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Date- Saturday June 30th, 2012 Location- Sparta, Kentucky Start time- 7:46 PM EST Distance- 267 Laps, 400 Miles Broadcast TV- TNT Broadcast Radio- MRN Weather Forecast High 102 F Low 74 F Chance of rain- 10% HOT! Partly Cloudy Past Race Winners 2011- Kyle Busch (Race has run only one year) Notables yet to win Quaker State 400 Brad Keselowski Denny Hamlin Tony Stewart Greg Biffle Jeff Gordon Kevin Harvick Ryan Newman Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr Carl Edwards News & Notes Kyle Busch looks to remain only Sprint Cup Winner at Kentucky Clint Bowyer looks to win back-to-back races Michael Waltrip is running a “Kentucky National Champions” paint scheme Kenseth looks to move on from announcing leaving Roush at end-of-the-season and win Kentucky Kenseth looks to remain point’s leader Johnson looks to win on track he has never won on before Kentucky traffic problems should be resolved No expected sell-out this year Jason’s Fantasy Racing Picks Group A- Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson Group B- Martin Truex Jr, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kasey Kahne, A.J Allmendinger Group C- Aric Almirola, Michael Waltrip Event Schedule Cup Practice 11:30 AM EST Friday on SPEED Cup Practice 1:30 PM EST Friday on SPEED Cup Qualifying 5:00 PM EST Friday on SPEED Cup Race 6:30 PM EST Saturday on TNT Next race- Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Entry List via Nascar.com
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SPONSOR |
OWNER |
1 |
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Joplin, MO |
Chevrolet |
McDonald’s |
Felix Sabates |
2 |
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Rochester Hills, MI |
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Miller Lite |
Roger Penske |
5 |
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Enumclaw, WA |
Chevrolet |
Quaker State |
Linda Hendrick |
9 |
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Launceston, Tasmania |
Ford |
Mac Tools |
Richard Petty |
10 |
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Zephyrhills, FL |
Chevrolet |
Tommy Baldwin Racing |
Tommy Baldwin |
11 |
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Chesterfield, VA |
Toyota |
FedEx Express |
J D Gibbs |
13 |
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Bakersfield, CA |
Ford |
Valvoline NextGen |
Bob Germain |
14 |
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Rushville, IN |
Chevrolet |
Office Depot / Mobil 1 |
Margaret Haas |
15 |
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Emporia, KS |
Toyota |
5-hour Energy |
Rob Kauffman |
16 |
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Vancouver, WA |
Ford |
ARC |
Jack Roush |
17 |
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Cambridge, WI |
Ford |
5th / 3rd |
John Henry |
18 |
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Las Vegas, NV |
Toyota |
M&M’s Red, White & Blue |
Joe Gibbs |
20 |
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Middletown, CT |
Toyota |
Dollar General |
Joe Gibbs |
22 |
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Los Gatos, CA |
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Shell / Pennzoil |
Walter Czarnecki |
23 |
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Bahama, NC |
Chevrolet |
North Texas Pipe |
Robert Richardson |
24 |
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Pittsboro, IN |
Chevrolet |
Drive to End Hunger |
Rick Hendrick |
26 |
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Riverside, CA |
Ford |
MDS Transport |
Jerry Freeze |
27 |
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Eau Claire, WI |
Chevrolet |
Menards / Sylvania |
Richard Childress |
29 |
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Bakersfield, CA |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser Folds of Honor |
Richard Childress |
30 |
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South Bend, IN |
Toyota |
Inception Motorsports |
Kevin Buckler |
31 |
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South Boston, VA |
Chevrolet |
Caterpillar |
Richard Childress |
32 |
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Fenton, MO |
Ford |
Federated Auto Parts |
Jack Roush |
33 |
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Asheville, NC |
Chevrolet |
Little Joes A
utos.com |
Richard Childress |
34 |
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Unadilla, GA |
Ford |
TBA |
Bob Jenkins |
36 |
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Hartford, OH |
Chevrolet |
SealWrap |
Allan Heinke |
38 |
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Riverside, CA |
Ford |
Taco Bell |
Brad Jenkins |
39 |
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South Bend, IN |
Chevrolet |
Tornados |
Tony Stewart |
42 |
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Bogota, Colombia |
Chevrolet |
Target |
Chip Ganassi |
43 |
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Tampa, FL |
Ford |
Eckrich |
Richard Petty |
47 |
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Corpus Christi, TX |
Toyota |
Scotts Products |
Tad Geschickter |
48 |
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El Cajon, CA |
Chevrolet |
Lowe’s Dover White |
Jeff Gordon |
51 |
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Las Vegas, NV |
Chevrolet |
Phoenix Construction Services |
James Finch |
52 |
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Susanville, CA |
Toyota |
CrusaderStaff
ing.com |
Kelly Owen |
55 |
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Owensboro, KY |
Toyota |
Aaron’s Dream Machine |
Bill Jenkins |
56 |
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Mayetta, NJ |
Toyota |
NAPA Auto Parts |
Michael Waltrip |
74 |
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Grit, VA |
Toyota |
Turn One Racing |
Vickie Compton |
78 |
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Cato, NY |
Chevrolet |
Furniture Row |
Barney Visser |
83 |
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Cedar Rapids, IA |
Toyota |
Burger King |
Thomas Ueberall |
87 |
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Lakeland, FL |
Toyota |
AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves |
Andrea Nemechek |
88 |
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Kannapolis, NC |
Chevrolet |
Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard |
Rick Hendrick |
93 |
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Janesville, WI |
Toyota |
Burger King |
Thomas Ueberall |
98 |
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Phoenix, AZ |
Ford |
Phil Parsons Racing |
Mike Curb |
99 |
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Columbia, MO |
Ford |
UPS |
Jack Roush |
119 |
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Milwaukie, OR |
Toyota |
Humphrey Smith Racing |
Randy Humphrey |
195 |
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Manteca, CA |
Ford |
Leavine Family Racing |
Bob Leavine |
249 |
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Phoenix, AZ |
Toyota |
America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents |
Jay Robinson |
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