This is the 11th event at Kentucky Speedway. The driver that won the Kentucky race has won the championship three times (Buddy Lazier, 2000, Sam Hornish Jr. 2006 and Scott Dixon 2008)
In 13 seasons, two drivers have won the 15th race of the season and also won the championship: Dan Wheldon won at Chicagoland in 2005 and Sam Hornish won at Texas 2 in 2002.
