Kentucky Indy 300
Not to be confused with Kentucky 300.
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IndyCar Series | |
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Venue | Kentucky Speedway |
First race | 2000 |
Last race | 2011 |
Distance | 300 miles (483 km) |
Laps | 200 |
Previous names |
Belterra 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) |
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
2000 | Aug 27 | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:49:21 | 164.601 | Report |
2001 | Aug 12 | ![]() |
Hemelgarn Racing | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:42:55 | 174.91 | Report |
2002 | Aug 11 | ![]() |
Mo Nunn Racing | G-Force | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:59:11 | 149.024 | Report |
2003 | Aug 17 | ![]() |
Panther Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:29:45 | 197.897 | Report |
2004 | Aug 15 | ![]() |
Fernández Racing | Panoz G-Force | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:38:21 | 180.588 | Report |
2005 | Aug 14 | ![]() |
Fernández Racing | Panoz | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:40:55 | 175.981 | Report |
2006 | Aug 13 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:44:03 | 170.676 | Report |
2007 | Aug 11 | ![]() |
Andretti Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:38:22 | 180.558 | Report |
2008 | Aug 9 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:36:42 | 183.65 | Report |
2009 | Aug 1 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:28:24 | 200.893 | Report |
2010 | Sept 4 | ![]() |
Penske Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:41:50 | 174.402 | Report |
2011 | Oct 2 | ![]() |
Sarah Fisher Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:42:03 | 174.039 | Report |
Firestone Indy Lights
Season | Date | Winning Driver |
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2002 | August 11 | ![]() |
2003 | August 16 | ![]() |
2004 | August 14 | ![]() |
2005 | August 13 | ![]() |
2006 | August 13 | ![]() |
2007 | August 11 | ![]() |
2008 | August 9 | ![]() |
2009 | August 1 | ![]() |
2010 | September 4 | ![]() |
2011 | October 2 | ![]() |
References
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