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.
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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
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