Scott Speed gambles on fuel to win ARCA Kentucky 150 (Everett Herald)
SPARTA KY -- Scott Speed gambled on fuel mileage, dodged a dozen bullets, and in the end, out-dueled Sean Caisse during two late-race restarts to win the event-filled ARCA RE/MAX Series 150 Friday, July, 18 at Kentucky Speedway.

Central Kentucky's housing market shows resiliency (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Fewer people in The Bluegrass are signing their names to home mortgages, but if you have the money, now might be the perfect time to buy. A report released this week by the Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors showed some resiliency in the Central Kentucky housing market. The existing home sale median sale price dropped only 2 percent for June 2008. The latest national figures ...

Speed narrowly wins ARCA race at Kentucky (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Scott Speed is proving to be a quick study in stock cars. The 25-year-old Californian, who last year was driving in Formula One, notched his second career ARCA RE/MAX Series victory last night in the Kentucky 150 at Kentucky Speedway.

NASCAR's aversion to Kentucky Speedway illogical (Lexington Herald-Leader)
If NASCAR never sanctions a Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, count me among those who think it has that right. As I've noted before, if you and I open the best fast-food restaurant in Lexington, have the best food, the friendliest employees, the lowest prices, it doesn't mean that McDonald's is obligated to give us a franchise. NASCAR, in my view, has the same right to choose ...

Crafton hopes to keep truckin' at Kentucky (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Matt Crafton's best finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings was fifth in 2004 while driving for Kevin Harvick Inc. The 32-year-old enters tomorrow's Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway second in the standings.