IRL: Kentucky Speedway, Round 12
17th August 2003 - Belterra Casino Indy 300
Practice One
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed (mph)
1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 24.3667 218.659
2. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 24.4081 0.041 0.041 218.288
3. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 24.4460 0.038 0.079 217.950
4. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 24.4601 0.014 0.093 217.824
5. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 24.4758 0.016 0.109 217.684
6. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 24.4797 0.004 0.113 217.650
7. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 24.4938 0.014 0.127 217.524
8. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 24.5054 0.012 0.139 217.421
9. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 24.5096 0.004 0.143 217.384
10. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 24.5453 0.036 0.179 217.068
11. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 24.5647 0.019 0.198 216.897
12. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 24.5649 0.000 0.198 216.895
13. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 24.5698 0.005 0.203 216.852
14. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 24.5701 0.000 0.203 216.849
15. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 24.5806 0.011 0.214 216.756
16. 12 Tora Takagi D/T/F 24.5943 0.014 0.228 216.636
17. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 24.6046 0.010 0.238 216.545
18. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 24.7148 0.110 0.348 215.579
19. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 24.7169 0.002 0.350 215.561
20. 14 AJ Foyt IV G/T/F 24.7502 0.033 0.383 215.271
21. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 24.9521 0.202 0.585 213.529
Practice Two
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 24.2394 219.807
2. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 24.2694 0.030 0.030 219.536
3. 2 Vitor Meira D/C/F 24.2790 0.010 0.040 219.449
4. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 24.3134 0.034 0.074 219.138
5. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 24.3560 0.043 0.117 218.755
6. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 24.3738 0.018 0.134 218.595
7. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 24.3769 0.003 0.137 218.568
8. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 24.3809 0.004 0.142 218.532
9. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 24.3931 0.012 0.154 218.422
10. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 24.4436 0.050 0.204 217.971
11. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 24.4632 0.020 0.224 217.797
12. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 24.4735 0.010 0.234 217.705
13. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 24.4862 0.013 0.247 217.592
14. 12 Tora Takagi D/T/F 24.5155 0.029 0.276 217.332
15. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 24.5321 0.017 0.293 217.185
16. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 24.5593 0.027 0.320 216.944
17. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 24.5808 0.021 0.341 216.755
18. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 24.5834 0.003 0.344 216.732
19. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 24.6539 0.070 0.415 216.112
20. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 24.6674 0.014 0.428 215.994
21. 14 AJ Foyt IV G/T/F 24.6889 0.021 0.450 215.805
Starting Line-up
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 24.2608 219.614
2. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 24.2891 0.028 0.028 219.358
3. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 24.2945 0.005 0.034 219.309
4. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 24.2958 0.001 0.035 219.297
5. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 24.3708 0.075 0.110 218.622
6. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 24.3888 0.018 0.128 218.461
7. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 24.4070 0.018 0.146 218.298
8. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 24.4471 0.040 0.186 217.940
9. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 24.4503 0.003 0.189 217.911
10. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 24.4667 0.016 0.206 217.765
11. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 24.5019 0.035 0.241 217.453
12. 12 Tora Takagi D/T/F 24.5108 0.009 0.250 217.374
13. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 24.5695 0.059 0.309 216.854
14. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 24.5860 0.016 0.325 216.709
15. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 24.6408 0.055 0.380 216.227
16. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 24.6719 0.031 0.411 215.954
17. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 24.6733 0.001 0.413 215.942
18. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 24.7195 0.046 0.459 215.538
19. 14 AJ Foyt IV G/T/F 24.7213 0.002 0.460 215.523
20. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 24.7975 0.076 0.537 214.860
Final Practice
Pos # Driver C/E/T Time Gap To 1st Speed
1. 9 Scott Dixon G/T/F 24.7379 215.378
2. 52 Buddy Rice D/C/F 24.8262 0.088 0.088 214.612
3. 10 Tomas Scheckter G/T/F 24.8355 0.009 0.098 214.532
4. 4 Sam Hornish Jr D/C/F 24.8593 0.024 0.121 214.326
5. 8 Scott Sharp D/T/F 24.9571 0.098 0.219 213.486
6. 6 Gil de Ferran D/T/F 24.9639 0.007 0.226 213.428
7. 21 Alex Barron G/T/F 24.9733 0.009 0.235 213.348
8. 3 Helio Castroneves D/T/F 25.0465 0.073 0.309 212.724
9. 11 Tony Kanaan D/H/F 25.0716 0.025 0.334 212.511
10. 27 Bryan Herta D/H/F 25.0895 0.018 0.352 212.360
11. 24 Robbie Buhl D/C/F 25.1153 0.026 0.377 212.142
12. 91 Buddy Lazier D/C/F 25.1849 0.070 0.447 211.555
13. 55 Roger Yasukawa D/H/F 25.2049 0.020 0.467 211.387
14. 14 AJ Foyt IV G/T/F 25.2910 0.086 0.553 210.668
15. 26 Dan Wheldon D/H/F 25.3338 0.043 0.596 210.312
16. 23 Sarah Fisher D/C/F 25.3405 0.007 0.603 210.256
17. 12 Tora Takagi D/T/F 25.3840 0.044 0.646 209.896
18. 31 Al Unser Jr D/T/F 25.5873 0.203 0.849 208.228
19. 13 Greg Ray G/H/F 25.7653 0.178 1.027 206.790
20. 15 Kenny Brack D/H/F 25.9119 0.147 1.174 205.620
Race Results
Pos NO Driver Team Chassis Engine Laps Gap Status
1. 4 Sam Hornish Jr Panther Racing Dallara Chevrolet 200 Running
2. 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Toyota 200 1.1712 Running
3. 27 Bryan Herta Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 200 14.9803 Running
4. 31 Al Unser Jr Kelley Racing Dallara Toyota 199 1 lap Running
5. 3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara Toyota 199 0.4208 Running
6. 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 199 1.5063 Running
7. 24 Robbie Buhl Dreyer&Reinbold Racing Dallara Chevrolet 199 2.6769 Running
8. 26 Dan Wheldon Andretti-Green Racing Dallara Honda 199 5.0054 Running
9. 6 Gil de Ferran Team Penske Dallara Toyota 199 5.2682 Running
10. 10 Tomas Scheckter Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force Toyota 199 8.5483 Running
11. 52 Buddy Rice Cheever Racing Dallara Chevrolet 198 2 laps Running
12. 55 Roger Yasukawa Super Aguri Fernandez Dallara Honda 198 1.2301 Running
13. 8 Scott Sharp Kelley Racing Dallara Toyota 198 1.2859 Running
14. 23 Sarah Fisher Dreyer&Reinbold Racing Dallara Chevrolet 198 1.3588 Running
15. 13 Greg Ray Access Motorsports G-Force Honda 197 3 laps Running
16. 91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing Dallara Chevrolet 196 4 laps Running
17. 14 AJ Foyt IV AJ Foyt Racing G-Force Toyota 196 6.7782 Running
18. 12 Tora Takagi Mo Nunn Racing Dallara Toyota 196 8.2671 Running
19. 15 Kenny Brack Team Rahal Dallara Honda 146 54 laps Oil Leak
20. 21 Alex Barron Mo Nunn Racing G-Force Toyota 104 96 laps Engine
NS. 2 Vitor Meira Team Menard Dallara Chevrolet 0 Broke wrist in practice
Race Winning Time: 1h29m44.6120
Championship Standings
1 Tony Kanaan 385 pts
2 Helio Castroneves 377
3 Scott Dixon (*) 373
4 Gil de Ferran 372
5 Sam Hornish, Jr. 308
6 Al Unser Jr 291
7 Kenny Brack 279
8 Tomas Scheckter 266
9 Scott Sharp 262
10 Tora Takagi (*) 241
11 Buddy Rice (*) 209
12 Roger Yasukawa (R*) 207
13 Greg Ray 192
14 Dan Wheldon (R*) 187
15 Robbie Buhl 182
16 Buddy Lazier 170
17 Bryan Herta 169
18 Sarah Fisher 160
19 Felipe Giaffone 159
20 Alex Barron 145
21 AJ Foyt IV (R*) 145
22 Vitor Meira (*) 119
23 Jaques Lazier 111
24 Michael Andretti 80
25 Dario Franchitti 72
26 Shigeaki Hattori 43
27 Shinji Nakano (*) 35
28 Scott Mayer (R) 26
28 Tony Renna (*) 26
30 Jimmy Kite 17
31 Robby Gordon 8
32 Airton Dare 6
33 Robby McGehee 5
34 Jimmy Vasser 4
35 Richie Hearn 2
36 Billy Boat 1
(R) = Season Rookie
(*) = Indy Rookie