Quaker State 400

Quaker State 400
Venue Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky
Sponsor Royal Dutch Shell
First race 2011
Distance 400.5 miles (644.542 km)
Laps 267

The Quaker State 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, United States over 400.5 miles (644.542 km). The inaugural event was held in 2011.

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History

The event eventuated following a lawsuit in which Kentucky Speedway claimed NASCAR had violated federal antitrust laws in 2005. In 2008 the speedway was sold to Bruton Smith, hoping that the track could hold a race by 2011, and after four years the former speedway owners abandoned the lawsuit.[1] In August 2010 NASCAR announced that the track could hold a Sprint Cup Series event in 2011.[2] Seven months later Royal Dutch Shell's Quaker State brand was announced as sponsor, and the 267 lap[3] race held on 9 July was won by Kyle Busch.

Past winners

Year Date Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Laps Miles (km)
2011 July 9 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:55:00 137.314

Television broadcasters

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2011 TNT Adam Alexander Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty

References

  1. ^ "Former Kentucky Speedway owners abandon NASCAR lawsuit – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-12-18. http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4755641. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  2. ^ "Kentucky Speedway Announces 2011 Sprint Cup Race – Sports News Story – WLWT Cincinnati". Wlwt.com. 2010-08-10. http://www.wlwt.com/sports/24575307/detail.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  3. ^ "News". Kentucky Speedway. http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com/newsline/news.aspx?newsID=984. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
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