Quaker State 400
2011: The race was the first Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team, David Reutimann finished second, and Jimmie Johnson clinched third, The race, 18th of the season, began at 7:30 p.m. EDT and was televised live on TNT. The conditions on the grid were dry before the race with the air temperature of . Raceway ministries pastor John Roberts began the pre-race ceremonies, by giving the invocation, Next, Nick Lachey performed the National anthem, and Steve Beshear, Kentucky's governer, gave the command for drivers to start their engines. Two drivers had the start at the end of the grid because of changes that were not approved during practice; they were Denny Hamlin and Dave Blaney. However, the largely overshadowed by major traffic issues that resulted in as many as 20,000 ticketed fans being unable to attend the track.