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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox venue
| venue_name = Auto Club Speedway
| venue_name = Kentucky Speedway
| location = Fontana, California
| location = Sparta, Kentucky
| opened = June 16, 2000
| opened = June 16, 2000
| other_names = California Speedway
| other_names = n/a
| tenants = [[NASCAR]] (1997-present)
| tenants = [[NASCAR]] (2000-present)
}}
}}


'''Auto Club Speedway''' is a two-mile (3 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, which has hosted [[NASCAR]] racing annually since 1997. It was also previously used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located 47 miles (76km) east of Los Angeles and is near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by NASCAR. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.
'''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.. 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.


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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!Series!!Date!!Race!!Type
!Series!!Date!!Race!!Type
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| rowspan=1| [[NASCAR]]
| rowspan=2| [[NASCAR]]
| July 9, 2011
| Quaker State 400
| [[2011 Quaker State 400|Program]]
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| July 13, 2019
| July 13, 2019
| Quaker State 400
| Quaker State 400
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[[Category: Auto racing venues in Kentucky]]
[[Category: Auto racing venues in Kentucky]]

Latest revision as of 11:58, 4 October 2022

Kentucky Speedway
Location Sparta, Kentucky
Opened June 16, 2000
Other Names n/a
Tenants NASCAR (2000-present)

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.. 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.

List of credited publications

Series Date Race Type
NASCAR July 9, 2011 Quaker State 400 Program
July 13, 2019 Quaker State 400 Program
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National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
Current Tracks Atlanta Motor Speedway • Auto Club Speedway • Bristol Motor Speedway • Charlotte Motor Speedway • Darlington Raceway • Daytona International Speedway • Dover Motor Speedway • Indianapolis Motor Speedway • Kansas Speedway • Kentucky Speedway • Las Vegas Motor Speedway • Martinsville Speedway • Michigan International Speedway • New Hampshire Motor Speedway • Phoenix Raceway • Pocono Raceway • Richmond Raceway • Sonoma Raceway • Talladega Superspeedway • Texas Motor Speedway
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