2007 Indy Pro Series season | |
---|---|
Indy Pro Series | |
Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | March 24 |
End date | September 9 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Alex Lloyd |
Teams' champion | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
Rookie of the Year | Hideki Mutoh |
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.
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.
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. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March 24 | Miami 100 | O Homestead–Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida |
2 | March 31 – April 1 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
3 | ||||
4 | May 25 | Freedom 100 | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
5 | June 2 | Milwaukee 100 | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
6 | June 16–17 | Liberty Challenge | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
7 | ||||
8 | June 23 | Iowa 100 | O Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
9 | July 7–8 | Corning 100 | R Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York |
10 | Glen 100 | |||
11 | July 14 | Sun Belt Rentals 100 | O Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee |
12 | July 22 | Mid-Ohio 100 | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
13 | August 11 | Kentucky 100 | O Kentucky Speedway | Sparta, Kentucky |
14 | August 25–26 | Carneros 100 | R Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California |
15 | Valley of the Moon 100 | |||
16 | September 9 | Chicagoland 100 | O Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, Illinois |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 57 | 0:57:45.9637 | 27 | 52 |
2 | 1 | 9 | Chris Festa | Chip Ganassi Racing | 57 | +0.7971 | 22 | 41 |
3 | 3 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther Racing | 57 | +2.0759 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 24 | 11 | Jaime Camara | Andretti Green Racing | 57 | +2.9581 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 21 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville | RLR Andersen Racing | 57 | +5.6602 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 87.918 mph (141.490 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 36 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 0:56:59.2967 | 40 | 53 |
2 | 24 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther Racing | 40 | +1.6038 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 7 | 2 | Jonathan Klein | Team Moore Racing | 40 | +8.3402 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 5 | 24 | Stephen Simpson | Kenn Hardley Racing | 40 | +9.3671 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 3 | 44 | Jay Howard | SpeedWorks | 40 | +16.1795 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 75.805 mph (121.996 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 between 1 driver | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 6 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 0:58:35.8707 | 19 | 50 |
2 | 9 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | Andretti Green Racing/AFS | 40 | +0.2542 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 1 | 1 | Bobby Wilson | Brian Stewart Racing | 40 | +0.3308 | 1 | 35 |
4 | 5 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther Racing | 40 | +1.6818 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 7 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari | Team KMA Racing | 40 | +2.7977 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 73.723 mph (118.646 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 2 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 0:46:39.6029 | 40 | 50 |
2 | 7 | 9 | Chris Festa | Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | +0.4131 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 18 | 11 | Jaime Camara | AFS/Andretti Green | 40 | +1.2815 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 10 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville | RLR Andersen Racing | 40 | +1.7873 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 4 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther | 40 | +2.5715 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 128.590 mph (206.946 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 16 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 100 | 0:55:55.5643 | 100 | 50 |
2 | 4 | 53 | Mike Potekhen | Apex Racing | 100 | +2.2826 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 2 | 2 | Jonathan Klein | Team Moore Racing | 100 | +2.4395 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 9 | 4 | Sean Guthrie | U.S. Pro Racing | 100 | +14.0423 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 17 | 1 | Bobby Wilson | Brian Stewart Racing | 99 | +1 lap | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 108.894 mph (175.248 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 22 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther | 18 | 0:26:09.8910 | 18 | 53 |
2 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 18 | +6.2730 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 2 | 11 | Jaime Camara | Andretti Green/AFS Racing | 18 | +10.9900 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 8 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | AFS Racing | 18 | +12.8240 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 6 | 24 | Stephen Simpson | Kenn Hardley Racing | 18 | +13.2260 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 107.320 mph (172.715 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 2 | 1 | Bobby Wilson | Brian Stewart Racing | 18 | 0:28:40.9170 | 18 | 52 |
2 | 7 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 18 | +10.5260 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 8 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther | 18 | +13.1470 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 1 | 38 | Ryan Justice | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 18 | +13.1500 | 0 | 33 |
5 | 6 | 11 | Jaime Camara | Andretti Green/AFS Racing | 18 | +13.6130 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 97.901 mph (157.556 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | 0:53:18.7234 | 10 | 50 |
2 | 1 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | AFS Racing | 115 | +0.3927 | 105 | 43 |
3 | 8 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther | 115 | +2.0990 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 12 | 38 | Ryan Justice | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | +3.4352 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 13 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari | Team KMA Racing | 115 | +6.0188 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 115.707 mph (186.212 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 4 for 32 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | AFS Racing | 29 | 0:55:19.2394 | 29 | 53 |
2 | 4 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther | 29 | +0.0758 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 29 | +3.2013 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 5 | 12 | Phil Giebler | Playa Del Racing | 29 | +10.5847 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 10 | 1 | Bobby Wilson | Brian Stewart Racing | 29 | +10.7416 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 105.997 mph (170.586 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: none | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 4 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 29 | 0:52:28.2245 | 26 | 52 |
2 | 6 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | AGR-AFS Racing | 29 | +4.7194 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 1 | 44 | Daniel Herrington | SpeedWorks | 29 | +16.3398 | 3 | 35 |
4 | 3 | 12 | Phil Giebler | Playa Del Racing | 29 | +23.8961 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 8 | 51 | Richard Antinucci | Cheever Racing | 29 | +26.2453 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 111.754 mph (179.851 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 3 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari | Team KMA Racing | 77 | 0:52:56.3282 | 22 | 50 |
2 | 9 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 77 | +0.2226 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 8 | 11 | Jaime Camara | AGR-AFS Racing | 77 | +1.3941 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 2 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | AGR-AFS Racing | 77 | +2.0087 | 1 | 32 |
5 | 11 | 2 | Jonathan Klein | Team Moore Racing | 77 | +2.2211 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 113.452 mph (182.583 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 4 | 51 | Richard Antinucci | Cheever Racing | 40 | 0:51:40.7399 | 25 | 52 |
2 | 6 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | +0.9588 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 2 | 24 | Stephen Simpson | Kenn Hardley Racing | 40 | +9.1590 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 3 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville | RLR/Andersen Racing | 40 | +10.5676 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 9 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther | 40 | +11.4918 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 104.863 mph (168.761 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 1 for 2 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 1 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh | Super Aguri Panther | 67 | 0:54:01.6259 | 66 | 53 |
2 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.1032 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 3 | 27 | Wade Cunningham | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.1567 | 1 | 35 |
4 | 6 | 9 | Chris Festa | Chip Ganassi Racing | 67 | +0.4246 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 20 | 11 | Jaime Camara | AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.5673 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 110.123 mph (177.226 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 32 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | 0:45:28.8873 | 30 | 53 |
2 | 1 | 51 | Richard Antinucci | Cheever Racing | 30 | +0.8927 | 0 | 40 |
3 | 4 | 53 | Mike Potekhen | Apex Racing | 30 | +5.6988 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 3 | 24 | Stephen Simpson | Kenn Hardley Racing | 30 | +6.5361 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 7 | 11 | Jaime Camara | AGR-AFS Racing | 30 | +13.7964 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 91.026 mph (146.492 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 0 | ||||||||
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 7 | 51 | Richard Antinucci | Cheever Racing | 30 | 0:42:20.0000 | 12 | 50 |
2 | 1 | 38 | Ryan Justice | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | +1.7400 | 18 | 43 |
3 | 2 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville | RLR-Andersen Racing | 30 | +2.2703 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 2 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | +6.9949 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 5 | 24 | Stephen Simpson | Kenn Hardley Racing | 30 | +7.5331 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 97.770 mph (157.346 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps |
Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
1 | 4 | 23 | Logan Gomez | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | 0:56:10.8201 | 22 | 50 |
2 | 1 | 7 | Alex Lloyd | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.0005 | 38 | 43 |
3 | 7 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari | Team KMA Motorsports | 67 | +1.2821 | 0 | 35 |
4 | 11 | 1 | Bobby Wilson | Brian Stewart Racing | 67 | +1.3000 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 16 | 53 | Mike Potekhen | Apex Racing | 67 | +1.3824 | 0 | 30 |
Race average speed: 108.764 mph (175.039 km/h) | ||||||||
Lead changes: 9 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
Cautions: 5 for 33 laps |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
|
|
The 2007 IRL IndyCar Series began with a night race on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere event, the 91st Indianapolis 500 was held on May 27. The season finale was held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9. Dario Franchitti won four races during the season, including the Indy 500, clinched the 2007 IndyCar Series championship after he won the final race of the season at Chicagoland Speedway, after points leader Scott Dixon ran out of fuel in turn 3 of the final lap.
The 2008 IndyCar Series was the 13th season of the IndyCar Series. It was the 97th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. On February 26, 2008, the managements of Indy Racing League and Champ Car came to an agreement to become a single entity, ending a twelve-year split and resulting in the cancellation of the 2008 Champ Car World Series.
The 2006 IRL Indy Pro Series was the fifth season of the developmental open-wheel racing series under the Indy Racing League ownership, and the 21st in Indy NXT combined history, as officially recognized by IndyCar. Both Menards and Nissan dropped their sponsorship of the series, which was renamed to Indy Pro Series for the following two years. It was the first season to include double-header races in road course races. All teams used Dallara IL-02 chassis, now with the unbranded TWR engines, as they would remain until the end of its use in 2014.
The 92nd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 25, 2008. Scott Dixon of New Zealand won the race from the pole position. It marked the first Indy 500 victory for Chip Ganassi Racing since 2000. It was the fifth round of the 2008 IndyCar Series in DIRECTV HD season. Dixon led 115 laps, taking the lead for the final time during a sequence of yellow-flag pit stops on lap 172. Dixon held off Vitor Miera and Marco Andretti over the final 24 laps to secure the win.
The 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 24, 2009. It was the 14th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and the premier event of the 2009 IndyCar Series season.
Hideki Mutoh is a Japanese race car driver from Tokyo who last raced in the 2022 Super GT Season for Autobacs Racing Team Aguri.
The 2009 IndyCar Series was the 14th season of the IndyCar Series. The 17-race season began on April 5, and its premier event, the 93rd Indianapolis 500 was held May 24. All races were broadcast on ABC or Versus in high-definition. It represented the 98th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing.
The 2008 IRL Firestone Indy Lights Series, formerly the Indy Pro Series, was the seventh season of the developmental open-wheel racing series under the Indy Racing League ownership, and the 23rd in Indy NXT combined history.
The 2008 Atlantic Championship season was the thirty-fifth Atlantic Championship season. It began on April 20, 2008 and ended on October 4, 2008. Despite the merger of Champ Car's premier series with the Indy Racing League, the Champ Car owners continued to own and operate the Atlantic Championship under a new legal entity, Atlantic Racing Series, LLC. Champ Car continued to sanction the first two events of the season at Long Beach and Laguna Seca with the remainder of the season running under IMSA sanction. The Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Drivers' Champion was Markus Niemelä driving for Brooks Associates Racing.
The 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 15th season of the IndyCar Series, and the 99th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. It was the series' first of six planned seasons under Izod title sponsorship, a multimillion-dollar deal which was announced on November 5, 2009. Its premier event was the 94th Indianapolis 500, held on Sunday, May 30.
The 94th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 30, 2010. It was the 15th Indy 500 sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, and was the premier event of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race was won by Dario Franchitti, ahead of Dan Wheldon and Marco Andretti. Tony Kanaan, who had started in the final position, ran as high as second during the race before finishing eleventh.
The 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 16th season of the IndyCar Series and the 100th recognized season of American open-wheel motor racing. The season was sanctioned by IndyCar and was part of the Mazda Road to Indy. The season began in March and concluded in October, consisting of seventeen events.
The 2009 Indy Racing League Firestone Indy Lights season began April 4 in St. Petersburg, Florida, where it ran a double-header weekend in support to the season-opening IndyCar Series event. The schedule took place over 14 race weekends in support of the IndyCars, with 15 total races. Unlike the 2008 season, the St. Petersburg weekend will be the only double-header the series has announced. J. R. Hildebrand ended the season as champion for Andretti Green-AFS Racing, winning the championship by nearly 100 points ahead of Vision Racing's James Davison and his AGR-AFS Racing team-mate Sebastián Saavedra.
The 2010 Indy Racing League Firestone Indy Lights season was the 25th Indy Lights season. It was contested over thirteen races beginning on March 28 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, and ended on October 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The 95th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 29, 2011. The race was part of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The track opened for practice on May 14 and time trials were held from May 21 to 22. Alex Tagliani won the pole position, and the race was won by Dan Wheldon. It was his second Indy 500 win after the 2005 race, and the last win of his racing career. It was the first of two Indy victories for car owner Bryan Herta.
The 2011 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 26th season of the series and the tenth sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It began March 27, 2011 in St. Petersburg and ended on October 16 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and featured thirteen events: six on ovals, one on a permanent road course, and six on temporary street courses. The series was won by American driver Josef Newgarden, driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. Newgarden won the title by 94 points over team mate and fellow rookie Esteban Guerrieri of Argentina.
The 96th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 27, 2012. It was the premier event of the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season. For the first time since 1996 all entries featured turbocharged engines, and all entries were brand new model-year chassis, as part of the ICONIC Project. This was the first time since 2003, and only the fourth time since 1985, that all cars were a new model-year chassis.
The 97th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 26, 2013. It was the premier event of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series season. Tony Kanaan, a native of Brazil, was victorious on a record-setting day. Kanaan became the fourth Brazilian driver to win the Indianapolis 500 joined by Emerson Fittipaldi, Helio Castroneves, and Gil de Ferran.
The 2021 Indianapolis 500 was a 500-mile race in the 2021 IndyCar Series, held on May 30, 2021, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The month of May activities formally began on May 15 with the GMR Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice for the Indianapolis 500 began on May 18, and time trials were held May 22–23. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, took place on May 28.
The 2022 Indianapolis 500 was a 500-mile race in the 2022 IndyCar Series, held on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The month of May activities formally began on May 14 with the GMR Grand Prix on the combined road course. Practice on the oval opened on May 17, and time trials took place on May 21–22. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the Pit Stop Challenge, took place on May 27.