Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a now-inactive 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing from its opening in 2000 until 2011 for IndyCar racing and 2020 for ARCA and NASCAR racing. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Before 2008 Jerry Carroll, along with four other investors, were the majority owners of Kentucky Speedway. Depending on layout and configuration the track facility has a grandstand capacity of 107,000.
Kentucky Speedway's logo | |
Speedway Oval | |
| Location | Sparta, Kentucky, United States |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) |
| Coordinates | 38.70964°N 84.91624°W |
| Capacity | 69,000-107,000 (depending on configuration) |
| Owner | Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (May 2008–present) Jerry Carroll (June 2000–April 2008) |
| Operator | Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (May 2008–present) |
| Broke ground | 18 July 1998 |
| Opened | 16 June 2000 |
| Construction cost | $153 million |
| Major events | Former: NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 (2011–2020) NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 (2001–2020) VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 (2012–2017, 2020) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 (2011–2020) Kentucky 201 (2000–2012) ARCA Menards Series General Tire 150 (2000–2002, 2004–2009, 2013–2017, 2020) IndyCar Series Kentucky Indy 300 (2000–2011) Indy Lights (2002–2011) |
| Website | http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com |
| Tri-oval (2000–present) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns 1 and 2: 17° Turns 3 and 4: 14° Tri-Oval: 8–10° (Progressive) Straight: 4° |
| Race lap record | 0:24.0967 ( Tomas Scheckter, Dallara IR-00, 2002, IndyCar) |
The speedway has hosted the NASCAR Truck Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, IndyCar Series, and the NASCAR Cup Series.
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