Turn right for what? Nothing. Pull over to the Kentucky Speedway for the Quaker State 400. Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but Carl Edwards is coming in hot with his latest win at Sonoma Raceway. Start the day with a pre-race concert by Country artist Thomas Rhett to get your engine going. For $149, enjoy the Richard Petty Driving Experience and fulfill the childhood fantasies of racing on a NASCAR track. Camping opens on Thursday for everyone interested in making a weekend out of the race.
Race 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $59-$109. Kentucky Speedway, 1 Kentucky Speedway Blvd, Sparta, Ky., kentuckyspeedway.com.
This article appears in Jun 18-24, 2014.
