The Meijer Indy 300 presented by Coca-Cola and Edy's is an Indy Racing League 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.
[edit] Past winners
[edit] TV History
| Season | Date | Network | Lap by lap | Driver Analyst(s) | Pit Reporters |
| 2000 | August 27 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Tom Sneva | Jack Arute & Vince Welch |
| 2001 | August 12 | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Unknown | Jack Arute & Vince Welch |
| 2002 | August 11 | ABC | Paul Page | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Gary Gerould, & Dr. Jerry Punch |
| 2003 | August 17 | ABC | Paul Page | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Gary Gerould, & Dr. Jerry Punch |
| 2004 | August 15 | ABC | Paul Page | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Gary Gerould, & Dr. Jerry Punch |
| 2005 | August 14 | ABC | Todd Harris | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Jamie Little, Vince Welch |
| 2006 | August 13 | ABC | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear & Rusty Wallace | Jack Arute, Jamie Little, Vince Welch |
| 2007 | August 11 | ESPN2 | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Vince Welch, & Brienne Pedigo |
| 2008 | August 9 | ESPN2 | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Vince Welch, & Brienne Pedigo |
| 2009 | August 1 | Versus | Bob Jenkins | Jon Beekhuis & Robbie Buhl | Robbie Floyd, Lindy Thackston, & Kevin Lee |
[edit] References
