Kentucky Indy 300
IndyCar Series
VenueKentucky Speedway
First race2000
Last race2011
Distance300 miles (483 km)
Laps200
Previous namesBelterra Casino Indy 300 (2000–2004)
AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300 (2005)
Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Secret (2006)
Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's (2007–2009)
Kentucky Indy 300 (2010–2011)
Most wins (driver)Buddy Lazier (2)
Sam Hornish Jr. (2)
Most wins (team)Penske Racing (3)

The Kentucky Indy 300 was an IndyCar Series race held at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.

The IRL IndyCar Series debuted the race in 2000. In the 2002 race, Sarah Fisher won the pole position, the first such by a female driver in major open wheel competition.

During the 2002 Infiniti Pro Series practice, Jason Priestley suffered serious injuries after a practice crash.

Following the 2011 race, IndyCar failed to reach an agreement with the track in order to bring a race to the Speedway for the 2012 season.

Past winners

Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph) 		Report Refs
Laps Miles (km)
2000 Aug 27 United States Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 1:49:21 164.601 Report [1][2]
2001 Aug 12 United States Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Oldsmobile 200 300 (482.803) 1:42:55 174.91 Report [3][4]
2002 Aug 11 Brazil Felipe Giaffone Mo Nunn Racing G-Force Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 1:59:11 149.024 Report [5][6]
2003 Aug 17 United States Sam Hornish Jr. Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet 200 300 (482.803) 1:29:45 197.897 Report [7][8]
2004 Aug 15 Mexico Adrián Fernández Fernández Racing Panoz G-Force Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:38:21 180.588 Report [9][10]
2005 Aug 14 United States Scott Sharp Fernández Racing Panoz Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:40:55 175.981 Report [11][12]
2006 Aug 13 United States Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Racing Dallara Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:44:03 170.676 Report [13][14]
2007 Aug 11 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:38:22 180.558 Report [15][16]
2008 Aug 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:36:42 183.65 Report [17][18]
2009 Aug 1 Australia Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing Dallara Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:28:24 200.893 Report [19][20]
2010 Sept 4 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing Dallara Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:41:50 174.402 Report [21][22]
2011 Oct 2 United States Ed Carpenter Sarah Fisher Racing Dallara Honda 200 300 (482.803) 1:42:03 174.039 Report [23][24]

Firestone Indy Lights

Season Date Winning Driver Ref
2002 August 11 United States A. J. Foyt IV [25]
2003 August 16 United States Jeff Simmons [26]
2004 August 14 United States P. J. Chesson [27]
2005 August 13 United States Travis Gregg [28]
2006 August 13 United Kingdom Jay Howard [29]
2007 August 11 Japan Hideki Mutoh [30]
2008 August 9 United Kingdom Dillon Battistini [31]
2009 August 1 New Zealand Wade Cunningham [32]
2010 September 4 United Kingdom Pippa Mann [33]
2011 October 2 United Kingdom Stefan Wilson [34]

References

  1. ^ "2000 Belterra Resort Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2000 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "2001 Belterra Resort Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "2001 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "2002 Belterra Casino Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "2002 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "2003 Belterra Casino Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "2003 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "2004 Belterra Casino Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "2004 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "2005 AMBER Alert Portal Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "2005 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "2006 Meijer Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "2006 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  15. ^ "2007 Meijer Indy 300 Presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  16. ^ "2007 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  17. ^ "2008 Meijer Indy 300 Presented by Pepsi and Edy's". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  18. ^ "2008 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  19. ^ "2009 Meijer Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  20. ^ "2009 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  21. ^ "2010 Kentucky Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  22. ^ "2010 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  23. ^ "2011 Kentucky Indy 300". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  24. ^ "2011 Kentucky Indycars". Motor Sport. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  25. ^ "2002 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  26. ^ "2003 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  27. ^ "2004 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  28. ^ "2005 Bluegrass 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  29. ^ "2006 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  30. ^ "2007 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  31. ^ "2008 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  32. ^ "2009 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  33. ^ "2010 Drive Smart Buckle Up Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  34. ^ "2011 Kentucky 100". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

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