# 2010 Kentucky Indy 300

The 2010 Kentucky Indy 300 was the eleventh running of the Kentucky Indy 300 and the fifteenth round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Saturday, September 4, 2010. The race contested over 200 laps at the 1.480-mile (2.382 km) Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Total |
| 1 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Panther Racing | 24.4414 | 24.4544 | 48.8958 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 24.4469 | 24.4723 | 48.9192 |
| 3 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 24.4840 | 24.4640 | 48.9480 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 24.5009 | 24.4848 | 48.9857 |
| 5 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | 24.4871 | 24.5343 | 49.0214 |
| 6 | 34 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 24.5291 | 24.5796 | 49.1087 |
| 7 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 24.5877 | 24.5458 | 49.1335 |
| 8 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 24.5988 | 24.5395 | 49.1383 |
| 9 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 24.5666 | 24.6301 | 49.1967 |
| 10 | 36 | Tomas Scheckter | Conquest Racing | 24.6000 | 24.5991 | 49.1991 |
| 11 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 24.6178 | 24.5942 | 49.2120 |
| 12 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 24.6330 | 24.6013 | 49.2343 |
| 13 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | 24.5926 | 24.6517 | 49.2443 |
| 14 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 24.6401 | 24.6327 | 49.2728 |
| 15 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 24.6797 | 24.6142 | 49.2939 |
| 16 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24.6761 | 24.6701 | 49.3462 |
| 17 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 24.7322 | 24.6422 | 49.3744 |
| 18 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 24.7734 | 24.7267 | 49.5001 |
| 19 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 24.8104 | 24.7517 | 49.5621 |
| 20 | 2 | Raphael Matos | de Ferran Dragon Racing | 24.7809 | 24.7938 | 49.5747 |
| 21 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 24.8375 | 24.7684 | 49.6059 |
| 22 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 24.8667 | 24.7897 | 49.6564 |
| 23 | 24 | Paul Tracy | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24.8989 | 24.8328 | 49.7317 |
| 24 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | 24.9899 | 24.9579 | 49.9478 |
| 25 | 66 | Graham Rahal | Sarah Fisher Racing | 25.2216 | 24.9565 | 50.1781 |
| 26 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | 25.3817 | 25.1611 | 50.5428 |
| 27 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | | | no time |
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### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 200 | 1:41:50.0059 | 50 |
| 2 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Panther Racing | 200 | 1:42:03.1656 | 41 |
| 3 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 200 | 1:42:03.9273 | 37 |
| 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | 200 | 1:42:03.9990 | 32 |
| 5 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:42:04.2027 | 30 |
| 6 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 200 | 1:42:04.5728 | 28 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 200 | 1:42:05.1084 | 26 |
| 8 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 200 | 1:42:05.6201 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 200 | 1:42:05.8553 | 22 |
| 10 | 34 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 199 | +1 lap | 20 |
| 11 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 199 | +1 lap | 19 |
| 12 | 24 | Paul Tracy | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 199 | +1 lap | 18 |
| 13 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 199 | +1 lap | 17 |
| 14 | 36 | Tomas Scheckter | Conquest Racing | 199 | +1 lap | 16 |
| 15 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | 199 | +1 lap | 15 |
| 16 | 2 | Raphael Matos | de Ferran Dragon Racing | 199 | +1 lap | 14 |
| 17 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | 199 | +1 lap | 13 |
| 18 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 198 | +2 laps | 12 |
| 19 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | 195 | +5 laps | 12 |
| 20 | 66 | Graham Rahal | Sarah Fisher Racing | 195 | +5 laps | 12 |
| 21 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 174 | Mechanical | 12 |
| 22 | 67 | Sarah Fisher | Sarah Fisher Racing | 134 | Mechanical | 12 |
| 23 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 79 | Contact | 12 |
| 24 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 79 | Contact | 12 |
| 25 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 78 | Contact | 10 |
| 26 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 45 | Mechanical | 10 |
| 27 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 0 | Contact | 10 |
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