The 2015 Quaker State 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on July 11, 2015, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (4 km) speedway, it was the 18th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race, his second of the season. Joey Logano finished second. Denny Hamlin finished third. Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five.
2015 Quaker State 400
Kentucky Speedway, the track where the race was held.
Kyle Larson, seen here at the 2015 Daytona 500, was awarded the first starting spot as a result of qualifying being canceled.
Kyle Busch, seen here at Sonoma Raceway, scored his 31st career victory at 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.
View of the track from outside turn 3
Kentucky Speedway grandstands.
This is the early morning hours of race day at Kentucky Speedway.
Brad Keselowski goes for a spin that takes out multiple cars at Kentucky Speedway in the 2013 Quaker State 400
