For the second time in the 2008 season, Kentucky Speedway has sold an event out.  Saturday’s IndyCar Series, “Meijers Indy 300 Presented by Pepsi and Edy’s” sold out all of the 66,089 grandstand seats and was offering standing-room-only tickets.  After all was said and done, total attendance for the race was 66,389 fans making it the most attended IndyCar Series event at Kentucky Speedway to date.

Back in June, the NASCAR Nationwide Series ran in front of a sold out crowd of 73,195.  This is the first time in the track’s history that it has hosted two sold-out events during a single season.

With 26 cars taking the green flag, Scott Dixon completed a last-lap pass of Helio Castroneves 500 feet before the finish line to grab the win for Chip Ganassi Racing.  Bringing his wins to six for the season ties the series record for wins in a season.  The victory at Kentucky gained Dixon 13 points which leaves him 78 points ahead of Castroneves in the series.  Castroneves is seeking his first series title.

The event marks the end of another successful and news packed season at Kentucky.  Bruton Smith’s Speedway Motorsports International announced back in May that it would be purchasing Kentucky Speeday.  That sale is scheduled to complete in October.