2016 Quaker State 400

February 2025 2016 Quaker State 400 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site July 4, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadKentucky Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/kentucky-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 4, 2016 January 3, 2013 April 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170428042510/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/kentucky-speedway.html deadEntry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7182&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 4, 2016 July 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160709032547/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7182&StatType=Entry+List July 9, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 7, 2016 July 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160710043814/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 10, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 8, 2016 July 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160711111457/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 11, 2016 deadStarting Lineup http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7182&StatType=Starting+Lineup MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 8, 2016 July 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712012816/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7182&StatType=Starting+Lineup July 12, 2016 deadThird Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-3rd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 8, 2016 July 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712012742/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-3rd-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 12, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 8, 2016 July 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160711111327/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/07/Quaker-State-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx July 11, 2016 deadQuaker State 400 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7182&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 11, 2016 July 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160810103621/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&RaceID=7182&YearID=45&StatType=Race+Results August 10, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/18ken2016points.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site July 11, 2016 July 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160803103403/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/18ken2016points.pdf August 3, 2016 dead NAS 18 36 2016 Quaker State 400 logo.jpg 2016 07 09 Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 640.8 128.580 mph km/h on Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing No time trials; set by owners' points Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 128 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 1.8/3 (Overnight)Paulsen More Ratings: NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Xfinity, Tour de France https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/07/nascar-ratings-nbcsn-kentucky-tour-de-france/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch July 13, 2016 July 11, 20161.9/3 (Final)Paulsen NASCAR Hits Kentucky Low, But Boosts NBCSN https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/07/nascar-ratings-nbcsn-kentucky-least-watched/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch July 14, 2016 July 12, 20163.2 million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2016 Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 9, 2016, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi km on speedway, it was the 18th race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The race had 16 lead changes among 9 different drivers and eleven cautions for 53 laps. Report Aero package During Coca-Cola 600 race weekend, NASCAR announced they would test changes to the aero package at Michigan and Kentucky.Scott David NASCAR tweaking aero package for Michigan race https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article83079432.html June 11, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company June 10, 2016 Brooklyn, Michigan In addition to the aero changes used in the 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, there will be a reduction in spoiler size from 3.5 in cm to 2.5 in cm, a 2 in cm in on reduction of the splitter and resizing the deck fin.White Tucker Changes coming to aero package for Michigan and Kentucky https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=110469 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties June 10, 2016 Concord, North Carolina May 26, 2016 NASCAR Executive Vice-President and Chief Racing Development Officer Steve O'Donnell said that NASCAR looks "at it as a never-ending journey; if we can improve we're going to do that. We wanted to go the direction of low downforce, see how that worked, not kind of go all the way in and hope that we are directionally right. And we are seeing that play out. We've seen some great racing at the beginning of the year. But we also knew that we had some more levers that we could pull if the direction kind of proved out, so we've tried some of those things. We've tested it and what we've also wanted to do is lower some of the corner speeds to allow for even more passing. That was one of the areas where we've seen minimal change, but there are some levers we can pull to really drive that down." Track changes The track was completely repaved during the first half of the Sprint Cup Series season, turns 1 and 2 were narrowed from 76 ft m on to 56 ft m on and the banking was raised from 14 to 17 degrees.White Tucker Changes made to Kentucky Speedway https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=111962 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties July 7, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky July 7, 2016 Entry list The preliminary entry list for the race included forty cars and was released on July 1, 2016, at 3:17 pm ET. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota88Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet98Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list Practice First practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.962 and a speed of 186.451 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Edwards leads opening Cup practice at repaved Kentucky http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-leads-opening-cup-practice-at-repaved-kentucky-796506/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. July 7, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky July 7, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Speed in MPH 1 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.962 186.451 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.004 186.181 3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 29.155 185.217Official first practice results Second practice Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.680 and a speed of 188.285 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Severe weather halts Cup practice, Jimmie Johnson to a backup http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/severe-weather-halts-cup-practice-jimmie-johnson-to-a-backup-796804/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. July 8, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky July 8, 2016 Jimmie Johnson went to his backup car after slamming the wall exiting turn 4 early in the session.White Tucker Hamlin fastest in second practice https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=112042 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties July 8, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky July 8, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed Speed in MPH 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.680 188.285 2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.705 188.121 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.710 188.088Official second practice results Practice (post qualifying) Third practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in third practice with a time of 28.627 and a speed of 188.633 mph km/h on.White Tucker July 8, 2016 Edwards fastest in third practice https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=112048 July 8, 2016 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties Sparta, Kentucky PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed Speed in MPH119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.627188.633278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.758187.774342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.802187.487Official third practice results Final practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.808 and a speed of 187.448 mph km/h on.White Tucker July 8, 2016 Edwards fastest in final Sprint Cup practice at Kentucky https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=112062 July 8, 2016 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties Sparta, Kentucky Kurt Busch dropped to the rear of the field after switching to his backup car because of a wreck in the closing minutes of final practice.Spencer Lee July 8, 2016 Kurt Busch hopes to continue "very consistent year" in Kentucky backup car http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/kurt-busch-hopes-to-continue-very-consistent-year-in-kentucky-backup-car-796924/ July 8, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Sparta, Kentucky PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed Speed in MPH119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.808187.448278Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota28.950186.528342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet28.972186.387Official final practice results Qualifying Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole position after qualifying was rained out.Graves Gary Harvick gets Kentucky pole after rain cancels qualifying http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-gets-kentucky-pole-after-rain-cancels-qualifying July 8, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports July 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160709151827/http://racing.ap.org/article/harvick-gets-kentucky-pole-after-rain-cancels-qualifying July 9, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky Starting lineup Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 14Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord 341Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord 519Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota 618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota 778Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota 824Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 1011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota 1120Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota 123Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet 1388Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 1431Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet 1521Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord 161Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet 176Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord 185Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet 1947A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet 2042Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet 2117Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord 2214Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 2316Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord 2427Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet 2515Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet 2643Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord 2710Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet 2813Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet 2938Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord 3095Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet 3123David RaganBK RacingToyota 3244Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord 337Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet 3434Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord 3583Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota 3698Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet 3746Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet 3832Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord 3955Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet 4030Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevroletOfficial starting lineup Race First half Start Under clear evening Kentucky skies, Kevin Harvick led the field to the green flag at 7:50. After making contact with the wall in turn 4 the prior lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. cut a tire, slammed the wall and brought out the first caution of the race on lap 11.Gluck Jeff Brad Keselowski wins at Kentucky https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/07/09/brad-keselowski-wins-kentucky/86911038/ July 10, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company July 9, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky He went on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. scores first last-place finish in 237th career NASCAR start http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/07/cup-ricky-stenhouse-jr-scores-first.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info July 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 The race restarted on lap 15. A scheduled competition caution brought out the second caution of the race on lap 26. Kurt Busch opted not to pit and assumed the lead. The race restarted on lap 32. The third caution of the race flew the same lap for a single-car wreck on the frontstretch. Exiting turn 4, Jimmie Johnson made contact with Ryan Blaney and sent himself spinning into the wall.Hughes Alicia Keselowski works fuel mileage to win at Kentucky http://www.kentucky.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/kentucky-speedway/article88738512.html July 10, 2016 Lexington Herald-Leader The McClatchy Company July 10, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky The race restarted on lap 37. Harvick passed his teammate exiting turn 2 to retake the lead on lap 38. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 54 after Joey Logano suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall in turn 3. He said afterwards that he "got loose off of four and knocked the right-rear quarter off it and then got real loose. When you get loose you have to slow down more and you use a lot of brake to slow down. Usually, the next thing to go is the right-front tire and that happened. Unfortunately, I put us in a bad spot here. It's not where we want to be and we'll figure out next week." Brad Keselowski opted not to pit and assumed the lead.Spencer Lee Brad Keselowski saves just enough to win Kentucky thriller http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/brad-keselowski-saves-just-enough-to-win-kentucky-thriller-797342/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. July 10, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky July 9, 2016 Second quarter thumb|Brad Keselowski won the race. The race restarted on lap 60. Martin Truex Jr. out-raced Keselowski to the line to take the lead on lap 63. The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 80 for Matt DiBenedetto after his car slammed the wall in turn 3. David Ragan opted not to pit and assumed the lead. He eventually pitted and handed the lead back to Harvick. The race restarted on lap 88 and a two-car wreck in turn 3 involving Blaney and Chase Elliott brought out the sixth caution of the race.Jensen Tom Crash-filled Kentucky race shakes up run to the Chase https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/kentucky-speedway-crash-filled-race-shakes-up-race-to-chase-for-sprint-cup-championship-070916 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media July 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 Blaney said that the "restart was pretty hectic from the beginning with the 78 getting loose and it kind of put everybody in a bad spot, and it wound up with us being in the middle of three-wide into three. It's so hard to get into that corner all night with a car close to behind you and outside of you, and no one lifting either, and it's just an unfortunate spot we got put in and I hate to see two really good cars tore up. We were both very fast tonight (24 and 21) and it's just a really unfortunate deal, but we'll try to get it fixed and get back out there and make some laps."Morgan David Rookie Report – Rough Night for Rookies on Treacherous Kentucky Track https://motorsportstribune.com/rookie-report-rough-night-for-rookies-on-treacherous-kentucky-track/ MotorsportsTribune.com Tribute Racing July 10, 2016 July 10, 2016 The race restarted on lap 92. A multi-car wreck on the backstretch brought out the seventh caution of the race on lap 94. Exiting turn 2, Brian Scott got loose, saved the car, got turned by Kyle Larson and got t-boned by Chris Buescher. A. J. Allmendinger, Buescher, Ty Dillon, Larson, Danica Patrick, Regan Smith, Scott and Cole Whitt were all collected in the melee.Goheen Kevin Brad Keselowski wins his third Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/motors/auto-racing/kentucky-speedway/2016/07/09/brad-keselowski-wins-his-third-quaker-state-400-kentucky-speedway/86908958/ July 10, 2016 The Cincinnati Enquirer Gannett Company July 10, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky The race restarted on lap 103. A number of cars began hitting pit road on lap 142. Harvick hit pit road on lap 147 and handed the lead to Austin Dillon. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Matt Kenseth. He pitted the next lap and handed the lead to Danica Patrick. She pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Truex just as the eighth caution of the race flew for Regan Smith who suffered a right-front tire blowout and slammed the wall in turn 3. Second half Halfway The race restarted with 110 laps to go. The ninth caution of the race flew with 108 laps to go for a single-car spin in turn 3 involving Clint Bowyer. The race restarted with 102 laps to go. The 10th caution of the race flew with 96 laps to go for a single-car wreck on the frontstretch involving A. J. Allmendinger. The race restarted with 91 laps to go. Harvick passed Truex in turn 3 to retake the lead with 90 laps to go. The 11th caution of the race flew with 74 laps to go after Landon Cassill slammed the wall in turn 2. Truex was forced to serve a pass-through penalty for passing Harvick on entry to pit road. He said after the race that he "did the same thing guys do every week. You get to your timing line, you step on the gas and you head straight towards your pit. So obviously I turned left and came up next to [Harvick] as I did it, as I was driving to my pit which guys do every week. I don't know why it was different today. I would think that if they didn't want us to do that any more they'd tell us in the driver meeting. But hell, it's every week. I've been passed on pit road 15 times this year the same exact way. I didn't see it get penalized. I guess when you're doing it for a win it's different circumstances or something."Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Truex Upset With Penalty Call http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/07/Martin-Truex-Jr-Upset-After-Penalty-at-Kentucky.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 10, 2016 July 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712102923/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/07/Martin-Truex-Jr-Upset-After-Penalty-at-Kentucky.aspx July 12, 2016 dead "Everybody does it," a visibly disappointed Truex added on pit road. "I've had people pass me the same way at Bristol and Martinsville. They'll drive right by you through the pit. Everybody does it, so I don't know why all of a sudden they're making an example out of me. It's frustrating when you don't win. I feel like I've had a lot not go the right way the last couple years, especially. It is what it is. We'll move on."MacKenzie Maggie Late miscues cost Truex, Harvick at Kentucky http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/7/9/kevin-harvick-martin-truex-jr-late-miscues-kentucky-sprint-cup-series.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 10, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky July 9, 2016 Fourth quarter The race restarted with 68 laps to go. Keselowski took the lead with 67 laps to go. In the final 10 laps, a number of cars began pitting so to have enough fuel to make the finish. Kenseth briefly took the lead from Keselowski before he pitted with four laps to go and handed the lead back to Keselowski. Keselowski decreased his speed dramatically to conserve fuel. This allowed Carl Edwards to pull to within a car-length with one lap remaining. He blocked Edwards's advance as he re-fired his engine and drove on to score the victory.Graves Gary Keselowski wins for 3rd time at Kentucky Speedway http://racing.ap.org/article/keselowski-wins-3rd-time-kentucky-speedway July 10, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports July 10, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160710183250/http://racing.ap.org/article/keselowski-wins-3rd-time-kentucky-speedway July 10, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky Post-race Driver comments Keselowski said in victory lane that he felt "terrible that I couldn't do a burnout for the fans. I didn't have enough gas," Keselowski said after going the final 71 laps on fuel. Yeah, this is our best stretch and I'm really, really proud of that. We've got to keep it going through the fall, that's really important, but this is great. I'm just so proud of my guys. I feel terrible for the fans because I didn't get to do a burnout. I didn't have any gas. The car wouldn't run, but we're back here in Victory Lane and what a great Saturday night."Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Keselowski Takes Third Kentucky Win http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/07/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Quaker-State-400-at-Kentucky-Speedway.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network July 10, 2016 July 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160712102909/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/07/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Quaker-State-400-at-Kentucky-Speedway.aspx July 12, 2016 dead After a runner-up finish, Edwards said he "thought I had him, too. He played it perfectly and he did it – he won at the absolute slowest possible speed he could. I thought he was out of fuel and that was that. I just appreciate the crowd coming out here, it's always neat to come to Kentucky. It's the site of my first win 13 years ago and it's a special place...That's a tough one to be that close. We were getting such good fuel mileage with our TRD (Toyota Racing Development) engine, I think we might have had a little extra there. That's going to be the hard part, going to bed knowing you could have gone a little faster."White Tucker Keselowski survives carnage and fuel scare to win at Kentucky https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=112143 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties July 10, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky July 9, 2016 He added that he thought Keselowski "was out of fuel, and he wasn't. He played it perfectly. He let me get to him and then stood on it. We had a shot at it, we just weren't able to do it. Saved a little too much."Scott David Brad Keselowski has enough left in tank to win at Kentucky https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article88746827.html July 10, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company July 10, 2016 Sparta, Kentucky Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 12Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26744 219Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26739 331Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26738 441Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26738 514Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26736 616Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord26735 71Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26734 820Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26734 94Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26734 1078Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota26732 116Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord26730 1218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26729 1388Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26728 145Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26727 1511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26726 163Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26726 1710Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet26625 1827Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26623 1942Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26622 2043Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord26621 2198Cole WhittPremium MotorsportsChevrolet26620 2223David RaganBK RacingToyota26520 2315Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet26518 2430Josh WiseThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet26417 2595Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet2640 2646Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet26415 2755Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet26214 2832Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord26213 2938Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord26112 3013Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet24611 3124Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21010 3248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2089 3344Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord1518 347Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet1507 3521Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord1436 3647A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1035 3734Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord924 3883Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota793 3922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord522 4017Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord91Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 16 among 9 drivers Cautions: 11 for 53 laps Red flags: none Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes and 55 seconds Average speed: 128.580 mph km/h Media Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Kevin Harvick599 10px 2 Brad Keselowski595 (–4) 10px 3 Kurt Busch583 (–16) 10px 1 4 Carl Edwards 566 (–33) 10px 1 5 Joey Logano 533 (–66) 10px 6 Kyle Busch521 (–78) 10px 7 Martin Truex Jr.514 (–85) 10px 8 Chase Elliott (R)492 (–107) 10px 9 Jimmie Johnson484 (–115) 10px 1 10 Matt Kenseth477 (–122) 10px 1 11 Denny Hamlin472 (–127) 10px 2 12 Ryan Newman463 (–136) 10px 13 Dale Earnhardt Jr.461 (–138) 10px 2 14 Austin Dillon460 (–139) 10px 1 15 Jamie McMurray439 (–160) 10px 1 16Trevor Bayne429 (–170) Official driver's standings + Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 10pxToyota743 10px 2Chevrolet723 (–20) 10px 3Ford686 (–57)Official manufacturer's standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. References 30em Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Coke Zero 400 2016 New Hampshire 301 Category:2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Category:2016 in sports in Kentucky 2016 Quaker State 400 Category:July 2016 sports events in the United States