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Kentucky Motor Speedway

Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway Logo.jpg
Kentucky Speedway's logo
Location Sparta, Kentucky, United States
Time zone UTC−5 / −4 (DST)
Coordinates 38°42′35″N 84°54′58″W / 38.70964°N 84.91624°W / 38.70964; -84.91624
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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