Wheldon’s teammate, Scott Dixon, who led 16 laps, was issued a drive-thru penalty for a pit stop violation on Lap 158. That left AGR’s Dario Franchitti as the top contender, but he was more than 11 seconds behind Wheldon when Scott Sharp spun and made contact with the SAFER Barrier in Turn 4 on the white flag lap.
Franchitti finished second while Helio Castroneves was third, Dixon was fourth and Tomas Scheckter was fifth.
The win is Wheldon’s second of the season and gives him a 27-point advantage over Dixon in the season standing heading into the Indianapolis 500.
The Kansas Lottery Indy 300 was the first IndyCar Series race to feature three women in the field. Patrick finished seventh while Sarah Fisher was 12th and Milka Duno was 14th.
Sharp and Ed Carpenter were involved in the only two incidents during the race. Both were checked and released from the infield medical center.
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