Know Your Track: Kentucky

Kentucky Speedway

Track Name: Kentucky Speedway

           

Nicknames: N/A

Location: Sparta, Kentucky

Capacity: 107,000

Date of First Race: July 9, 2011

Layout: Kentucky is a 1.5 mile asphalt "Tri-oval", meaning it has a bend on the front stretch. The four turns of the track are all banked at 14 degrees.

Current Sprint Cup Races:

• July 11, 2015 - Quaker State 400, a 400.5 mile, 267 lap regular season points race. This is a Saturday night event.

Most Wins:           

• All-Time: Brad Keselowski, 2 wins
• Active: Brad Keselowski, 2 wins
• Latest Winner: 
• 2014 Quaker State 400: Brad Keselowski

Description: Kentucky is the newest track on the NASCAR circuit. With it's inaugural race in 2011, there is not much history at all built up yet. In fact, it's even surprising that there is already a multi-race winner at the track in Brad Keselowski. Either way, Kentucky has the potential to develop into a very racy track in the coming years. 

Teams are still learning to figure out the track, but the turns offer just enough banking to create multiple lanes of racing. Possibly the most significant feature of the speedway are the massive bumps that the track has across the front stretch. Drivers have had an interesting time learning to navigate the bumps. 

Fun Facts: That bumpiness of Kentucky Speedway may be gone soon as the track is looking to repave in the next few years.