Event Preview – Kentucky Speedway

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Buckle Up In Your Truck 225: Thursday, July 12 | 7:30 p.m. ET | FOX Sports 1 (FS1) | Motor Racing Network (MRN) | SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90
Race 12 of 23: Kentucky Speedway
Track Length / Type: 1.5-mile / 2.4-kilometer Oval
Opened: June 16, 2000
Race Distance: 150 laps I 225 miles
Format: Three Stages | Stage 1: 35 laps (ending at lap 35), Stage 2: 35 laps (ending at Lap 70), Final Stage: 80 laps (ending at Lap 150)

 

Built Ford Tough 
Ahead of Thursday night’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway, all four ThorSport Racing drivers will visit employees at the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, July 11. Also touring the facility, the drivers will receive a behind-the-scenes look at Ford’s production of their F-250, F-550, Super Duty pickups, Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles.
 
ThorSport Racing at Kentucky Speedway
ThorSport Racing has made 45 starts at Kentucky Speedway with 16 different drivers (Ben Rhodes, Brett Moffitt, Cameron Hayley, Cody Coughlin, Dakoda Armstrong, Grant Enfinger, Jeb Burton, Johnny Sauter, Kerry Earnhardt, Matt Crafton, Paul White, Rico Abreu, Shelby Howard, Terry Cook, Tracy Hines and Willie Allen) since 2000. The Sandusky, Ohio-based team’s success includes one win (Matt Crafton, 2015), three poles (Matt Crafton-2 and Johnny Sauter), and 142 laps led en route to five top-five and 20 top-10 finishes.
 
Ford Fact – Kentucky Speedway
Thursday’s Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway is one of 15 different racing venues on the 2018, 23-race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule, that Ford-powered F-150’s have found victory lane. In 20 races at the 1.5-mile track, Ford Performance is credited with two wins (Greg Biffle, 2000 and Carl Edwards, 2003), and three pole awards (Jon Wood – 2003, Marcos Ambrose – 2006, and Ryan Blaney – 2013).
 
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Team Info/Stats: 
Crew Chief: Jeff Hensley
Driver Point Standings: 5th
Owner Point Standings: 7th
Spotter: David Pepper
News and Notes:   
  • This Week’s No. 98 Curb Records Ford F-150… The No. 98 ThorSport Racing team will unload chassis No. 55 for Thursday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway. This particular chassis made five starts in 2017 with Grant Enfinger behind the wheel, but was rebuilt for the 2018 season, and will make its debut Friday night under the lights.
  • Bluegrass State Stats… Enfinger has two NCWTS starts to his credit at Kentucky Speedway (2016 and 2017), finishing 12th and 28th, respectively. Furthermore, the ThorSport Racing driver has five starts in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards at the 1.5-mile track. His success includes 35 laps led en route to three top-five finishes.
  • Intermediate Track Facts… In seven starts on an intermediate-size (1.5-mile) track this season, Enfinger has led 47 laps en route to two top-five, and five top-10 finishes.
  • Take Me Back – Kentucky, 2017… Enfinger started seventh and looked strong in Stage 1, leading five laps and finishing fourth. Unfortunately, following the restart for Stage 2, the ThorSport Racing driver was collected in a five- truck pileup in Turn 3, and relegated to a 28th-place finish
  • Race Rewind – Chicago… Enfinger started the Overton’s 225 at Chicagoland Speedway 13th, finished 14th in Stage 1 and 10th in Stage 2. The ThorSport Racing driver was able to bring home a top-10 finish, finishing eighth, despite damage to the left front nose late in the 150-lap event.
  • 2018 Stats… In 11 starts this season, Enfinger has one pole (Gateway), and has led 49 laps en route to three top-five, and seven top-10 finishes. The ThorSport Racing driver has a season-best start of third (Martinsville), and three season-best finishes of fourth (Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway).
  • Truck Series Stats… Enfinger has 48 career NCWTS starts to his credit. His success includes 140 laps led en route to one pole (Daytona, 2016), one win (Talladega, 2016), 14 top-five and 27 top-10 finishes.
  • Catch Grant at Kentucky… Enfinger will join his fellow ThorSport Racing teammate, Matt Crafton, at the Ford Stage in the midway at Kentucky Speedway, Thursday, July 12, at 3 p.m. ET.
  • About Curb RecordsCelebrating over 50 years in the entertainment business, Curb Records is one of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated under The Curb Group by Mike Curb since 1962, Curb Records has achieved 433 number one records, over 1,500 hundred Top Ten records and charted over 4,500 total records. Today’s roster includes some of the top names in Country, Christian and Pop/Rock music. Curb Records has produced over 100 Billboard awards and achievements and was recently honored as the 2015 Mediabase Gold Label of The Year. For more information visit: Curb.com.
 
Chatting with Grant Enfinger…
“Kentucky (Speedway) has a lot of grip, and the asphalt is still pretty new. Turns 1 and 2 have a good bit of banking to hold you but turn 3 is pretty flat. I like that the corners are different it definitely challenges us to get our Ford F-150 good on both ends. We had a really fast truck there last year, but didn’t get to finish. Hopefully we can bring another really good Ford F-150 back to the track, and contend for a win on Thursday night. It’s a one-day show so it’ll be busy, but a lot of fun.”