| Driver | Races | Poles | Wins | Top Fives | Top 10s | DNFs | Average Finish | Driver Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 119.5 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.5 | 94.3 |
| 3 | Clint Bowyer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.5 | 70.5 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 88.2 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | 98.2 |
| 6 | Greg Biffle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 84.9 |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 88.3 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 133.0 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 128.2 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 88.8 |
| 11 | Kasey Kahne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 | 96.7 |
| 12 | Paul Menard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 80.2 |
* – Based on last two races at Kentucky Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2013 Wildcard Standings Following Sonoma
Points Points| Rank | Drivers | Wins | Position | Points | From 10th | Starts | Poles | T5s | T10s | DNFs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasey Kahne | 1 | 11 | 445 | -8 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Tony Stewart | 1 | 15 | 433 | -20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Paul Menard | 0 | 12 | 445 | -8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 0 | 13 | 441 | -12 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 0 | 14 | 439 | -14 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Aric Almirola | 0 | 16 | 428 | -25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 0 | 17 | 425 | -28 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 0 | 18 | 418 | -35 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | 19 | 406 | -47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jeff Burton | 0 | 20 | 403 | -50 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | David Ragan | 1 | 29 | 276 | -177 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| The Cup series makes its third visits to Kentucky Speedway this week |
At Kentucky Speedway:
History
· In 1998, the track broke ground in Sparta, Kentucky, and opened as a 1.5-mile speedway in 2000.
· The original owners, Jerry Carroll and four other investors owned the track until 2008, when current owners, Speedway Motorsports Inc. purchased the facility.
· Since 2000, the track has hosted 13 NASCAR Nationwide Series (2001-2012) and 15 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races (2000-2012).
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held there in 2011 – won by Kyle Busch.
Notebook
· There have been two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Kentucky Speedway since the first race in 2011 – one race per season.
· Fifty drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway; 36 in more than one.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Kentucky was cancelled due to weather. The starting line-up was set per the rule book.
· Jimmie Johnson has the only Coors Light pole at Kentucky – 181.818 mph, 29.700 secs.
· Youngest and oldest Kentucky pole winner: Jimmie Johnson (6/30/2012 – 36 years, nine months, 13 days).
· Two different NSCS drivers have won at Kentucky Speedway: Kyle Busch (7/09/2011) and Brad Keselowski(6/30/2012).
· Youngest Kentucky winner: Kyle Busch (6/30/2011 – 26 years, two months, seven days).
· Oldest Kentucky winner: Brad Keselowski (6/30/2012 – 28 years, four months, 18 days).
· Joe Gibbs Racing (2011) and Penske Racing (2012) each have one victory at Kentucky Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
· Two different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Kentucky: Toyota (2011) and Dodge (2012).
· Kyle Busch won the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky from the first starting position (qualifying was canceled; starting lineup set by rule book).
· One of the two (50%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky have been won from the front row.
· Both of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky have been won from a top-five starting position.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Kentucky was fourth, by Brad Keselowski last season.
· Two different drivers have posted NSCS runner-up finishes at Kentucky: David Reutimann (2011) and Kasey Kahne (2012).
· In the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky, 10 different drivers have posted top-five finishes.
· In the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky 15 different drivers have posted top-10 finishes; five have posted two: Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth.
· Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Kentucky with a 1.500.
· Brad Keselowski leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Kentucky with a 4.0. Jimmie Johnson (4.5), Kyle Busch (5.5), Matt Kenseth (6.5), Denny Hamlin (7.0), Jeff Gordon (7.5), Kasey Kahne (7.5),are the other active drivers with an average finish in the top 10.
· The closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Speedway was the June 30, 2012 race won by Kyle Busch over David Reutimann with a MOV of 0.179 second.
· Neither of the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky Speedway have resulted with a green-white-checkered finish.
· Neither of the two NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kentucky Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Speedway once; the 2011 race.
· Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Kentucky with 243 laps led in two starts. Brad Keselowski has led the second-most with 147.
· Danica Patrick will attempt to become the first female driver to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kentucky Speedway.
Kentucky Speedway Data
Season Race #: 17 of 36 (06-29-13)
Track Size: 1.5-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 14 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 14 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 8 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 8 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,662 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,600 feet
Race Length: 200 laps / 300 miles| Top 12 Driver Rating at Kentucky | |
|---|---|
| Kyle Busch | 133.0 |
| Brad Keselowski | 128.2 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 119.5 |
| Denny Hamlin | 105.0 |
| Matt Kenseth. | 98.2 |
| Kasey Kahne | 96.7 |
| Carl Edwards | 94.3 |
| Kurt Busch | 92.6 |
| Jeff Gordon | 89.8 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 88.8 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88.3 |
| Kevin Harvick | 88.2 |
NASCAR in Kentucky
- There have been three NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Kentucky.
| Track Name | City | NSCS |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Speedway | Sparta | 2 |
| Corbin Speedway | Corbin | 1 |
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