2013 Indy Lights season | |
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Firestone Indy Lights | |
Season | |
Races | 12 |
Start date | March 24 |
End date | October 19 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Sage Karam |
Teams' champion | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
The 2013 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 28th season of the series and the twelfth sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It began March 24, 2013 in St. Petersburg. [1]
Rookie Sage Karam won the championship, the eighth rookie to win the series title. [2] Karam clinched the championship in the final race over rookie teammate Gabby Chaves. Second-year driver Carlos Muñoz won a series-high four races but was forced to settle for third in the championship. Peter Dempsey captured the Freedom 100 in a spectacular four-wide finish in what was the closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history.
In June, it was announced that the series would be promoted by Andersen Promotions beginning in 2014. [3] INDYCAR sanctioning will remain. In August it was announced that Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014. [4]
Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 7 | ![]() | All |
8 | ![]() | All | |
67 | ![]() | 4, 12 | |
77 | ![]() | All | |
Team Moore Racing | 2 | ![]() | 1–10 |
![]() | 11 | ||
22 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 2 | ||
![]() | 3 | ||
![]() | 4 | ||
![]() | 11 | ||
Andretti Autosport AFS Racing | 12 | ![]() | All |
26 | ![]() | All | |
Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | ![]() | All |
5 | ![]() | 1–10 | |
![]() | 11–12 | ||
6 | ![]() | 9–12 | |
Bryan Herta Autosport Jeffery Mark Motorsports | 28 | ![]() | 4 |
![]() | 9, 11 | ||
MDL Racing | 56 | ![]() | 3, 8–11 |
Pabst Racing | 17 | ![]() | 10 |
IndyCar announced the 2013 Indy Lights schedule on October 18, 2012. It joined all IndyCar Series weekends in North America except Detroit, Texas and Sonoma.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location |
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1 | March 23–24 | ![]() | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
2 | April 6–7 | ![]() | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
3 | April 20–21 | ![]() | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
4 | May 24 | ![]() | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
5 | June 14–15 | ![]() | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
6 | June 22–23 | ![]() | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
7 | July 6–7 | ![]() | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
8 | July 12–13 | ![]() | Exhibition Place | Toronto |
9 | August 3–4 | ![]() | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
10 | August 31 – September 1 | ![]() | Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland |
11 | October 5–6 | ![]() | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas |
12 | October 18–19 | ![]() | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California |
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
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