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Español1988 IN INDY LIGHTS
The '1988 HFC American Racing Series Championship' consisted of 12 races. Jon Beekhuis edged out Tommy Byrne for the championship by a mere 3 points, the closest margin in the series' 16 years.
Note:
Race 12 abandoned after two laps due to an accident involving Michael Greenfield, Jeff andretti and Guido Daccò and re-started.
Held April 9 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Paul Tracy
# Calvin Fish
# Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
# Dave Simpson
# Ted Prappas
Held June 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Dave Simpson won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Dave Simpson
# Mike Snow
# John McCracken
# Jon Beekhuis
# Brian Ongais
Held June 19 at Portland International Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Tommy Byrne
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Jon Beekhuis
# Paul Tracy
# Dave Simpson
Held July 3 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Calvin Fish
# Dave Simpson
# Jon Beekhuis
# Guido Daccò
Held July 17 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Calvin Fish
# Tommy Byrne
# Guido Daccò
# Jon Beekhuis
# Ted Prappas
Held July 24 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Jon Beekhuis
# Dave Simpson
# Tommy Byrne
# Ted Prappas
# Calvin Fish
Held August 20 at Pocono Raceway. Dave Simpson won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Michael Greenfield
# Tommy Byrne
# Dave Simpson
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Ted Prappas
Held September 4 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Jon Beekhuis
# Tommy Byrne
# Ted Prappas
# Gary Rubio
# Paul Tracy
Held September 11 at Road America. Calvin Fish won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Jon Beekhuis
# Ted Prappas
# Gary Rubio
# Mike Groff
Held September 25 at Nazareth Speedway. Calvin Fish won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Calvin Fish
# Mike Groff
# Mike Snow
# Dave Simpson
# Jon Beekhuis
Held October 16 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Tommy Byrne
# Jon Beekhuis
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Gary Rubio
# Mike Snow
Held November 6 at Tamiami Park. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Tommy Byrne
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Calvin Fish
# Gary Rubio
# Jon Beekhuis
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
'R16'=retired, but classified
Calendar
| Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | Arizona | April 9, 1988 | 78 | 1.6093=125.5254 km | 0'45:06.145 | 166.987 km/h | Paul Tracy | Jeff Andretti | Paul Tracy | ? |
| 2 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 4, 1988 | 100 | 1.6607976=166.07976 km | 0'53:21.130 | 186.774 km/h | Dave Simpson | Dave Simpson | Mike Snow | ? |
| 3 | Portland | Oregon | June 19, 1988 | 40 | 3.0930746=123.722984 km | 0'47:56.850 | 154.823 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? |
| 4 | Cleveland | Ohio | July 3, 1988 | 30 | 3.991064=119.73192 km | 0'37:01.654 | 194.015 km/h | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ? |
| 5 | Toronto | July 17, 1988 | 38 | 2.8709912=120.58163 km | 0'45:09.290 | 160.224 km/h | Calvin Fish | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | ? | |
| 6 | Meadowlands | New Jersey | July 24, 1988 | 58 | 1.9585181=113.59405 km | 0'44:47.940 | 152.138 km/h | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | ? |
| 7 | Pocono | Pennsylvania | August 20, 1988 | 40 | 4.02325=160.93 km | 0'45:45.215 | 211.039 km/h | Michael Greenfield | Dave Simpson | Michael Greenfield | ? |
| 8 | Lexington | Ohio | September 4, 1988 | 32 | 3.86232=123.59424 km | 0'45:44.820 | 162.101 km/h | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | Jon Beekhuis | ? |
| 9 | Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin | September 11, 1988 | 19 | 6.4372=122.3068 km | 0'40:33.206 | 180.957 km/h | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Calvin Fish | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ? |
| 10 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | September 25, 1988 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'36:07.780 | 189.617 km/h | Calvin Fish | Calvin Fish | Calvin Fish | ? |
| 11 | Monterey | California | October 16, 1988 | 32 | 3.5629902=114.0156864 km | 0'45:32.780 | 150.197 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Juan Manuel Fangio II | ? |
| 12 | Miami | Florida | November 6, 1988 | 22 | 2.8709912=63.1618064 km | 0'39:47.729 | 95.230 km/h | Tommy Byrne | Juan Manuel Fangio II | Tommy Byrne | ? |
Note:
Race 12 abandoned after two laps due to an accident involving Michael Greenfield, Jeff andretti and Guido Daccò and re-started.
Race summaries
Phoenix race
Held April 9 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Paul Tracy
# Calvin Fish
# Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
# Dave Simpson
# Ted Prappas
Milwaukee race
Held June 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Dave Simpson won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Dave Simpson
# Mike Snow
# John McCracken
# Jon Beekhuis
# Brian Ongais
Portland race
Held June 19 at Portland International Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Tommy Byrne
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Jon Beekhuis
# Paul Tracy
# Dave Simpson
Cleveland race
Held July 3 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Calvin Fish
# Dave Simpson
# Jon Beekhuis
# Guido Daccò
Toronto race
Held July 17 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Calvin Fish
# Tommy Byrne
# Guido Daccò
# Jon Beekhuis
# Ted Prappas
Meadowlands race
Held July 24 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Jon Beekhuis
# Dave Simpson
# Tommy Byrne
# Ted Prappas
# Calvin Fish
Pocono race
Held August 20 at Pocono Raceway. Dave Simpson won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Michael Greenfield
# Tommy Byrne
# Dave Simpson
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Ted Prappas
Mid-Ohio race
Held September 4 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Jon Beekhuis
# Tommy Byrne
# Ted Prappas
# Gary Rubio
# Paul Tracy
Elkhart Lake race
Held September 11 at Road America. Calvin Fish won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Jon Beekhuis
# Ted Prappas
# Gary Rubio
# Mike Groff
Nazareth race
Held September 25 at Nazareth Speedway. Calvin Fish won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Calvin Fish
# Mike Groff
# Mike Snow
# Dave Simpson
# Jon Beekhuis
Laguna Seca race
Held October 16 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Tommy Byrne
# Jon Beekhuis
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Gary Rubio
# Mike Snow
Miami race
Held November 6 at Tamiami Park. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.
'Top Five Results'
# Tommy Byrne
# Juan Manuel Fangio II
# Calvin Fish
# Gary Rubio
# Jon Beekhuis
Final points standings
Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Beekhuis | Enterprise Racing | 147 | - | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | |
| 2 | Tommy Byrne | Opar Racing | 144 | - | - | 22 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | ||
| R & K Racing | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dave Simpson | Bill Simpson Racing | 122 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | - | - | |
| 4 | Calvin Fish | Team Shierson | 113 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | 22 | - | 14 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | TEAMKAR International | 105 | - | - | 16 | 22 | - | 1 | |||||||
| Leading Edge Motorsport | 12 | - | 21 | - | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ted Prappas | TEAMKAR International | 103 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| 7 | Gary Rubio | Performance Motorsports | 83 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | |
| 8 | Mike Snow | Leading Edge Motorsport | 70 | 6 | 17 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | - | |
| 9 | Paul Tracy | Hemelgarn Racing | 58 | 21 | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 8 | 5 | - | |
| 10 | Guido Daccò | Agapiou Racing | 53 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 8 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 11 | Brian Ongais | Ongais Racing | 40 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | - | |
| 12 | Michael Greenfield | C. P. Racing | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | - | |
| 13 | Mike Groff | Agapiou Racing | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | ||||
| Leading Edge Motorsport | 16 | - | - | |||||||||||||
| Steve Barclay | R & K Racing | 26 | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | - | ||
| 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Colorado Connection Racing | 19 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16 | Giovanni Fontanesi | Venezuela | Agapiou Racing | 17 | 4 | - | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | George Metsos | R & K Racing | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 18 | John McCracken | JMC Racing | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | Brad Murphey | TEAMKAR International | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Daniel Campeau | Hemelgarn Racing | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 21 | Jeff Andretti | Hemelgarn Racing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scott Harrington | R & K Racing | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| Dave Kudrave | Leading Edge Motorsport | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | ||
| 24 | Bobby Fix | Accel Motorsports | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | |
| Jim Noble | ? | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | ||
| 26 | Jimmy Vasser | R & K Racing | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Steve Sheldon | Leading Edge Motorsport | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| 28 | Marty Roth | TEAMKAR International | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Franco Scapini | TEAMKAR International | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| 30 | Sport Allen | Agapiou Racing | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
'R16'=retired, but classified
| 'Place' | 'Name' | 'Country' | 'Team' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jon Beekhuis | Enterprise Racing | 4 | R16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2 | Tommy Byrne | Opar Racing | 5 | R17 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| R & K Racing | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dave Simpson | Bill Simpson Racing | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4 | Calvin Fish | Team Shierson | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | R9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | R15 | 1 | R13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | R14 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | R12 | |||||||||||||
| Leading Edge Motorsport | 10 | 4 | 2 | R13 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ted Prappas | TEAMKAR International | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | R12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Gary Rubio | Performance Motorsports | 10 | R12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | R12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 8 | Mike Snow | Leading Edge Motorsport | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | R14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | R11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| 9 | Paul Tracy | Hemelgarn Racing | 3 | 1 | 11 | R15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | R14 | 13 | R13 | - | - | 11 | 5 | 11 | R14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | R14 | |
| 10 | Guido Daccò | Agapiou Racing | 18 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | R13 | 8 | R14 | - | - | 10 | R11 | 8 | R13 | 12 | R16 | |
| 11 | Brian Ongais | Ongais Racing | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | R14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 13 | R10 | 11 | R13 | |
| 12 | Michael Greenfield | C. P. Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 14 | R12 | 9 | R15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | R15 | |
| 13 | Mike Groff | Agapiou Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 5 | |||||||
| Leading Edge Motorsport | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Barclay | R & K Racing | 7 | R18 | 5 | 8 | 15 | R10 | 11 | 12 | - | - | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | - | - | 8 | 8 | 14 | R11 | - | - | ||
| 15 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Colorado Connection Racing | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16 | Giovanni Fontanesi | Venezuela | Agapiou Racing | 16 | 9 | 15 | R13 | 14 | R13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 | R10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | George Metsos | R & K Racing | 11 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 18 | John McCracken | JMC Racing | - | - | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | Brad Murphey | TEAMKAR International | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | R12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Daniel Campeau | Hemelgarn Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | |
| 21 | Jeff Andretti | Hemelgarn Racing | 1 | R14 | 8 | 11 | 10 | R11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | R17 | |||||||||||
| Agapiou Racing | 8 | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Harrington | R & K Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 | ||
| Dave Kudrave | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | R12 | 15 | 9 | ||
| 24 | Bobby Fix | Accel Motorsports | 14 | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R16 | 13 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jim Noble | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 16 | R18 | ||
| 26 | Jimmy Vasser | R & K Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Steve Sheldon | Leading Edge Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | ||
| 28 | Marty Roth | TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Franco Scapini | TEAMKAR International | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 11 | ||
| 30 | Sport Allen | Agapiou Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 12 | |
| - | Paul Dallenbach | Colorado Connection Racing | - | - | 14 | 14 | 12 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Mike Chandler | Leading Edge Motorsport | 6 | R15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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