I’ve always been curious about this race.

CART-sanctioned Indy Lights ran a support race during the inaugural IRL weekend at Kansas Speedway in 2001. From what I can tell, it was one of two IRL support races they ran that season, the other being Gateway.

Kristian Kolby beat Damien Faulkner and Townsend Bell to the line in a photo finish. Bell was later penalized two spots for aggressive driving, elevating Dan Wheldon to the podium.

I’ve never seen any video from this race. I’d love to see it if it exists. It’s the original photo finish at a track, my home track, that became best-known for photo finishes.