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race held at the

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. The track hosted the series twice a year between 2000 and 2009 (except 2003), with this race being held in July as a supporting race to the

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. The other race at the track was held as a standalone race in May, except for its first year in 2000 when it was held in August. The ARCA Series would return to the track in September

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. After five years, it was removed from the schedule again after the 2017 season when its supporting race, the

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was also removed. The race was re-added in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 schedule changes resulting in the Charlotte Motor Speedway race being cancelled.

List of winners

* 2013 and 2015: The race was postponed a day because of rain. * 2006 and 2016: Race extended due to green-white-checker finish.

References

External links

Racing-Reference.info – Kentucky Speedway
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