In 2012 for the first time since the track opened, Kentucky Speedway did not host an IndyCar event. Brad Keselowski went on to win the second NASCAR Cup Series race ever held. Also in 2012 the Camping World Truck Series lost one of its two dates, focusing solely as part of the triple-header that headlines the Cup race. For 2013, the Cup race was postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain and Matt Kenseth went on to win the third ever Cup race, the only time the race has been held in daylight. In addition the speedway also gained a second NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was also 300 miles but would be run in September. Ryan Blaney, the son of NASCAR driver Dave Blaney pulled off an upset by winning that event. By 2014, NASCAR had become a staple for the track with drivers praising the roughness and age of the track. Brad Keselowski won the Cup race in 2014 from the pole and leading an unheard of 199 of the 267 laps, becoming the first driver to win two Cup races there, and Kyle Busch the inaugural winner would become the second driver to do so in 2015 that started a three-consecutive win streak. The 2015 running marked the first race using NASCAR's low downforce package and the last race for Jeff Gordon there since he was retiring. Gordon was looking to scratch Kentucky off the list, but he failed to do so with a seventh-place finish, leaving the track as the only facility he failed to win in his illustrious career, but Busch went on to win the NASCAR Cup Series Championship.