It turned out to be yet another fuel mileage race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series during the Feed the Children 300 at Kentucky Speedway. It also became another event in which a Sprint Cup Series star captured the win, taking the win away from the Nationwide Series regulars.
It was Brad Keselowski, recovering from a rough start to the 2011 Nationwide Series season, who took the win after saving fuel and holding off a hard charging Kevin Harvick, who had a pit miscue in the final few laps. Harvick was told to pit, and as he was slowing down, Harvick's crew chief told him to stay out at the last second, costing him valuable time. The 33 team of Kevin Harvick was able to finish with enough fuel, despite the problem.
Kyle Busch finished third, and therefore will be unable to sweep the weekend among all of NASCAR's three top series. Kasey Kahne finished 4th in the 1st of two races for the pairing of himself and JR Motorsports. His next race with the team will be next weekend at New Hampshire. The top Nationwide regular of the night was Elliott Sadler, who started on the pole and finished 5th.
There were 5 cautions for 24 laps and 8 lead changes among 6 leaders during the race unofficially.
The following are the unofficial results following the Nationwide Series race from the Kentucky Speedway:
1. Brad Keselowski
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Elliott Sadler
6. Kenny Wallace
7. Michael Annett
8. Carl Edwards
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
10. Joey Logano
11. Trevor Bayne
12. Joe Nemechek
13. Jason Leffler
14. Mark Martin
15. Brian Scott
16. Mike Wallace
17. Reed Sorenson
18. David Reutimann
19. Justin Allgaier
20. Aric Almirola
21. Steve Wallace
22. Blake Koch
23. David Stremme
24. Mike Bliss
25. Derrike Cope
26. Timmy Hill
27. Eric McClure
28. Charles Lewandoski
29. Kevin Lepage
30. Jamie Dick
31. Jeremy Clements
32. Jennifer Jo Cobb
33. Robert Richardson Jr.
34. Morgan Shepherd
35. Will Kimmel III
36. Scott Riggs
37. Jeff Green
38. Tim Andrews
39. Johnny Chapman
40. Mike Harmon
41. Chase Miller
42. John Jackson
43. Dennis Setzer
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