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Helio Castroneves Wins at Kentucky on Fuel Gamble

This time, Helio Castroneves was all hugs with IndyCar's security director Charles Burns. Castroneves won Saturday night's Kentucky Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway after his Penske team made a shrewd call for an extra pit stop during the race's second and final caution period. Just weeks ago, of course, Castroneves was...

Study: NASCAR Poses Major Hearing Loss Risk

(Aug. 17) -- Stock car racing is growing faster than any other U.S. spectator sport, attracting more than 75 million TV viewers while another 8 million rabid fans crowd the stands, pits and infield at the almost 100 races each year. But those NASCAR fans, as well as the pit crews and drivers, are being exposed repeatedly...

Kentucky Speedway to Get NASCAR Sprint Cup Date

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky Speedway will get a NASCAR Sprint Cup race in 2011, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The 1.5-mile tri-oval halfway between Louisville and Cincinnati will host NASCAR's top series in early July. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision...

Sprint Cup at Kentucky? No Thanks

Consider the effort to get NASCAR Sprint Cup racing in the Bluegrass State officially underway.Monday, Speedway Motorsports Incorporated's Bruton Smith talked at Lowe's Motor Speedway about how he's revamping his recent Kentucky Speedway purchase, and more importantly, his plan to lobby NASCAR for a Sprint Cup date at the...

Lucky in Kentucky: Yates' Leicht Takes the 'W'

Last year, when David Gilliland won his first ever Busch race in an unsponsored car at the spring Kentucky event, by the fall he was piloting Robert Yates Racing No. 38.Stephen Leicht took his first Busch win at the same track Saturday night, but he's already racing for RYR and has Citifinancial as a sponsor.Does that mean...

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Motorsports: 2013 Ford Escape to pace NASCAR races at Kentucky Speedway

The all-new 2013 Ford Escape will pace all three NASCAR races at Kentucky Speedway in June, including the June 30 Quaker State 400 Sprint Cup series event. Â·

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Brad Keselowski Wins at Kentucky Speedway

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Background on kentucky speedway

Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

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