| Race details[1][2] | |||
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| Race 17 of 36 in the2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 The 2012 Quaker State 400 program cover, featuringKyle Busch. | |||
| Date | June 30, 2012 (2012-06-30) | ||
| Official name | Quaker State 400 | ||
| Location | Kentucky Speedway inSparta, Kentucky | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Weather | 88 degrees Fahrenheit Wind NW 10 mph Partly Cloudy skies | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 29.700 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 116 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Brad Keselowski | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Larry McReynolds,Wally Dallenbach Jr. andKyle Petty | ||
The2012 Quaker State 400 was aNASCARSprint Cup Seriesstock car race that was held on June 30, 2012, atKentucky Speedway inSparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps, it was the 17th race of the2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.Brad Keselowski won the race, his third of the season.Kasey Kahne finished second andDenny Hamlin was third.
Kentucky Speedway, is one of tenintermediate tracks to holdNASCAR races.[3] The standard track at Kentucky Speedway is a four-turntri-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[4] The track's turns arebanked at 14degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is 8 degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, is at only 4 degrees.[4] The racetrack has seats for 107,000 spectators.[5] The defending winner of the event isKyle Busch, who won it in2011.[6] The inaugural race was plagued bya massive traffic problem where many of the fans who expected to attend the race were turned away after several hours on Interstate 71. Following the problem, Kentucky Speedway announced that they bought more land for parking and began to work with the state government to improve traffic around the speedway in time for the 2012 race.[7][8][9][10]
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The race, the 17th of the 2012NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season began at 7:48 EDT. The race was televised live in the United States onTNT.Jimmie Johnson started on pole position. TheKentucky Army National Guard and theBoone County Sheriff's Office presented the flag. The invocation was offered by Pastor John Roberts of Raceway Ministries.Laura Bell Bundy performed the national anthem. The grand marshal was Quaker State Official Steve Reindl.
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