Five NASCAR Repaves That Have Produced The Best Racing

5. Kentucky Motor Speedway

Before last season’s race, Kentucky motor Speedway announced a reconfiguration and repave of the 1.5 mile track. Kentucky Motor Speedway reconfigured Turns 1 and 2 by adding 3 degrees of banking changing it from 14 degrees to 17 degrees. This was to try to provide fun and challenging racing for the drivers.

Also changed, was the massive bump before the start finish line. General Manager of Kentucky Speedway, Mark Simendinger said of the challenge reconfiguring Turn  and 2,

"“Modifying Turns 1 and 2 will present an exciting challenge to the drivers while addressing issues of the track surface, SAFER barrier and drainage will improve safety, which is always our  paramount concern,”"

Kentucky motor Speedway also had a machine to pull tires around the track to put rubber into the track before NASCAR’s top  three series came to town.

When the 3 Series finally raced there in July, the race’s put on a show. In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, you had the two Kyle Busch NASCAR Xfinity Series, Elliott Sadler came from nowhere to win with a pit strategy move late in the race.

Finally, on Saturday in the Quaker State 400, Kevin Harvick dominated the event leading 128 laps but ultimately winding up a disappointing 9th after having to make a late pit stop for fuel. That handed the lead to Brad Keselowski who came of turn two and looked like he was out of gas as well, only to get one last splash to stay in front of a charging Carl Edwards for the victory.