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NOTES: Last season, Dan Wheldon dominated the race after two runner-up finishes, as he led for 177 of the 200 laps en route to victory over Dario Franchitti. Wheldon, who started on the grid, exchanged the lead with pole sitter Tony Kanaan over the opening laps, but assumed control on the ninth lap. Scott Dixon, who placed fourth, took over for two laps, but Wheldon once again took control on the 51st lap. Dixon again gained the advantage, but Wheldon responded on lap 105 and held the lead until Dixon again took the lead on the 156th lap. The lead was short-lived as Wheldon took over for good on the 165th lap and completed the victory under caution. With just two laps remaining, Scott Sharp created the caution flag due to contact in turn four. Kanaan never threatened again and finished 15th. The victory was the second of his two wins in 2007, bringing his total wins to 13. Ground was broken on the new Kansas Speedway on May 25, 1999, five days before the 83rd running of the Indianapolis 500. The speedway is the largest tourist attraction in the state of Kansas with grandstand seating for 75,000 spectators. Upon completion of the final phase of construction, the track could seat the entire population of the Virgin Islands, 150,000. About 11 million cubic yards of dirt were moved during construction. That is equal to 1 million dump truck loads or enough to fill an NFL stadium five times. To equal the amount of storm pipe used in the speedway, the Sears Tower in Chicago would be laid end to end 45 times. In 2006, Sam Hornish Jr outraced Dan Wheldon to the finish line to capture the sixth running of the race. Hornish, who finished second at this race the first two years, took the checkered flag just 0.0793 of a second ahead of Wheldon for the 17th of 19 career titles. Hornish reclaimed the lead on lap 199 of the 200-lap race. Hornish and Wheldon dominated the race, as each led on six different occasions. Hornish led for 149 laps, while pole sitter Wheldon led for 45. Kansas Speedway will be very busy this weekend, as it will play host to the Craftsman Truck Series' O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 on Saturday, April 26th. The next race in the IndyCar championship is on May 25th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indianapolis 500, where Dario Franchitti captured the 2007 race. 04/23 16:51:44 ET