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SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, passing Brad Keselowski and then Kurt Busch late on the way to repeating as champion on Saturday night. View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) No matter which driver led Martin Truex Jr., the advantage always seemed temporary as he positioned himself to make a pivotal move. View the full article

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SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Chad Knaus has signed a two-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2020 to remain as crew chief for the No. 48 Chevrolet of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. View the full article

Both he and Johnson now have contracts with Hendrick Motorsports that will go through the 2020 season.No other driver/crew chief pairing today matches both the duration and success of Johnson, 42, and Knaus, 46, who have been together since the 2002 season. The duo have won seven championships and over 80 races in nearly 600 MENCS starts.“It probably has a lot to do with Jimmie’s ... Keep reading View the full article

Truex, who won his and FRR’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship last season, is once again a title contender this season with three wins in the season’s first 18 races. He is in the final year of his current contract with the team.“We’ve got some stuff to figure out for sure, but I don’t plan on anything different, so just give the team some time to figure things out ... Keep reading View the full article

One-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch has blasted Ricky Stenhouse Jr for not apologising for last weekend's Daytona crashes, with Stenhouse then accusing Busch of "running his mouth". View the full article

NBC Sports is set to dump its play-by-play NASCAR announcer for an all-analyst lineup headlined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. View the full article

NBC Sports is set to dump its play-by-play NASCAR announcer for an all-analyst lineup headlined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Christopher Bell passed Justin Allgaier with 17 laps remaining and held off Daniel Hemric to win the 300-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night. View the full article

After taking the lead with 16 laps to go, Bell had to navigate slower traffic and fend off a charging Daniel Hemric to win his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series race and second this year."That was pretty special man," Bell said in relief after the race, leading just 17 laps en route to the victory."Man it was extremely difficult starting in the back there," he added in Victory Lane ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Christopher Bell passes Justin Allgaier and holds off Daniel Hemric to win at Kentucky. View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Defending champion Martin Truex Jr. has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. View the full article

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was was criticized after being involved in multiple incidents at Daytona, admitted that he was too aggressive at times during the race.That appeared to be the end of it, but Kyle Busch, who's race ended after contact with Stenhouse while battling for the lead during the second stage, had more to say Friday at Kentucky Speedway.B ... Keep reading View the full article

Truex, who won last year’s race at Kentucky Speedway, turned the fastest average lap speed (188.890 mph) in the final round of Friday’s qualifying to claim the pole for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400.Truex’s fellow Toyota driver, Erik Jones, ended up second, Kevin Harvick was third, Brad Keselowski was fourth and Kyle Busch completed the top-five.The pole is fourth this season for ... Keep reading View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Kentucky Speedway's winners club is seeking new members. View the full article

On the final green-flag pit stop in Thursday night’s race, Rhodes pit for fuel only on Lap 123 of 150. Most of the leaders took two or four new tires.When the cycle of stops had completed, not only did Rhodes come out ahead of former race leader Stewart Friesen – who took two new tires – but Rhodes was able to hold him off the remainder of the race and claim the win.All three series ... Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch tells the media center at Kentucky Speedway he's disappointed that Ricky Stenhouse Jr. never reached out following his involvement in the crashes in Daytona. View the full article

Dippel, who currently competes full-time in the K&N Pro Series East, will make his debut in the Camping World Truck Series in Wednesday night’s Dirt Derby at Eldora Speedway with DGR-Crosley.Dippel, 18, is second in the K&N East standings and has one win and four top-five finishes in seven races this season.While most of Dippel’s recent racing experience has taken place in ... Keep reading View the full article

Fresh off his first series victory last weekend, Jones rocketed to the top of the leaderboard in final practice at Kentucky Speedway, leading the way with an average lap speed of 187.748 mph.“I think there’s still work we’ve got to do, but, you know, we’re coming into a stretch of really good tracks for us,” Jones said Friday. “We ran through Sonoma and Chicago, which Sonoma is ... Keep reading View the full article