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Indy Lights

January 07, 2023

Not to be confused with Formula Lites.

Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program of racing series leading up to the IndyCar Series. The Indy Lights series has been promoted by Anderson Promotions since 2014, which also manages the Road to Indy program.

Indy NXT
Logo used since November 4, 2022
CategoryOpen wheel cars
CountryUnited States
Inaugural season1986 (original)
2002 (IndyCar sanctioned)
Chassis suppliersDallara
Engine suppliersMazda–AER (2015–2018)
AER (2019–present)
Tyre suppliersFirestone
Drivers' champion Linus Lundqvist
Teams' champion HMD Motorsports
Official websitewww.indycar.com
Current season

A similar series named Indy Lights filled the developmental role for the CART series, and ran from 1986 to 1993 as the American Racing Series and Dayton Indy Lights from 1991 to 2001. The current IndyCar sanctioned series was founded in 2002 as the Infiniti Pro Series as a way to introduce new talent to IndyCar, with the moniker Indy Lights returning in 2008 when CART and IndyCar unified. The Indy Lights champion was awarded a $1M scholarship toward the IndyCar Series, and guaranteed three races including the Indianapolis 500 during this time. For 2023, Penske Entertainment announced a rebranding to the name Indy NXT.

Early origins

In the post-WWII era, through the early 1960s, open wheel race cars were almost exclusively front-engined "roadsters". The primary ladder series included sprints and midgets. By the end of the 1960s, the cars evolved into rear-engine formula-style machines. Likewise, the feeder series began to follow the same mold. When USAC became the primary sanctioning body for top-level Indy car racing, the ladder of progression began to change.

USAC Mini Indy Series

The SCCA Super Vee and Formula Atlantic series were among the first formula-based ladder series. However, neither had any direct tie to USAC. In 1977, USAC started the "Mini-Indy" series, using Super Vee machines. The series ended after 1980 when USAC stopped sanctioning Indy car races outside of Indianapolis.

Following the end of the "Mini Indy" series, the driver pool in the early 1980s to CART and the Indy 500 was drawn in a somewhat unorganized fashion among Super Vees, Atlantics, SCCA, former Can-Am drivers, sprints, midgets, and even stock cars and off-road racing. In addition, a number of CART series drivers during the 1980s and early 1990s were former Formula 1 competitors, most of whom had climbed the European-based ladder series.

Original series (1986–2001)

 
Mark Smith racing an Indy Lights car at Phoenix International Raceway in 1991.

The original Indy Lights series was an open-wheeled racing series that acted as a developmental circuit for CART from 1986 to 2001. It was founded in 1986 as the American Racing Series (ARS). The series was renamed Indy Lights in 1991. The CART-sanctioned series became widely popular and secured the title sponsorship of Firestone. Later, Firestone's subsidiary Dayton Tires took over as tire supplier and title sponsor.

A spec-series, CART Indy Lights used March chassis (essentially a modified 85B Formula 3000 chassis, renamed to Wildcat) from 1986 to 1992. In 1992 Lola became the primary chassis constructor to the series, using a modified F3000 chassis. In 1997, a newly updated and modern-looking chassis was introduced based on an F3000 design. It would remain through 2001. Buick V6 engines were used for its entire existence.

The ARS/Indy Lights series' championship winners included two CART champions, two IndyCar Series champions, seven CCWS race-winners and two Formula One drivers.

The Indy Lights schedule closely followed that of the CART series, and typically had a gap of up to a month while the primary CART teams raced at the Indy 500. The races were usually held the morning of the CART series races, as an undercard event. In early years, the Indy Lights series skipped superspeedway races such as Michigan, but eventually found its way to race there. In some rare occasions, the Indy Lights ran at non-CART tracks, generally as a support race to a series other than CART. In 2001 Indy Lights ran at Road Atlanta the weekend of the Petit Le Mans, and ran at Kansas with the IRL.

 
The Lola T97/20 was the specified chassis used from 1997 to 2001. It is pictured here at a vintage racing event in 2016.

By the late 1990s and early 2000s, CART was suffering from financial problems. Meanwhile, in 1996, the rival Indy Racing League was formed. CART canceled the minor league outright after the 2001 season. By this time, the Toyota Atlantic series was equally effective in providing CART with new drivers. In addition, the Atlantics served as a springboard for such drivers as Greg Ray, Sam Hornish Jr. and Richie Hearn to enter the IRL. The Atlantics effectively became CART's primary feeder system, and later became Champ Car World Series' official in-house feeder championship for a time.

Current series (2002–present)

The Infiniti Pro Series was re-founded by the Indy Racing League and began racing in 2002, the year after the CART-sanctioned Indy Lights series' demise. It was a spec series using a TWR (Tom Walkinshaw Racing) developed 3.5L version of the V8 engine used in the Infiniti Q45 combined with Dallara chassis producing 420 horsepower (310 kW). The series initially struggled to attract drivers and some races have had fewer than 10 entrants. However, with the introduction of a number of road-course races to the schedule in 2005, many of America's top prospects like Marco Andretti and Phil Giebler were attracted to the series to run part-time schedules on road courses. In 2006, a boost in prize money even further increased car counts to 16 or more, with an even six oval and six road course mix. The selected races being double races, and a stand-alone race (independent of the IndyCar Series) were scheduled on the USGP weekend.

 
Green flag for the 2008 Miami 100 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The series was called the Menards Infiniti Pro Series (MIPS) until 2006 when both Menards and Nissan dropped their sponsorship of the series. It was then known as the Indy Pro Series. On March 26, 2008, the series announced a changing of names, when the historical records and proprietary information of Champ Car were acquired by the IRL. The series then became known as Firestone Indy Lights.

The centerpiece of the Indy Lights schedule is the Freedom 100, contested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Friday prior to the Indianapolis 500. The series also held a support race for the U.S. Grand Prix, the Liberty Challenge, from 2005 to 2007. It was the series' only event that was not a support race to an IndyCar event.

On September 9, 2007, during the Chicagoland 100, Logan Gomez beat Alex Lloyd by 0.0005 seconds (approximately 1.65 inches (42 mm) at 188 mph) which reflects the closest recognized finish in the over century-long history of organized automobile racing throughout the world.[1] In 2008, the margin was established by the Guinness Book of World Records as the closest finish ever in a car race.[2]

On May 24, 2013, Peter Dempsey captured his first Indy Lights win in the Freedom 100 in the closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history (0.0026 secs) in a four-wide finish.[3]

In June 2013, it was announced that the series would be promoted by Andersen Promotions beginning in 2014.[4] with IndyCar sanctioning remaining. In August it was announced that Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014.[5] This resulted in all three levels of the Road to Indy leading up to the IndyCar Series being promoted by Andersen and feature Cooper tires, beginning in 2014. The Andersen team implemented a number of cost-reducing updates to the chassis and engine package in 2014 and introduced a new chassis and engine combination in 2015. On October 31, 2013, the series announced that Dallara would be the manufacturer of the fourth-generation Indy Lights chassis and it would be named the Dallara IL-15.[6] On November 1, 2013 a new logo was unveiled for the Indy Lights series[7] On November 26 it was announced that the engine for the new package would be a 2.0L turbocharged MZR-R four cylinder engine, tuned to last a full season of competition and producing 450 horsepower, with push-to-pass offering an additional 50 horsepower.[8]

 
Indy Lights racing at 2019 Freedom 100.

The 2020 season was canceled through a combination of low grid numbers and the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of 2021, the Dallara IL-15 continues to be the chassis employed by the series, but engines are now provided by AER, Advanced Engines Research, modifying and tuning base 2.0 liter I-4 Mazda power plants turbocharged to provide the same power and push-to-pass capability of the former engines, with the added capability of longevity: the engines are designed and fabricated to run an entire season without a rebuild. A halo was added to the IL-15 for the 2021 season.[9]

Andretti Autosport's Kyle Kirkwood captured the 2021 series championship, while HMD Motorsports' David Malukas finished second and Global Racing Group w/HMD Motorsports' Linus Lundqvist was third. HMD Motorsports/Global Racing Group secured their first Road to Indy team championship.

Firestone will return as the official tire supplier for the 2023 season.

Teams

Team Base Founding Year
Andretti Autosport Indianapolis, Indiana 2008
Belardi Auto Racing Brownsburg, Indiana 2011
Exclusive Autosport Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2020
HMD Motorsports / Global Racing Group Brownsburg, Indiana 2019
Juncos Racing Indianapolis, Indiana 2012

Specifications

Specifications (2002–2014)

 
2008 Firestone Indy Lights car during testing at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.
 
Dallara IL-15, driven by Matheus Leist in the 2017 Freedom 100

Specifications (2015–present)

Champions

USAC Mini-Indy Series

  • 1977: Bagley and Johnson tied in the points and were declared co-champions.

Indy Lights

Season Driver Team Chassis Engine
CART American Racing Series
1986   Fabrizio Barbazza Arciero Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V6
1987   Didier Theys Truesports March 86A Buick 3800 V6
1988   Jon Beekhuis Enterprise Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V6
1989   Mike Groff Leading Edge Motorsport March 86A Buick 3800 V6
1990   Paul Tracy Landford Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V6
CART Firestone/PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Series
1991   Éric Bachelart Landford Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V6
1992   Robbie Buhl Leading Edge Motorsport March 86A Buick 3800 V6
1993   Bryan Herta Tasman Motorsports Lola T93/20 Buick 3800 V6
1994   Steve Robertson Tasman Motorsports Lola T93/20 Buick 3800 V6
1995   Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Lola T93/20 Buick 3800 V6
1996   David Empringham Forsythe Racing Lola T93/20 Buick 3800 V6
1997   Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Lola T97/20 Buick 3800 V6
1998   Cristiano da Matta Tasman Motorsports Lola T97/20 Buick 3800 V6
1999   Oriol Servià Dorricott Racing Lola T97/20 Buick 3800 V6
2000   Scott Dixon PacWest Lights Lola T97/20 Buick 3800 V6
2001   Townsend Bell Dorricott Racing Lola T97/20 Buick 3800 V6
IRL Infiniti Pro Series
2002   A. J. Foyt IV A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH35
2003   Mark Taylor Panther Racing Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH35
2004   Thiago Medeiros Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH35
2005   Wade Cunningham Brian Stewart Racing Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH35
IRL Indy Pro Series
2006   Jay Howard Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2007   Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
INDYCAR Indy Lights
2008   Raphael Matos AGR–AFS Racing Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2009   J. R. Hildebrand AGR–AFS Racing Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2010   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2011   Josef Newgarden Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2012   Tristan Vautier Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2013   Sage Karam Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2014   Gabby Chaves 1 Belardi Auto Racing Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35
2015   Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing Dallara IL-15 Mazda MZR-R
2016   Ed Jones Carlin Dallara IL-15 Mazda MZR-R
2017   Kyle Kaiser Juncos Racing Dallara IL-15 Mazda MZR-R
2018   Patricio O'Ward Andretti Autosport Dallara IL-15 Mazda MZR-R
2019   Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport Dallara IL-15 Mazda MZR-R
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Dallara IL-15 AER MZR-R
2022   Linus Lundqvist HMD Motorsports Dallara IL-15 AER MZR-R

1 Chaves and   Jack Harvey (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports were tied in points and wins (4 each). Chaves won the title based on more second-place finishes (5 vs 1).

Graduates

a denotes driver who has won an IndyCar Series event.
b denotes driver who has won an IndyCar Series championship.
c denotes driver who has won an Indianapolis 500.
d denotes driver who has won a CART/Champ Car event.
e denotes driver who has won a CART/Champ Car World Series championship.

See also

References

  1. ^ "To the fourth degree". IndyCar.com. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-09-14.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Closest finish recognized as world record". IndyCar.com. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-04.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Marot, Michael. Indianapolis Motor Speedway With Historic Final Lap, Huffington Post, 24 May 2013, Retrieved 2013-05-24
  4. ^ Andersen Promotions to take over Indy Lights, Racer, June 20, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22
  5. ^ Cooper Tires Named Official Tire Of New Indy Lights Series, Performance Racing Industry, August 22, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22
  6. ^ DiZinno, Tony. No surprise: Indy Lights confirms Dallara for new 2015 chassis, NBC Sports, October 31, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-31
  7. ^ new logo image
  8. ^ Pruett, Marshall. Indy Lights series selects 2015 engine supplier, Racer, November 26, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-26
  9. ^ Pruett, Marshall (October 7, 2020). "Revamped Indy Lights to return in 2021". Racer. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

External links

 
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A request that this article title be changed to Indy NXT is under discussion Please do not move this article until the discussion is closed Not to be confused with Formula Lites Indy NXT previously Indy Lights is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy a program of racing series leading up to the IndyCar Series The Indy Lights series has been promoted by Anderson Promotions since 2014 which also manages the Road to Indy program Indy NXTLogo used since November 4 2022CategoryOpen wheel carsCountryUnited StatesInaugural season1986 original 2002 IndyCar sanctioned Chassis suppliersDallaraEngine suppliersMazda AER 2015 2018 AER 2019 present Tyre suppliersFirestoneDrivers championLinus LundqvistTeams championHMD MotorsportsOfficial websitewww indycar comCurrent seasonA similar series named Indy Lights filled the developmental role for the CART series and ran from 1986 to 1993 as the American Racing Series and Dayton Indy Lights from 1991 to 2001 The current IndyCar sanctioned series was founded in 2002 as the Infiniti Pro Series as a way to introduce new talent to IndyCar with the moniker Indy Lights returning in 2008 when CART and IndyCar unified The Indy Lights champion was awarded a 1M scholarship toward the IndyCar Series and guaranteed three races including the Indianapolis 500 during this time For 2023 Penske Entertainment announced a rebranding to the name Indy NXT Contents 1 Early origins 1 1 USAC Mini Indy Series 2 Original series 1986 2001 3 Current series 2002 present 4 Teams 5 Specifications 5 1 Specifications 2002 2014 5 2 Specifications 2015 present 6 Champions 6 1 USAC Mini Indy Series 6 2 Indy Lights 7 Graduates 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksEarly origins EditIn the post WWII era through the early 1960s open wheel race cars were almost exclusively front engined roadsters The primary ladder series included sprints and midgets By the end of the 1960s the cars evolved into rear engine formula style machines Likewise the feeder series began to follow the same mold When USAC became the primary sanctioning body for top level Indy car racing the ladder of progression began to change USAC Mini Indy Series Edit The SCCA Super Vee and Formula Atlantic series were among the first formula based ladder series However neither had any direct tie to USAC In 1977 USAC started the Mini Indy series using Super Vee machines The series ended after 1980 when USAC stopped sanctioning Indy car races outside of Indianapolis Following the end of the Mini Indy series the driver pool in the early 1980s to CART and the Indy 500 was drawn in a somewhat unorganized fashion among Super Vees Atlantics SCCA former Can Am drivers sprints midgets and even stock cars and off road racing In addition a number of CART series drivers during the 1980s and early 1990s were former Formula 1 competitors most of whom had climbed the European based ladder series Original series 1986 2001 Edit Mark Smith racing an Indy Lights car at Phoenix International Raceway in 1991 The original Indy Lights series was an open wheeled racing series that acted as a developmental circuit for CART from 1986 to 2001 It was founded in 1986 as the American Racing Series ARS The series was renamed Indy Lights in 1991 The CART sanctioned series became widely popular and secured the title sponsorship of Firestone Later Firestone s subsidiary Dayton Tires took over as tire supplier and title sponsor A spec series CART Indy Lights used March chassis essentially a modified 85B Formula 3000 chassis renamed to Wildcat from 1986 to 1992 In 1992 Lola became the primary chassis constructor to the series using a modified F3000 chassis In 1997 a newly updated and modern looking chassis was introduced based on an F3000 design It would remain through 2001 Buick V6 engines were used for its entire existence The ARS Indy Lights series championship winners included two CART champions two IndyCar Series champions seven CCWS race winners and two Formula One drivers The Indy Lights schedule closely followed that of the CART series and typically had a gap of up to a month while the primary CART teams raced at the Indy 500 The races were usually held the morning of the CART series races as an undercard event In early years the Indy Lights series skipped superspeedway races such as Michigan but eventually found its way to race there In some rare occasions the Indy Lights ran at non CART tracks generally as a support race to a series other than CART In 2001 Indy Lights ran at Road Atlanta the weekend of the Petit Le Mans and ran at Kansas with the IRL The Lola T97 20 was the specified chassis used from 1997 to 2001 It is pictured here at a vintage racing event in 2016 By the late 1990s and early 2000s CART was suffering from financial problems Meanwhile in 1996 the rival Indy Racing League was formed CART canceled the minor league outright after the 2001 season By this time the Toyota Atlantic series was equally effective in providing CART with new drivers In addition the Atlantics served as a springboard for such drivers as Greg Ray Sam Hornish Jr and Richie Hearn to enter the IRL The Atlantics effectively became CART s primary feeder system and later became Champ Car World Series official in house feeder championship for a time Current series 2002 present EditThe Infiniti Pro Series was re founded by the Indy Racing League and began racing in 2002 the year after the CART sanctioned Indy Lights series demise It was a spec series using a TWR Tom Walkinshaw Racing developed 3 5L version of the V8 engine used in the Infiniti Q45 combined with Dallara chassis producing 420 horsepower 310 kW The series initially struggled to attract drivers and some races have had fewer than 10 entrants However with the introduction of a number of road course races to the schedule in 2005 many of America s top prospects like Marco Andretti and Phil Giebler were attracted to the series to run part time schedules on road courses In 2006 a boost in prize money even further increased car counts to 16 or more with an even six oval and six road course mix The selected races being double races and a stand alone race independent of the IndyCar Series were scheduled on the USGP weekend Green flag for the 2008 Miami 100 at the Homestead Miami Speedway The series was called the Menards Infiniti Pro Series MIPS until 2006 when both Menards and Nissan dropped their sponsorship of the series It was then known as the Indy Pro Series On March 26 2008 the series announced a changing of names when the historical records and proprietary information of Champ Car were acquired by the IRL The series then became known as Firestone Indy Lights The centerpiece of the Indy Lights schedule is the Freedom 100 contested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Friday prior to the Indianapolis 500 The series also held a support race for the U S Grand Prix the Liberty Challenge from 2005 to 2007 It was the series only event that was not a support race to an IndyCar event On September 9 2007 during the Chicagoland 100 Logan Gomez beat Alex Lloyd by 0 0005 seconds approximately 1 65 inches 42 mm at 188 mph which reflects the closest recognized finish in the over century long history of organized automobile racing throughout the world 1 In 2008 the margin was established by the Guinness Book of World Records as the closest finish ever in a car race 2 On May 24 2013 Peter Dempsey captured his first Indy Lights win in the Freedom 100 in the closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history 0 0026 secs in a four wide finish 3 In June 2013 it was announced that the series would be promoted by Andersen Promotions beginning in 2014 4 with IndyCar sanctioning remaining In August it was announced that Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014 5 This resulted in all three levels of the Road to Indy leading up to the IndyCar Series being promoted by Andersen and feature Cooper tires beginning in 2014 The Andersen team implemented a number of cost reducing updates to the chassis and engine package in 2014 and introduced a new chassis and engine combination in 2015 On October 31 2013 the series announced that Dallara would be the manufacturer of the fourth generation Indy Lights chassis and it would be named the Dallara IL 15 6 On November 1 2013 a new logo was unveiled for the Indy Lights series 7 On November 26 it was announced that the engine for the new package would be a 2 0L turbocharged MZR R four cylinder engine tuned to last a full season of competition and producing 450 horsepower with push to pass offering an additional 50 horsepower 8 Indy Lights racing at 2019 Freedom 100 The 2020 season was canceled through a combination of low grid numbers and the COVID 19 pandemic As of 2021 the Dallara IL 15 continues to be the chassis employed by the series but engines are now provided by AER Advanced Engines Research modifying and tuning base 2 0 liter I 4 Mazda power plants turbocharged to provide the same power and push to pass capability of the former engines with the added capability of longevity the engines are designed and fabricated to run an entire season without a rebuild A halo was added to the IL 15 for the 2021 season 9 Andretti Autosport s Kyle Kirkwood captured the 2021 series championship while HMD Motorsports David Malukas finished second and Global Racing Group w HMD Motorsports Linus Lundqvist was third HMD Motorsports Global Racing Group secured their first Road to Indy team championship Firestone will return as the official tire supplier for the 2023 season Teams EditTeam Base Founding YearAndretti Autosport Indianapolis Indiana 2008Belardi Auto Racing Brownsburg Indiana 2011Exclusive Autosport Saskatoon Saskatchewan 2020HMD Motorsports Global Racing Group Brownsburg Indiana 2019Juncos Racing Indianapolis Indiana 2012Specifications EditSpecifications 2002 2014 Edit 2008 Firestone Indy Lights car during testing at the Homestead Miami Speedway Engine displacement Nissan Infiniti built by Speedway Motors 3 5 L 214 cu in DOHC V8 Gearbox 6 speed sequential manual transmission Weight 1 490 lb 676 kg on ovals 1 520 lb 689 kg on road street courses Power output 420 hp 313 kW Fuel Sunoco 100 RON unleaded Fuel capacity 25 US gallons 95 litres Fuel delivery Fuel injection Aspiration Naturally aspirated Length 191 5 in 4 864 mm Width 75 in 1 905 mm Wheelbase 117 in 2 972 mm Steering Manual rack and pinion Dallara IL 15 driven by Matheus Leist in the 2017 Freedom 100 Specifications 2015 present Edit Chassis manufacturer Dallara IL 15 Engine displacement Mazda AER P63 2 0 L 122 cu in DOHC inline 4 Gearbox 6 speed sequential semi automatic gearbox Weight 1 400 lb 635 kg excluding driver and fuel Power output 450 50 hp 336 37 kW push to pass Fuel VP Racing Fuels 101 RON unleaded Fuel delivery Direct fuel injection Aspiration Single turbocharged Length 192 in 4 877 mm Width 76 in 1 930 mm Wheelbase Undisclosed Steering Manual rack and pinionChampions EditUSAC Mini Indy Series Edit Season Driver Chassis Engine1977 Tom Bagley Zink Z11 Volkswagen Herm Johnson Lola T324 Volkswagen1978 Bill Alsup Argo JM2 Volkswagen1979 Dennis Firestone March Volkswagen1980 Peter Kuhn Ralt RT1 RT5 Volkswagen1977 Bagley and Johnson tied in the points and were declared co champions Indy Lights Edit Season Driver Team Chassis EngineCART American Racing Series1986 Fabrizio Barbazza Arciero Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V61987 Didier Theys Truesports March 86A Buick 3800 V61988 Jon Beekhuis Enterprise Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V61989 Mike Groff Leading Edge Motorsport March 86A Buick 3800 V61990 Paul Tracy Landford Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V6CART Firestone PPG Dayton Indy Lights Series1991 Eric Bachelart Landford Racing March 86A Buick 3800 V61992 Robbie Buhl Leading Edge Motorsport March 86A Buick 3800 V61993 Bryan Herta Tasman Motorsports Lola T93 20 Buick 3800 V61994 Steve Robertson Tasman Motorsports Lola T93 20 Buick 3800 V61995 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Lola T93 20 Buick 3800 V61996 David Empringham Forsythe Racing Lola T93 20 Buick 3800 V61997 Tony Kanaan Tasman Motorsports Lola T97 20 Buick 3800 V61998 Cristiano da Matta Tasman Motorsports Lola T97 20 Buick 3800 V61999 Oriol Servia Dorricott Racing Lola T97 20 Buick 3800 V62000 Scott Dixon PacWest Lights Lola T97 20 Buick 3800 V62001 Townsend Bell Dorricott Racing Lola T97 20 Buick 3800 V6IRL Infiniti Pro Series2002 A J Foyt IV A J Foyt Enterprises Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH352003 Mark Taylor Panther Racing Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH352004 Thiago Medeiros Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH352005 Wade Cunningham Brian Stewart Racing Dallara IP2 Infiniti VRH35IRL Indy Pro Series2006 Jay Howard Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352007 Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH35INDYCAR Indy Lights2008 Raphael Matos AGR AFS Racing Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352009 J R Hildebrand AGR AFS Racing Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352010 Jean Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352011 Josef Newgarden Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352012 Tristan Vautier Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352013 Sage Karam Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352014 Gabby Chaves 1 Belardi Auto Racing Dallara IP2 Nissan VRH352015 Spencer Pigot Juncos Racing Dallara IL 15 Mazda MZR R2016 Ed Jones Carlin Dallara IL 15 Mazda MZR R2017 Kyle Kaiser Juncos Racing Dallara IL 15 Mazda MZR R2018 Patricio O Ward Andretti Autosport Dallara IL 15 Mazda MZR R2019 Oliver Askew Andretti Autosport Dallara IL 15 Mazda MZR R2020 Season cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2021 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Dallara IL 15 AER MZR R2022 Linus Lundqvist HMD Motorsports Dallara IL 15 AER MZR R1 Chaves and Jack Harvey Schmidt Peterson Motorsports were tied in points and wins 4 each Chaves won the title based on more second place finishes 5 vs 1 Graduates Edit Didier Andre Jeff Andretti Marco Andrettia Richard Antinucci Ian Ashley Oliver Askew Eric Bachelart Fabrizio Barbazza Dillon Battistini Ana Beatriz Jon Beekhuis Townsend Bell Billy Boata Brian Bonner Geoff Boss Claude Bourbonnais Matthew Brabham Steve Bren Jason Bright Robbie Buhla Buzz Calkinsa b Jaime Camara Juan Carlos Carbonell Ed Carpentera Patrick Carpentierd Helio Castronevesa c d Alfonso Celis Jr Gabby Chaves Ross Cheever P J Chesson Max Chilton Zachary Claman DeMelo Bryan Clauson Wade Cunningham Guido Dacco Wally Dallenbach Jr Conor Daly Cristiano da Mattad e Paul Dana Airton Darea James Davison Luis Diaz Mark Dismorea Scott Dixona b c d Mario Dominguezd Fredrik Ekblom RC Enerson Wim Eyckmans Juan Manuel Fangio II Adrian Fernandeza d Stan Fox A J Foyt IV Franck Freon Luiz Garcia Jr Affonso Giaffone Felipe Giaffonea Phil Giebler Jorge Goeters Marco Greco Michael Greenfield Mike Groff Robbie Groff Dean Hall Matt Halliday Scott Harrington Jack Harvey Naoki Hattori Shigeaki Hattori Jack Hawksworth Jon Herb Bryan Hertaa d Colton Hertaa J R Hildebrand James Hinchcliffea Jay Howard Ken Johnson Davy Jones Ed Jones P J Jones Niclas Jonsson Kyle Kaiser Tony Kanaana b c d Sage Karam Dalton Kellett Charlie Kimballa Kyle Kirkwood David Kudrave Rodolfo Lavin Eddie Lawson Jaques Laziera Matheus Leist Alex Lloyd Arie Luyendyk Jr David Malukas Pippa Mann Raphael Matos Hiro Matsushita Casey Mears Thiago Medeiros Chris Menninga Dr Jack Miller Greg Moored Carlos Munoza Brad Murphey Hideki Mutoh Josef Newgardena b Hideki Noda Ryan Norman Johnny O Connell Patricio O Warda Franck Perera Spencer Pigot Martin Plowman Ted Prappas Graham Rahala Greg Raya b Tony Renna Andre Ribeirod Billy Roe Mario Romancini Felix Rosenqvista Marty Roth Sebastian Saavedra Gualter Salles Vinicio Salmi Franco Scapini Oriol Serviad Jeff Simmons Guy Smith Mark Smith Sammy Swindell Mark Taylor Didier Theys Brian Till Paul Tracyd e Robby Unser Jimmy Vasserd e Tristan Vautier Zach Veach Rinus Veekaya Jeff Warda Dan Wheldona b c Stefan Wilson Cory Witherill a denotes driver who has won an IndyCar Series event b denotes driver who has won an IndyCar Series championship c denotes driver who has won an Indianapolis 500 d denotes driver who has won a CART Champ Car event e denotes driver who has won a CART Champ Car World Series championship See also EditIndyCar Firestone Freedom 100 FIA Formula 2 Super Formula Lights Super2 Series DTM Trophy FIA Formula 3References Edit To the fourth degree IndyCar com 2007 09 13 Retrieved 2007 09 14 permanent dead link Closest finish recognized as world record IndyCar com 2008 03 04 Retrieved 2008 03 04 permanent dead link Marot Michael Indianapolis Motor Speedway With Historic Final Lap Huffington Post 24 May 2013 Retrieved 2013 05 24 Andersen Promotions to take over Indy Lights Racer June 20 2013 Retrieved 2013 10 22 Cooper Tires Named Official Tire Of New Indy Lights Series Performance Racing Industry August 22 2013 Retrieved 2013 10 22 DiZinno Tony No surprise Indy Lights confirms Dallara for new 2015 chassis NBC Sports October 31 2013 Retrieved 2013 10 31 new logo image Pruett Marshall Indy Lights series selects 2015 engine supplier Racer November 26 2013 Retrieved 2013 11 26 Pruett Marshall October 7 2020 Revamped Indy Lights to return in 2021 Racer Retrieved April 21 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indy Lights Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indy Lights amp oldid 1131559102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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