NASCAR sets 2014 Kentucky Speedway race for June 28 | Lexington Herald Leader

NASCAR's annual Sprint Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway has been scheduled for June 28, 2014.

NASCAR announced its complete schedule for next season on Tuesday, and Kentucky's race in Sparta remained in its traditional midsummer spot.

Just like in the past two seasons, the Kentucky race falls between events at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway on June 22 and Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway on July 5.

The race will be televised live on TNT.

The race start time has not yet been announced, but the previous three Kentucky races have been schedule at night, on July 9, 2011, then June 30, 2012, and June 29 this year.

The 2013 race was postponed by rain and ultimately run the following afternoon.

Matt Kenseth won the 2013 race. Brad Keselowski came out on top the previous year. Kyle Busch won the inaugural Kentucky Speedway race in 2011.

As it has the past three years, Kentucky Speedway will host an entire weekend of NASCAR races, with the truck series on Thursday, June 26, and the Nationwide series on Friday, June 27.

The Nationwide series returns to the track for a second race on Sept. 20, 2014.

2014 Sprint Cup schedule

Feb. 15 — Daytona International Speedway (Sprint Unlimited)

Feb. 16 — Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 qualifying)

Feb. 20 — Daytona International Speedway (Duels)

Feb. 23 — Daytona 500

March 2 — Phoenix International Raceway

March 9 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 16 — Bristol Motor Speedway

March 23 — Auto Club Speedway

March 30 — Martinsville Speedway

April 6 — Texas Motor Speedway

April 12 — Darlington Raceway

April 26 — Richmond International Raceway

May 4 — Talladega Superspeedway

May 10 — Kansas Speedway

May 17 — Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race)

May 25 — Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 1 — Dover International Speedway

June 8 — Pocono Raceway

June 15 — Michigan International Speedway

June 22 — Sonoma Raceway

June 28 — Kentucky Speedway

July 5 — Daytona International Speedway

July 13 — New Hampshire Motor Speedway

July 27 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Aug. 3 — Pocono Raceway

Aug. 10 — Watkins Glen International

Aug. 17 — Michigan International Speedway

Aug. 23 — Bristol Motor Speedway

Aug. 31 — Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sept. 6 — Richmond International Raceway

Sept. 14 — Chicagoland Speedway

Sept. 21 — New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Sept. 28 — Dover International Speedway

Oct. 5 — Kansas Speedway

Oct. 11 — Charlotte Motor Speedway

Oct. 19 — Talladega Superspeedway

Oct. 26 — Martinsville Speedway

Nov. 2 — Texas Motor Speedway

Nov. 9 — Phoenix International Raceway

Nov. 16 — Homestead-Miami Speedway