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Mark Story: Kentucky Speedway getting the fix on traffic

Traffic backups before the inaugural Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway last July kept some fans with tickets from even getting into the race.

FLORENCE — The NASCAR Sprint Cup season that begins with Sunday's Daytona 500 will again feature 36 points-paying races.

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Lexington's Hammond presented Lifetime Achievement Award

An audience of about 500 was on hand for Wednesday's inaugural Bluegrass Sports Awards, presented by Alltech, at the Griffin Gate Marriott. Among the honorees was Lexington's own, Tom Hammond, presented with the Lifetime Achievement award.

103 days ago
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Kentucky Speedway to sell single-race tickets, allow fans to bring coolers

Single-race tickets for this summer's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway will go on sale Feb. 8, the track announced Wednesday.

117 days ago
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Mark Story: 10 most fascinating Kentucky sports figures of 2011

With the whole world to pick from, three of Barbara Walter's choices for the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011 were Donald Trump, Pippa Middleton and The Kardashians. Really? To me, we had scads of people more fascinating just among sports figures in the commonwealth.

161 days ago
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$3.7 million contract awarded to upgrade roads near Kentucky Speedway

FRANKFORT — An Ohio company submitted the low bid of $3.7 million to get a state contract to improve roads near the Kentucky Speedway, the site of a massive traffic tie-up in July.

175 days ago
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Dan Wheldon left his mark at Kentucky Speedway

History will now always show that the last Izod IndyCar Series race Dan Wheldon completed was at Kentucky Speedway.

219 days ago
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Mark Story: Kentucky Speedway trying to make amends

For Kentucky Speedway, the issue going forward is simple: Will the fans who spent hours mired in the mother of all traffic jams before the first Sprint Cup race at the Sparta track give the Speedway another chance?

240 days ago
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NASCAR sets schedule for 2012 season

NASCAR released its schedule for the 2012 season Wednesday, and it looks a lot like this year's.

243 days ago
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Senators question $3.6M for Kentucky Speedway

FRANKFORT — Republican state senators questioned Tuesday why the state was spending $3.6 million to widen roads and build a pedestrian tunnel to help ease traffic congestion around the Kentucky Speedway for its Sprint Cup race on June 30.

265 days ago
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State and Kentucky Speedway to spend $11 million on parking, road upgrades

SPARTA — The Kentucky Speedway and state government will spend more than $11 million to improve parking and roads around the track in hopes of avoiding future traffic fiascoes like the one that plagued its inaugural Sprint Cup race in July.

272 days ago
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Kentucky Speedway buys land for parking

A Kentucky racetrack that had its long-awaited entry into NASCAR's top series marred by massive traffic jams has purchased a 219-acre piece of land not far from the facility.

275 days ago