2008 Indy Lights

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2008 Indy Lights season
Firestone Indy Lights
Season
Races16
Start dateMarch 29
End dateSeptember 7
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos
Teams' champion Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Green-AFS Racing
Rookie of the Year Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz
  2007
2009  
Brazilian driver Raphael Matos won the series championship. MatosFreedom100.jpg
Brazilian driver Raphael Matos won the series championship.

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.

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As part of the unification with Champ Car in February 2008, all previous seasons of the Indy Pro Series from its inaugural season in 2002 were combined with the historical records of the old Indy Lights development series, which ran under CART management from 1986 to 2001. On March 22, 2008, Firestone signed on to be the title sponsor, and thus the Indy Pro Series was retitled into Firestone Indy Lights Series. The link between both series was further established within the Firestone Firehawk Cup, which was awarded to the champion between 2002 and 2013.

After passing on his scholarship for winning the Atlantic Championship before the IndyCar-Champ Car unification, Raphael Matos won the Indy Lights championship driving for Andretti Green/AFS Racing. Matos reached the finale at Chicagoland Speedway with a three point lead over Richard Antinucci, who was racing for Sam Schmidt Motorsports and lost all chances after crashing halfway through the race. Matos scored three wins against Antinucci's two, all of them on road courses, with both drivers splitting the St. Petersburg and Watkins Glen doubleheaders.

Rookie of the Year honors went to one of Antinucci's teammates, Ana Beatriz, who finished third in points and won in Nashville, becoming the first woman in history to win an Indy Lights race. She finished 21 points clear of series veteran Arie Luyendyk Jr, Matos' teammate for his first full season since 2004, who finally got his first win at the final round in Chicagoland in his 62nd attempt.

Despite his complete lack of oval background, British driver Dillon Battistini surprised by being the class of the field on this discipline for Panther Racing. He won in his first race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and at the Freedom 100, for a total of four oval wins. However, his lack of pace on the road courses and multiple issues during the year dropped Battistini to 6th in the points behind rookie J. R. Hildebrand, the winner at Kansas. Wins were also achieved by Pablo Donoso, James Davison, Bobby Wilson and demoted IndyCar driver Franck Perera for a total of 10 different winners during the season, which as of 2023 stands as the all-time Indy NXT record.

After one year with an in-house operation, Chip Ganassi Racing partnered for the 2008 season with Apex Racing, which would run the operation under the new name of Integra Motorsports with CGRT. The alliance between American Spirit Racing and Atlantic Racing Team that gave birth to Team KMA was dissolved, as American Spirit kept on running the rebranded team. Kenn Hardley Racing left the series and sold their equipment to new team Alliance Motorsports, while Team E also entered the series in place of departing teams Cheever Racing and SpeedWorks. A new venture called FuZion Autosports by former team owner Dave McMillan registered an entry for driver Adam Andretti, but neither the team or the driver made an appearance during the year, after McMillan joined Integra Motorsports as team manager.

Strong grids continued for the second year in a row, with 20 drivers at least in each round, up to 23-24 drivers at most rounds and 27 starters for the Freedom 100, which stands as the all-time record for the event. This would filter into the start of the 2009 season, right before the economic downturn in auto racing. 12 drivers contested all sixteen races, and a total of 40 drivers competed during the season.

Drivers and teams

TeamNoDriversRounds
Flag of the United States.svg Team Moore Racing 2 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons 2–13
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein 14–16
22 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso 5–12, 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein 13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini 16
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Stewart Racing 3 Flag of Peru.svg Juan Manuel Polar 1–4
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marc Williams 5–6
Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso 13, 16
33 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham 1, 4–6
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham 2–3, 8–9, 11–12, 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Guthrie Racing 4 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie All
9 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wieringa 1
23 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez All
44 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari 13–16
54 Flag of the United States.svg Micky Gilbert 5–7, 10, 13, 16
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lee 8–9
Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari 11–12
Flag of Peru.svg Juan Manuel Polar 14–15
55 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari 4
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wieringa 5, 16
Flag of France.svg Franck Perera 7–15
Flag of the United States.svg RLR Andersen Racing 5 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville 1–12
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrington 13–16
25 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand All
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Crawford Motorsports 6 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Slotten 1, 4–5
Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari 2–3
Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrington 8–9, 11–12
Flag of the United States.svg C. R. Crews 13
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer 14–16
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Freke 1–3
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Olson 4–9, 11–12, 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Abbott 13
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Schmidt Motorsports 7 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci All
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison All
20 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz All
34 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson 1, 4–6
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Gregg 7, 13
77 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid 14–15
Flag of the United States.svg Integra Motorsports w/ CGRT 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marc Williams 2–3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid 5–12
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham 16
Flag of the United States.svg Panther Racing 15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini 1–15
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson 16
16 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Sherman All
Flag of the United States.svg Team E 17 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson 1–13
Flag of the United States.svg American Spirit Racing 18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cyndie Allemann All
Flag of the United States.svg Playa Del Racing 21 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser III 1–5
Flag of the United States.svg Alliance Motorsports 24 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa 1–6, 10
Flag of New Zealand.svg Marc Williams 7
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham 11–12
Flag of New Zealand.svg Christina Orr 13–16
Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Green-AFS Racing 26 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. All
27 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos All
Flag of the United States.svg SWE Racing 43 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso 1–4
Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari 5, 7, 10
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen 13–16
92 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen 5
Flag of the United States.svg Mile High Motorsports 54 Flag of the United States.svg Micky Gilbert 1–4

Schedule

The biggest change within the schedule came with the discontinuation of the Liberty Challenge at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, after the United States Grand Prix entered into a hiatus. Its two races were replaced with a return to Kansas Speedway, where the series had not raced since 2004, and a second race at Mid-Ohio, which meant that all road course events had been turned into doubleheaders. With the return of Kansas, most IndyCar races on U.S. ovals were supported by Indy Lights, with the exception of Texas and Richmond.

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1March 29 Miami 100  O  Homestead–Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida
2April 5–6 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
3
4April 27 Hard Rock 100  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas
5May 23 Firestone Freedom 100  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
6June 1 Milwaukee 100  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
7June 21 Jeld-Wen 100  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
8July 5 Corning Duels at Watkins Glen  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York
9
10July 12 Sun Belt Rentals 100  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee
11July 19–20 Mid-Ohio 100  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
12
13August 9 Kentucky 100  O  Kentucky Speedway Sparta, Kentucky
14August 23–24 Carneros 100  R  Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California
15 Valley of the Moon 100
16September 7 SunRichGourmet.com 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 Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing
2 Streets of St. Petersburg Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Andretti Green-AFS Racing
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons [a] Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports
4 Kansas Speedway Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci [b] Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR Andersen Racing
5 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing
6 Milwaukee Mile Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Team E
7 Iowa Speedway Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing
8 Watkins Glen International Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Andretti Green-AFS Racing
9 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez [c] Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports
10 Nashville Superspeedway Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports
11 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Andretti Green-AFS Racing
12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid [a] Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Sam Schmidt Motorsports
13 Kentucky Speedway Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing
14 Infineon Raceway Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Guthrie Racing
15 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso [d] Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Team Moore Racing
16 Chicagoland Speedway Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of the United States.svg Brent Sherman Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. Andretti Green-AFS Racing

Race summaries

Miami 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1215 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing 670:38:07.8215450
257 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67+1.68484542
31316 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Sherman Panther Racing 67+4.0942035
41126 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. AGR-AFS Racing 67+4.1484032
51524 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa Alliance Motorsports 67+4.1992030
Race average speed: 156.560 mph (251.959 km/h)
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 7 laps

St. Pete 100 Race 1

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1127 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing 400:49:25.51584051
227 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40+3.1577040
3320 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40+10.8371035
452 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons Team Moore Racing 40+15.2206032
5625 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 40+15.6018030
Race average speed: 87.405 mph (140.665 km/h)
Lead changes: none
Cautions: 3 for 6 laps

St. Pete 100 Race 2

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
137 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 400:56:59.4231840
2525 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 40+1.5415040
32323 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Guthrie Racing 40+2.4302035
42115 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing 40+5.8187032
5154 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie Guthrie Racing 40+8.8457030
Race average speed: 75.802 mph (121.991 km/h)
Lead changes: 2 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 16 laps

Kansas Lottery 100

Antinucci was passed shortly after the start by a gaggle of cars including Dillon Battistini, Arie Luyendyk Jr., Raphael Matos, and J. R. Hildebrand. Hildebrand took the lead from Battistini on lap 20. On lap 56 Raphael Matos who was running in 6th made contact with Jeff Simmons and shot into the wall, knocking him out of the race and dropping him from second to fourth in points. Hildebrand was able to hold off a hard-charging Robbie Pecorari who started 23rd because he competed for a part-time team to capture his first Indy Lights victory in just his second race on an oval. Hildebrand also took the points lead by two points over Antinucci.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1425 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 670:49:51.23684752
22355 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari Guthrie Racing 67+0.0553040
3626 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. AGR-AFS Racing 67+0.2102135
4315 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing 67+0.3456532
51733 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Brian Stewart Racing 67+0.6222030
Race average speed: 122.566 mph (197.251 km/h)
Lead changes: 8 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 30 laps

Firestone Freedom 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1115 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing 400:39:46.94953853
267 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40+0.2458040
3333 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Brian Stewart Racing 40+0.5033135
41343 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari SWE Racing 40+0.7977032
5420 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40+1.2230030
Race average speed: 150.820 mph (242.721 km/h)
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 9 laps

Milwaukee 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1217 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Team E 1000:54:14.94468852
232 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons Team Moore Racing 100+0.0893040
3727 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing 100+16.3217035
465 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville RLR-Andersen Racing 100+17.3626032
51425 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 100+17.7737030
Race average speed: 112.260 mph (180.665 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 17 laps

Jeld-Wen 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1215 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing 1150:47:05.61241450
2126 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. AGR-AFS Racing 115+0.494810143
3620 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports 115+2.7089035
4516 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Sherman Panther Racing 115+2.8920032
51022 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Team Moore Racing 115+2.9664030
Race average speed: 130.986 mph (210.802 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 18 laps

Corning Duels Race 1

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1227 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing 281:01:18.68622653
247 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 28+2.1290040
332 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons Team Moore Racing 28+9.3592035
4620 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports28+15.4980032
5822 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Team Moore Racing28+16.6814030
Race average speed: 92.342 mph (148.610 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 8 laps

Corning Duels Race 2

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
157 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 290:59:43.91952053
2627 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing 29+0.7209040
3320 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports29+8.9378935
4123 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Guthrie Racing 29+11.4922032
5222 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Team Moore Racing 29+12.0037030
Race average speed: 98.168 mph (157.986 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 8 laps

Sunbelt Rentals 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1220 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports 770:40:38.52084553
2817 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Team E 77+1.2392040
3526 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. AGR-AFS Racing 77+3.5627035
41025 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 77+10.2598032
5427 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing77+11.9599030
Race average speed: 147.778 mph (237.826 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 11 laps

Mid-Ohio 100 Race 1

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1127 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing 400:51:00.90474053
2255 Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Guthrie Racing 40+4.2603040
347 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40+11.0992035
439 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid Integra Motorsports w/ CGRT 40+30.3922032
5925 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 40+32.2972030
Race average speed: 106.227 mph (170.956 km/h)
Lead changes: none
Cautions: none

Mid-Ohio 100 Race 2

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1711 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Sam Schmidt Motorsports 200:41:52.5298150
21224 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham Alliance Motorsports 20+1.7928040
31022 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Team Moore Racing 20+1.9196035
41718 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cyndie Allemann American Spirit Racing 20+2.4603032
5920 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports20+3.3957030
Race average speed: 64.706 mph (104.134 km/h)
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 10 laps

Kentucky 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1415 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini Panther Racing 670:48:02.54436653
2511 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67+0.0814040
3326 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. AGR-AFS Racing 67+0.3057035
4107 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports67+0.4001032
5616 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Sherman Panther Racing67+0.6670030
Race average speed: 123.841 mph (199.303 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 among 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 27 laps

Carneros 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1155 Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Guthrie Racing 300:47:40.83703053
2227 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing 30+3.7395040
337 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci Sam Schmidt Motorsports 30+7.4447035
4625 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 30+15.3659032
5423 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Guthrie Racing30+15.9528030
Race average speed: 86.940 mph (139.916 km/h)
Lead changes: 0 among 0 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps

Valley of the Moon 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1122 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso Team Moore Racing 300:46:30.51683051
2423 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez Guthrie Racing 30+2.0001040
3320 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports 30+8.3966035
4525 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand RLR-Andersen Racing 30+9.3983032
5855 Flag of France.svg Franck Perera Guthrie Racing30+10.5459030
Race average speed: 89.132 mph (143.444 km/h)
Lead changes: 0 among 0 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps

SunRichGourmet.com 100

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
DriverTeamLapsTimeLaps
Led
Points
1326 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. AGR-AFS Racing 670:46:46.7364150
2220 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67+0.0817040
3127 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos AGR-AFS Racing 67+0.17006638
41215 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson Panther Racing 67+0.2726032
5611 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison Sam Schmidt Motorsports67+0.4281030
Race average speed: 130.623 mph (210.172 km/h)
Lead changes: 1 among 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 19 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 KAN INDY MIL IOW WGL NAS MOH KTY SNM CHI Points
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Raphael Matos 81*121910371*251*186263*510
2 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Antinucci 2*21131216921*1231443721478
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Ana Beatriz  RY 7316145193431*14516632449
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arie Luyendyk Jr. 462231482*773811317161428
5 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand  R 10521*2458199456184422409
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dillon Battistini  R 121441*14117201918191*181523385
7 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gomez 1223315791464i6201612528361
8 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso  R 21141712197555101032281*i13358
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Davison  R 2213141117615DNS111671214135333
10 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Guthrie 11155612102013108137713917322
11 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Sherman  R 3171381611414141116105192119300
12 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Wilson 172221961*1620192112294288
13 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Simmons 419*i7826361562123285
14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cyndie Allemann  R 16810222618189181317413221114250
15 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Prendeville 67202394121113998247
16 Flag of the United States.svg Robbie Pecorari 102324171422131010147235
17 Flag of France.svg Franck Perera 1118177220141*5220
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid  R 20151910211749*i91911186
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wade Cunningham 9531212224169
20 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Herrington 8152115117810152
21 Flag of the United States.svg Micky Gilbert 15161120211713201512140
22 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Festa 5111516181318119
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Cunningham  R 1918121215121123118
24 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Olson  R 18252022151619172320105
25 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser III 131261011102
26 Flag of Peru.svg Juan Manuel Polar  R 1497DNS1512100
27 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Klein 81610686
28 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marc Williams 18915211078
29 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Potekhen 13171222978
30 Flag of New Zealand.svg Christina Orr  R 2120181645
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan Freke  R 2020844
32 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lee  R 16838
33 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dyer  R 21172032
34 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Wieringa 18221832
35 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Slotten  R 19172331
36 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Brownson 232127DNS23
37 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Wagner  R 1515
38 Flag of the United States.svg Travis Gregg 212415
39 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Abbott 1911
40 Flag of the United States.svg C. R. Crews 2010
PosDriver HMS STP KAN INDY MIL IOW WGL NAS MOH 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)
1Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded
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 4 finishers in reverse order, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.
    2. Qualifying for Kansas was cancelled due to rain. The grid was set by entrant points entering the race, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.

    References

    1. Lewandowski, Dave. Great Start [ permanent dead link ], IndyCar.com, March 29, 2008
    2. 2008 race results::Streets of St. Petersburg [ permanent dead link ], IndyCar.com, April 6, 2008