“Fun Facts about Kentucky Speedway: Record Purse Winnings”
Wish you were a driver? These records might convince you even more! Here are the records for the Largest Purses awarded at KY Speedway.
The Largest Purse in KY Speedway history = $1,335,989 and was awarded at “The Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo” in June 2005.
The Largest Purse (By Series) = $1,094,000 in the Indy Racing League Northern Light Series’ “Belterra Casino Indy 300” August 27, 2000.
There have been some LARGE winners’ shares awarded at KY Speedway throughout the years. $148,000 was won by Sam Hornish, Jr. in “The Belterra Casino Indy 300” in 2003 and 99,405 was awarded to Kyle Busch in “The Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo” in June 2004.
Bobby Hamilton also won a large purse when he claimed $80,125 in “The built Ford Tough 225 Presented by The Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers” in July 2004.
