Roush Fenway has started 24 Nationwide races at Kentucky, posting one win, five top fives and 12 top 10s. Roush Fenway finished second in the first three races at Kentucky, before breaking into the win column in 2005.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. on racing at Kentucky Speedway: “We’re coming off a big win so we will carry that momentum into this weekend. The excitement level that the fans bring at Kentucky is amazing. Earlier this year, we didn’t make the right adjustments but we’ve learned from that so I feel we will be a strong contender this weekend. We’ve never gotten back-to-back wins so we are going to try to break that streak by getting our No. 6 Ford Ecoboost Mustang into victory lane.”
Crew chief Mike Kelley on racing at Kentucky Speedway: “Four of our five wins have come at 1.5-mile tracks so we have confidence going into this weekend. Kentucky is another 1.5-mile tri-oval track but is rough. We will focus on getting our No. 6 Ford Ecoboost Mustang to turn well over the bumps. We...
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. didn't know he had been around the Nationwide Series this long.
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September 21, 2012
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will make his 100th-career Nationwide start this weekend at Kentucky Speedway in the Kentucky 300.
“Time flies when you are having fun,” said Stenhouse. “My career started out a tad shaky but I have to thank Jack Roush for sticking behind me and never giving up on me. The accomplishments that our No. 6 team has made the past two seasons are incredible and...
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Stenhouse ready to make statement
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. didn't weather the bumpy surface of Kentucky Speedway so well in June, taking his lumps with a mediocre eighth-place finish. Since then, the bumps have been relatively few.
The defending NASCAR Nationwide Series champion returns to the 1.5-mile track in Sparta, Ky., with a substantial head of steam for Saturday's Kentucky 300 (4 p.m. ET, ESPN), the...
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As he prepares for his first full season as a Cup driver next year, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will run at least three more races in NASCAR's premier series in 2012, team owner Jack Roush said Saturday.
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Rookie Austin Dillon took advantage of misfortune to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Elliott Sadler to win the Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday.
Sam Hornish Jr. was second, followed by Brendan Gaughan, Drew Herring and Sadler, who reclaimed the season points lead from Stenhouse.
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