Sprint Cup Quaker State 400

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Race: Quaker State 400 Presented By Advance Auto Parts

Place: Kentucky Speedway

Date and Time: Saturday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. ET

Tune-in: NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps)

What To Watch For: On Saturday, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will run the updated lower downforce rules package it ran at Michigan. … Brad Keselowski goes for his second straight victory after winning at Daytona. He is tied with Kyle Busch for the Kentucky Speedway wins record with two. … Five Chase berths remain with nine races left until NASCAR’s playoffs. … Matt Kenseth – the only driver other than Kyle Busch or Brad Keselowski to win at Kentucky (2013) – tries for his second win of the season. … Roush Fenway Racing attempts to continue its momentum after placing all three of its drivers in the top 10 at Daytona: Trevor Bayne (third), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (fifth) and Greg Biffle (eighth).

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.