Kentucky Speedway History and Notes

At 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 13 NASCAR Nationwide Series (2001-2012) and 15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races (2000-2012).

· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held there in 2011 – won by Kyle Busch.

Notebook
· There have been two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kentucky Speedway since the first race in 2011 – one race per season.

· Fifty drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway; 36 in more than one.

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

· Jimmie Johnson has the only Coors Light pole at Kentucky – 181.818 mph, 29.700 secs.

· Youngest and oldest Kentucky pole winner: Jimmie Johnson (6/30/2012 – 36 years, nine months, 13 days).

· Two different NSCS drivers have won at Kentucky Speedway: Kyle Busch (7/09/2011) and Brad Keselowski (6/30/2012).

· Youngest Kentucky winner: Kyle Busch (6/30/2011 – 26 years, two months, seven days).

· Oldest Kentucky winner: Brad Keselowski (6/30/2012 – 28 years, four months, 18 days).

· Joe Gibbs Racing (2011) and Penske Racing (2012) each have one victory at Kentucky Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

· Two different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Kentucky: Toyota (2011) and Dodge (2012).

· Kyle Busch won the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky from the first starting position (qualifying was canceled; starting lineup set by rule book).

· One of the two (50%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky have been won from the front row.

· Both of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky have been won from a top-five starting position.

· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Kentucky was fourth, by Brad Keselowski last season.

· Two different drivers have posted NSCS runner-up finishes at Kentucky: David Reutimann (2011) and Kasey Kahne (2012).

· In the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky, 10 different drivers have posted top-five finishes.

· In the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky 15 different drivers have posted top-10 finishes; five have posted two: Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth.

· Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Kentucky with a 1.500.

· Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Kentucky with a 4.0. Jimmie Johnson (4.5), Kyle Busch (5.5), Matt Kenseth (6.5), Denny Hamlin (7.0), Jeff Gordon (7.5), Kasey Kahne (7.5), are the other active drivers with an average finish in the top 10.

· The closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Speedway was the June 30, 2012 race won by Kyle Busch over David Reutimann with a MOV of 0.179 second.

· Neither of the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky Speedway have resulted with a green-white-checkered finish.

· Neither of the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.

· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Speedway once; the 2011 race.

· Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Kentucky with 243 laps led in two starts. Brad Keselowski has led the second-most with 147.

· Danica Patrick will attempt to become the first female driver to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Speedway.

Kentucky Speedway DataSeason Race #: 17 of 36 (06-29-13)Track Size: 1.5-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 8 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,662 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,600 feet
Race Length: 200 laps / 300 miles
Top 12 Driver Rating at Kentucky
Kyle Busch............................... 133.0
Brad Keselowski....................... 128.2
Jimmie Johnson....................... 119.5
Denny Hamlin........................... 105.0
Matt Kenseth.............................. 98.2
Kasey Kahne.............................. 96.7
Carl Edwards............................. 94.3
Kurt Busch................................. 92.6
Jeff Gordon................................ 89.8
Martin Truex Jr.......................... 88.8
Dale Earnhardt Jr....................... 88.3
Kevin Harvick............................. 88.2
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2012 races (two total) among active drivers at Kentucky Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data2012 pole winner: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet; 181.818 mph, 29.700 secs. 6-28-122012 race winner: Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 145.607 mph, (02:45:02), 6-30-12
Track qualifying record: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 181.818 mph, 29.700 secs. 6-28-12
Track race record: Brad Keselowski., Dodge, 145.607 mph, (02:45:02), 6-30-12