2010 Indy Lights season
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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
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...

, and ended on October 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...

.

Jean-Karl Vernay became the first European to win the championship title since Alex Lloyd
Alex Lloyd (racing driver)
Alex Stewart Lloyd is a British motor racing driver. He currently takes part in the IndyCar Series...

 in 2007, after taking five victories and ten top-five placings at the wheel of his Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

 car. His championship title, guaranteed by just starting the final race at Homestead, also garnered him with the Rookie of the Year award, having moved into the series from Europe and the Formula 3 Euro Series. Another driver with ten top-fives, James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

 finished second in the title race for Team Moore Racing, a race winner at Long Beach, Edmonton and Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording...

.

Third place was fought between AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport team-mates Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

 and Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

, with Plowman coming out on top by six points; Plowman won a race at Mid-Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

, while Kimball finished four races in second place including three in succession early in the season. Other drivers to take wins were Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

 – winning the Firestone Freedom 100 for the third time – and Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

 at Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...

, while two drivers visited victory lane for the first time; Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

 at Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...

 and Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University....

 at Homestead in their second seasons in the formula.

Team and driver chart

  • All drivers competed in Firestone Firehawk
    Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
    The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles. The company...

    –shod, Dallara
    Dallara
    Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...

     chassis.

Team # Drivers Sponsor(s) Notes
  AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

Levemir Flexpen
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Created in 1989 through a merger of two Danish companies dating back to the 1920s, it has become one of the world's leading companies in diabetes care, where Novo Nordisk pursues research into pulmonary delivery systems;...

27   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

AFS/KEP Printing
  Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

7   Jean-Karl Vernay Lucas Slick Mist
Lucas Oil
Lucas Oil Products is a manufacturer and distributor of automotive oil, additives, and lubricants. It was founded by trucker Forrest Lucas and his wife Charlotte in 1989....

11   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

PippaMann.com
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

 / Loblaws
Loblaws
Loblaws is a supermarket chain with over 70 stores in Canada, headquartered in Brampton, with stores across Ontario and Quebec. Loblaws is a division of Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food distributor...

Skipped Mid-Ohio due to hand injury.
49   Philip Major
Philip Major
Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

Nexage
77   James Winslow
James Winslow
James Winslow is a British racing driver. He is the winner of four motorsport championships and currently competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series and the Australian Drivers' Championship.-2004-2008:...

BSS
BSS
BSS is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Institutions* Bayridge Secondary School, Canada* Bayview Secondary School, Canada* Beaconhouse School System, Pakistan...

 / Bright Spot / Focal Point Lighting
St. Pete through Long Beach, Watkins Glen, Toronto, Mid-Ohio.
  Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

Izod
Izod
Izod is a clothing company that produces dressy-casual clothing and sportswear for men and women, also including fragrances, and accessories. Similar to brands such as Gant U.S.A., Lacoste, and Polo Ralph Lauren, it is part of the Phillips-Van Heusen Company, headquartered at 200 Madison Ave., New...

Indianapolis and Homestead only.
  Alex Ellis
Alex Ellis
Alexander Ellis is a Canadian racing driver from St. Catharines, Ontario.Alex Ellis began racing 2005 in karts at the age of 14. After karting, Ellis participated in a 1.2L Formula Vee series in Canada in 2008...

Sonoma only; Jim Russell Race of Champions winner.
  Andersen Racing
Andersen Racing
Andersen Racing was a professional auto racing team that competed in Firestone Indy Lights and Star Mazda competition. It was owned by Dan Andersen, who founded the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 1991 and his brother John Andersen...

4   Carmen Jordá
Carmen Jordá
Carmen Jordá is a Spanish race car driver, who most recently raced in the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Series. She was born in Alcoy, Spain...

St. Pete through Long Beach, Toronto and Edmonton.
  Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Arie Luyendyk, Jr. is an auto racing driver and son of Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. Despite his European birth, all of his adult racing has taken place in North America where his father lives and made his career. He placed second in points in the 2002 inaugural season of the Infiniti Pro...

Freedom 100 only.
  Anders Krohn
Anders Krohn
Anders Krohn is a Norwegian racing driver from Stavanger.After a youth in karting, Krohn moved to cars in the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship in 2006. In 2007 he primarily raced in Benelux Formula Ford series but made a few appearances in other Formula Ford series and participated in the...

Watkins Glen only.
  Giancarlo Vilarinho
Giancarlo Vilarinho
Giancarlo Vilarinho is a Brazilian racecar driver from São Paulo.After karting, Vilarinho raced in Formula BMW Americas and Formula BMW Europe for the Eurointernational team in 2008, finishing sixth in the Americas series and also competed in the World Finals...

Mid-Ohio 100 entry list, IndyCar, Retrieved 2010-08-05
Allied Building Products Mid-Ohio and Sonoma only.
  Sean Guthrie
Sean Guthrie
Sean Guthrie is an American racing driver from Albuquerque, New Mexico currently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. He is the son of Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race winner Jim Guthrie....

Homestead only.
5   Joel Miller
Joel Miller (racing driver)
Joel Miller is an American auto racing driver from Hesperia, California.Miller began his career in karting winning the Stars of Karting Western ICA Championship in 2005 and the Stars of Karting ICA National Championship in 2006. Joel Miller became one of the few Americans to compete alongside...

Mockett/Allied Building Products Long Beach only.
  Tõnis Kasemets
Tonis Kasemets
Tõnis Kasemets is an Estonian race car driver.He emigrated to the United States in 1995 and began SCCA racing. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman...

Flexovit Toronto only.
  Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

28   Stefan Wilson
Stefan Wilson
Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

Forsythe Solutions / Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse is an American casual dining restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida with over 1200 locations in 22 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It was founded in February 1988 in Tampa by Bob Basham, Chris T...

Skipped Sonoma and Homestead.
  Joel Miller
Joel Miller (racing driver)
Joel Miller is an American auto racing driver from Hesperia, California.Miller began his career in karting winning the Stars of Karting Western ICA Championship in 2005 and the Stars of Karting ICA National Championship in 2006. Joel Miller became one of the few Americans to compete alongside...

Sonoma only.
29   Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

William Rast
William Rast
William Rast is a Los Angeles, California based clothing company founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala most known for their premium jeans.On October 17, 2006 Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala put on their first fфтл...

Parted company with team after Kentucky qualifying.
  Daniel Herrington
Daniel Herrington
Daniel Herrington is an American racing driver from Baltimore, Maryland.Herrington began his professional racing career in Formula BMW USA in 2004 with a partial schedule. He competed full-time in 2005 for Jensen Motorsport and finished 12th in points. In 2006 he moved to the Star Mazda Series and...

Kentucky only, driver changed after qualifying.
  Dillon Battistini
Dillon Battistini
Dillon Battistini is an English-born racecar driver from Ewell.Battistini competed in various classes of karting before moving to cars in the Caterham R400 challenge in 2003. In 2006 and 2007 he raced in the Asian Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th his first year and winning the 2007 series...

Homestead only.
  Team PBIR 35   Nic LeDuc
Nic LeDuc
Nic LeDuc is an American racing driver from Novato, California.An accomplished karter, LeDuc was the 2007 SCCA Formula Russell champion in 2007, finishing on the podium in every race. He was the runner up the following year and won five of the first 8 races in 2009 before leaving the series...

Barber only.
  Tõnis Kasemets
Tonis Kasemets
Tõnis Kasemets is an Estonian race car driver.He emigrated to the United States in 1995 and began SCCA racing. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman...

Long Beach only.
  Dillon Battistini
Dillon Battistini
Dillon Battistini is an English-born racecar driver from Ewell.Battistini competed in various classes of karting before moving to cars in the Caterham R400 challenge in 2003. In 2006 and 2007 he raced in the Asian Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th his first year and winning the 2007 series...

Chicagoland only. Partnership with Sam Schmidt Motorsports.
37   Niall Quinn
Niall Quinn (racing driver)
Niall Quinn is an Irish motor racing driver, currently living in County Meath, Ireland.- Early career :1999- 3rd place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet2000- 1st place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet...

Barber and Long Beach only.
  Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Xtreme Coil Drilling
22   Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

  Alliance Motorsports 24   Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Arie Luyendyk, Jr. is an auto racing driver and son of Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. Despite his European birth, all of his adult racing has taken place in North America where his father lives and made his career. He placed second in points in the 2002 inaugural season of the Infiniti Pro...

Chicagoland, Kentucky, and Homestead only.
  PDM Racing
PDM Racing
PDM Racing is a racing team in the Indy Racing League and USAC Silver Crown series owned by Paul Diatlovich. Almost always a low budget team and affectionately dubbed "Poor Dumb Mechanics" by one of its former owners, it is known to make the most out of mediocre equipment...

18   Rodrigo Barbosa
Rodrigo Barbosa
Rodrigo Barbosa is a Brazilian racing driver from São Paulo.After karting, he began racing in Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 in 2005 and continued in the series in 2006, finishing 19th in points. In 2007 he competed in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in the United States and finished 9th at the SCCA...

PDM Racing Returns in 2010 with Barbosa, eFormulaCarNews, February 22, 2010, Retrieved 2010-02-22
Royal Spa
  Walker Racing
Walker Racing
Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...

40   Jonathan Summerton
Jonathan Summerton
Jonathan Summerton is an American race car driver.-Early Racing:He began racing karts at the age of 14 and by the end of the year had begun racing Skip Barber Series cars...

Wasteco/Deans Knight Capital Management St. Pete only.
  Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

Barber onwards.
  Davey Hamilton Racing
Davey Hamilton
Davey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...

32   Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University....

Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era. Firestone soon saw the huge potential for marketing tires for automobiles. The company...

/Sleep Inn
Choice Hotels
Choice Hotels International is a hospitality holding corporation which is affiliated with several hotel brands and is based in Silver Spring, Maryland...

Ovals only. Partnership with Kingdom Racing.
34   Henry Clarke
Henry Clarke (racing driver)
Henry Clarke is an American racing driver from Villa Park, California.Clarke began racing in the USAC National Sprint Car Series in 2008 and won Rookie of the Year honors in 2009, finishing 12th in overall points. On July 2, 2010 he captured his first National Sprint Car win at Toledo Speedway...

Homestead only.
  Genoa Racing
  O2 Racing Technology
36   David Martínez
David Martínez
David Martinez is a Mexican racing driver. He holds the record for the best debut ever by a Mexican driver in a premiere open-wheel series with his 9th place finish at the 2006 Gran Premio de Mexico.-IndyCar 2012:Martinez is currently in negotiations to become the only Mexican driver in the...

Quamtel Mid Ohio and Sonoma only.
  Daniel Herrington
Daniel Herrington
Daniel Herrington is an American racing driver from Baltimore, Maryland.Herrington began his professional racing career in Formula BMW USA in 2004 with a partial schedule. He competed full-time in 2005 for Jensen Motorsport and finished 12th in points. In 2006 he moved to the Star Mazda Series and...

Homestead only.
  HVM Racing 6   Junior Strous
Junior Strous
Junior Strous is a Dutch racing driver, model and advertising spokesman from Wassenaar. Junior is the youngest most successful Race Car Driver from the Netherlands.-Racing career:...

Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...

Left series after Long Beach.
  Cape Motorsports
with Wayne Taylor Racing
Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racer. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Rolex Series. He co-drives for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli...

10   Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

Crepes & Waffles
Crepes & Waffles
Crêpes & Waffles is a Colombian restaurant chain. The idea was born from a couple of university students, who had the vision to open a business in which they believed in. Crêpes & Waffles was originally catered to the upper class, but within the past few years the prices have decreased, which has...

  Team E 17   Jan Heylen
Jan Heylen
Jan Heylen is a Belgian racing driver who most notably competed in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career and F3000:...

Zymot St. Pete only.
  Jeff Simmons Indianapolis only.
  Michael Crawford Motorsports 8   Juan Pablo Garcia
Juan Pablo Garcia (racing driver)
Juan Pablo Garcia is a Mexican racing driver.Garcia began his professional career in Formula Renault 2000 de America in 2006. He made two A1 Grand Prix starts for A1 Team Mexico that winter and then drove in the British Formula Three Championship National Class, finishing 7th...

Mid-Ohio and Sonoma only.

Schedule

Rnd Date Race Name Track Location
1 March 28   Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida.-History:Racing in the St. Petersburg area dates back to 1985. The SCCA Trans-Am Series held a race on a downtown waterfront circuit from 1985-1990. Local residents and businesses complained about...

St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...

  
2 April 11   Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park
Barber Motorsports Park
The Barber Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located on the eastern fringes of Birmingham, Alabama, USA near Leeds. The facility was the vision of George Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. In July 2009 officials announced that Barber will be the site of...

Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

3 April 18   Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, CA
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

4 May 28   Firestone Freedom 100 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

Speedway, IN
Speedway, Indiana
Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census. Speedway is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, from which the town derives its name, and is a complete enclave of Indianapolis....

5 June 19   AvoidTheStork.com 100 Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...

Newton, IA
Newton, Iowa
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 15,254. It is the home of Maytag Dairy Farms and was formerly home to the Maytag Corporation's corporate headquarters until the Whirlpool Corporation acquired it in 2006...

6 July 4   Corning 100 Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...

Watkins Glen, NY
Watkins Glen, New York
Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....

7 July 18   Toronto 100 Streets of Toronto
Exhibition Place
Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,...

Toronto, ON
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

8 July 25   Edmonton 100 Edmonton City Centre Airport
Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport
Edmonton City Centre Airport, , is located within the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bordered by Yellowhead Trail to the north, Kingsway to the south, 121 Street to the west, and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to the east. It encompasses approximately of land just north...

Edmonton, AB
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

9 August 8   Mid-Ohio 100 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

Lexington, OH
Lexington, Ohio
Lexington is a village in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,822 at the 2010 census, an increase from 4,165 in 2000....

10 August 22   Carneros 100 Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...

Sonoma, CA
Sonoma, California
Sonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Mexican colonial past. It was the capital of the short-lived California Republic...

11 August 28   Chicagoland 100 Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording...

Joliet, IL
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...

12 September 4   Drive Smart Buckle-Up Kentucky 100 Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...

Sparta, KY
Sparta, Kentucky
Sparta is a city in Gallatin and Owen Counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 230 at the 2000 census.Sparta is home to Kentucky Speedway.-Geography:Sparta is located at ....

13 October 2   Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka 100 Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...

Homestead, FL
Homestead, Florida
Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area....


Firestone Indy Lights Barber Open Test

  • Friday February 26, 2010
  • Barber Motorsports Park
    Barber Motorsports Park
    The Barber Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located on the eastern fringes of Birmingham, Alabama, USA near Leeds. The facility was the vision of George Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. In July 2009 officials announced that Barber will be the site of...

    , Birmingham, AL
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

  • Testing weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), Sunny
  • Testing Summary:

Top Three Drivers
Pos Car
No.
Driver Team Total
Laps
Best Time Best Speed In
Lap
Practice
Session
1 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  
  Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

73 1:14.9604   110.458 29 1
2 27   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

  AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport  
93 1:15.0832 110.278 39 1
3 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

  AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport  
73 1:15.1716 110.148 30 2
Average speed: 108.346 mi/h

Indianapolis Open Test – Indy Lights

  • Friday May 14, 2010
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

    , Speedway, IN
    Speedway, Indiana
    Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census. Speedway is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, from which the town derives its name, and is a complete enclave of Indianapolis....

  • Testing weather:
  • Testing Summary:

Top Three Drivers
Pos Car
No.
Driver Team Total
Laps
Best Time Best Speed In
Lap
Practice
Session
1 10   Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

  
  Cape Motorsports
with Wayne Taylor Racing
Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racer. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Rolex Series. He co-drives for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli...

105 47.2413 190.511 48 2
2 11   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

  Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

103 47.3125 190.225 35 2
3 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

  AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport  
36 47.3486 190.080 10 1
Average speed: 0 mi/h

Race results

Rd. Race Pole position
Pole position
The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...

Fastest lap
Fastest lap
In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Some series, like A1 Grand Prix and the GP2 series, award bonus points to the driver/team with the fastest lap...

Most laps led Winning driver Winning team
1   St. Pete
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

  Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

2   Barber
Barber Motorsports Park
The Barber Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located on the eastern fringes of Birmingham, Alabama, USA near Leeds. The facility was the vision of George Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. In July 2009 officials announced that Barber will be the site of...

  Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

3   Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

4   Indianapolis   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

  Jeff Simmons   Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

  Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

5   Iowa
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...

  Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

  Philip Major
Philip Major
Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

  Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

  Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

6   Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

7   Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

  Jean-Karl Vernay   Stefan Wilson
Stefan Wilson
Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

  Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

8   Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

9   Mid-Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

  Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

  Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
10   Sonoma
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...

  Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

11   Chicagoland
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording...

  Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

12   Kentucky
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...

  Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

  Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

  Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

  Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

13   Homestead
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...

  Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

  James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

  Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University....

  Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University....

Davey Hamilton Racing
Davey Hamilton
Davey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...


Round 1: Streets of St. Petersburg

  • Sunday March 28, 2010 – 12:58 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

  • Streets of St. Petersburg
    St. Petersburg, Florida
    St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...

     – St. Petersburg, Florida
    St. Petersburg, Florida
    St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...

    ; Temporary street circuit, 1.8 miles (2.9 km)
  • Distance: 45 laps / 81 miles (130.4 km); reduced to 35 laps / 63 miles (101.4 km) due to rain.
  • Race weather: 71 °F (21.7 °C), overcast at start with rain falling later.
  • Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    , 1:06.3496 sec, 97.664 mph (157.2 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 31
  • Race report: On turn one of the first lap, Philip Major
    Philip Major
    Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

     divebombed the field, making contact with polesitter James Hinchcliffe, taking both out of the race. Later that lap, Adrián Campos, Jr.
    Adrián Campos, Jr.
    Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

     who had made contact with Pippa Mann
    Pippa Mann
    Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

     during the start nosed into the wall in turn 8. Mann retired from the race, after spinning under caution. On the lap four restart Jean-Karl Vernay passed Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

     for the lead and was later spun by Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

     in turn four, bringing out another caution. The race was red flagged on lap six during that caution period due to moisture, allowing the teams to pit and change to full wet tires. The race went back to green on lap nine. On the restart, leader Vernay pulled out to a 9 second lead over Junior Strous
    Junior Strous
    Junior Strous is a Dutch racing driver, model and advertising spokesman from Wassenaar. Junior is the youngest most successful Race Car Driver from the Netherlands.-Racing career:...

     who had climbed to second. However on lap 17 Strous spun in turn 1, handing Vernay a 17 second lead over new second-place Jan Heylen
    Jan Heylen
    Jan Heylen is a Belgian racing driver who most notably competed in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career and F3000:...

    . On lap 25 Saavedra hit the wall bringing out the caution and erasing Vernay's 20 second lead over Heylen. However, on the resultant restart with 8 minutes remaining (the race had become a timed race due to the rain), Vernay was able to pull away and win by 11 seconds over Heylen. Jonathan Summerton
    Jonathan Summerton
    Jonathan Summerton is an American race car driver.-Early Racing:He began racing karts at the age of 14 and by the end of the year had begun racing Skip Barber Series cars...

     spun in the final corner of the last lap and fell from fourth to eighth.

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 2 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

35 1:02:02.6848 31
2 4 17   Jan Heylen
Jan Heylen
Jan Heylen is a Belgian racing driver who most notably competed in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career and F3000:...

Team E 35 +11.2338 0
3 14 28   Stefan Wilson
Stefan Wilson
Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

35 +11.5785 0
4 7 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
35 +20.4041 0
5 10 10   Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racer. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Rolex Series. He co-drives for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli...

35 +21.8013 0
Race average speed: 60.924 mi/h
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 10 laps

Round 2: Barber Motorsports Park

  • Sunday April 11, 2010 – 1:13 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

     / 12:13 p.m. CDT
  • Barber Motorsports Park
    Barber Motorsports Park
    The Barber Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located on the eastern fringes of Birmingham, Alabama, USA near Leeds. The facility was the vision of George Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. In July 2009 officials announced that Barber will be the site of...

     – Birmingham, Alabama
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

    ; Permanent road course, 2.3 miles (3.7 km)
  • Distance: 40 laps / 92 miles (148.1 km)
  • Race weather: 76 °F (24.4 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 1:14.8726 sec, 110.588 mph (178 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 39
  • Race report: At the start, Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

     moved into the lead ahead of Jean-Karl Vernay but was deemed to have jumped the start. On lap two, Kimball conceded the lead to Vernay and the Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

     driver would not relinquish the lead en route to his second consecutive victory. Kimball finished second ahead of Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

    , Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

     and James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    . Two drivers did not finish the race: Rodrigo Barbosa
    Rodrigo Barbosa
    Rodrigo Barbosa is a Brazilian racing driver from São Paulo.After karting, he began racing in Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 in 2005 and continued in the series in 2006, finishing 19th in points. In 2007 he competed in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in the United States and finished 9th at the SCCA...

     suffered a mechanical failure, while Carmen Jordá
    Carmen Jordá
    Carmen Jordá is a Spanish race car driver, who most recently raced in the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Series. She was born in Alcoy, Spain...

     retired after a spin.
    Top Five Finishers
    Fin.
    Pos
    St.
    Pos
    Car
    No.
    Driver Team Laps Time Laps
    Led
    1 1 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

    40 57:07.6033 39
    2 2 26   Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

    /Andretti Autosport
    40 +1.1542 1
    3 4 29   Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

    Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

    40 +5.7970 0
    4 3 27   Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

    /Andretti Autosport
    40 +9.0794 0
    5 5 2   James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    Team Moore Racing
    Team Moore Racing
    Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

    40 +10.2997 0
    Race average speed: 96.627 mi/h
    Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
    Cautions: 2 for 4 laps

Round 3: Streets of Long Beach

  • Sunday April 18, 2010 – 1:40 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

     / 10:40 a.m. PDT
    Pacific Time Zone
    The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...

  • Streets of Long Beach
    Long Beach, California
    Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

     – Long Beach, California
    Long Beach, California
    Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...

    ; Temporary street circuit, 1.968 miles (3.2 km)
  • Distance: 45 laps / 88.56 miles (142.5 km)
  • Race weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    , 1:14.6261 sec, 94.937 mph (152.8 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 45
  • Race report: Starting from his second pole of the season, James Hinchcliffe led the field through Turn 1 on the opening lap as Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

     overhauled Jean-Karl Vernay for second place. The three drivers then held their respective positions for the duration of the race, as the other drivers battled behind. Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

     and Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

     rounded out the top five placings. Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

     and Junior Strous
    Junior Strous
    Junior Strous is a Dutch racing driver, model and advertising spokesman from Wassenaar. Junior is the youngest most successful Race Car Driver from the Netherlands.-Racing career:...

     both ran into early trouble, with Clarke suffering a mechanical problem and Strous running into the barriers on Lap 9. Clarke returned to the race six laps down, and wound up thirteenth at the end of the race. Stefan Wilson
    Stefan Wilson
    Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

     suffered an electrical problem, Rodrigo Barbosa
    Rodrigo Barbosa
    Rodrigo Barbosa is a Brazilian racing driver from São Paulo.After karting, he began racing in Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 in 2005 and continued in the series in 2006, finishing 19th in points. In 2007 he competed in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in the United States and finished 9th at the SCCA...

     was parked after causing two of the race's four full course cautions with spins and Adrián Campos, Jr.
    Adrián Campos, Jr.
    Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

     crashed heavily at Turn 1 on Lap 34, causing the third caution. Almost immediately after the race returned to green after the Campos crash, the yellow flags flew again after Gustavo Yacamán
    Gustavo Yacamán
    Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

     and Niall Quinn
    Niall Quinn (racing driver)
    Niall Quinn is an Irish motor racing driver, currently living in County Meath, Ireland.- Early career :1999- 3rd place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet2000- 1st place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet...

     were both involved in incidents at the track's Fountain section; Yacamán having been punted from behind by Quinn's team-mate Tõnis Kasemets
    Tonis Kasemets
    Tõnis Kasemets is an Estonian race car driver.He emigrated to the United States in 1995 and began SCCA racing. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman...

    , while Quinn spun by himself. On the penultimate lap, Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

    ' Philip Major
    Philip Major
    Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

     ran into his team-mate James Winslow
    James Winslow
    James Winslow is a British racing driver. He is the winner of four motorsport championships and currently competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series and the Australian Drivers' Championship.-2004-2008:...

    , forcing the British driver into the barrier and was eventually scored in twelfth position.
    Top Five Finishers
    Fin.
    Pos
    St.
    Pos
    Car
    No.
    Driver Team Laps Time Laps
    Led
    1 1 2   James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    Team Moore Racing
    Team Moore Racing
    Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

    45 1:03:41.4082 45
    2 3 26   Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

    /Andretti Autosport
    45 +0.8370 0
    3 2 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports
    Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

    45 +1.2291 0
    4 4 29   Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

    Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

    45 +2.9126 0
    5 5 27   Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing
    AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

    /Andretti Autosport
    45 +4.4735 0
    Race average speed: 83.429 mi/h
    Lead changes: None
    Cautions: 4 for 8 laps

Round 4: Firestone Freedom 100

  • Friday May 28, 2010 – 12:30 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

     / 11:30 a.m. CDT
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway
    The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

     – Speedway, Indiana
    Speedway, Indiana
    Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census. Speedway is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, from which the town derives its name, and is a complete enclave of Indianapolis....

    ; Permanent racing facility, 2.5 miles (4 km)
  • Distance: 40 laps / 100 miles (160.9 km)
  • Race weather: 79 °F (26.1 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #11 Pippa Mann
    Pippa Mann
    Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

    , 1:35.7505 sec, 187.989 mph (302.5 km/h) (2-lap)
  • Most laps led: #77 Wade Cunningham
    Wade Cunningham
    Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

    , 38
  • Race report: Pippa Mann led the field to the green flag, but was immediately overtaken by Wade Cunningham, with Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

    , series returnee Jeff Simmons and Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

     all getting ahead of Mann by the end of the first lap. Mann's race ended at Turn 1 of lap three, being an innocent victim in an accident with Simmons, producing the race's only caution period. Championship leader Jean-Karl Vernay hit trouble early in the race, making a lengthy pit-stop on lap one, returning to the field several laps down. When the race returned to green on lap nine, Cunningham led from Kimball, Plowman, Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

     and Philip Major
    Philip Major
    Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

    . Kimball took the lead on lap ten before Cunningham repassed him on lap eleven. James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

     progressed through the field, and ran as high as second place for the middle portion of the race, before Kimball reasserted himself in the position. He once again took the lead from Cunningham before the New Zealander took the lead for good on lap 34. Cunningham held his rivals off for the remaining laps, as he took his third Freedom 100 victory by 0.4368 seconds from Kimball, with Hinchcliffe, Clarke and Plowman rounding out the top five positions. Along with Simmons and Mann, Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
    Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
    Arie Luyendyk, Jr. is an auto racing driver and son of Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. Despite his European birth, all of his adult racing has taken place in North America where his father lives and made his career. He placed second in points in the 2002 inaugural season of the Infiniti Pro...

     retired from the race due to mechanical gremlins. With Vernay finishing down the field, his championship lead over Kimball was trimmed to just five points.

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 2 77   Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

40 39:55.4552 38
2 3 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
40 +0.4368 2
3 8 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

40 +2.3638 0
4 10 40   Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

Walker Racing
Walker Racing
Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...

40 +2.6459 0
5 4 27   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
40 +3.7024 0
Race average speed: 150.285 mi/h
Lead changes: 4 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 6 laps

Round 5: AvoidTheStork.com 100

  • Saturday June 19, 2010 – 9:40 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

     / 8:40 p.m. CDT
  • Iowa Speedway
    Iowa Speedway
    Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...

     – Newton, Iowa
    Newton, Iowa
    Newton is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 15,254. It is the home of Maytag Dairy Farms and was formerly home to the Maytag Corporation's corporate headquarters until the Whirlpool Corporation acquired it in 2006...

    ; Permanent racing facility, 0.894 miles (1.4 km)
  • Distance: 115 laps / 102.81 miles (165.5 km)
  • Race weather: 77 °F (25 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #29 Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

    , 40.0594 sec, 160.681 mph (258.6 km/h) (2-lap)
  • Most laps led: #29 Sebastian Saavedra, 115
  • Race report:

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 29   Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

115 46:10.0471 115
2 2 27   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
115 +0.4820 0
3 3 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

115 +1.3682 0
4 5 22   Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

115 +5.8468 0
5 9 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

115 +7.4975 0
Race average speed: 133.614 mi/h
Lead changes: None
Cautions: 2 for 15 laps

Round 6: Corning 100

  • Sunday July 4, 2010 – 1:30 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

  • Watkins Glen International
    Watkins Glen International
    Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...

     – Watkins Glen, New York
    Watkins Glen, New York
    Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....

    ; Permanent racing facility, 3.37 miles (5.4 km)
  • Distance: 30 laps / 101.1 miles (162.7 km)
  • Race weather: 85 °F (29.4 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    , 1:37.3593 sec, 124.61 mph (200.5 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 18
  • Race report: Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

     suffered problems even before the start of the race, stalling his car at Turn 7. His stall forced the start to be waved off a lap. When the race did eventually get under way, James Hinchcliffe led Stefan Wilson
    Stefan Wilson
    Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

     into Turn 1. Wilson would be demoted to fourth by the end of the lap, as both championship leader Jean-Karl Vernay and Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

     found a way past the British driver. The first of two cautions flew on lap two as Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

     was tipped into a spin by Pippa Mann
    Pippa Mann
    Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

     and both cars found the wall at Turn 9. After the restart, Wilson was demoted yet further, as debutant Anders Krohn
    Anders Krohn
    Anders Krohn is a Norwegian racing driver from Stavanger.After a youth in karting, Krohn moved to cars in the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship in 2006. In 2007 he primarily raced in Benelux Formula Ford series but made a few appearances in other Formula Ford series and participated in the...

     found a way by. Krohn would fall to tenth position by the race's conclusion. Wilson's engine blew at the beginning of lap fourteen, causing the second and final caution due to fluid leaking out of his Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

     car all the way along the front straight. Vernay found a way past Hinchcliffe on lap nineteen, using the Canadian's slipstream to full effect, passing him into the Inner Loop. Vernay held the lead to the end, as he won his third race of the season to extend his championship lead. Hinchcliffe finished in close proximity to Vernay in second, with Saavedra, Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

     and James Winslow
    James Winslow
    James Winslow is a British racing driver. He is the winner of four motorsport championships and currently competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series and the Australian Drivers' Championship.-2004-2008:...

     – returning to the series, and starting last out of the 14-car grid – rounded out the top five placings.

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 3 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

30 58:48.4946 12
2 1 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

30 +0.2135 18
3 4 29   Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

30 +3.9635 0
4 6 27   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
30 +19.0729 0
5 14 77   James Winslow
James Winslow
James Winslow is a British racing driver. He is the winner of four motorsport championships and currently competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series and the Australian Drivers' Championship.-2004-2008:...

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

30 +23.3294 0
Race average speed: 103.149 mi/h
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 6 laps

Round 7: Toronto 100

  • Sunday July 18, 2010 – 10:25 a.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

  • Streets of Toronto
    Exhibition Place
    Exhibition Place is a mixed-use district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, by the shoreline of Lake Ontario, just west of downtown. The 197–acre area includes expo, trade, and banquet centres, theatre and music buildings, monuments, parkland, sports facilities, and a number of civic, provincial,...

     – Toronto
    Toronto
    Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

    , Ontario
    Ontario
    Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

    ; Temporary street circuit, 1.755 miles (2.8 km)
  • Distance: 50 laps / 87.75 miles (141.2 km)
  • Race weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 1:05.2989 sec, 96.755 mph (155.7 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 50
  • Race report: Jean-Karl Vernay dominated en route to his fourth victory of the season, leading every lap of the race from pole position. After fending off sufficient pressure from James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    , Vernay extended his lead despite two full course cautions for incidents at Turn 8. Hinchcliffe was due to finish second behind Vernay but made a mistake into Turn 3 and allowed Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

     and Gustavo Yacamán
    Gustavo Yacamán
    Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

     to fill the remaining podium slots. Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

     also looked for the pass into Turn 5, but ended up colliding with Hinchcliffe sending him into the wall and a tenth-place classification. Kimball finished fourth ahead of a recovering Stefan Wilson
    Stefan Wilson
    Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

    , who set the fastest lap after earlier going down the escape road due to an error. Other retirees from the race were Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

     who lost fourth gear, and Carmen Jordá
    Carmen Jordá
    Carmen Jordá is a Spanish race car driver, who most recently raced in the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Series. She was born in Alcoy, Spain...

     who spun at Turn 8.

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

50 58:52.0083 50
2 3 40   Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

Walker Racing
Walker Racing
Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...

50 +1.7469 0
3 4 10   Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racer. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Rolex Series. He co-drives for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli...

50 +2.7446 0
4 7 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
50 +3.5688 0
5 10 28   Stefan Wilson
Stefan Wilson
Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

50 +4.2667 0
Race average speed: 89.439 mi/h
Lead changes: None
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps

Round 8: Edmonton 100

  • Sunday July 25, 2010 – 2:57 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

     / 12:57 p.m. MDT
    Mountain Time Zone
    The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...

  • Edmonton City Centre Airport
    Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport
    Edmonton City Centre Airport, , is located within the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bordered by Yellowhead Trail to the north, Kingsway to the south, 121 Street to the west, and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to the east. It encompasses approximately of land just north...

     – Edmonton
    Edmonton
    Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

    , Alberta
    Alberta
    Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

    ; Temporary airport course, 1.973 miles (3.2 km)
  • Distance: 50 laps / 98.65 miles (158.8 km)
  • Race weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

    , 1:06.2160 sec, 107.267 mph (172.6 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 50
  • Race report: James Hinchcliffe led from start to finish, as he cut Jean-Karl Vernay's championship lead by thirteen to 55, in a race which lacked overtaking moves. The top five qualifiers – Hinchcliffe, Vernay, Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

    , Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

     and Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

     – claimed the top five placings, with only Carmen Jordá
    Carmen Jordá
    Carmen Jordá is a Spanish race car driver, who most recently raced in the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Series. She was born in Alcoy, Spain...

     failing to finish out of the 13-car grid.

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

50 58:33.2721 50
2 2 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

50 +1.2273 0
3 3 27   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
50 +9.5605 0
4 4 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
50 +11.6991 0
5 5 40   Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

Walker Racing
Walker Racing
Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...

50 +12.5320 0
Race average speed: 101.085 mi/h
Lead changes: None
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps

Round 9: Mid-Ohio 100

  • Sunday August 8, 2010 – 12:30 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

  • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
    Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
    Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

     – Lexington, Ohio
    Lexington, Ohio
    Lexington is a village in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,822 at the 2010 census, an increase from 4,165 in 2000....

    ; Permanent racing facility, 2.258 miles (3.6 km)
  • Distance: 40 laps / 90.32 miles (145.4 km)
  • Race weather: 83 °F (28.3 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #27 Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

    , 1:12.8624 sec, 111.564 mph (179.5 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #27 Martin Plowman, 40
  • Race report: Martin Plowman became an Indy Lights victor after leading from start-to-finish to tie James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

     for second in the championship. Plowman held off the challenge of Hinchcliffe during the race, with the Canadian driver running wide midway through the race. British drivers claimed a 1-2 as Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke
    Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

     finished second ahead of Plowman's team-mate Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball
    Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

     and the Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

     cars of Stefan Wilson
    Stefan Wilson
    Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

     and Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

    . Championship leader Jean-Karl Vernay struggled all weekend and finished in eighth, just behind Hinchcliffe.

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 27   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
40 50:28.5067 40
2 3 40   Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

Walker Racing
Walker Racing
Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...

40 +0.8443 0
3 6 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
40 +4.1734 0
4 5 28   Stefan Wilson
Stefan Wilson
Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

40 +7.6215 0
5 4 29   Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport
Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

40 +7.8045 0
Race average speed: 107.364 mi/h
Lead changes: None
Cautions: None

Round 10: Carneros 100

  • Sunday August 22, 2010 – 2:45 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

     / 11:45 a.m. PDT
    Pacific Time Zone
    The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...

  • Infineon Raceway
    Infineon Raceway
    Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...

     – Sonoma, California
    Sonoma, California
    Sonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Mexican colonial past. It was the capital of the short-lived California Republic...

    ; Permanent racing facility, 2.303 miles (3.7 km)
  • Distance: 40 laps / 92.12 miles (148.3 km)
  • Race weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 1:23.5582 sec, 99.222 mph (159.7 km/h)
  • Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 40
  • Race report:

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

40 1:02:21.4252 40
2 2 26   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

AFS Racing
AFS Racing
AFS Racing is a professional racing team participating in the IndyCar Series and previously the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by Gary Peterson, the founder of Automatic Fire Sprinklers for which it is named, and is based in Huntington Beach, California.-Indy Lights:The team was founded...

/Andretti Autosport
40 +3.4245 0
3 3 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

40 +10.5583 0
4 4 10   Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racer. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Rolex Series. He co-drives for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli...

40 +15.2115 0
5 7 11   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

40 +23.2599 0
Race average speed: 88.638 mi/h
Lead changes: None
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps

Round 11: Chicagoland 100

  • Saturday August 28, 2010 – 5:15 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

     / 4:15 p.m. CDT
  • Chicagoland Speedway
    Chicagoland Speedway
    Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording...

     – Joliet, Illinois
    Joliet, Illinois
    Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...

    ; Permanent racing facility, 1.52 miles (2.4 km)
  • Distance: 67 laps / 101.84 miles (163.9 km)
  • Race weather: 93 °F (33.9 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #27 Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman
    Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

    , 57.7510 sec, 189.503 mph (305 km/h) (2-lap)
  • Most laps led: #11 Pippa Mann
    Pippa Mann
    Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

    , 35
  • Race report:

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 13 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

67 42:30.9080 3
2 2 11   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

67 +0.0159 35
3 4 49   Philip Major
Philip Major
Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

67 +0.0557 0
4 5 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

67 +0.1271 0
5 11 40   Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

Walker Racing
Walker Racing
Walker Racing is a racing team founded by Derrick Walker in 1991 racing originally in the CART Championship Car series. Presently the team competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series.-Early success:...

67 +0.2061 0
Race average speed: 143.723 mi/h
Lead changes: 4 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 17 laps

Round 12: Drive Smart Buckle-Up Kentucky 100

  • Saturday September 4, 2010 – 5:30 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

  • Kentucky Speedway
    Kentucky Speedway
    Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...

     – Sparta, Kentucky
    Sparta, Kentucky
    Sparta is a city in Gallatin and Owen Counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The population was 230 at the 2000 census.Sparta is home to Kentucky Speedway.-Geography:Sparta is located at ....

    ; Permanent racing facility, 1.48 miles (2.4 km)
  • Distance: 67 laps / 99.16 miles (159.6 km)
  • Race weather: 76 °F (24.4 °C), scattered clouds
  • Pole position winner: #11 Pippa Mann
    Pippa Mann
    Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

    , 55.9447 sec, 190.474 mph (306.5 km/h) (2-lap)
  • Most laps led: #11 Pippa Mann, 67
  • Race report: Pippa Mann led from start to finish to join Ana Beatriz
    Bia Figueiredo
    Ana "Bia" Beatriz Caselato Gomes de Figueiredo is a Brazilian racing driver currently competing in the IZOD Indycar Series. Bia, as she is known by friends and fans, won her first Indy Lights race at Nashville Superspeedway on 12 July 2008, becoming the first woman to win a race in the Indy Lights...

     as female winners in Indy Lights, as she pulled away from her rivals to a winning margin of nearly seven seconds. Jean-Karl Vernay had a chance to wrap up the title with a round to spare, but with James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe
    James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

     finishing ahead of him, his 48-point championship lead meant that Vernay will only need to start the final race on October 2 to become champion. Adrián Campos, Jr.
    Adrián Campos, Jr.
    Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

     equalled his best finish to place fourth, a car length behind Vernay while Gustavo Yacamán
    Gustavo Yacamán
    Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

     finished fifth after starting on the back row. Daniel Herrington
    Daniel Herrington
    Daniel Herrington is an American racing driver from Baltimore, Maryland.Herrington began his professional racing career in Formula BMW USA in 2004 with a partial schedule. He competed full-time in 2005 for Jensen Motorsport and finished 12th in points. In 2006 he moved to the Star Mazda Series and...

     returned to the series as a raceday replacement at Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport
    Bryan Herta Autosport is an American auto racing team that competes primarily in the Firestone Indy Lights Series and occasionally in the IZOD IndyCar Series. It is owned by former IndyCar driver Bryan Herta and race engineer Steve Newey...

     for Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra
    Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

     who parted company with the team but only made it as far as lap two, when he was involved in a three-car crash with team-mate Stefan Wilson
    Stefan Wilson
    Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

     and Philip Major
    Philip Major
    Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

    , which brought out the only caution of the race, before the race was halted for 15 minutes to sweep the circuit of debris. All three drivers were unhurt in the incident.

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 1 11   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

67 34:04.7529 67
2 6 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

67 +6.8372 0
3 4 7   Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

67 +9.7137 0
4 7 22   Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

67 +9.7924 0
5 13 10   Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
Wayne Taylor
Wayne Taylor is a South African sports car racer. He won the 1996 and 2005 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 2005 Rolex Series. He co-drives for SunTrust Racing with Max Angelelli...

67 +13.9245 0
Race average speed: 174.581 mi/h
Lead changes: None
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps

Round 13: Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka 100

  • Saturday October 2, 2010 – 3:45 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Time Zone
    The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

  • Homestead-Miami Speedway
    Homestead-Miami Speedway
    Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...

     – Homestead, Florida
    Homestead, Florida
    Homestead is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States nestled between Biscayne National Park to the east and Everglades National Park to the west. Homestead is primarily a Miami suburb and a major agricultural area....

    ; Permanent racing facility, 1.485 miles (2.4 km)
  • Distance: 67 laps / 99.495 miles (160.1 km)
  • Race weather: 88 °F (31.1 °C), clear skies
  • Pole position winner: #11 Pippa Mann
    Pippa Mann
    Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

    , 57.2999 sec, 186.597 mph (300.3 km/h) (2-lap)
  • Most laps led: #32 Brandon Wagner
    Brandon Wagner
    Brandon Wagner is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University....

    , 66
  • Race report:

Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
1 3 32   Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University....

Davey Hamilton Racing
Davey Hamilton
Davey Jay Hamilton is a race car driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He has made 50 series starts and while never winning a race, finished second 3 times...

67 40:38.3036 66
2 6 2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

67 +0.7006 1
3 5 77   Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

67 +9.0836 0
4 10 22   Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing
Team Moore Racing is an auto racing team that competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series. It is owned by former racer Tom Wood and Mark Moore and is based in Pittsboro, Indiana.The team was formed in 2007 with Wood driving...

67 +10.1335 0
5 1 11   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Sam Schmidt Motorsports is an auto racing team in the IndyCar IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights Series owned by quadriplegic former driver Sam Schmidt....

67 +10.9261 0
Race average speed: 146.898 mi/h
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 9 laps

Driver standings

EWLINE
Pos Driver STP
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida.-History:Racing in the St. Petersburg area dates back to 1985. The SCCA Trans-Am Series held a race on a downtown waterfront circuit from 1985-1990. Local residents and businesses complained about...


 
BAR
Barber Motorsports Park
The Barber Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located on the eastern fringes of Birmingham, Alabama, USA near Leeds. The facility was the vision of George Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. In July 2009 officials announced that Barber will be the site of...


 
LBH
 
INDY
 
IOW
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...


 
WGL
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...


 
TOR
Honda Indy Toronto
The Honda Indy Toronto is an annual IndyCar Series race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was a Champ Car World Series race held annually from 1986 to 2007...


 
EDM
 
MDO
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...


 
SNM
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...


 
CHI
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording...


 
KTY
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...


 
HMS
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...


 
Pts
1   Jean-Karl Vernay 1* 1* 3 13 3 1 1* 2 8 1* 4 3 15 494
2   James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe
James Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver from Oakville, Ontario currently competing in the IndyCar Series.-Early racing:...

15 5 1* 3 5 2* 10 1* 7 3 1 2 2 471
3   Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman
Martin Plowman is an English racing driver from Burton upon Trent currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-Early career:...

6 4 5 5 2 4 7 3 1* 16 13 7 6 392
4   Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball
Charlie Kimball is an Anglo-American racecar driver currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series with Chip Ganassi Racing.-2002–2005:...

4 2 2 2 13 11 4 4 3 2 14 6 13 388
5   Pippa Mann
Pippa Mann
Philippa "Pippa" Mann is a British racing car driver, who is currently competing in the IZOD IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom.- Career :...

13 12 8 16 8 14 8 11 5 2* 1* 5 313
6   Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr.
Adrián Campos, Jr. is a Spanish racing driver. He has competed in such series as the European F3 Open Championship . He signed to compete in the 2010 Indy Lights season for in the United States...

16 13 15 10 4 7 13 8 6 7 8 4 4 307
7   Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke
Dan Clarke is a British auto racing driver born 4 October 1983 in Mexborough, most recently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights series with Walker Racing, having previously competed in the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport and the Champ Car World Series...

7 13 4 9 13 2 5 2 13 5 10 17 304
8   Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastian Saavedra is a Colombian racing driver of Portuguese and Korean origin from Bogotá.-early career:After a childhood in karting, Saavedra drove in Formula BMW USA for Gelles Racing, finishing 11th in points. He also drove in two races in Formula BMW ADAC and competed in the Formula BMW...

12 3 4 9 1* 3 14 6 5 15 11 303
9   Philip Major
Philip Major
Philip Major is a Canadian racing driver.After karting and amateur racing, Major began professional racing in 2006 in Formula BMW USA. He returned in 2007 and finished 10th in points with a pole and a podium finish. He raced in the British Formula Three Championship in 2008 in the Championship...

14 10 7 6 6 6 12 10 10 11 3 13 8 299
10   Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo Yacamán
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Aristizabal is a Colombian racing driver from Santiago de Cali.-Early career:After winning the American Stars of Karting competition in 2005, he moved immediately to the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2006 season, a significant jump for a young driver. He...

5 9 14 11 11 8 3 9 15 4 15 5 16 293
11   Stefan Wilson
Stefan Wilson
Stefan James Wilson is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson...

3 6 17 7 7 12 5 7 4 6 14 278
12   Rodrigo Barbosa
Rodrigo Barbosa
Rodrigo Barbosa is a Brazilian racing driver from São Paulo.After karting, he began racing in Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 in 2005 and continued in the series in 2006, finishing 19th in points. In 2007 he competed in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in the United States and finished 9th at the SCCA...

9 16 16 12 10 9 9 12 12 12 10 11 14 241
13   Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner
Brandon Wagner is an American racing driver from Lafayette, Indiana. He is a graduate of Central Catholic High School and is currently enrolled at Purdue University....

8 12 12 8 1* 136
14   James Winslow
James Winslow
James Winslow is a British racing driver. He is the winner of four motorsport championships and currently competes in the Firestone Indy Lights series and the Australian Drivers' Championship.-2004-2008:...

7 15 12 5 11 9 130
15   Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham
Wade Cunningham is a racing driver from Auckland, New Zealand who has most notably competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.Cunningham's professional career began when he won the Karting World Championship in 2003....

1* 3 87
16   Carmen Jordá
Carmen Jordá
Carmen Jordá is a Spanish race car driver, who most recently raced in the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights Series. She was born in Alcoy, Spain...

11 17 10 15 13 84
17   Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
Arie Luyendyk, Jr. is an auto racing driver and son of Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. Despite his European birth, all of his adult racing has taken place in North America where his father lives and made his career. He placed second in points in the 2002 inaugural season of the Infiniti Pro...

14 7 9 12 82
18   Tõnis Kasemets
Tonis Kasemets
Tõnis Kasemets is an Estonian race car driver.He emigrated to the United States in 1995 and began SCCA racing. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman...

6 6 56
19   Junior Strous
Junior Strous
Junior Strous is a Dutch racing driver, model and advertising spokesman from Wassenaar. Junior is the youngest most successful Race Car Driver from the Netherlands.-Racing career:...

10 8 18 56
20   Juan Pablo Garcia
Juan Pablo Garcia (racing driver)
Juan Pablo Garcia is a Mexican racing driver.Garcia began his professional career in Formula Renault 2000 de America in 2006. He made two A1 Grand Prix starts for A1 Team Mexico that winter and then drove in the British Formula Three Championship National Class, finishing 7th...

11 6 47
21   Daniel Herrington
Daniel Herrington
Daniel Herrington is an American racing driver from Baltimore, Maryland.Herrington began his professional racing career in Formula BMW USA in 2004 with a partial schedule. He competed full-time in 2005 for Jensen Motorsport and finished 12th in points. In 2006 he moved to the Star Mazda Series and...

12 7 44
22   Dillon Battistini
Dillon Battistini
Dillon Battistini is an English-born racecar driver from Ewell.Battistini competed in various classes of karting before moving to cars in the Caterham R400 challenge in 2003. In 2006 and 2007 he raced in the Asian Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th his first year and winning the 2007 series...

9 9 44
23   Joel Miller
Joel Miller (racing driver)
Joel Miller is an American auto racing driver from Hesperia, California.Miller began his career in karting winning the Stars of Karting Western ICA Championship in 2005 and the Stars of Karting ICA National Championship in 2006. Joel Miller became one of the few Americans to compete alongside...

11 9 41
24   Jan Heylen
Jan Heylen
Jan Heylen is a Belgian racing driver who most notably competed in the Champ Car World Series.-Early career and F3000:...

2 40
25   David Martínez
David Martínez
David Martinez is a Mexican racing driver. He holds the record for the best debut ever by a Mexican driver in a premiere open-wheel series with his 9th place finish at the 2006 Gran Premio de Mexico.-IndyCar 2012:Martinez is currently in negotiations to become the only Mexican driver in the...

14 8 40
26   Niall Quinn
Niall Quinn (racing driver)
Niall Quinn is an Irish motor racing driver, currently living in County Meath, Ireland.- Early career :1999- 3rd place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet2000- 1st place in Irish Karting Championship in Cadet...

14 9 38
27   Giancarlo Vilarinho
Giancarlo Vilarinho
Giancarlo Vilarinho is a Brazilian racecar driver from São Paulo.After karting, Vilarinho raced in Formula BMW Americas and Formula BMW Europe for the Eurointernational team in 2008, finishing sixth in the Americas series and also competed in the World Finals...

13 10 37
28   Jonathan Summerton
Jonathan Summerton
Jonathan Summerton is an American race car driver.-Early Racing:He began racing karts at the age of 14 and by the end of the year had begun racing Skip Barber Series cars...

8 24
29   Anders Krohn
Anders Krohn
Anders Krohn is a Norwegian racing driver from Stavanger.After a youth in karting, Krohn moved to cars in the Swedish Junior Touring Car Championship in 2006. In 2007 he primarily raced in Benelux Formula Ford series but made a few appearances in other Formula Ford series and participated in the...

10 20
30   Sean Guthrie
Sean Guthrie
Sean Guthrie is an American racing driver from Albuquerque, New Mexico currently competing in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. He is the son of Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race winner Jim Guthrie....

10 20
31   Nic LeDuc
Nic LeDuc
Nic LeDuc is an American racing driver from Novato, California.An accomplished karter, LeDuc was the 2007 SCCA Formula Russell champion in 2007, finishing on the podium in every race. He was the runner up the following year and won five of the first 8 races in 2009 before leaving the series...

11 19
32   Henry Clarke
Henry Clarke (racing driver)
Henry Clarke is an American racing driver from Villa Park, California.Clarke began racing in the USAC National Sprint Car Series in 2008 and won Rookie of the Year honors in 2009, finishing 12th in overall points. On July 2, 2010 he captured his first National Sprint Car win at Toledo Speedway...

11 19
33   Alex Ellis
Alex Ellis
Alexander Ellis is a Canadian racing driver from St. Catharines, Ontario.Alex Ellis began racing 2005 in karts at the age of 14. After karting, Ellis participated in a 1.2L Formula Vee series in Canada in 2008...

14 16
34   Jeff Simmons 15 15
Pos Driver STP
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg is an IndyCar Series race held in St. Petersburg, Florida.-History:Racing in the St. Petersburg area dates back to 1985. The SCCA Trans-Am Series held a race on a downtown waterfront circuit from 1985-1990. Local residents and businesses complained about...


 
BAR
Barber Motorsports Park
The Barber Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located on the eastern fringes of Birmingham, Alabama, USA near Leeds. The facility was the vision of George Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. In July 2009 officials announced that Barber will be the site of...


 
LBH
 
INDY
 
IOW
Iowa Speedway
Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond International Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful...


 
WGL
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The facility is owned by International Speedway Corporation...


 
TOR
Honda Indy Toronto
The Honda Indy Toronto is an annual IndyCar Series race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was a Champ Car World Series race held annually from 1986 to 2007...


 
EDM
 
MDO
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...


 
SNM
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA. The course is a complex series of twists and turns that go up and down the hills...


 
CHI
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording...


 
KTY
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000. The track is currently owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and Jerry Carroll, who, along with four other investors, owned...


 
HMS
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...


 
Pts
EWLINE
EWLINE
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
EWLINE
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
Pole position
The term "pole position", as used in motorsports, comes from the horse racing term where the number one starter starts on the inside next to the inside pole. The term made its way, along with several other customs, to auto racing. In circuit motorsports, a driver has pole position when he or she...


(1 point)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
(2 points)
1 Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded
Rookie of the Year
Rookie

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
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 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

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