- December 2002
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12/26/02Five-Year Extension To Benefit Fans Through Extended Call Center Hours And Added Convenience
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12/04/02Meijer Becomes Title Sponsor of "The Meijer 300" NASCAR Busch Series Event and "The Official Supercenter of Kentucky Speedway"
- November 2002
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11/26/02Veteran Driver Predicts Successful Season With Wood Bros. Hands-On Approach
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11/21/02Fittipaldi Prepares For Mixed 2003 Stock Car Schedule, Parker, Jr. Mulls Racing Future
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11/20/02Young Team Eager For Daytona Debut Under Fox and Parker
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11/13/02NASCAR Winston Cup Series rookie points leader Ryan Newman prepared his No. 12 Alltel Ford for the series' season finale during a two-day test at Kentucky Speedway.
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11/12/02Gallatin Co. Kentucky Affected By Severe Weather
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11/04/02Hundreds of fans converged on Kentucky Speedway's Turn 3 Fan Center Gift Shop for the final "Drive The Track Sale" of 2002 and their chance to turn laps on the 1.5-mile superspeedway.
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11/01/02Night Race Scheduled For August 16, 2003
- October 2002
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10/31/02Kentucky Speedway's "Horsepower" joined other area mascots in bringing the spirit of Halloween to patients at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
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10/28/02Indy Racing League stars Sam Hornish Jr. and Jaques Lazier successfully completed the first track test of the all-new 2003 Chevy Indy V8 engine Oct. 26 at Kentucky Speedway.
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10/24/022001 Atlanta Champions Prepare To Return To Victory Lane
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10/18/02B. Lazier, Ave, Fike and Witherill Test No. 91 Hemelgarn IRL Machine
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10/15/02Jaques Lazier returned to the cockpit of an Indy Racing League car Oct. 12 for the first time since he suffered a back injury during an IRL race in April, turning 77 laps with Team Menard in a test at Kentucky Speedway.
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10/10/02NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Indy Racing League and ARCA RE/MAX Series Action Return To Kentucky Speedway In 2003
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10/03/02Luyendyk, Mauricio & Mazzacana Pass IRL Rookie Tests
- September 2002
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09/25/02NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Robby Gordon, Michael Waltrip, Mike Skinner, Steve Park and Greg Biffle capped a two week NASCAR Winston Cup test period at Kentucky Speedway that saw 16 series drivers, including five of the top 10 points leaders, prepare their machines for the season-ending eight-race run.
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09/23/02Inaugural event raises $45,000
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09/18/02Points Leaders Join Matt Kenseth For One Day Test
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09/17/02Rusty Wallace, Todd Bodine, Dave Blaney and Casey Kahne Test NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch Machines
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09/12/02Wood Bros. Racing became the first NASCAR Winston Cup team to test at Kentucky under its new agreement with Ford Racing that allows any of the manufacturer's sanctioned race teams exclusive access to the 1.5-mile tri-oval each Tuesday through 2004.
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09/07/02
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09/03/02New Site Design Leads To Increased Hits and Ticket Sales
- August 2002
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08/21/02All-Time Attendance Tops 843,000, Feature Race Attendance Up A Combined 12 Percent
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08/13/02Marlboro Team Penske and Toyota Racing Development Complete Two-Day Test
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08/11/02
Brazilian Holds Off Hornish, Jr. for Victory
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08/11/02Priestley In Stable Condition After Morning Practice Crash
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08/11/02Team Kelley Driver Hits 220.766 MPH And Beats His Qualifying Speed
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08/11/02Arie Luyendyk Jr. led the final practice for the Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series this morning at Kentucky Speedway, a session in which Jason Priestley was seriously injured in a crash.
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08/10/02A.J. Foyt, IV Claims Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series Kentucky 100 Pole
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08/10/02Florida Driver Cruises to Victory in NASCAR Hills Bros All Pro Series Race
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08/10/02Infiniti Engines Take Top Four Spots
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08/10/02Team Kelley Driver Hits 222.707, Fisher and Scheckter Round Out Top Three
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08/09/02Driver Betters Previous Track Record By 1.163 Miles Per
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08/09/02The NASCAR Hills Bros. All Pro Series opened the action for Kentucky Speedway's fourth and final race weekend of the 2002 season with a two-hour practice session on Friday, August 9.
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08/08/02A two-time Kentucky Speedway champion, the 2001 Indy Racing League champion, and the fastest woman in Indy racing history will join "Spiderman," "The Professor," and 20 other Indy Racing League stars in a power-packed field for the August 11 "Belterra Casino Indy 300" at Kentucky Speedway.
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08/07/02The Children And Families Of The Louisville Dream Factory To Visit Speedway
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08/06/022002 Miss Kentucky and Belterra Casino VP and GM Named To Race Day Posts
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08/02/02Indy Racing League drivers Scott Sharp and Tony Renna joined Infiniti Pro Series drivers Gary Peterson, Jason Priestley, G.J. Mennan and Jeff Tillman in a one-day test on the 1.5-mile Kentucky Speedway tri-oval today in preparation for the upcoming "Belterra Casino Indy 300" and "Kentucky 100" on August 11.
- July 2002
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07/31/02IRL Points Leaders deFerran, Castroneves and Hornish, Jr. Highlight Test
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07/25/02First 15,000 Fans To Enter Kentucky Speedway Sunday, August 11, Will Receive A Sam Hornish, Jr., Buddy Lazier or Al Unser, Jr. Bobblehead
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07/17/02Drivers Post Fastest Speedway Test Times To Date
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07/16/02New Weekend To Showcase Indy Racing League To Tri-State Markets
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07/13/02
Mike Bliss set a blistering pace in claiming the win in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kroger 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Bliss won for the second week in a row in a race that was the second fastest in series history.
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07/12/02
ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Chad Blount earned his second career victory by holding off Frank Kimmel after a late caution on Friday night in "The Blue Grass Quality Meats 200" at Kentucky Speedway.</
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07/12/02Bliss, Lester, Cook and Horn Round Out Top Five In "The Kroger 225 Field"
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07/12/02ARCA RE/MAX Series pole winner Vern Slagh withdrew from "The Blue Grass Quality Meats 200" at Kentucky Speedway after a conference with series officials on July 12.07/11/02Vern Slagh claimed his first career Old Milwaukee Pole Award with a lap at 167.629 miles per hour on Thursday at Kentucky Speedway in qualifying for Friday's ARCA Re/MAX Blue Grass Quality Meats 200.07/11/02NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Drivers Brendan Gaughan ( No. 62 NAPA Chevrolet) and Steve Portenga (No. 39 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet) brought smiles to children's faces on July 11 during a "Caps For Kids" appearance at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.07/11/02Master Sergeant Stephen R. Carnahan of Ft. Campbell, Ky., To Represent The U.S. Armed Forces on All-American Race Weekend At Kentucky Speedway07/10/02Forty-three Entrants To Battle For 36 "Kroger 225" Starting07/08/02Kentucky Speedway will have its say in the 2002 NASCAR Craftsman Truck and ARCA RE/MAX series championship chases this weekend when it hosts both "The Kroger 225" on Saturday evening and "The Blue Grass Quality Meats 200" on Friday evening.
- June 2002
06/27/02Series Points Leader Sterling Marlin, Casey Atwood, Jeremy Mayfield, Jimmy Spencer and Michael Waltrip Begin Two-Day Test06/26/02Kentucky Speedway announces it has extended its corporate partnership with the John Deere Worldwide Commercial & Consumer Equipment Division, making the world-renowned equipment manufacturer the "Official Tractor of Kentucky Speedway" through 2005.06/26/02Speedway's Third Race Weekend Features Two Series July 12-1306/16/02Hobgood Holds Off Late Charge From Defending Kentucky Champion Huffman06/16/02A Record 71,299 Standing-Room-Only Crowd Packs Kentucky Speedway For The NASCAR Busch Series
06/15/02Persistent Rains Force Postponement06/15/02The NASCAR Hills Bros. All Pro Series "Kentucky 150" kicked off a full day of stock car action at Kentucky Speedway this afternoon. The race was the first of three scheduled for the day.06/15/02Defending Kentucky Champion Huffman Posts Fastest Practice Session Lap At 148.945 mph06/14/02"The Kentucky 150" Joins "The Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo" and "The 700 WLW 100" On A Full Saturday Race Card06/14/02Less Than 2,000 Tickets Remain For June 15 Event06/14/02Bolstered by a smooth, new racing surface at Kentucky Speedway, 12 NASCAR Busch Series drivers turned in times faster than last year's pole-winner during Friday afternoon's Lexington Herald Leader Pole Night qualifying for Saturday's The Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo.06/14/02Eddie Mercer claimed the Bud Pole Award for Friday night's NASCAR Hills Bros All Pro Series Kentucky 150 Presented by The Lexington Herald- Leader at Kentucky Speedway.06/14/02Rookie-of-the-Year Candidate Posts Fastest Lap At 173.717 mph06/13/0254-Team Event Entry List Is Largest of Season For NASCAR Busch Series06/10/02NASCAR Winston Cup Series Driver Takes First Win of 2002 In Pocono06/04/02Dale Jarrett, Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, Stacy Compton, Scott Riggs and Larry Foyt Attend Kentucky Media Day- May 2002
05/30/02Test Time Beats Fastest Kentucky IRL Pole Speed of 219.191mph05/28/02NASCAR Veteran To Appear In Busch and Winston Cup Series Events June 15 and 1605/24/02Testing for the June 15 "Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo" opened this week as the teams of Coy Gibbs and Casey Mears concluded two-day tests on Kentucky Speedway's 1.5-mile tri-oval.05/23/02"Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo" Grand Marshal Kevin Harvick Speaks During Speedway Test05/20/02California Band To Play Pre-Race Concert for "The Kroger 300 presented by Oreo"05/13/02Defending Track and Series Champion To Appear During June 15 Event05/12/02Defending ARCA RE/MAX Series Champion Frank Kimmel was the charm for the third time at Kentucky Speedway Saturday as he won the inaugural "Channel 5-155" race in front of 27,575 fans.</
05/11/02Chad Blount saved his best for last.05/10/02Kentucky Speedway launched its 2002 season with three races on the facility's paved quarter-mile track in "The Auto Body Panels Short Track Special" in front of 12,093 fans Friday night.05/10/02John Metcalf, the third-oldest driver in the field at 54-years-old, beat out 40 other drivers to claim the Old Milwaukee Pole Award for the inaugural ARCA RE/MAX Series "Channel 5 155" today at Kentucky Speedway.05/10/02Frank Kimmel, winner of both ARCA RE-Max Series races at Kentucky Speedway in 2001, posted the fastest laps during practice at the 1.5 mile tri-oval on Friday morning in advance of Saturday's Channel 5 155.05/09/02Kentucky Speedway has unveiled a new, enhanced security plan for race competitors, media, entertainers and fans that will be in effect for all future events held at the $152-million motorsports and entertainment venue.05/08/02"Kentucky Speedway" Exit 55 And State Route 1039 Ready For Opening Weekend05/03/02Kentucky Speedway™ and Blue Grass Quality Meats announce today they have extended their corporate partnership, making the Crescent Springs, Ky., company "The Official Meat Company of Kentucky Speedway" through 2005.05/01/02NASCAR Busch Series Driver Predicts Side-by-Side Racing For "The Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo" On June 15- April 2002
04/24/02Fifteen ARCA RE/MAX Series teams turned wrenches and adjusted stock car set-ups during an open test at Kentucky Speedway today in preparation for the inaugural "Channel 5-155" on Saturday, May 11.04/22/02The Kentucky Speedway Official 2002 Pace Car led the field to the green flag for Indiana University's "Little 500" Bike Races April 19 and 20.04/18/02ARCA RE/MAX Series Points Leader Ready To Run For Channel 5-155 On Title May 1104/16/02Repeat Sellout Crowd Expected For "The Kroger 300 Presented by Oreo" On June 1504/15/02Brewco Motorsports NASCAR Busch Series driver Jamie McMurray will be on hand to meet media and comment on Kentucky Speedway's NASCAR Busch Series sponsorship announcement on April 16 at 11:30 a.m.04/02/02USAC MIDGET SERIES, ARCA LINCOLN WELDERS TRUCK SERIES AND BABY GRAND SERIES TO RACE MAY 1004/01/02Kentucky Speedway's opening weekend corporate partner, Cincinnati's WLWT Channel 5, has caught the racing bug.- March 2002
03/20/02ARCA RE/MAX "Channel 5-155" Ticket Includes Pre-Race Show03/15/02Kentucky Speedway launched a new-look, more fan-friendly World Wide Web site today at www.kentuckyspeedway.com.03/11/02Kentucky To Be Included In Espn2, Espn International Coverage Of New Indy Racing Infiniti Pro SeriesAll seven events of the 2002 Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series will be broadcast on ESPN2 in the United States and distributed worldwide through ESPN International.03/08/02KOI To Be "The Official Auto Parts Store of Kentucky Speedway" Through 2005- February 2002
02/28/02Coy Gibbs, full-time driver of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series No. 20 MBNA Chevrolet, may be part of the 43-car field in Kentucky Speedway's 300-mile NASCAR Busch Series event on June 15.02/20/02Kentucky Speedway announces a three-year corporate partnership with Cleanevent USA, Inc.02/18/02New One-Hour Weeknight Radio Show Debuts Monday, Feb. 1802/14/02Kentucky Speedway announces the promotion of Dan Stuart to director of sales.02/14/02Kentucky Speedway's "Horsepower" mascot and Executive Vice President and General Manager Mark F. Cassis brought smiles to the faces of patients by distributing speedway caps and die cast cars02/13/02Kentucky Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager Mark F. Cassis and Communications Director Tim Bray explained the finer points of sports marketing and communications to the Cincinnati chapters of the American Marketing Association and Public Relations Society of America02/06/02Research And Development Team Preparing To Start 2002 Season02/06/02A Total Of Seven Kentucky Speedway Events To Be Televised In 200202/05/02Sterling Marlin and Kentucky Speedway gave Cincinnati Cyclones hockey fans a taste of the upcoming NASCAR Winston Cup season- January 2002
01/25/02John Andretti completes a two-day test at Kentucky Speedway in the Petty Enterprises NASCAR Winston Cup No. 43 Cheerios Dodge.01/22/0201/21/02New Developmental Series Adds To The Aug. 11 "Open-Wheel Sunday" Schedule At Kentucky01/09/02Kentucky Speedway's Tri-State Racing Show To Debut In March 200201/07/02IRL Champ Hornish, Jr., and ARCA RE/MAX Champ Kimmel Greet Fans01/03/02Single Event Tickets On Sale Monday At 9:00 a.m., Speedway Expects Strong Demand For June 15 NASCAR Busch Series Tickets
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