2007 IN IPS


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The '2007' 'Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series' started on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere race is the Freedom 100 on May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The season finale is scheduled to be held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9. All races are broadcast tape delayed on ESPN2.

Contents
Official 2007 Indy Pro Series Schedule
Season Notes
Drivers & Teams
Race Summaries
Round 1 of 16: 'Miami 100'
Round 2 of 16: 'St. Petersburg Grand Prix 1'
Round 3 of 16: 'St. Petersburg Grand Prix 2'
Round 5 of 16: 'Road Runner 100'
Round 6 of 16: 'Liberty Challenge Race 1'
Round 7 of 16: 'Liberty Challenge Race 2'
Round 8 of 16: 'Iowa 100'
Round 9 of 16: 'Corning Twin 100's Race 1'
Round 10 of 16: 'Corning Twin 100's Race 2'
Round 11 of 16: 'Sun Belt Rentals 100'
Round 12 of 16: 'Mid Ohio 100'
Round 13 of 16: 'Kentucky 100'
Round 14 of 16: 'Carneros 100'
Round 15 of 16: 'Valley of the Moon 100'
Driver Standings
References
See also
External links

Official 2007 Indy Pro Series Schedule



★ Not all race names and sponsors officially announced and are subject to change
Date Race Name LocationWinner
March 24 Miami 100 Homestead-Miami Speedway Alex Lloyd
March 31 Grand Prix St. Petersburg 1 Streets of St. Petersburg Alex Lloyd
April 1 Grand Prix St. Petersburg 2 Streets of St. Petersburg Alex Lloyd
May 25 Freedom 100 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Alex Lloyd
June 2 Milwaukee 100 The Milwaukee Mile Alex Lloyd
June 16 Liberty Challenge 1 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hideki Mutoh
June 17 Liberty Challenge 2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Bobby Wilson
June 23 Iowa 100 Iowa Speedway Alex Lloyd
July 7 Corning 100 Watkins Glen International Wade Cunningham
July 8 Glen 100 Watkins Glen International Alex Lloyd
July 14 Sun Belt Rentals 100 Nashville Superspeedway Robbie Pecorari
July 22 Mid-Ohio 100 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Richard Antinucci
August 11 Kentucky 100 Kentucky Speedway Hideki Mutoh
August 25 Carneros 100 Infineon Raceway Alex Lloyd
August 26 Valley of the Moon 100 Infineon Raceway Richard Antinucci
Date Race Name Location TV
September 9 Chicagoland 100 Chicagoland Speedway 09/13/07 5:00 p.m. on ESPN2

Season Notes



★ On January 12, 2007 the Indy Racing League announced a new wing package for the Indy Pro Series[1].

★ Indy Pro Series teams and drivers will compete for 3.7 million dollars a 24 percent increase from 2006[2].

★ A record 25 cars have been entered into the Miami 100 on March 24th.

Drivers & Teams



★ The following teams and driver combinations have been confirmed. This list is considered tentative, and is subject to change prior to and during the season.
TeamChassisTireNoDriversNotes
Team Moore Racing Dallara Firestone2 Tom Wood
Jonathan Klein
Travis Gregg
Wood retired after injury, Klein became full-time driver
Gregg injury replacement for Klein later in season
RLR Andersen Racing Dallara Firestone 5 Andrew Prendeville  
15 Joey Scarallo
J. R. Hildebrand
Hildebrand for final 3 races
Andretti Green Racing/AFS Dallara Firestone11 Jaime Camara  
27 Wade Cunningham  
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Firestone9 Chris Festa  
10 Pablo Perez Injured, no replacement driver
Super Aguri Panther Racing Dallara Firestone55 Hideki Mutoh  
Brian Stewart Racing Dallara Firestone1 Bobby Wilson  
3 Brad Jaeger  
33 Shane Jantzi Partial schedule
Cheever Racing Dallara Firestone51 Richard Antinucci Road courses only
Team KMA Racing Dallara Firestone13 Robbie Pecorari  
Guthrie Racing Dallara Firestone4 Sean Guthrie  
40 Tom Wieringa
Arie Luyendyk, Jr.
 
SWE Racing Dallara Firestone34 Jon Brownson  
43 Jimmy Kite Chicagoland only
Kenn Hardley Racing Dallara Firestone24 Stephen Simpson  
Michael Crawford Motorsports Dallara Firestone 6 Steve Ablondi
C. R. Crews
Marc Williams
8 Shane Lewis
Matt Jaskol
Doug Boyer
Ben Petter
P. J. Abbott
 
Mile High Motorsports Dallara Firestone54 Mickey Gilbert  
Playa Del Racing Dallara Firestone12 A. J. Russell
Philip Giebler
Al Unser III
Sean Guthrie
Giebler on road courses, Unser on ovals
Guthrie in when his car was being repaired
Apex Racing Dallara Firestone52 Ken Losch  
53 Mike Potekhen  
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Dallara Firestone7 Alex Lloyd  
23 Logan Gomez  
38 Ryan Justice Part time
57 Leilani Munter Kentucky & Chicagoland only
SpeedWorks Dallara Firestone44 Jay Howard
Daniel Herrington
Adam Andretti
Howard let go after 3 races
Herrington on road courses only
Andretti Chicagoland only

Race Summaries


Round 1 of 16: 'Miami 100'


★ Saturday March 24, 2007

Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida

★ Race weather: 78° F, fair skies

★ Pole position winner: #9 Chris Festa 28.5455 sec 187.280 mph (301.398 km/h)

★ Race Summary: The race which saw a Pro Series record 25 entries was marred by two major incidents. The first occurred when Wade Cunningham lost control of his car. Ryan Justice made contact with a large piece of debris from Cunningham's car and made hard contact with the wall at the exit of turn 2. He was unconscious as he was removed from the car but regained consciousness on the way to the infield care center. The next incident came just two laps after the end of the lengthy caution following the first incident. Sean Guthrie and Pablo Perez made contact between turns one and two and Perez's car launched over Guthrie's and into the catch fence. Perez was transported to the hospital with leg injuries. The race was prematurely ended after 57 laps due to damage to the catch fence from the second incident with Alex Lloyd leading and gaining his first IPS victory on an oval.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
12 7 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports570:57:45.96372752
21 9 Chris FestaChip Ganassi Racing57+0.79712241
33 55 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther Racing57+2.0759035
424 11 Jaime CamaraAndretti Green Racing57+2.9581032
521 5 Andrew PrendevilleRLR Andersen Racing57+5.6602030
Race average speed: 87.918mph
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 36 laps

Round 2 of 16: 'St. Petersburg Grand Prix 1'


★ Saturday March 31, 2007

Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida

★ Race weather: 80° F, mostly sunny

★ Pole position winner: #7 Alex Lloyd 1:07.1404 sec 96.514 mph (155.324 km/h)

★ Race Summary: Alex Lloyd dominated the first race at St. Petersburg leading all 40 laps of the race and winning from pole position. Alex held off Super Aguri Panther Racing's Hideki Mutoh for the final 22 laps. Hideki had the best chance to take the win away from Alex but it just was not meant to be. Alex now has 3 wins in a row dating back to the final race of 2006.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
11 7 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports400:56:59.29674053
224 55 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther Racing40+1.6038040
37 2 Jonathan KleinTeam Moore Racing40+8.3402035
45 24 Stephen SimpsonKenn Hardley Racing40+9.3671032
53 44 Jay HowardSpeedWorks40+16.1795030
Race average speed: 75.805mph
Lead changes: 0 between 1 driver
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps

Round 3 of 16: 'St. Petersburg Grand Prix 2'


★ Saturday April 1, 2007

★ Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida

★ Race weather: 79° F, sunny

★ Pole position winner: Bobby Wilson Top 6 finishers from Race 1 inverted

★ Race Summary: Alex Lloyd had the car to beat in St. Petersburg, winning both races of the double-header. Alex had to start race 2 from 6th place because of the inverted field after race 1, but that didn't stop him from getting to the front. On lap 21 of 40 Alex took the lead and was never to lose it, winning now the first 3 races of 2007.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
167 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports400:58:35.87071950
2927 Wade CunninghamAndretti Green Racing/AFS40+0.2542040
311 Bobby WilsonBrian Stewart Racing40+0.3308135
4555 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther Racing40+1.6818032
5713 Robbie PecorariTeam KMA Racing40+2.7977030
Race average speed: 73.723mph
Lead changes: 2 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps

===Round 4 of 16: 'Freedom 100'===

★ Friday May 25, 2007

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana

★ Race weather: 82° F, cloudy with scattered showers

★ Pole position winner: #52 Ken Losch 188.231 mph (302.928 km/h)

★ Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
127 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports400:46:39.60294050
279 Chris FestaChip Ganassi Racing40+0.4131040
31811 Jaime CamaraAFS/Andretti Green40+1.2815035
4105 Andrew PrendevilleRLR Andersen Racing40+1.7873032
5455 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther40+2.5715030
Race average speed: 128.590 mph
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 16 laps

Round 5 of 16: 'Road Runner 100'


★ Saturday June 2, 2007

Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin

★ Race weather: 76° F, partly cloudy

★ Pole position winner: #7 Alex Lloyd 146.077 mph (235.088 km/h)

★ Race Summary: On turn 2 of the first lap Hideki Mutoh spun in front of most of the field, collecting 5 cars including Jaime Camara and Chris Festa. Jon Brownson shortly after the restart on lap 11. On lap 17 the race re-started and ran green until lap 81, during which time leader Alex Lloyd was able to pull out a 4 second lead on his closest pursuer Mike Potekhen and lap all but 3 of his competitors, cruising to his 5th straight victory to start the season. Lloyd now holds the league record for consecutive wins and sits second on the series all-time wins list.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
117 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports1000:55:55.564310050
2453 Mike PotekhenApex Racing100+2.2826040
322 Jonathan KleinTeam Moore Racing100+2.4395035
494 Sean GuthrieU.S. Pro Racing100+14.0423032
5171 Bobby WilsonBrian Stewart Racing99+1 lap030
Race average speed: 108.894 mph
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 22 laps

Round 6 of 16: 'Liberty Challenge Race 1'


★ Saturday June 16, 2007

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana

★ Race weather: 95° F, Hazy

★ Pole position winner: #55 Hideki Mutoh 109.966 mph (176.973 km/h)

★ Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
1155 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther180:26:09.89101853
227 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports18+6.723040
3211 Jaime CamaraAndretti Green/AFS Racing18+0.0000035
4827 Wade CunninghamAFS Racing18+0.0000032
5624 Stephen SimpsonKenn Hardley Racing18+0.0000030
Race average speed: 107.320 mph
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps

Round 7 of 16: 'Liberty Challenge Race 2'


★ Saturday June 17, 2007

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana

★ Race weather: 82° F, Hazy

★ Pole position winner: #38 Ryan Justice (8th place in race 1)

★ Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
121 Bobby WilsonBrian Stewart Racing180:28:40.91701852
277 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports18+10.526040
3855 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther18+0.0000035
4138 Ryan JusticeSam Schmidt Motorsports18+0.0000033
5611 Jaime CamaraAndretti Green/AFS Racing18+0.0000030
Race average speed: 108.792 mph
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps

Round 8 of 16: 'Iowa 100'


★ Saturday June 23, 2007

Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

★ Race weather: 68° F, overcast, humid

★ Pole position winner: #27 Wade Cunningham 19.9522 sec 161.306 mph (259.597 km/h)

★ Race Summary: Wade Cunningham started from the pole and led the first 104 of the 115 laps, but was passed on the bottom by Alex Lloyd, who pulled away to capture his sixth victory of the season. On lap 79, Sean Guthrie lost control on the front straight while running fourth and lapping Mike Potekhen and shot across the infield and slammed into the inside wall. He walked away from the incident on his own power, but underwent X-Rays and was diagnosed with a displaced fracture of his left foot. Lloyd now has more Pro Series wins than any other driver.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
127 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports1150:53:18.72341050
2127 Wade CunninghamAFS Racing115+0.392710543
3855 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther115+0.0000035
41238 Ryan JusticeSam Schmidt Motorsports115+0.0000032
51313 Robbie PecorariTeam KMA Racing115+0.0000030
Race average speed: 115.707 mph
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 32 laps

Round 9 of 16: 'Corning Twin 100's Race 1'


★ Saturday July 7, 2007

Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York

★ Race weather:

★ Pole position winner: #27 Wade Cunningham 1 min 36.7418 sec 125.406 mph (201.821 km/h)

★ Race Summary: Polesitter Wade Cunningham held off a hard-charging Hideki Mutoh to capture his first win of the season and fifth of his career. The only major incident of the race came on lap 8 when Chris Festa spun coming out of turn 1 and hit the inside guard rail.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
1127 Wade CunninghamAFS Racing290:55:19.23942953
2455 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther29+0.0758040
327 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports29+3.2013035
4512 Phil GieblerPlaya Del Racing29+10.5847032
5101 Bobby WilsonBrian Stewart Racing29+10.7416030
Race average speed: 105.997 mph
Lead changes: none
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps

Round 10 of 16: 'Corning Twin 100's Race 2'


★ Sunday July 9, 2007

Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York

★ Race weather:

★ Pole position winner: #44 Daniel Herrington (6th place in race 1)

★ Race Summary: On lap 3, Alex Lloyd was able to get by polesitter Daniel Herrington and pull away from his closest pursuer, race 1 winner Wade Cunningham, to capture his seventh win of the season and further extend his points lead.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
147 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports290:52:28.22452652
2627 Wade CunninghamAGR-AFS Racing29+4.7194040
3144 Daniel HerringtonSpeedWorks29+16.3398335
4312 Phil GieblerPlaya Del Racing29+23.8961032
5851 Richard AntinucciCheever Racing29+26.2453030
Race average speed: 111.754 mph
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps

Round 11 of 16: 'Sun Belt Rentals 100'


★ Saturday July 14, 2007

Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee

★ Race weather: 90° F, Sunny

★ Pole position winner: #7 Alex Lloyd 25.7368 sec 181.841 mph (292.645 km/h)

★ Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
1313 Robbie PecorariTeam KMA Racing770:52:56.32822250
2923 Logan GomezSam Schmidt Motorsports77+0.2226040
3811 Jaime CamaraAGR-AFS Racing77+1.3941035
4227 Wade CunninghamAGR-AFS Racing77+2.0087132
5112 Jonathan KleinTeam Moore Racing77+2.2211030
Race average speed: 113.452 mph
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps

Round 12 of 16: 'Mid Ohio 100'


★ Saturday July 21, 2007

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio

★ Race weather: 70° F, Partly Cloudy

★ Pole position winner: #7 Alex Lloyd 110.188 mph (177.330 km/h)

★ Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
1451 Richard AntinucciCheever Racing400:51:40.73992552
2627 Wade CunninghamAGR-AFS Racing40+0.9588040
3224 Stephen SimpsonKenn Hardley Racing40+9.1590035
435 Andrew PrendevilleRLR/Andersen Racing40+10.5676032
5955 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther40+11.4918030
Race average speed: 104.863 mph
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 2 laps

Round 13 of 16: 'Kentucky 100'


★ Saturday August 11, 2007

Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky

★ Race weather:

★ Pole position winner: #55 Hideki Mutoh 191.276 mph (307.829 km/h)

★ Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
1155 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther670:54:01.62596653
227 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports67+0.1032040
3327 Wade CunninghamAGR-AFS Racing67+0.1567135
469 Chris FestaChip Ganassi Racing67+0.4246032
52011 Jaime CamaraAGR-AFS Racing67+0.5673030
Race average speed: 110.123 mph
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 32 laps

Round 14 of 16: 'Carneros 100'


★ Saturday August 25, 2007

Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California

★ Race weather: 85° F, sunny

★ Pole position winner: #51 Richard Antinucci 1:22.2742 100.639 mph (161.963 km/h)

★ Race Summary: Alex Lloyd passed Richard Antinucci on the first lap and never looked back, leading all 30 laps en route to the victory while clinching the championship.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
127 Alex LloydSam Schmidt Motorsports300:45:28.88733053
2151 Richard AntinucciCheever Racing30+0.8927040
3453 Mike PotekhenApex Racing30+0.----035
4324 Stephen SimpsonKenn Hardley Racing30+0.----032
5711 Jaime CamaraAGR-AFS Racing30+0.----030
Race average speed: 91.026 mph
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps

Round 15 of 16: 'Valley of the Moon 100'


★ Sunday August 26, 2007

Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California

★ Race weather: 71° F, mostly sunny

★ Pole position winner: #38 Ryan Justice (8th place in Race 1)

★ Race Summary: The first eight positions from the first race were inverted to determine the grid for race 2. Alex Lloyd's car had engine trouble on the pace lap and he failed to start the race. Richard Antinucci steadily climbed through the field from the seventh starting position, eventually finding his way past polesitter Ryan Justice on lap 18 to take the lead and capture his second win of the season.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver Team Laps Time Laps
Led
Points
1751 Richard AntinucciCheever Racing300:43:27.00001250
2138 Ryan JusticeSam Schmidt Motorsports30+1.74001843
325 Andrew PrendevilleRLR-Andersen Racing30+2.2703035
4223 Logan GomezSam Schmidt Motorsports30+6.9949032
5524 Stephen SimpsonKenn Hardley Racing30+7.5331030
Race average speed: 0.000 mph
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps

Driver Standings


PosNo.NameTeamStartsPointsGap
1 7 Alex LloydSam Schmidt13'548'Leader
2 55 Hideki MutohSuper Aguri Panther13'450'-98
3 27 Wade CunninghamAFS/Andretti-Green13'377'-171
4 1 Bobby WilsonBrian Stewart13'332'-216
5 11 Jaime CamaraAndretti-Green/AFS13'320'-228
6 53 Mike PotekhenApex13'290'-258
7 51 Robbie PecorariTeam KMA13'289'-259
8 9 Chris FestaChip Ganassi13'274'-274
9 24 Stephen SimpsonKenn Hardley13'260'-288
10 23 Logan Gomez Sam Schmidt13'258'-290
11 2 Jonathan KleinTeam Moore11'239'-309
12 5 Andrew PrendevilleRLR Andersen13'236'-312
13 4 Sean GuthrieGuthrie13'211'-337
14 38 Ryan JusticeSam Schmidt11'210'-336
15 3 Brad JaegerBrian Stewart13'199'-349
16 52 Ken LoschApex13'187'-361
17 15 Joey ScaralloRLR Andersen13'184'-364
18 51 Richard AntinucciCheever7'182'-366
19 34 Jon BrownsonSWE12'147'-401
20 12 Phil GieblerPlaya Del6'129'-419
21 40 Tom WieringaGuthrie11'129'-419
22 6 C. R. CrewsMichael Crawford6'109'-439
23 44 Daniel HerringtonSpeedWorks5'101'-447
24 12 Al Unser IIIPlaya Del4'93'-455
25 6 Marc WilliamsMichael Crawford6'88'-460
26 54 Micky GilbertMile High6'72'-476
27 44 Jay HowardSpeedWorks3'56'-492
28 6 Matt JaskolMichael Crawford3'55'-493
29 8 Doug BoyerMichael Crawford4'52'-496
30 8 P. J. AbbottMichael Crawford2'28'-520
31 40 Arie Luyendyk, Jr.Guthrie2'21'-527
32 8 Ben PetterMichael Crawford1'20'-528
33 2 Travis GreggTeam Moore1'20'-528
34 57 Leilani MunterSam Schmidt1'13'-535
35 2 Tom WoodTeam Moore1'13'-535
36 10 Pablo PerezChip Ganassi1'12'-536
37 33 Shane JantziBrian Stewart1'12'-536
38 8 Shane LewisMichael Crawford1'10'-538
39 12 A.J. RussellPlaya Del1'7'-541

Standings as of August 19, 2007 (13 of 16 races completed)

References


1. http://www.indycar.com/pro/news/story.php?story_id=8039
2. http://www.indycar.com/pro/news/story.php?story_id=8017

See also



Indy Racing League

Indy Pro Series

2007 in sports

2007 IndyCar Series

2007 in Champ Car

2007 in NASCAR

External links



Indy Racing League- official site

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