Everything you need to know about the Quaker State 400

By , Chase Wilhelm

Published July 09, 2016

SPARTA, KY - JULY 11: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M's Crispy Toyota, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, lead the field on a restart during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 11, 2015 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via Getty Images)

Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway is race No. 18 of 36 on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule.

Before drivers hit the newly repaved and reconfigured track, here's everything you need to know to get ready for the race.

Green flag:

7:46 p.m. ET

Tune-in:

4:30 p.m. ET: "NASCAR RaceDay" (FS2)

7:30 p.m. ET: Sprint Cup Series race

Midnight ET: "NASCAR Victory Lane" (FS1)

Race distance: 267 laps, 400 miles

Track size: 1.5-mile oval

Grid size: 40 cars

Forecast: Clear, 64 degrees, zero percent chance of rain

Grand Marshal: Advance Auto Parts President George Sherman

Honorary Pace Car driver: NBC's "Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge" host Dhani Jones

Defending race winner: Kyle Busch

Front row: Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski

Starting lineup:

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