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford Fusion (Finished 8th) “We got a P8 out of a car that was probably not much better than 13th or 14th. We just have to get faster. The 78 and 18 were just - we aren’t even close. What I am trying to say is that we were really slow and need to get faster. That is the biggest thing. We need to pick up some speed. We just were scrapping, trying to get what we can. The team did a good job at least trying to scrap up something out of it but we just have... Читать дальше...

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Finished 2nd - YOU PASSED A TON OF CARS AND STILL CAME HOME WITH A GREAT FINISH: “Yeah, I sped on pit road there early. At the end of that first stage, so it felt very similar to Texas earlier this year. Didn’t get to qualify, had a pit road penalty at the end of the first stage. Went from the back to the front and then we had scuffs on one run and got the balance off pretty bad, but were able to put stickers on and charge back to the front. The Target Chevy was good. Читать дальше...

Trevor Bayne, driver of the No. 6 Roush Performance Products Ford Fusion, battled inside the top 15 for much of the early portion of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) event at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night, driving up to as high as the 11th position following a Lap 92 restart. However, contact with the No. 5 car on Lap 94 sent the Roush Fenway Racing Ford into the outside retaining wall, severely damaging the right rear and ultimately ending Bayne’s night early. Bayne is scored with a 37th-place finish.

SPARTA, Ky. -- Martin Truex Jr. put on a clinic in the Quaker State 400, leading the most laps and sweeping the stages, but had to out-duel the field in overtime to win for the third time this season at Kentucky Speedway.

The NASCAR Camping Truck Series took center stage at Kentucky Speedway Thursday night. Barring a three-hour rain delay, it was an action filled race. Here are the power rankings following Kentucky.

Cody Coughlin was able to nab a top-15 finish in Thursday's night Truck Series race at Kentucky Speedway. In the first stage, Coughlin finished in the 20th position after running seventh earlier in the race.

Mid-Race Wreck Relegates Paul Menard to 34th-Place Finish in Richmond/Menards Chevrolet at Kentucky Speedway "The No. 2 Richmond / Menards Chevrolet just got loose while we were on the outside going for position and unfortunately it turned around and backed hard into the wall. We had a solid car in the first half of the race and were able to race our way into the top five early in the race. Randall Burnett and the rest of the crew did a great job working on the car all weekend to get it handling well... Читать дальше...

SPARTA, Ky. -- A combination of games played on the restart and other drivers trying to get a jump on the start resulted in a multi-car fustercluck on the initial start of the day-late NASCAR XFINITY Series race in the Bluegrass State.

Camry driver Kyle Busch claimed his second NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) victory of the season in Saturday afternoon’s rain-delayed race at Kentucky Speedway.