The Kentucky Indy 300 was an
IndyCar Series
The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices o ...
race held at
Kentucky Speedway in
Sparta, Kentucky
Sparta is a home rule-class city in Gallatin and Owen counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 231 at the 2010 census.
Sparta is home to Kentucky Speedway.
Geography
Sparta is located in southwestern Gallatin County at (38.6 ...
.
The IRL IndyCar Series debuted the race in
2000
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. In the 2002 race,
Sarah Fisher
Sarah Marie Fisher (born October 4, 1980) is an American retired professional race car driver who competed in the Indy Racing League (IRL, now IndyCar Series) and the Indianapolis 500 intermittently from 1999 to 2010. She also raced in the NAS ...
won the pole position, the first such by a female driver in
major open wheel competition.
During the
2002 Infiniti Pro Series
Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program ...
practice,
Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000), as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in t ...
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
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season.
Past winners
Firestone Indy Lights
References
External links
IndyCar.com race page
{{IndyCar Series races
Recurring sporting events established in 2000
2000 establishments in Kentucky
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2011
2011 disestablishments in Kentucky