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

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:55 EST

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

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Mark Story: 10 most fascinating Kentucky sports figures of 2011

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

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…

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$3.7 million contract awarded to upgrade roads near Kentucky Speedway

jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

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…

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Dan Wheldon left his mark at Kentucky Speedway

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

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

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Mark Story: Kentucky Speedway trying to make amends

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

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…

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NASCAR sets schedule for 2012 season

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00 EDT

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

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Senators question $3.6M for Kentucky Speedway

bmusgrave@herald-leader.com (Beth Musgrave) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00 EDT

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…

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

lblackford@herald-leader.com (Linda B. Blackford) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:30 EDT

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…

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Kentucky Speedway buys land for parking

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:36 EDT

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.

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Track owner pledges fixes, but won't promise Cup return

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

LOUDON, N.H. — Bruton Smith plans to meet with Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear next week to start finding some solutions to problems Kentucky Speedway faced in its inaugural Sprint Cup…

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Beshear appoints chief of staff to head Speedway traffic team

jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

FRANKFORT — Widening Interstate 71 probably wouldn't improve traffic flow into the Kentucky Speedway, Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday as he confirmed that his chief of staff will lead a…

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Commentary: It's too late for Kentucky Speedway to apologize

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:18 EDT

Sometimes saying sorry is all it takes to make people feel a little better.

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Mark Story: Plenty of bumps on Kentucky Speedway's debut

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

Quick hitters from the Sparta traffic jam…

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Governor pledges to work with Kentucky Speedway on traffic

vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com (Valarie Honeycutt Spears) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

Gov. Steve Beshear said Sunday he will work with officials at Kentucky Speedway to address the traffic flow and parking problems that plagued Saturday's NASCAR Quaker State 400.

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Q and A: Kentucky Speedway GM discusses traffic mess

mstory@herald-leader.com (Mark Story) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

The mass traffic congestion entering Kentucky Speedway for the Quaker State 400 on Saturday was the dominant story of the first Sprint Cup race in Sparta. Speedway general manager Mark…

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Mark Story: Kentucky's first Sprint Cup race huge in ways both good and bad

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

SPARTA — Back in the early days of Kentucky Speedway, Jerry Carroll liked to fantasize about the first moment Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon raced in a Cup Series…

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Long waits in traffic to get to Kentucky Speedway frustrate NASCAR fans

cclaybourn@herald-leader.com (Cole Claybourn) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

SPARTA — As a ticket scalper made his way up Ky. 35 selling tickets to Saturday's Quaker State 400, a man shouted, "I'll buy those tickets if you can guarantee…

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Kyle Busch rules over Sparta

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

Kyle Busch won the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race, the Quaker State 400, at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta Saturday night. Kentucky's first Sprint Cup race was not trouble free…

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Quaker State 400 notes: Whitesburg native finds a home with NASCAR

mstory@herald-leader.com (Mark Story) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00 EDT

SPARTA — On race days, J.D. Holcomb, 31, is a front-tire carrier for the Sprint Cup pit crew of Kevin Harvick. During the week, the 1998 graduate of Whitesburg High…

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