| Race details[1][2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 36 in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series | |||
 2011 Quaker State 400 program cover | |||
| Date | July 9, 2011 | ||
| Location | Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.5 km) | ||
| Weather | Partly cloudy with a high of 88; wind out of the East at 5 mph. | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.540 (in practice, grid set by practice times) | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 125 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Turner Network Television | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Kyle Petty | ||
The 2011 Quaker State 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on July 9, 2011, at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt tri-oval, it was 18th race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season, and the first Sprint Cup Series event at Kentucky Speedway. The race was won by Kyle Busch for the Joe Gibbs Racing team. David Reutimann finished second, and Jimmie Johnson clinched third.
- ^ "Sprint Cup Series Schedule". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Brown, Brian. "The Quaker State 400". July 5, 2011. Rotoworld.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2011.