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INDYCAR: Looking Back At Races 1-199
With the 200th IZOD IndyCar Series event set to take place tomorrow at Kentucky, the series looks back at some of the most memorable races.
IZOD IndyCar Series  |  Posted September 03, 2010  
To the chagrin of many open-wheel fans, the unheralded Buzz Calkins won the first IRL race. (IndyCar.com)
(With the 200th IZOD IndyCar Series event set to take place tomorrow at Kentucky, the series looks back at some of the most memorable races.)

Dan Wheldon, the 2005 series and Indianapolis 500 champion, considers his victory in the series’ 100th race in August 2004 at Nazareth Speedway to be one of him most memorable.

“Personally, it’s a milestone, especially when you consider the competitive nature of the IZOD IndyCar Series and especially now when you see the direction the series is heading,” he said. “To win the 100th race was a great experience.

Nazareth is one of my favorite tracks, and to win the race that day is one of those things that you’ll always remember.”

Wheldon led a 1-2-3 sweep for Andretti Green Racing that day to score the third victory of his career. Six years and 99 starts later, Wheldon hopes to add another milestone win at Kentucky Speedway in the series 200th race.

“I wasn’t part of the first IndyCar Series race, but I was part of the 100th and will not be part of the 200th and hopefully we’ll be able to break into Victory Lane for the National Guard and for Panther Racing,” he said. “That would be another milestone for me personally and I look forward to being around for another 100 IZOD IndyCar Series events.”

A timeline of other notable races through the years:

Jan. 27, 1996
Race #1: The green flag dropped on the Indy Racing League’s inaugural event, the Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Denver’s Buzz Calkins wins the race.

(Watch the first IRL race below)



June 29, 1997
Race #10: Former USAC Triple Crown champion Tony Stewart gets his first IZOD IndyCar Series victory at Pikes Peak International Raceway.

August 29, 1998
Race #22: Kenny Brack becomes the first IZOD IndyCar Series driver to win three consecutive races when he claims the checkered flag at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He also won at Charlotte and Pikes Peak.

May 28, 2000
Race #38: Target Chip Ganassi Racing wins the Indianapolis 500 with driver Juan Montoya, marking the first time a team from the CART series competes in an IZOD IndyCar Series-sanctioned event.

June 30, 2001
Race #50: Buddy Lazier wins the IZOD IndyCar Series’ first race in Richmond, Va.

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