Kentucky Indy 300

Car race in the United States

Not to be confused with Kentucky 300.

Kentucky Indy 300

IndyCar Series
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[edit]

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

### Firestone Indy Lights[edit]

Season  | Date  | Winning Driver  | Ref

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

## References[edit]

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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