2007 Indy Pro Series

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2007 Indy Pro Series season
Indy Pro Series
Season
Races16
Start dateMarch 24
End dateSeptember 9
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd
Teams' champion Flag of the United States.svg Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Rookie of the Year Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh
  2006
2008  

The 2007 IRL Indy Pro Series was the sixth season of the developmental open-wheel racing series under the Indy Racing League ownership, and the 22nd in Indy NXT combined history, as officially recognized by IndyCar. All teams used Dallara IL-02 chassis, which was fitted with a new wing package, [1] as well as unbranded TWR engines and Firestone tires. In his second season in the series, Alex Lloyd became the runaway champion with Sam Schmidt Motorsports, clinching the title with two races remaining at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Lloyd won the first five races of the season, tying Greg Moore's start of the 1995 season for the all-time consecutive wins record in Indy Lights history. Aided by an expanded schedule, Lloyd won eight races including the Freedom 100, and became the third driver to reach that number after Paul Tracy's nine wins in 1990 and Moore's ten wins in 1995.

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Three cars racing at the 2007 Freedom 100
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Japanese driver Hideki Mutoh, driving for the returning Panther Racing and backed by Honda through an association with Super Aguri, finished second in the standings despite missing the final round due to his IndyCar debut. He also won Rookie of the Year honors, with wins at the Indianapolis road course and Kentucky. Former champion Wade Cunningham finished third ahead of Bobby Wilson, with one win apiece, while Richard Antinucci scored two wins in a road course-only campaign for his uncle's team Cheever Racing.

Indy Pro Series teams and drivers competed for 3.7 million dollars, a 24 percent increase from 2006. [2] This resulted in a sizeable influx of new or returning teams, led by Chip Ganassi Racing, Panther Racing and Rahal Letterman Racing, all of them also benefiting from a rule that gave extra test days to IndyCar teams competing in the Indy Pro Series. AFS Racing blended their efforts with Andretti Green Racing, while Rahal partnered with newcomers Andersen Racing. Other new teams were Team Moore Racing (a spin-off of Kenn Hardley Racing), Team KMA Racing, Mile High Racing and Apex Racing. Speedworks entered the series by buying the equipment of Dave McMillan Racing, while Playa Del Racing embarked on its own after fielding the Racing Professionals effort in 2006, and Part Sourcing International was renamed into SWE Racing after entering halfway through 2006.

The car counts increased dramatically as a result, with 25 entries for the Miami 100, a first for the series since 1998, and a record 24 drivers at the Freedom 100. At least 20 drivers were present at every round, a number not reached in any of the previous seven seasons, and thirteen drivers competed in every race. In total, 43 different drivers competed during the year, which is the all-time Indy NXT record as of 2024. The last race of the season featured the closest finish in motor racing history as claimed by IndyCar, when Logan Gomez beat Alex Lloyd to the line by just 0.0005 seconds.

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversRounds
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Stewart Racing 1 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson All
3 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Jaeger All
33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shane Jantzi 4
Flag of the United States.svg Team Moore Racing 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tom Wood 1
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein 2–12, 14–16
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Gregg 13
Flag of the United States.svg Guthrie Racing 4 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie 1–11, 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wieringa 12–13, 16
401–8, 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. 9–10
Flag of the United States.svg RLR Andersen Racing 5 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville All
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Scarallo 1–13
Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Crawford Motorsports 6 Flag of the United States.svg C. R. Crews 1, 9–10, 12
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Jaskol 2–3, 14–15
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marc Williams 4–8, 11
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Heistand 9–10
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Petter 16
8 Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis 1
Flag of the United States.svg C. R. Crews 2–3
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Jaskol 4
Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Abbott 5, 11, 16
Flag of the United States.svg Doug Boyer 6–7, 9–10, 12
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Petter 8
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ablondi 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Schmidt Motorsports 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd All
23 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez All
38 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice 1, 4–15
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Gregg 16
57 Flag of the United States.svg Leilani Munter 13, 16
Flag of the United States.svg Target Chip Ganassi Racing 9 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa All
10 Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Pérez Companc 1
Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Green Racing/AFS 11 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara All
27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham All
Flag of the United States.svg Playa Del Racing 12 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Russell 1
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Giebler 2–3, 6–7, 9–10, 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser III 4–5, 8, 11
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie 12–13, 16
Flag of the United States.svg Team KMA Racing 13 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari All
Flag of the United States.svg Kenn Hardley Racing 24 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson All
Flag of the United States.svg SWE Racing 34 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson 1–10, 12–13, 16
43 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Kite 16
Flag of the United States.svg SpeedWorks 44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrington 6–7, 9–10, 12
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Andretti 16
Flag of the United States.svg Cheever Racing 51 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci 2–3, 6–7, 9–10, 12, 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Apex Racing 52 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ken Losch All
53 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen All
Flag of the United States.svg Mile High Motorsports 54 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Gilbert 1–4, 6–7, 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Mayer 9–10
Flag of the United States.svg Super Aguri Panther Racing 55 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh 1–15

Schedule

The schedule expanded to a record 16 races for 2007, with the addition of two new venues and more double-headers. All racetracks from 2006 stayed on the schedule, as Indy Pro Series joined IndyCar at the newly constructed Iowa Speedway and the returning Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, which had hosted the original Indy Lights series in its final 2001 season. The Liberty Challenge at Indianapolis was split into two shorter races, and the round at Watkins Glen was also converted to a double-header format, with Mid-Ohio being the only single-race road course.

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 24 Miami 100  O  Homestead–Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida
2March 31 – April 1 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
3
4May 25 Freedom 100  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
5June 2 Milwaukee 100  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
6June 16–17 Liberty Challenge  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Speedway, Indiana
7
8June 23 Iowa 100  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
9July 7–8 Corning 100  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York
10 Glen 100
11July 14 Sun Belt Rentals 100  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee
12July 22 Mid-Ohio 100  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
13August 11 Kentucky 100  O  Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky
14August 25–26 Carneros 100  R  Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California
15 Valley of the Moon 100
16September 9 Chicagoland 100  O  Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois
O Oval/Speedway
R Road/Street course

Race results

RoundRace Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace Winner
DriverTeam
1 Homestead–Miami Speedway Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
2 Streets of St. Petersburg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
3 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson [a] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
4 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ken Losch Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
5 Milwaukee Mile Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
6 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther Racing
7 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice [b] Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Brian Stewart Racing
8 Iowa Speedway Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
9 Watkins Glen International Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Andretti Green Racing/AFS
10 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrington [a] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
11 Nashville Superspeedway Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari Team KMA Racing
12 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Cheever Racing
13 Kentucky Speedway Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther Racing
14 Infineon Raceway Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports
15 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice [b] Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Cheever Racing
16 Chicagoland Speedway Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Travis Gregg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Sam Schmidt Motorsports

Race summaries

Round 1 of 16: Miami 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 570:57:45.96372752
219 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa Chip Ganassi Racing 57+0.79712241
3355 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther Racing 57+2.0759035
42411 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara Andretti Green Racing 57+2.9581032
5215 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville RLR Andersen Racing 57+5.6602030
Race average speed: 87.918 mph (141.490 km/h)
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 36 laps

Round 2 of 16: St. Petersburg Grand Prix 1

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
117 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 400:56:59.29674053
22455 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther Racing 40+1.6038040
372 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein Team Moore Racing 40+8.3402035
4524 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson Kenn Hardley Racing 40+9.3671032
5344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard SpeedWorks 40+16.1795030
Race average speed: 75.805 mph (121.996 km/h)
Lead changes: 0 between 1 driver
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps

Round 3 of 16: St. Petersburg Grand Prix 2

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
167 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 400:58:35.87071950
2927 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Andretti Green Racing/AFS40+0.2542040
311 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Brian Stewart Racing 40+0.3308135
4555 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther Racing 40+1.6818032
5713 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari Team KMA Racing 40+2.7977030
Race average speed: 73.723 mph (118.646 km/h)
Lead changes: 2 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps

Round 4 of 16: Freedom 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 400:46:39.60294050
279 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa Chip Ganassi Racing 40+0.4131040
31811 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara AFS/Andretti Green 40+1.2815035
4105 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville RLR Andersen Racing 40+1.7873032
5455 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther 40+2.5715030
Race average speed: 128.590 mph (206.946 km/h)
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 16 laps

Round 5 of 16: Road Runner 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
117 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 1000:55:55.564310050
2453 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen Apex Racing 100+2.2826040
322 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein Team Moore Racing 100+2.4395035
494 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie U.S. Pro Racing 100+14.0423032
5171 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Brian Stewart Racing 99+1 lap030
Race average speed: 108.894 mph (175.248 km/h)
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 22 laps

Round 6 of 16: Liberty Challenge Race 1

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1155 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther 180:26:09.89101853
227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 18+6.2730040
3211 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara Andretti Green/AFS Racing 18+10.9900035
4827 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham AFS Racing 18+12.8240032
5624 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson Kenn Hardley Racing 18+13.2260030
Race average speed: 107.320 mph (172.715 km/h)
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps

Round 7 of 16: Liberty Challenge Race 2

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
121 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Brian Stewart Racing 180:28:40.91701852
277 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 18+10.5260040
3855 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther 18+13.1470035
4138 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice Sam Schmidt Motorsports 18+13.1500033
5611 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara Andretti Green/AFS Racing 18+13.6130030
Race average speed: 97.901 mph (157.556 km/h)
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps

Round 8 of 16: Iowa 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 1150:53:18.72341050
2127 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham AFS Racing 115+0.392710543
3855 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther 115+2.0990035
41238 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice Sam Schmidt Motorsports 115+3.4352032
51313 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari Team KMA Racing 115+6.0188030
Race average speed: 115.707 mph (186.212 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 32 laps

Round 9 of 16: Corning Twin 100's Race 1

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1127 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham AFS Racing 290:55:19.23942953
2455 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther 29+0.0758040
327 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 29+3.2013035
4512 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Giebler Playa Del Racing 29+10.5847032
5101 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Brian Stewart Racing 29+10.7416030
Race average speed: 105.997 mph (170.586 km/h)
Lead changes: none
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps

Round 10 of 16: Corning Twin 100's Race 2

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
147 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 290:52:28.22452652
2627 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham AGR-AFS Racing 29+4.7194040
3144 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrington SpeedWorks 29+16.3398335
4312 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Giebler Playa Del Racing 29+23.8961032
5851 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Cheever Racing 29+26.2453030
Race average speed: 111.754 mph (179.851 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps

Round 11 of 16: Sun Belt Rentals 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1313 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari Team KMA Racing 770:52:56.32822250
2923 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Sam Schmidt Motorsports 77+0.2226040
3811 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara AGR-AFS Racing 77+1.3941035
4227 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham AGR-AFS Racing77+2.0087132
5112 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein Team Moore Racing 77+2.2211030
Race average speed: 113.452 mph (182.583 km/h)
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps

Round 12 of 16: Mid Ohio 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1451 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Cheever Racing 400:51:40.73992552
2627 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham AGR-AFS Racing 40+0.9588040
3224 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson Kenn Hardley Racing 40+9.1590035
435 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville RLR/Andersen Racing 40+10.5676032
5955 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther 40+11.4918030
Race average speed: 104.863 mph (168.761 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 2 laps

Round 13 of 16: Kentucky 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1155 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh Super Aguri Panther 670:54:01.62596653
227 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67+0.1032040
3327 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham AGR-AFS Racing 67+0.1567135
469 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa Chip Ganassi Racing 67+0.4246032
52011 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara AGR-AFS Racing67+0.5673030
Race average speed: 110.123 mph (177.226 km/h)
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 32 laps

Round 14 of 16: Carneros 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 300:45:28.88733053
2151 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Cheever Racing 30+0.8927040
3453 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen Apex Racing 30+5.6988035
4324 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson Kenn Hardley Racing 30+6.5361032
5711 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara AGR-AFS Racing 30+13.7964030
Race average speed: 91.026 mph (146.492 km/h)
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps

Round 15 of 16: Valley of the Moon 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1751 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Cheever Racing 300:42:20.00001250
2138 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice Sam Schmidt Motorsports 30+1.74001843
325 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville RLR-Andersen Racing 30+2.2703035
4223 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Sam Schmidt Motorsports30+6.9949032
5524 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson Kenn Hardley Racing 30+7.5331030
Race average speed: 97.770 mph (157.346 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps

Round 16 of 16: Chicagoland 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1423 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Sam Schmidt Motorsports 670:56:10.82012250
217 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67+0.00053843
3713 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari Team KMA Motorsports 67+1.2821035
4111 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Brian Stewart Racing 67+1.3000032
51653 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen Apex Racing 67+1.3824030
Race average speed: 108.764 mph (175.039 km/h)
Lead changes: 9 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 33 laps

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Scoring system
Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th  21st  22nd  23rd  24th  25th 
Points504035323028262422201918171615141312111098765
PosDriver HMS STP INDY MIL IMS IOW WGL NAS MDO KTY SNM CHI Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lloyd 1*1*11*1*22131*11*2221*DNS2*652
2 Flag of Japan.svg Hideki Mutoh  RY 3245191*3326651*1910481
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham 249223124212*1*2423161117423
4 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson 663i22571*95121561817144393
5 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen 711226210812971997385379
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Camara 4238317352171038551720373
7 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez  R 1614181218966141521013641368
8 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari  R 875111424195221117818223344
9 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Simpson  R 11420142251119121373114512340
10 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa 281222111141621179134131919313
11 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville  R 51317420212014108204177321306
12 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein 314*103197181195199615304
13 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Justice  R 2513684i423238111582*i276
14 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie 19162319413122015161412612136274
15 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci  R 191569851*21273
16 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Jaeger  R 131219211016221713141214910911260
17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ken Losch  R 1422102413171611191910171215159239
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joey Scarallo  R 211592081813131620181820184
19 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson  R 151716911231722202421198171
20 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Giebler 2471215441412163
21 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wieringa  R 1220211616251815212314DNS137
22 Flag of the United States.svg C. R. Crews  R 9106181815109
23 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrington  R 221063i20101
24 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Jaskol  R 18137117100
25 Flag of the United States.svg Mickey Gilbert  R 222111151524211695
26 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser III 8771393
27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marc Williams  R 179202581688
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay Howard 1052456
29 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Abbott 1517754
30 Flag of the United States.svg Doug Boyer  R 1423DNS211652
31 Flag of the United States.svg Ben Petter  R 101436
32 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Gregg 101634
33 Flag of the United States.svg Leilani Münter  R 161331
34 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Ablondi  R 201822
35 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. 172221
36 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Kite  R 1020
37 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand  R 222018
38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tom Wood 1713
39 Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Pérez Companc  R 1812
40 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shane Jantzi  R 1812
41 Flag of the United States.svg Adam Andretti  R 1812
42 Flag of the United States.svg Shane Lewis  R 2010
43 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Russell  R 237
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Mayer Wth
Flag of the United States.svg Richard Heistand Wth
PosDriver HMS STP INDY MIL IMS IOW WGL NAS MDO KTY SNM CHI Points
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
(2 points)
iPartially inverted field

no bonus point awarded

Rookie of the Year
Rookie

Footnotes

    1. 1 2 No qualifying sessions were held for Race 2 of doubleheader weekends. The grid was decided by the results of Race 1, with the top 6 finishers in reverse order, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.
    2. 1 2 No qualifying sessions were held for Race 2 of doubleheader weekends. The grid was decided by the results of Race 1, with the top 8 finishers in reverse order, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.

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