Chalk one up for NASCAR royalty
No pressure, kiddo.
“I can't put it into words,” said Kennedy after his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory, which came at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
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“Someone asked me earlier today what it's like going to Bristol for your first time, and to win here is just so cool,” Kennedy said. “I'm speechless. The guys gave me an awesome truck.”
Kennedy, 24, is the son of International Speedway Corporation CEO
“I never imagined going into this race that we would be here today,” Kennedy said. “I thought we were a top-15 truck or a top-10 truck, but to actually be here in victory lane means the world to me.”
Who else asks a competitor to join him on a victory burnout?
“I wanted him to go on a victory lap with me and say goodbye to all the fans one last time here at Bristol,” Harvick said. “But that was pretty cool, doing burnouts with him.”
It was cool for everybody — Harvick, Stewart, fans. You know the circumstances: Stewart, a three-time Cup champion, is retiring after this season. He has made a late run this season to qualify for the Chase and be in the hunt for another title.
“Tony talked about how much this race track meant to him, that he would miss this race track,” said
Stewart, who started the season as a reluctant passenger on a farewell tour, has grown increasingly appreciative of the “attaboys.” This obviously rates as one of the highlights of 2016.
“That is cool,” Stewart said. “The funny part is he got out of his car, got the flag and then he goes, ‘Get in my car and go to Victory Lane with me.' I went, ‘What?' He goes, ‘Yeah, just leave yours here.' I'm like, ‘I just can't just leave my car there,' but that was cool.”