Kyle Busch takes the checkered flag in the 2015 Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. (Getty)
NASCAR makes its annual stop in Sparta for a triple-header of racing at Kentucky Speedway.
The Camping World Truck Series waves the green flag on the race weekend with the Buckle Up in Your Truck 225, which is set for Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. It will be televised by FOX Sports 1 (FS1).
Friday night the track will host the XFinity Series’ Alsco 300. That race is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Eastern and can be seen on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN).
The main event, the Sprint Cup’s Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts, is set for Saturday night under the lights on the 1.5-mile tri-oval. Green flag time is scheduled for approximately 7:46 p.m. Eastern and can be seen on NBCSN.
Kevin Harvick enters the weekend atop of the season points standings with 565, 14 ahead of Brad Keselowski (551) and 20 in front of Kurt Busch (545).
Kyle Busch took the victory at last year’s Quaker State 400, holding off Brad Keselowski, who finished second. Busch placed second in the 2014 race.
Click here to see the full race results from 2015.
Here’s all the important details you need to know about this weekend’s Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts:
Quaker State 400 2016 Details
When: Saturday, July 9
Where: Kentucky Speedway
Green Flag Time: 7:46 p.m. Eastern
TV Channel: NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) — Prerace coverage begins at 6 p.m. Eastern
Quaker State 400 2016 Entry List
With car number — driver, team
1 — Jamie McMurray, Chip Ganassi Racing
2 — Brad Keselowski, Team Penske
3 — Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing
4 — Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing
5 — Kasey Kahne, Hendrick Motorsports
6 — Trevor Bayne, Roush Fenway Racing
7 — Regan Smith, Tommy Baldwin Racing
10 — Danica Patrick, Stewart-Haas Racing
11 — Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
13 — Casey Mears, Germain Racing
14 — Tony Stewart, Stewart-Haas Racing
15 — Clint Bowyer, HScott Motorsports
16 — Greg Biffle, Roush Fenway Racing
17 — Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Roush Fenway Racing
18 — Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing
19 — Carl Edwards, Joe Gibbs Racing
20 — Matt Kenseth, Joe Gibbs Racing
21 — Ryan Blaney, Wood Brothers Racing
22 — Joey Logano, Team Penske
23 — David Ragan, BK Racing
24 — Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
27 — Paul Menard, Richard Childress Racing
30 — Josh Wise, The Motorsports Group
31 — Ryan Newman, Richard Childress Racing
32 — Jeffrey Earnhardt, GO FAS Racing
34 — Chris Buescher, Front Row Motorsports
38 — Landon Cassill, Front Row Motorsports
41 — Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing
42 — Kyle Larson, Chip Ganassi Racing
43 — Aric Almirola, Richard Petty Motorsports
44 — Brian Scott, Richard Petty Motorsports
46 — Michael Annett, HScott Motorsports
47 — AJ Allmendinger, JTG Daugherty Racing
48 — Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsports
55 — Reed Sorenson, Premium Motorsports
78 — Martin Truex Jr, Furniture Row Racing
83 — Matt DiBenedetto, BK Racing
88 — Dale Earnhardt Jr, Hendrick Motorsports
95 — Ty Dillon, Circle Sport-Leavine Family
98 — Cole Whitt, Premium Motorsports