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Crews Also Victims Of Kentucky Speedway Traffic

T.C. — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:04:21 +0000

There has been a lot of anger and outrage over the horrible traffic experienced by so many over the course of the Kentucky weekend. Horror stories of fans sitting on the interstate for hours and than getting turned away are prevalent. And nobody understands the frustration over the traffic better than the crew guys who [...]

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Fuel Injection, Jimmie Johnson, & The Brickyard

T.C. — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 02:14:10 +0000

None of the three things I mentioned in the headline are connected, I just decided to write a hodgepodge post with a few different thoughts and observations. Feel free to comment on one or all (or not at all). Fuel Injection The new fuel injected engines were on display for the first time on Thursday [...]

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Helio Castroneves Wins at Kentucky on Fuel Gamble

Geoffrey Miller — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:53:00 +0000

Filed under: IRL

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 violently shaking Burns after being denied of a win thanks to a last-lap penalty in Edmonton.

"You shouldn't actually interview me, you should interview (Tim Cindric)," Castroneves beamed after the race, crediting the winning call on fuel to Cindric, his race strategist. "It was kind of like rolling the dice, but this guy, he's kind of like the gambler."

Castroneves celebrated with his traditional frontstretch fence climb, and when he returned to the track gave Burns a hug as he walked back to his car.

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Kentucky Speedway to Get NASCAR Sprint Cup Date

FanHouse Newswire — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:46:00 +0000

Filed under: NASCAR Tracks, Nationwide Series, Sprint Cup, NASCAR

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 had not been announced. A news conference is scheduled at the track Aug. 10.

The website thatsracin.com reported that the Aug. 10 news conference is to announce the event and reported that the track owner, Speedway Motorsports, Inc., will move one of the Sprint Cup dates at one of its other tracks to Kentucky. The site speculated that the race date might come from New Hampshire Motor Speedway or Atlanta Motor Speedway, both of which have two dates.

Speedway Motorsports purchased the speedway from the original ownership group in 2008. SMI owner Bruton Smith said his main goal was to bring the track a long-coveted Cup date.

The original owners filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR and International Speedway Corp. in 2005, contending they tried to exclude the track from the Cup Series.

Smith called the court case a major stumbling block and was relieved when it eventually ended this year. Smith had no immediate comment, but said before last week's race at Indianapolis that he'd like to have a Cup race at "all" of SMI's NASCAR sanctioned tracks.

Besides the tracks at New Hampshire and Atlanta, the company also owns Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Infineon Raceway.

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Kentucky, Kansas And The 2011 Schedule

Journo — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:11:25 +0000

I know it’s a little early to start talking about the potential changes to the 2011 schedule, but why not? With California in our rear-view mirror and Atlanta now right in front of us, this season’s schedule presents us with two potential casualties for next year. The ongoing saga of Kentucky Speedway looks to finally be [...]