2014 Quaker State 400
The 2014 Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car Quaker State 400, race held on June 28, 2014, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps on the tri-oval, it was the 17th race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Brad Keselowski led 199 laps during the race, to take his second win of the season. Kyle Busch finished second, while Ryan Newman (racing driver), Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Austin Dillon (16th), Michael Annett (18th), and Justin Allgaier (24th). Previous week's race Carl Edwards held off a last lap charge from Jeff Gordon to win the 2014 Toyota/Save Mart 350, Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. "Real tough. That last lap was ugly. I grew up watching Jeff Gordon do well here so to have him in my mirror is special," Edwards said. "This team has been working very hard. The whole group has. It's very ...
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Quaker State 400
The Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, commonly known as simply the Quaker State 400, was a annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. The inaugural event was held on July 9, 2011 and was won by Kyle Busch. From 2012 to 2014, the race was held the week before the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Independence Day (United States), Independence Day weekend. From 2015 to 2019, the event moved back two weeks, coming after Daytona and preceding New Hampshire Motor Speedway, New Hampshire. Cole Custer won the last running of the event in 2020; the race date was returned to Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021. NASCAR on NBC, NBC returned to NASCAR broadcasting with the 2015 running of the Quaker State 400 after the four years were on NASCAR on TNT, TNT. History The event eventuated following a Ferko v. National Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.#Related litigation, lawsuit in which Kentucky Speedway claimed NASCAR had violated fede ...
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