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The 12: NASCAR Power Rankings Quaker State 400 Edition

2019 Kentucky Mencs Kyle Busch Driver Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Kurt Busch got some redemption on Saturday night. While lightning struck in Daytona, costing him a potential victory, he was sure not going to be denied in Kentucky. The elder Busch got his first victory of the season as well as bragging rights over beating his little brother for the win. How will this translate …

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5 Points to Ponder: NASCAR’s Lost Generation?

2019 Kentucky Mencs Joey Logano Kyle Larson Aric Almirola Ryan Blaney Erik Jones Racing Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

ONE: The Young Guns Are in Danger of Being Lost in the Shuffle Kurt Busch did more than just win a thriller against his younger brother at Kentucky Speedway. He bumped the average age of this year’s Cup Series winners back up after Alex Bowman and Justin Haley helped lower it. It now stands at …

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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Photo Finish

2019 Kentucky Mencs Kurt Busch Victory Celebration Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

All three NASCAR national series were at Kentucky Speedway last weekend, and it was a bit of a mixed bag. The Gander Outdoors Truck Series was a wreckfest with plenty of drama, with trucks wrecking and running out of fuel, hats flying while tempers flared, and a rookie driver getting his first win. The Xfinity …

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Couch Potato Tuesday: Does a GWC Alone Make a Broadcast Great?

2019 Kentucky Mencs Kurt Busch Kyle Busch Racing Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Kentucky Speedway provided viewers with a somewhat mixed race. Yes, you had a classic finish between the Busch brothers. You also had the other 266 laps. How did NBCSN handle them? Quaker State 400 Saturday night saw an average Cup race at Kentucky Speedway. In all honesty, none of these races have ever really been …

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Up to Speed: Redemption in the Bluegrass State

2019 Kentucky Mencs Kurt Busch Victory Lane Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway produced the best finish of the 2019 season.  Kurt Busch emerged victorious after a two-lap scramble for the lead with younger brother Kyle and several other drivers.  Kurt’s charge to the lead following an overtime restart capped off a night of redemption for the …

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The Big 6: Questions Answered After the 2019 Quaker State 400

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Who… should you be talking about after the race? Kurt Busch flat outdrove his brother to take the win in the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Kyle Busch ran up on him to stop his momentum and gave the No. 1 a wicked tire rub, but the 2004 Monster Energy NASCAR …

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Pace Laps: Kentucky Speedway Shakes Up Each of NASCAR’s Top-3 Series

2019 Kentucky Nxs Cole Custer Victory Lane Nigel Kinrade Photography

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Kurt Busch Wins the Battle of the Brothers It was a battle between brothers to close out the night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. When a flat tire and spin from Bubba Wallace brought out the caution at lap 262, the field prepared for overtime. Joey Logano and Kyle …

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Kurt Busch Dashes Past Brother Kyle to Win the 2019 Quaker State 400

2019 Kentucky Mencs Kurt Busch Victory Celebration Nigel Kinrade Photography

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On an overtime restart at Kentucky Speedway, Kurt Busch earned redemption and won his first race with Chip Ganassi Racing. He won stage one and never sniffed the lead until the end. His final pit stop under green put him in fourth with just a handful of laps remaining. Crew chief Matt McCall opted to …

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Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski Top Cup Practices at Kentucky

2019 Kentucky Kurt Busch Car Nigel Kinrade Photography

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Kurt Busch and three-time Kentucky winner Brad Keselowski topped the two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice sessions on Friday (July 12), ahead of Saturday’s Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart at Kentucky Speedway. Practice One It wasn’t until the final minute of the session when Busch turned his quickest lap in the practice at …

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Frontstretch Podcast: Biggest Upset in NASCAR History?

2019 Daytona Mencs Justin Haley Cup Victory Lane Christian Koelle

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In this week’s edition of the Frontstretch Podcast, Dustin Albino and Mike Neff discuss a wild and entertaining weekend of racing at Daytona International Speedway, which saw Justin Haley pick up his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory in stunning fashion. Is it the biggest upset in NASCAR history? Probably. But by running 27th and missing the melee …

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5 Points To Ponder: A NASCAR Weather Solution To Prevent Future Chaos

2019 Daytona Iwsc Rain Phil Allaway

(Photo: Phil Allaway)

ONE: A NASCAR Weather Solution To Prevent Future Chaos It’s Tuesday, July 9, two days after the 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, and Justin Haley’s win still seems like a dream. Time to wake up. The unthinkable for a Spire Motorsports team that hasn’t even finished on the lead lap in its existence happened on a …

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Who’s Hot & Who’s Not in NASCAR: Fourth of July Fiasco

2019 Daytona Mencs Pack Racing Cars Christian Koelle

(Photo: Christian Koelle)

The final July 4 Weekend held at Daytona International Speedway did not go as planned for NASCAR. But sometimes that’s what happens. Rain delayed the start of Friday’s Xfinity Series event, the Circle K Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, for about three hours, starting after 10 p.m. local time when the green flag finally waved. …

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