The Kentucky Indy 300 was an

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race held at

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. The IRL IndyCar Series debuted the race in

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. In the 2002 race,

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won the pole position, the first such by a female driver in major open wheel competition. During the

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practice,

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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

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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