TRACK'S: Kentucky Speedway:

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Kentucky Speedway:

Kentucky Speedway:

History

· In 1998, the track broke ground in Sparta, Kentucky, and opened as a 1.5-mile speedway in 2000.

· The original owners, Jerry Carroll and four other investors owned the track until 2008, when current owners, Speedway Motorsports Inc. purchased the facility.

· Since 2000, the track has hosted 11 NASCAR Nationwide Series (2001-2011) and 13 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races (2000-2011).

· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was held in 2011.

Notebook

· There has been one NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway (2011).

· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Kentucky was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was set per the NASCAR Rule Book.

· Kyle Busch won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race; he started from the first position.

· The 2011 event had 20 lead changes among 20 leaders.

· Of the scheduled 267 laps, Kyle Busch led the most with 125, followed by Brad Keselowski with 79 laps led.

· 23 cars of the 43-car field finished on the lead lap, with 34 cars running at the finish.

· The margin of victory for the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky was 0.179 seconds.

· Youngest/Oldest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kentucky Speedway winner: Kyle Busch (07/09/2011 – 26 years, 2 months, 7 days).

· Jimmie Johnson leads all drivers in wins at 1.5-mile race tracks(16 wins).

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