Brendan Gaughan expressed mixed emotions about this offseason’s repave of Kentucky Speedway – his top track on the NASCAR XFINITY Series circuit.
“We loved the old surface and the bumps, but it did need the resurfacing,” Gaughan said. “They did reconfigure Turns 1 and 2 which bums me out a little bit. Turns 3 and 4 are some of my favorite corners. It’s the old school mile-and-a-half; flat, difficult and really tough to get around with the speed we carry. They kept the banking along there, so I am really happy about that.”
Gaughan will get to see if he still enjoys Kentucky – statistically his top track – in Friday’s Alsco 300 at the 1.5-mile oval (8:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN).
In seven Kentucky starts, Gaughan has never finished outside the top nine. He logged one of his two career NASCAR XFINITY Series wins in the Bluegrass State in 2014.
A virtual shoe-in for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase at fifth in the point standings (115 points above Ross Chastain on the cutoff line), Gaughan believes he can start piling up some wins.
“I think Richard Childress Racing continues to provide us with the equipment we need to return to Victory Lane each and every week,” he said.
Source: NASCAR Wire Service
