NASCAR Cup Series

Perhaps there's something to be said for having more than 40 years of experience hosting NASCAR's premier series.

A steady performance by Regan Smith landed the Furniture Row Racing driver a 17th-place finish in Saturday night's inaugural Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway.

DAVID REUTIMANN SUMMARY: No. 00 TUMS Toyota driver David Reutimann led seven laps and finished second in Saturday's inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway. If the 400-mile race had gone a few more lap,,,

Kyle Busch deepened his legacy in the Kentucky Speedway record books tonight by becoming the first four-series race winner in track history after scoring a 0.179 of second victory over David Reutimann.

Kyle Busch won Saturday night's inaugural NSCS race at Kentucky Speedway -- his second win of the race weekend (NCWTS on Thurs., July 7).

Five-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS)champion Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, took one last swing at becoming the winner of the inaugural winner of the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, but had to settle for third at the checkered.

According to Speedway Motorsports Incorporated CEO O. Bruton Smith, Saturday July 9, 2011 was the date of the largest and most spectacular sports event in Kentucky state history.

WHAT'S IT LIKE INSIDE THE CAR WHEN IT PACKS FULL OF SMOKE LIKE THAT? "Yeah, I got a little bit freaked out because I felt the motor start shaking and blow up and the smoke came in the car so fast I couldn't see."

KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 9th "We ran up front all night. Our Shell/Pennzoil Dodge was tight into Turn 1 and loose into (Turn) 2 and we had to keep adjusting for that."

At one point early in the Quaker State 400 at the Kentucky Speedway Kyle Busch has a lead of over 8 seconds.