NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the Blue Grass State this weekend for the seventeenth race of the 2013 points season, the Quaker State 400, held on Saturday June 29th at Kentucky Speedway.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series have had Kentucky on their race schedule since 2000 and 2001, respectively.
This weekend marks the Sprint Cup Series third race at this one and a half mile oval track.
Forty three cars will take the green Saturday night for the fourth night race so far this points season.
Driver of the No. 18 Doublemint Toyota, Kyle Busch, was the inaugural winner at Kentucky claiming victory of the 2011 Quaker State 400.
Busch has racing experience at Kentucky Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the ARCA Racing Series.
Busch’s success at Kentucky includes one win in each of those stock car racing divisions.
In his two Cup Series starts at Kentucky, Busch has one victory and two top-10 finishes. He holds the record for most laps led with 243 laps.
The runner up for most laps led, who also has one win and two top-10 finishes at Kentucky is Penske Racing driver, Brad Keselowski.
Keselowksi was winner of Friday night’s rain shortened Feed the Children 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race.
Other drivers that typically run well at Kentucky, who are tied with Busch and Keselowski for most top-10 finishes are Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Matt Kenseth.
Along with his two top-10 finishes Johnson has led a total of 21 laps at Kentucky.
Drivers will take the green for the 2013 Quaker State 400 Saturday night at 7:30 pm at Kentucky Speedway.
