Kentucky Speedway features versatile space that creates a unique setting for everything from a charity event, company picnic, corporate and family outing to a major concert or trade show.
The speedway is nestled just off Interstate 71 Exits 57 and 55 in Sparta, Ky., and conveniently accessible to major regional metropolitan areas. The facility is 35 miles from Cincinnati, 63 miles from Louisville, Ky., 84 miles from Lexington, Ky., 110 miles from Dayton, Ohio, 156 miles from Indianapolis, Ind., 159 miles from Columbus, Ohio and 247 from Charleston, W.Va., and 270 miles from Nashville, Tenn.
Major event promoters are attracted to Kentucky Speedway because the versatile venue is accessible to 2.1 million people within 50 miles, 6.8 million within 100 miles and 51 million within 300 miles. The facility also is a short 23-mile drive from the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport, 51 miles from Louisville International Airport. Promoters also take note that the annual average temperature in Sparta, Ky., is 74 degrees Fahrenheit during premier outdoor event months from March to October.
The state-of-the-art complex designed to play host to world-class motorsports events opened in June 2000 on 1,000 acres of rolling Kentucky hills and the signature bluegrass. Ninety-seven acres of the facility property are located inside the 1.5-mile tri-oval racetrack. The venue features parking for more than 35,000 cars, 50 luxury suites which can accommodate 40 guests, 66,089 grandstand seats, deluxe infield, reserved and standard camping areas covering more than 60 acres, a public address system and helipad.
Some of the speedway’s most often utilized spaces are the more than 90,000 square-foot main concourse as well as the track frontstretch with sightlines to grandstand seats and suites. Corporations enjoy unique meeting spaces in the 200 guest Bluegrass Hall, 115 guest media center and 120 guest press box that offers a panoramic view of the infield. The venue also features two spacious garage areas, each with 24,380 square-feet of interior space and 405,500 square-feet of exterior space.
Those interested in learning more about reserving the speedway for an event can phone 859-647-4309.