Kentucky Motor Speedway
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| Location | Sparta, Kentucky, United States |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 / −4 (DST) |
| Coordinates | 38°42′35″N 84°54′58″W / 38.70964°N 84.91624°W |
| Capacity | 107,000 |
| Owner | Speedway Motorsports, Inc. |
| Broke ground | July 18, 1998 |
| Opened | June 16, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $153 million |
| Major events |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco 300 VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Buckle Up in Your Truck 225 ARCA Racing Series Crosley 150 |
| Tri-oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | Turns 1 and 2: 17° Turns 3 and 4: 14° Tri-Oval: 8–10° Straight: 4° |
| Lap record | 221.390 miles per hour (Sarah Fisher, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, 2002, IndyCar Series) |
Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned Kentucky Speedway until 2008. The speedway has a grandstand capacity of 107,000.
Construction of the speedway began in 1998 and was completed in mid-2000. The speedway has hosted the Camping World Truck Series, Xfinity Series, IndyCar Series, and the Firestone Indy Lights Series and most recently, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series beginning in 2011.
On January 8, 1998, Jerry Carroll announced that he and four other investors were going to build a $153 million racing facility in Sparta, Kentucky. Five months later, groundbreaking ceremonies were held on July 18, 1998. While construction continued, it was announced that the speedway would open with an ARCA race in 2000. Afterward, it was announced that the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series would promote a race following the ARCA race. Testing at the track began with Bill Baird, who participated in ARCA. In November 1999, it was announced that it would also hold a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (now Camping World Truck Series) race in 2000. The speedway continued to announce races for the 2000 racing season, one of which was a second ARCA race.
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