Rain had washed out tests and practice scheduled to help them break in specifications designed to create passing on the 1.5-mile track. Though the reduced downforce could translate into looser cars on the bumpy track, drivers look forward to having more control in the last 1.5-mile track before the 10-race Chase playoff. BAD BRAD: Besides his two Kentucky victories, Brad Keselowski also ran seventh in his first start here and looms as the likely favorite. Though folks are still talking about Austin Dillon's scary airborne crash and topsy-turvy landing at Daytona, the Richard Childress Racing driver is looking ahead to Kentucky with no fears about what lies ahead. Saturday's forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 80s when the green flag drops.