Kentucky needs repaving again

Less than five months after the completion of a repaving and reconfiguration project at Kentucky Speedway, track officials announced Monday the repaving part will be done again.

“When our team examined the race track, portions of the paving performed earlier this year did not meet the construction specifications," said General Manager of Kentucky Speedway, Mark Simendinger, in a statement.

“These deficiencies had no impact on this year’s racing and would affect only the long term viability of the surface if left uncorrected. In order to remedy these issues, an additional surface course of asphalt will be applied.

“The track will cure over the winter and be fully in use in the spring."

A comprehensive renovation of the speedway was completed in June, which included increased banking in Turns 1 and 2, improvements to its drainage system, additional SAFER barrier and a complete repave of the racing surface.

As in the initial redesign and repave, the project will be coordinated by Vice President of Operations and Development for Speedway Motorsports Inc., Steve Swift.

The new project should begin later this month.

Kentucky Speedway’s 2017 racing season kicks off next July with a tripleheader NASCAR weekend July 6-8 featuring the Truck, Xfinity and Sprint Cup series. Jim Utter/Motorsport.com