Kentucky Speedway announced today that drivers in the 43-car “The Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo” Busch Series field will compete for a track record purse of $1,247,798 on Saturday, June 14. The purse and winner’s check of $84,750 for the Busch Series event are expected to attract more than 50 potential qualifiers for the second straight year. The race will be televised live on the FX Network and the green flag will drop at 8:00pm. Kentucky Speedway’s Busch Series winner’s payout ranks first among stand-alone races on the circuit and third overall among the 14 series races completed this season behind Daytona ($96,825) and Las Vegas ($86,575), both of which are companion events with The NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The Kentucky Speedway purse ranks second among stand-alone NASCAR Busch Series races behind Gateway International Speedway ($1,270,992) and sixth overall behind Daytona ($2,000,387), Las Vegas ($1,356,617), California Speedway ($1,356,055), Texas Motor Speedway ($1,284,492) and Gateway. In each of the past two seasons, the NASCAR Busch Series and the 66,089-seat facility have set regional stand-alone sports event attendance records by generating standing-room-only crowds of more than 70,000. Kentucky speedway is on pace to entertain its third consecutive standing-room-only crowd for its NASCAR Busch Series event. Tickets for “The Meijer 300, Presented by Oreo” and all events at Kentucky Speedway are on sale now.(Kentucky Speedway PR)(6-4-2003)
