SATURDAY NIGHT RACE!

Quaker State 400

Kentucky Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #19 of 36

Saturday, July 13, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 7:46pm/et
Laps/Stages: 160 laps total. Stages end on laps: 80/160/267

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 7:30pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Performance Racing Network (PRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

On track schedule

Practices:
Friday, July 12, 11:35am-12:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, July 12, 1:35-2:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN.
Qualifying: Friday, July 12 at 6:05pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, July 11
4:00 PM-6:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER

Friday, July 12
8:30 AM-7:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
9:30 AM MENCS, NXS SPOTTERS MEETING (BLUE GRASS HALL)
10:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
11:35 AM-12:25 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
1:35 PM-2:25 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
6:05 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / ONE LAP ALL POSITIONS)

Saturday, July 13
1:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
5:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (BLUE GRASS HALL)
6:50 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 80/160/267 LAPS = 400.5 MILES)

Track specs and facts:



Distance 400.5 mi (644.5 km)
Laps 267
Stage 1: Lap 80
Stage 2: Lap 160
Stage 3: Lap 267+


Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.5 mile oval, 267 laps, 400 miles
Stages: 1st ends lap 80; 2nd ends lap 160; final/race ends lap 267 (unless overtime)
Banking in turns 1-4: 14 degrees
Banking in tri-oval: 10 degrees
Banking on backstretch: 4 degrees
Length of frontstretch: 1,662 feet
Length of backstretch: 1,600 feet
Length of short chute from start/finish to Turn 1: 681 feet
Length of apex of tri-oval at the start/finish Line: 300 feet
Length of short chute from Turn 4 to start/finish: 681 feet
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph

Grandstand Seating: 86,000 [was 107,000]
Luxury Suites: 36
90-Seat Private Interior Kentucky Club
2,100-Seat Private Exterior Bluegrass Club
Terrace Boxes: 10
Private, Backstretch RV Spaces: 125
Infield RV Spaces: 650
Additional Reserved RV Spaces: 6,500
Parking For More Than 30,000 Cars
Opened: 2000

Track Records & Stats

July 2018 Race Winner: Martin Truex, Jr, 150.454 mph, started 1st
Track Race Record: Martin Truex, Jr, 7/14/2018, 150.454mph
Slowest Race Record: #2-Brad Keselowski, 7/9/2016, 128.580mph
Oldest Race Winner: Matt Kenseth, 41 years, 3 months, and 20 days, 6/30/2013
Youngest Race Winner: Kyle Busch, 26 years, 2 months, 7 days, 7/9/2011
Worst Starting Spot to Win: #20-Matt Kenseth, 6/30/2013, started 26th

July 2018 Pole Winner: Martin Truex, Jr, 188.890 mph, finished 1st
Track Qualifying Record: Martin Truex, Jr, 7/12/2019, 188.890mph
Oldest Pole Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 38 years, 8 months, and 18 days, 6/28/2013
Youngest Pole Winner: Brad Keselowski; 30 years, 4 months, and 14 days; 6/27/2014

Most Wins: 3 - Brad Keselowski; 2- Kyle Busch
Most Poles: 1 - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski; (rained out - 3 times)

Most Top 5s: 4 - Kyle Busch; 3 - Matt Kenseth
Most Top 10s: 6 - Matt Kenseth; 5- Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson & Kyle Busch

Race statistics

Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 22
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 39 minutes and 43 seconds
Average speed: 150.454 miles per hour (242.132 km/h)