ALL-TIME RECORDS Kentucky Speedway Firsts First Race: Kentucky 150 Start Time: 9:00 p.m. Attendance: 36,210 Time of Race: 1 hour, 22 minutes, 9 seconds Length: 150 miles, 100 laps First Champion: First Pole Sitter: First Margin of Victory: First Winner s Average Speed: First Lap Led: Billy Bigley, Jr., No. 28 Peerless Woodworking/Nevamar Decorative Services Chevrolet Monte Carlo Brian Smith, No. 20 Juba Glass Chevrolet Monte Carlo Qualifying Time: 150.038 mph 0.248 seconds - Billy Bigley, Jr. 111.747 mph Bill Bigley, Jr. NASCAR Slim Jim All-Pro Series Jeff Fultz, No. 54 Cleaver Brooks/C&C Boilers/Honeywell Chevrolet Monte Carlo Time: 150.538 mph First Purse: $95,050 First Winning Crew Chief: Bill Bigley, Sr. Kentucky 150 Kentucky Speedway Single Race Records 1.5-mile Tri-Oval
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RECORDS / 2 Overall Records ARCA Racing Series (ARS); ASA (American Speed Association National Tour); FIL (Firestone Indy Lights); IICS (IZOD IndyCar Series); NCWTS (NASCAR Camping World Series); NEDSS (NASCAR Elite Division Southeast Series); NGDS (NASCAR Goody s Dash Series); NNS (NASCAR XFINITY Series); NSCS (NASCAR Sprint Cup Series); USCS (USAC Silver Crown Series). Fastest Race Average 200.893 mph IICS - August 1, 2009 Slowest Race Average 89.202 mph ARS May 10, 2008 Widest Margin of Victory.18.197 seconds NCWTS Mike Bliss July 13, 2002 Closest Margin of Victory.0.014 of a second ASA Scott Lagasse, Jr. May 7, 2004 Most Caution Periods 10 NSCS June 30, 2013 ARS May 10, 2008 and July 18, 2008 NXS June 17, 2006 and June 19, 2005 Fewest Caution Periods.0 NEDSS June 13, 2003 Most Caution Laps 63 ASA September 18, 2004 Fewest Caution Laps.0 NEDSS - June 13, 2003 Most Laps Led by Race Winner..199 Brad Keselowski NSCS June 28, 2014 Fewest Laps Led by Race Winner 3 Kyle Busch NXS June 19, 2004 Career Lap Leader Kyle Busch 938 through 14 starts (NNS 6; NCWTS 4; NSCS 3; ARS 1) Largest Entry.55 ARS July 7, 2006 Smallest Entry 11 USCS June, 16 2006 FIL Kentucky 100 Aug. 13, 2005 FIL Kentucky 100 Aug. 14, 2004 Largest Field..69 Frank Kimmel Enduro Nationals - May 26, 2007 Smallest Field.11 USCS June 16, 2006 FIL Kentucky 100 Aug. 13, 2005 FIL Kentucky 100 Aug. 14, 2004
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RECORDS / 3 Youngest Race Starter.. Shelby Howard, 16 yrs., 9 mos., 16 days ARS May 11, 2002 Oldest Race Starter..James Hylton 74 yrs., 8 mos., 13 days ARS May 9, 2009 Youngest Race Winner. Kyle Busch 18 yrs., 8 days ARS May 10, 2003 Oldest Race Winner.Stanley Smith 54 years, 11 mos., 18 days NEDSS September 18, 2004 Youngest Pole Winner Joey Logano 18 yrs., 21 days NXS June 14, 2008 Oldest Pole Winner..Vern Slagh 62 yrs., 5 mos., 24 days ARS July 12, 2002 Top-10 Closest Margins of Victory.0098 of a second Ed Carpenter over Dario Franchitti IICS Oct. 2, 2011.014 of a second- Scott Lagasse, Jr. over Wade Day ASA - May 7, 2004.0162 of a second - Ryan Briscoe over Ed Carpenter IICS - August 1, 2009.019 of a second - Jay Howard over Jonathan Klein FIL - August 13, 2006.024 of a second - Robert Huffman over Cam Strader NGDS - June 17, 2001.036 of a second - Todd Bodine over Greg Biffle NXS - June 16, 2002.0514 of a second - P.J. Chesson over Paul Dana FIL - August 14, 2004.0581 of a second - Adrian Fernandez over Buddy Rice IICS - August 16, 2004.0652 of a second - A.J. Foyt, IV over Ed Carpenter FIL - August 11, 2002.0779 of a second - Scott Sharp over Vitor Meira IICS - August 14, 2005
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RECORDS / 4 Records by Division Purse Overall Largest Purse (History): $5,088,336 NSCS June 30, 2013 Largest Winner s Share: $213,316 Kyle Busch NSCS July 9, 2011 Largest Purse (By Series): $1,094,000 IICS - August 27, 2000 Largest Winner s Share: $148,000 Sam Hornish, Jr. IICS - August 17, 2003 Largest Purse $5,088,336 NSCS June 29, 2013 Largest Winner s Share: $213,316 Kyle Busch NSCS July 9, 2011 Largest Purse: $775,065 NCWTS - July 19, 2008 Largest Winner s Share: $89,650 Johnny Benson NCWTS - July 19, 2008
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RECORDS / 5 Attendance (Race Events) Largest Attendance: 107,000 (History) NSCS July 9, 2011 66,389 IICS August 9, 2008 107,000 NSCS July 9, 2011 63,750 NCWTS Non-Race Events Largest Attendance: 121,000 (estimated) June 3-6, 2004 Country Stampede - Four-day music festival 52,147 - July 8, 2000 Metallica Summer Sanitorium Tour Speed Records Fastest Lap (Qualifying): Fastest Lap (Competition): Fastest Leading Lap: Fastest Average: 221.390 mph (24.0661 seconds) Sarah Fisher IICS - August 10, 2002 221.109 mph Tomas Scheckter IICS - August 11, 2002 219.747 mph Sam Hornish, Jr. IICS - August 11, 2002 200.893 mph Winner: Ryan Briscoe IICS - August 1, 2009
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RECORDS / 6 Speed Records (cont d.) Fastest Lap (Qualifying): Fastest Average: 188.791 mph Brad Keselowski NSCS - June 27, 2014 153.262 mph Winner: Scott Carlson NEDSS June 13, 2003 Fastest Lap (Qualifying): Fastest Average: 179.868 mph Austin Dillon NCWTS Oct. 1, 2011 143.515 mph Winner: Mike Bliss NCWTS - July 13, 2002 Margin of Victory All-Time Widest: All-Time Closest: 18.197 seconds Winner: Mike Bliss NCWTS - July 13, 2002.014 of a second- Scott Lagasse, Jr. over Wade Day ASA - May 7, 2004
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RECORDS / 7 Margin of Victory (cont d.) Widest: Closest: 13.1597 seconds Winner: Helio Castroneves IICS - September 4, 2010.0098 of a second Ed Carpenter over Dario Franchitti IICS - October 2, 2011 Widest: Closest: 7.283 seconds Winner: Scott Carlson NEDSS - June 13, 2003.014 of a second Winner: Scott Lagasse, Jr., No 20 Lagasse Motorsports Chevrolet ASA - June 16, 2001 Widest: Closest: 18.197 seconds Winner: Mike Bliss - NCWTS - July 13, 2002 0.135 of a second Winner: Ron Hornaday, Jr. NCWTS - July 18, 2009
KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY RECORDS / 8 Race Length Longest Race (Laps): 200 IICS (12 Times) Shortest Race (Laps): 50 USAC National Midget Car Series August 10, 2001 (Two Times) Longest Race (Laps) 267 NSCS (Four Times) Shortest Race (Laps): 67 NGDS (Three Times) Longest Race (Laps): 153 NCWTS July 10, 2004 (First green-white-checkered flag finish at Kentucky Speedway) Shortest Race (Laps): 50 ARCA Lincoln Welders Series (Three Times Quarter-mile track) - Kentucky Speedway -