Firestone Indy 200
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Venue | Nashville Superspeedway |
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Corporate sponsor | Firestone |
First race | 2001 |
First IndyCar race | 2001 |
Distance | 260 miles |
Number of laps | 200 |
Previous names | Harrah's Indy 200 (2001) |
The Firestone Indy 200 is 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. It is currently 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-ever postponement and was only the second time in IRL history an event had to be postponed due to weather.
[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).
Season | Date | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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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 |
- ^ Postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain
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