Firestone Indy 200

Venue	Nashville Superspeedway
Corporate sponsor	Firestone
First race	2001
First IndyCar race	2001
Distance	266 miles
Number of laps	200
Previous names	Harrah's Indy 200 (2001)

The Firestone Indy 200 was an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee.

In 2001, it marked the first American open wheel event in the Nashville area. In later years it was held as a Saturday night race. The 2007 event was postponed until Sunday after a series of rainshowers at the track. It marked the track's first postponement and was only the second time in series history an event had to be postponed due to weather.

Following the 2008 event, Indy Racing League officials decided to end their association with Nashville Superspeedway. The event was removed from the 2009 schedule, and it is not expected to return.

[edit] Past winners

As is a Nashville-area racing tradition, the winner wins a hand-made and painted Gibson Les Paul guitar (trophies in short-track racing are traditionally guitars).

IRL IndyCar Series history
Season	Date	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine	Team
2001	July 21	Buddy Lazier	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Hemelgarn Racing
2002	July 20	Alex Barron	Dallara	Chevrolet	Blair Racing
2003	July 19	Gil de Ferran	Dallara	Toyota	Team Penske
2004	July 17	Tony Kanaan	Dallara	Honda	Andretti Green Racing
2005	July 16	Dario Franchitti	Dallara	Honda	Andretti Green Racing
2006	July 15	Scott Dixon	Dallara	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
2007	July 15[1]	Scott Dixon	Dallara	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing
2008	July 12[2]	Scott Dixon	Dallara	Honda	Chip Ganassi Racing

Indy Lights winners
2002	July 20	Cory Witherill
2003	July 18	Mark Taylor
2004	July 17	Thiago Medeiros
2005	July 16	Jaime Camara
2006	July 15	Jay Howard
2007	July 14	Robbie Pecorari
2008	July 12	Ana Beatriz

1. ^ Postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain
2. ^ Shortened to 171 laps due to rain

[edit] References

• http://www.indycar.com
• http://www.champcarstats.com