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Rating: 4.1 out of 5 based on 132 reviews

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About Kentucky Speedway

The Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile asphalt racing track located atop 1,000 acres of land in Sparta, Kentucky, just a short drive from the meandering Ohio River. Situated conveniently between the metropolises of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, the venue features 87,000 grandstand seats as well as 32 luxury suites and 650 infield RV campsites. Free parking is permitted for more than 30,000 visiting vehicles.

The Kentucky Speedway has welcomed ARCA, NASCAR, and Indy Racing League events over the years. NASCAR events include the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. The Quaker State 400 Cup Series race annually passes through the track. The inaugural Quaker State 400 was won by Kyle Busch on July 9, 2011.

A horse named Horsepower is the Kentucky Speedway mascot, which is fitting considering the Kentucky Derby is hosted at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, just an hour away. Horsepower mingles with fans to help make visiting Kentucky Speedway a family-friendly experience.

History of Kentucky Speedway

Construction of the Kentucky Speedway began on July 10, 1998, and it made headlines for being the state's largest excavation project at the time. Its inaugural event consisted of NASCAR All-Pro and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series during the weekend of June 16-17, 2000.

The venue's first ARCA event happened shortly after, on July 2, 2000, with Tim Steele walking away victorious.

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. acquired Kentucky Speedway in December 2008, and the company invested $13.5 million toward renovations in February 2009.

Drivers to make history at Kentucky Speedway include Buddy Lazier, the first back-to-back single-series winner, and Felipe Giaffone, the first internationally born winner. IndyCar racer Sarah Fisher also became the first woman to win a pole at the track in August 2002. Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, and Martin Truex Jr. have each won the Quaker State 400 at least twice at the Kentucky Speedway.

Reviews

Rating: 4.1 out of 5 based on 132 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    NASCAR race was awesome

    by NurseJJ on 7/25/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Very friendly staff and helpful to first time visitors had a great time

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Take a hike

    by Eryn345 on 7/22/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Was literally a 45 minute walk from truck to track. No clear signs leading to track once walking so ended up having to walk by the woods down a hill and over a creek. Took the “right” way on the way back to truck and it was still 42 minutes. Buses were running but small, packed full, and could never get on.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 7/20/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Enjoyed the speedway very much. The race itself was fair.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Great NASCAR venue

    by DutchP on 7/19/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Husband’s bday, and our third NASCAR race (first 2 were Vegas). We both loved it!!! REALLY HOT in the parking lot, but we tailgated for about an hour. Inside we sat at the wrong end of the track, but all was OK! The locals told us to stay. We moved to our ‘real’ seats later in the race, decided the first ones were best (4th turn). We will be back!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Kentucky Speedway race

    by tnsnowangel on 7/19/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    We had a BLAST at the Kentucky Speedway NASCAR race! Ticketmaster made it super easy to get tickets for the awesome seats we had!

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Bad Experience

    by LwayneL on 7/18/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    First of all the price we paid for the seats were to much for the location. There was several seats empty near the start / finish line but they were not willing to give them up for a cheaper price. The concession stand wait was to long as it is every year. Took 45 minutes to wait on about ten people. This is becoming a bigger issue each year. There is eight of us that attend this race, but as of now we will not be going back to this event.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    KY 400

    by JanetMarie65 on 7/18/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    This is a great track to attend, this race however was the most boringest race I've ever been to at Kentucky. Tailgating is fun. Only 1 cooling off station for 75,000 plus fans though was ridiculous

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Kentucky Speedway was Fatastic!

    by RonFrames on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Amazing event! Weather was hot but by race time it was perfect.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Kinda Boring

    by 24FanFaLife on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    I hafta say it. Ive been to many nascar events, This track lost its mustar with the repave. It was boring. as is the whole venue, 3 cars dominate every track??? no ones buyin it.... Nascar will lose more fans because of the attitude we will watch what they want us to. its starting to suck

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Quaker state 400

    by Anonymous on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    The race sucked. No competition. Single file racing. Not what we want to watch. Boring. Left early

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Everything was just ok

    by Ukfanfromohio on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Everything was ok nothing great. Had some stuff outside to do before race. Had trouble getting my fan zone pass from will call had to stand in the same line 2 or 3 times to get it because they kept sending me to fan zone redemption before giving me my ticket. And honestly fan zone wasn’t worth the money. For what I paid I want to be closer to the cars and drivers.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Mencs

    by Jefuhfuh56 on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    For the most part it was a good time. The only issue we had was there were no shuttles running from the Toyota lots across the road before the race

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    by Clayride on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Didn’t like the seats the people smoking in the stands and no security guard or rudely people

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    hot and boring

    by itwashot2018 on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    started off with waiting in long line at will call to get tickets only to be told I had to go to a different will call where a ticketmaster agent was .long walk and another long line. finally got in and saw one of the most boring races I have ever been to. but other than almost falling asleep almost having heat stroke and spending over 250 dollars to get in I guess it was a good donation for overpriced sports

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Angelean2011 on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Had an Amazing time. Can’t wait to come back next year!!!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    First NASCAR race

    by GirlofArchie on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    I hope to return next year. It was pretty exciting...even if Logano didn't win.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Kentucky Speedway...WHY???

    by DennyTheGr8 on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Anyone reading this review would be advised to carefully study their seat location and create a plan to reduce the overall amount of walking to and from your vehicle. Our parking location was adjacent to Turn 2 and our seats were all the way over in Turn 4. Kentucky Speedway is familiar with the "lay of the land", so why can't time be taken to recommend a parking lot based on the seat location on the ticket? Even better would be for Kentucky Speedway to make more effective use of their tram/shuttle "system" (take notes from ATL or PHX). If you have hilly terrain from a parking lot, why not provide these worthwhile courtesies to keep your ticket-buying fans happy and avoid situations where they are obligated to make an unexpected 2-mile hike to get to their seat (or dread the walk back after the race)? Also, this venue is comically far from any major city (40+ miles to Cincinnati OR Louisville) with no apparent hotels nearby. Finally, waiting for traffic to leave our parking area was a JOKE! I would suggest the traffic control dedicate one-way exit lanes (therefore MORE ORANGE CONES) that use more of the existing roadway surface instead of just the paint-marked lanes.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Nascar - July 2018

    by LindyLouisa on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    We had a wonderful time. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Staff assisted us every time we asked for guidance and how to get somewhere. We will come back because we have a wonderful weekend in Kentucky!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Had a great time, fast in and out of parking The usher was very helpful we needed help to where our seats were

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY

    by RacerRacer on 7/17/18Kentucky Speedway - Sparta

    Excellent NASCAR event. Kentucky Speedway has out done themselves! Easy parking, super friendly staff, clean restrooms, traffic control was a breeze, Track area was clean..... great experience !