200th IndyCar race for the IRL

The Kentucky Indy 300 marks the 200th IZOD IndyCar Series race. There have been 86 IZOD IndyCar Series (and its title predecessors) races with a margin of victory of less than one second. That's through 199 events. Of those, the pole sitter has won only 28 percent of the time.

The above numbers point out how close the competition has been throughout the existence of the Indy Racing League's top division.

The first race was Jan. 27, 1996, at Walt Disney World Speedway (Buzz Calkins winner) and the 100th race was Aug. 29, 2004, at Nazareth Speedway (Dan Wheldon winner). Race No. 200 is this weekend at Kentucky Speedway.