NASCAR runs into it’s third triple header of the season with an early start to the weekend on Thursday at Kentucky. The only other series running this weekend is the IndyCar Series who, on the contrary, are running a highly anticipated double header at
NASCAR Kentucky: Sprint Cup
Qualifying: Friday at 5:40pm EST on FS1
Race: Sunday at 7:30pm EST on TNT
Previous winner: Matt Kenseth
As NASCAR returns to Kentucky, the newest track on the circuit, and Joe Gibbs is still without a 1.5 mile course win. JGR had three wins on 1.5 mile tracks at the same time last season, but has struggled at such courses this year. Hendrick Motorsports is still on a roll after winning five straight and getting four cars in the top 7 last week.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase Grid going into Kentucky
Driver Pts.(Wins)
1. Jimmie Johnson 560(3)
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 555(2)
3. Carl Edwards 509(2)
4. Joey Logano 483(2)
5. Kevin Harvick 472(2)
6. Jeff Gordon 580(1)
7. Brad Keselowski 512(1)
8. Kyle Busch 465(1)
9. Denny Hamlin 453(1)
10. Kurt Busch 347(1)
11. Matt Kenseth 515
12. Ryan Newman 473
13. Kyle Larson 470
14. Paul Menard 459
15. Clint Bowyer 452
16. Greg Biffle 444
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17. Kasey Kahne 429
18. Tony Stewart 427
18. Austin Dillon 427
20. Jamie McMurray 425
21. Brian Vickers 424
NASCAR Sprint Cup Entry List
CAR # DRIVER SPONSO
1 Jamie McMurray Lexar
2 Brad Keselowski Miller Light
3 Austin Dillon Cheerios
4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser
5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips
7 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J
9 Marcos Ambrose Black and Decker
10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy
11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office
13 Casey Mears GEICO
14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers
15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy
16 Greg Biffle 3M
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank
18 Kyle Busch M&M’s
20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General
22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil
23 Alex Bowman Dr. Pepper
24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger
26 Cole Whitt Speedstick Gear
27 Paul Menard Menards/Quaker State
31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar
32 Travis Kvapil Corvetteparts.net
33 David Stremme Little Joe Autos
34 David Ragan Taco Bell
36 Reed Sorenson Theme Park Connection
38 David Gilliland LOVE’S TRAVEL STOP
40 Landon Cassill Snap Fitness
41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation
42 Kyle Larson Target
43 Aric Almirola Ekrich
44 J.J. Yeley All-City Leasing
47 AJ Allmendinger Scott Products
48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s
51 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture
55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine
66 Joe Nemechek Land Castle Title
78 Martin Truex Jr World Vision
83 Ryan Truex Burger King
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Kelley Blue Book
95 Michael McDowell K-LOVE
98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing
99 Carl Edwards UPS
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NASCAR Nationwide at Kentucky
Qualifying: Friday at 3:40pm EST on FS1
Race: Friday at 7:30pm EST on ESPN
Previous winner: Brad Keselowski
It looked as though it was going to be a three driver Shootout to win the Nationwide Series Points Championship this season, but the top three aren’t exactly pulling away. The second group of three stayed relatively close, but Ty Dillon is closing in on a win as well. Brendan Gaughn found his way back to victory lane and has made up a bunch of ground in points, trying to seperate from the 8-10 positions. Landon Cassill fought his way into the top ten in an underfunded JD Motorsports car too. 47 cars are on the entry list to qualify which marks one of the biggest NNS fields in the last five years.
NASCAR Nationwide Series Points going into Road America
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Regan Smith 516/-0
2. Elliott Sadler 506/-10
3. Chase Elliott 505/-11
4. Ty Dillon 475/-41
5. Brian Scott 458/-58
6. Trevor Bayne 453/-63
7. Brendan Gaughan 410/-106
8. Chris Buescher 388/-128
8. James Buescher 388/-128
10. Landon Cassill 368/-148
11. Ryan Reed 356/-160
12. Mike Bliss 344/-172
13. Dylan Kwasniewski 334/-182
14. Dakoda Armstrong 333/-183
15. Jeremy Clements 298/-218
NASCAR Nationwide Series Entry List
Ent. Car# Driver Sponsor
01 Landon Cassill Drive Sober or get Pulled Over
2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge
3 Ty Dillon Red Cap/Alsco
4 Jeffrey Earnhardt teamjdmotorsports.com
5 Kevin Harvick Kroger/P&G
6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare
7 Regan Smith Americaspower.org
9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts
10 Jeff Green Supportmilitary.org
11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial
12 Ryan Blaney Snap-On
13 Carl Long Headrush
14 Eric McClure Hefty Ultimate / Reynolds Wrap
16 Ryan Reed ADA Pathway to stop Diabetes
17 Tanner Berryhill NationalCashLenders.com
19 Mike Bliss Trane
20 Matt Kenseth Resers
22 Brad Keselowsk Discount Tire
23 Josh Reaume Rick Ware Racing
25 John Wes Townley Zaxbys
28 J J Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage
31 Dylan Kwasniewski SOL REPUBLIC
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing
40 Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing
42 Kyle Larson Cartwheel-Target
43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField
44 Blake Koch TriStarMotorsports
46 Matt Dibenedetto Curtis Key Plumbing
51 Jeremy Clements Allsouthelectric.com-RepairableVehicles.com
52 Joey Gase Donate Life
54 Kyle Busch Monster Energy
55 Jamie Dick Viva Auto Group
60 Chris Buescher Ford Ecoboost
62 Brendan Gaughan South Point
70 Derrike Cope YOUTHEORY
72 Matthew Carter TBA
74 Kevin LePage Savanna Strong
76 Tommy J. Martins Cross Concrete Construction
84 Chad Boat CorvetteParts.net
85 Jake Crum Bubba Burger
87 Joe Nemechek(i) JD Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Kings Tire
90 Mike Wallace TBA
98 Cory Lajoie Fazoli’s
99 James Buescher Rheem
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Kentucky
Qualifying: Thursday at 4:40pm EST on FS1
Race: Thursday at 8:00pm EST on FS1
Previous winner: Ty Dillon
It’s been a Kyle Busch Motorsports Season that continued after Darrell Wallace’s win at Gateway. Here are the standings going into Kentucky next Friday
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Standings
Driver – Pts/Behind
1. Johnny Sauter 261/-0
2. Matt Crafton 251/-10
3. Ron Hornaday Jr. 248/-13
4. Timothy Peters 246/-15
5. Ryan Blaney 244/-17
6. German Quiroga 243/-18
7. John W. Townley 234/-27
8. Ben Kennedy 229/-32
9. Darrell Wallace 218/-43
10. Jeb Burton 211/-50
NASCAR Camping World Trucks Starting Lineup
Car# Driver Sponsor
51 Kyle Busch Dollar General
54 Darrell Wallace Jr. Made in America
13 Jeb Burton Estes-Carolina Nut
31 Ben Kennedy Turner Scott Motorsports
98 Johnny Sauter Nextant-Curb Records
77 German Quiroga Jr Otter Box
17 Timothy Peters Red Horse Racing
30 Ron Hornaday Jr Rheem
21 Joey Coulter Allegiant
29 Ryan Blaney Standard Careers for Vets
88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door-Menards
32 Tayler Malsam Outerwall
23 Max Gresham AmWins Group, Inc.
19 Brad Keselowski DrawTite
92 Corey Lajoie BTS Tire/Goodyear Fleet HQ
99 Bryan Silas Bell Trucks America Inc.
5 John Wes Townley Zaxbys
8 Joe Nemechek smokeandsear.com
9 Chase Pistone NTS Motorsports
35 Mason Mingus Call 811
75 Caleb Holman Food Country USA-Morning Fresh Farms
71 Adam Edwards Atlantic Airways.com
02 Tyler Young Standard Structures Inc.
20 Austin Dillon Qore 24
07 J.J. Yeley Thunder Exhaust
50 T.J. Bell Electrical Linemen
08 Jimmy Weller III Geneva Liberty Steel/Integrated Metal Products
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink
63 Justin Jennings Mittler Brothers Machine
42 Charles Lewandoski Randco/Young’s Building Systems
57 Norm Benning BT Auto Body
0 Ryan Ellis Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink
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ARCA Series on a bye week
Mason Mitchell and Grant Enfinger continued to rival each other at Elko last week, but an early ding by Mitchell resulted in Enfinger taking the points lead. Frank Kimmel tried to play ketchup and ended up losing 35 points on the leader.
ARCA Points going into Elko
Driver Pts./Behind
1. Grant Enfinger 2210/-0
2. Mason Mitchell 2175/-35
3. Frank Kimmell 2020/-190
4. John Wes Townley 1950/-270
5. Tom Hessert 1935/-285
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Formula 1 on a bye week
Red Bull’s bad luck season continued to get worse on Sunday as Sebastian Vettel found himself with mechanical issues within the first 10 laps. Nico Rosberg and Merceds have had the exact opposite of luck this season as they cruised to another win. The series will travel to Silverstone for the British GP next week.
F1 Standings going into Silverstone
1. Nico Rosberg 165/-0
2. Louis Hamilton 136/-29
3. Daniel Ricciardo 83/-82
4. Fernando Alonso 79/-86
5. Sebastian Vettel 60/-105
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IndyCar Doubleheader at Houston
Qualifying: Saturday and Sunday at 10:00am EST
Race: Saturday and Sunday at 2:45pm EST on NBCSN
Previous winner: Will Power and Scott Dixon
The IndyCar Series returns to Houston for just the second time in the past ten years. Current points leader, Will Power, took one of the wins last season, but will he continue to be successful in Texas.
Standings
1. Will Power 370/-0
2. Helio Castroneves 331/-39
3. Ryan Hunter-Rae 310/-60
4. Simon Pagenaud 279-91
5. Marco Andretti 235/-135
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Red bull Global Rallycross on a bye week
Patrick Sandell Closed out Volkswagen GRC last week by .248 seconds to get the win over Nelson Piquet Jr. Scott Speed held on for the standings lead while Sandell moved up to 3rd.
Global Rallycross Standings going into Washington DC
Driver Points/Behind
1. Scott Speed 135/-0
2. Nelson Piquet Jr. 134/-1
3. Patrick Sandell 108/-27
4. Steve Arpin 108/-27
5. Joni Wiman 85/-50
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Formula Drift on a bye week
Chris Forsberg had been the most impressive on the course the whole day at Wall speedway, but was upended in the final by Frederic Aasbo. The two run 1st and 2nd in the standings as three races remain.
Formula Drift Standings
Driver Points/Behind
1. Forsberg 353.00/-0.00
2. Aasbo 294.00/-59.00
3. Gittin Jr. 288.00/-65.00
4. Moen 242.00/-111.00
5. Bakchis 189.50/-163.50
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