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Fans got ready for the Quaker State 400 at the Kentucky Speedway.

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Mark Story: Andrew Wiggins faces a lot of scrutiny next year

Also discussed in notes column: Future of UK-WKU football series, how UK benefits from Kentucky-Louisville football rivalry and Kentucky Speedway, which has a race (sort of) coming up among area police chiefs.
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Q&A: Kentucky Speedway trying to put focus back on racing

NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series will run for the third time in Sparta on June 29. On the Sunday when the green flag drops on another season of NASCAR with the Daytona 500, it seemed a good time to catch up with what is going on at Kentucky Speedway.
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Mark Story: Defending Daytona champ Kenseth expects to be energized by team switch

Matt Kenseth spent 13 years — winning 24 races — driving Fords for car owner Jack Roush. Yet Sunday, Kenseth will try for a Daytona 500 repeat victory in a Toyota Camry owned by Joe Gibbs
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Mark Story: Clint Bowyer tired of being asked if he will seek revenge on Jeff Gordon — but doesn't say he won't

Clint Bowyer says he's sick of talking about Jeff Gordon, does not fear NASCAR's "runner-up jinx" and did take some ribbing from Michael Waltrip after Kentucky beat Kansas in the 2012 NCAA championship game
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Kentucky's 2013 Sprint Cup race set for June 29

The third annual Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway will take place on June 29, according to the 2013 NASCAR schedule released on Tuesday.
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Buescher wins again at Kentucky Speedway

SPARTA — Once the smoke cleared, James Buescher made sure the field knew his truck was the strongest.
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Kentucky Speedway seeks applicants for fan council

Kentucky Speedway in Sparta is seeking 15 race enthusiasts to found a fan council.
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Mark Story: Highs and lows from Kentucky Speedway's second Sprint Cup race

Winners and losers from the second Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway. Winners include Kentucky State Police, Hendrick Motorsports, Michael Waltrip while losers include Stewart-Haas Racing, Kentucky-born drivers and more.
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Beshear declares traffic control at NASCAR race 'a tremendous success'

Gov. Steve Beshear said Monday that traffic control Saturday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the Kentucky Speedway was "a tremendous success."
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Keselowski wins Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway

SPARTA — Even after three straight days of racing in 100-plus degree temperatures, the concern coming from Brad Keselowski's crew Saturday night wasn't over how much their driver had left in him, but what kind of fumes remained inside the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge he was piloting.