Kentucky Indy 300 Preview

Obviously this is one of the most exciting race circuits that IndyCar will be going to this season. With a full 29 cars set to race tomorrow this is looking to be a very competitive race. I'm also proud to say that I'll be viewing the race at Kentucky Speedway tomorrow. So I'll give you my input next week on what I experienced first hand at Kentucky Speedway.

Anyways qualifying today was packed with plenty of action. Will Power is on the pole, giving him another point over Dario Franchitti in the IndyCar Series Championship. Three American's qualified in the top five with Graham Rahal in 2nd, Ed Carpenter in 4th, and JR Hildebrand(R) in 5th. Also James Hinchcliffe(R) qualified in 3rd, and Marco Andretti in 6th. Simona de Silvestro showed an impressive qualifying run, ending up in 13th. This could be showing that she is rebuilding her confidence on ovals after her crash at Milwaukee. Dan Wheldon didn't qualify in his Sam Schmidt car, because his car did not pass tech inspection due to the fact that the backing plates were wrong. Now he will start in the back of the pack in 28th. Also Pippa Mann didn't post an official lap because she crashed on her warmup lap. Other Disappointing qualifying runs: Helio Castroneves 16, Tony Kanaan 19th, and Takuma Sato 22nd.

My pick to win the Kentucky Indy 300 is Graham Rahal, because he has been patiently awaiting for a chance to win and he has that chance in Kentucky this weekend.

Savor the Moments.
Kentucky Speedway may not be back on the schedule next year due to the fact that Bruton Smith and Randy Bernard have not found sponsors for an IndyCar race here next season. Other ovals that have the same circumstances are New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and Chicagoland Speedway. Let's face the facts, unless Randy Bernard has the magical spark to find sponsors for each of these tracks, IndyCar will not be back at any of them for a long time to come.


Kentucky Indy 300 Starting Grid.
1. (12) Will Power, Dallara-Honda, 219.283
2. (38) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 218.348
3. (06) James Hinchcliffe, Dallara-Honda, 218.186
4. (67) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Honda, 218.004
5. (4) JR Hildebrand, Dallara-Honda, 217.872
6. (26) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 217.807
7. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 217.692
8. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 217.632
9. (2) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 217.520
10. (83) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Honda, 217.357
11. (10) Dario Franchitti, Dallara-Honda, 217.213
12. (27) Mike Conway, Dallara-Honda, 217.110
13. (78) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 216.924
14. (7) Danica Patrick, Dallara-Honda, 216.768
15. (17) Wade Cunningham, Dallara-Honda, 216.763
16. (3) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 216.732
17. (44) Buddy Rice, Dallara-Honda, 216.685
18. (6) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 216.669
19. (82) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 216.484
20. (24) Ana Beatriz, Dallara-Honda, 216.424
21. (14) Vitor Meira, Dallara-Honda, 216.300
22. (5) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 215.856
23. (59) EJ Viso, Dallara-Honda, 215.789
24. (19) Alex Lloyd, Dallara-Honda, 215.607
25. (34) Dillon Battistini, Dallara-Honda, 215.578
26. (22) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Honda, 215.404
27. (18) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 214.297
28. (77) Dan Wheldon, Dallara-Honda, no speed
29. (30) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, no speed
The Kentucky Indy 300 will be on Versus live at 2:45 ET. Race coverage starts at 2:00 ET.