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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....
. It was the first IPS season to include road course races. All teams used 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 and Infiniti
Infiniti
is the luxury division of automaker Nissan. Infiniti officially started selling vehicles on November 8, 1989 in North America. Marketing operations have since grown to include the Middle East, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, China, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. Infiniti began sales in additional...
engines.
Homestead-Miami 100
The Homestead-Miami 100 was held March 6 at Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead-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...
. Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Travis GreggTravis GreggTravis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
- Jaime CamaraJaime CamaraJaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
- Jon HerbJon HerbJon Herb is an American professional race car owner and driver in the Indy Racing League.Herb made his IRL debut in the first race of the 2000 season in Orlando, but drove most of the races in the ARCA stock car series. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2001, finishing 27th and competing in...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Jay DrakeJay DrakeJay Scott Drake is an American auto racing driver.-Racing career:Drake won the 1998 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race. Drake was the USAC National Sprint Car Champion in 2004. He also competed in 14 Indy Pro Series races in 2004 and 2005 with a best finish of third and finishing 9th in the...
Phoenix 100
The Phoenix 100 was held March 19 at Phoenix International RacewayPhoenix International Raceway
Phoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...
. Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Jon HerbJon HerbJon Herb is an American professional race car owner and driver in the Indy Racing League.Herb made his IRL debut in the first race of the 2000 season in Orlando, but drove most of the races in the ARCA stock car series. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2001, finishing 27th and competing in...
- Chris FestaChris FestaChris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- 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...
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
The Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was held April 3 on the Streets of St. Petersburg. This was the series' first race not held on an oval. Marco AndrettiMarco Andretti
Marco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Marco AndrettiMarco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
- Alfred UnserAlfred UnserAlfred Richard Unser is a professional race car driver in the United States, who competed in the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series through the Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May.-Family connections:Unser is the son of 2-time Indianapolis 500 race winner Al Unser, Jr.,...
- 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...
Futaba Freedom 100Freedom 100The Firestone Freedom 100 is a Firestone Indy Lights Series auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is currently held the Friday before the Indianapolis 500...
The Futaba Freedom 100 was held May 27 at the Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis 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....
. Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Jaime CamaraJaime CamaraJaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Jay DrakeJay DrakeJay Scott Drake is an American auto racing driver.-Racing career:Drake won the 1998 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race. Drake was the USAC National Sprint Car Champion in 2004. He also competed in 14 Indy Pro Series races in 2004 and 2005 with a best finish of third and finishing 9th in the...
- Alfred UnserAlfred UnserAlfred Richard Unser is a professional race car driver in the United States, who competed in the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series through the Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May.-Family connections:Unser is the son of 2-time Indianapolis 500 race winner Al Unser, Jr.,...
- Marty RothMarty RothMarty Roth is a former Canadian race car driver who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series where he owned his own team, Roth Racing....
Firestone 100
The Firestone 100 was held June 11 at Texas Motor SpeedwayTexas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas....
. Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Travis GreggTravis GreggTravis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Chris FestaChris FestaChris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the...
- Jay DrakeJay DrakeJay Scott Drake is an American auto racing driver.-Racing career:Drake won the 1998 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race. Drake was the USAC National Sprint Car Champion in 2004. He also competed in 14 Indy Pro Series races in 2004 and 2005 with a best finish of third and finishing 9th in the...
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
Liberty ChallengeLiberty ChallengeThe Liberty Challenge was a race in the Indy Pro Series , held on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2005, 2006 and 2007.-Race History:...
The inaugural Liberty Challenge was held June 18 on the Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis 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....
road course as a support race to the United States Grand Prix
United States Grand Prix
The United States Grand Prix is a motor race which has been run on and off since 1908, when it was known as the American Grand Prize. The race later became part of the Formula One World Championship. Over 41 editions, the race has been held at nine locations, most recently in 2007 at the...
. It was the first IPS event that was not run in conjunction with an IRL race. Marco Andretti
Marco Andretti
Marco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Marco AndrettiMarco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Chris FestaChris FestaChris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the...
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
- Jaime CamaraJaime CamaraJaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
Cleanevent 100
The Cleanevent 100 was held July 16 at Nashville SuperspeedwayNashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee , United States, about 30 miles southeast of Nashville. On August 2, 2011, it was announced that Nashville Superspeedway will not host any NASCAR events in 2012. It is a concrete oval track 1 1/3 miles in...
. Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Jaime CamaraJaime CamaraJaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
- Jay DrakeJay DrakeJay Scott Drake is an American auto racing driver.-Racing career:Drake won the 1998 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race. Drake was the USAC National Sprint Car Champion in 2004. He also competed in 14 Indy Pro Series races in 2004 and 2005 with a best finish of third and finishing 9th in the...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
Milwaukee 100
The Milwaukee 100 was held July 24 at the Milwaukee MileMilwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a -long oval race track in West Allis, Wisconsin that seats about 40,000 spectators. It operated as a dirt track until 1953. The track was paved in 1954....
. Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara
Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
- Jon HerbJon HerbJon Herb is an American professional race car owner and driver in the Indy Racing League.Herb made his IRL debut in the first race of the 2000 season in Orlando, but drove most of the races in the ARCA stock car series. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2001, finishing 27th and competing in...
- Jaime CamaraJaime CamaraJaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:...
Bluegrass 100
The Bluegrass 100 was held August 13 at Kentucky SpeedwayKentucky 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...
. Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Travis GreggTravis GreggTravis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Marco AndrettiMarco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
- Jay DrakeJay DrakeJay Scott Drake is an American auto racing driver.-Racing career:Drake won the 1998 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race. Drake was the USAC National Sprint Car Champion in 2004. He also competed in 14 Indy Pro Series races in 2004 and 2005 with a best finish of third and finishing 9th in the...
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
Pikes Peak 100
The Pikes Peak 100 was held August 21 at Pikes Peak International RacewayPikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a participant focused racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, south of Colorado Springs and north of Pueblo...
. Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
- Travis GreggTravis GreggTravis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
- Tom Wood
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
Sonoma 100
The Sonoma 100 was held August 28 at Infineon RacewayInfineon 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...
. Marco Andretti
Marco Andretti
Marco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Marco AndrettiMarco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
- Chris FestaChris FestaChris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the...
Chicagoland 100
The Chicagoland 100 was held September 11 at Chicagoland SpeedwayChicagoland 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...
. Sarah McCune won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
- Marty RothMarty RothMarty Roth is a former Canadian race car driver who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series where he owned his own team, Roth Racing....
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
- Jon HerbJon HerbJon Herb is an American professional race car owner and driver in the Indy Racing League.Herb made his IRL debut in the first race of the 2000 season in Orlando, but drove most of the races in the ARCA stock car series. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2001, finishing 27th and competing in...
- Travis GreggTravis GreggTravis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
Corning 100
The Corning 100 was held September 25 at Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins 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...
. 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....
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
- Marco AndrettiMarco AndrettiMarco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti...
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Chris FestaChris FestaChris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the...
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
California 100
The California 100 was held October 16 at the California SpeedwayCalifornia Speedway
Auto Club Speedway is a two-mile , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. The track was also used for open wheel racing events until 2005. The racetrack is located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and...
. Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
- Wade CunninghamWade CunninghamWade 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....
- Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver)Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:...
- Travis GreggTravis GreggTravis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United...
- Chris FestaChris FestaChris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the...
- Nick BussellNick BussellNick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he...
Final standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wade CunninghamWade 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.... |
504 |
| 2 |  Jeff SimmonsJeff Simmons (driver) Jeff Simmons is an American race car driver, most recently driving open wheel cars in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Early career:... |
474 |
| 3 | Travis Gregg Travis Gregg Travis Gregg is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into sprint car racing, competing in a number of series across the midwestern United... |
462 |
| 4 | Nick Bussell Nick Bussell Nick Bussell is an American racing driver from Ionia, Michigan.After karting, Bussell joined the Fran-Am 2000 North American Pro Championship series in 2003 where he finished 10th in points. He took most of 2004 off of racing while he worked in race car fabrication in Indianapolis. In 2005 he... |
430 |
| 5 |  Jaime CamaraJaime Camara Jaime Camara is a Brazilian race car driver, who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series for Conquest Racing.-Indy Racing League:... |
403 |
| 6 | Chris Festa Chris Festa Chris Festa, born in Atlanta on September 5, 1985, is an American auto racing driver.Chris raced the #9 Dallara for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Indy Pro Series in 2007. As of the end of the 2007 season he has made 39 IPS starts with a best finish of 2nd and won the pole for the first race of the... |
387 |
| 7 | Jon Herb Jon Herb Jon Herb is an American professional race car owner and driver in the Indy Racing League.Herb made his IRL debut in the first race of the 2000 season in Orlando, but drove most of the races in the ARCA stock car series. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2001, finishing 27th and competing in... |
364 |
| 8 |  Marty RothMarty Roth Marty Roth is a former Canadian race car driver who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series where he owned his own team, Roth Racing.... |
355 |
| 9 | Jay Drake Jay Drake Jay Scott Drake is an American auto racing driver.-Racing career:Drake won the 1998 Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race. Drake was the USAC National Sprint Car Champion in 2004. He also competed in 14 Indy Pro Series races in 2004 and 2005 with a best finish of third and finishing 9th in the... |
341 |
| 10 | Marco Andretti Marco Andretti Marco Michael Andretti is an Italian American auto racing driver who drives the #26 car for Andretti Autosport in the IndyCar Series. He is the son of 1991 IndyCar World Series champion Michael Andretti and the grandson of racing legend Mario Andretti... |
250 |
| 11 |  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... |
228 |
| 12 | Alfred Unser Alfred Unser Alfred Richard Unser is a professional race car driver in the United States, who competed in the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series through the Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May.-Family connections:Unser is the son of 2-time Indianapolis 500 race winner Al Unser, Jr.,... |
106 |
| 13 | Mishael Abbott Mishael Abbott Mishael Abbott is a female race car driver. In 2001, she began racing in Formula Mazda. In 2005 she drove in four Indy Pro Series races for Hemelgarn Johnson Motorsports with a best finish of 8th in her first race and 13th in points... |
83 |
| 14 | Bobby Wilson Bobby Wilson (driver) Bobby Wilson is an American racing driver.An accomplished karter, Wilson won the "Stars of Tomorrow" championship and the Jim Trueman Scholarship in 2003 and was Shifter Kart Illustrated's driver of the year. He moved up to cars the following year and won the Formula Ford 2000 Zetec championship... |
82 |
| 15 | Scott Mayer Scott Mayer (driver) Scott Mayer is a former driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series. He participated in the first three races of the 2003 IndyCar Series season for PDM Racing and crashed in all three races. He then failed to complete rookie orientation for the Indy 500. He entered the 2005 Indianapolis 500... |
80 |
| 16 | Tom Wood |
68 |
| 17 | P. J. Chesson P. J. Chesson Peter Lawrence Chesson, Jr is an American race car driver who most recently competed in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series.-Career:... |
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| 18 | P. J. Abbott P. J. Abbott P. J. Abbott is a U.S. race car driver. In 2004, he drove in two races in the Infiniti Pro Series for Michael Crawford Motorsports. Prior to that, he competed in US SCCA Formula Mazda and SCCA Formula Atlantic. He also raced in the NASCAR West Series four times in 2004 and 2005... |
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| 19 | Taylor Fletcher |
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| 20 | Larry Connor |
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| 21 |  Scott MansellScott Mansell Scott Mansell is an English racing driver.An alumnus of Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield, Mansell was the 2004 EuroBOSS champion. He has not competed a full series championship since. Scott was a 2004 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award nominee, losing out to eventual winner Paul di Resta... |
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| 22 | Phil Giebler |
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| 23 | Sarah McCune |
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| 24 | Jerry Coons, Jr. |
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| 25 |  Germán QuirogaGermán Quiroga German Quiroga is a Mexican race car driver. He is the only three-time champion of NASCAR Corona Series.-Nascar Corona Series:He debuted with Jorge Seman's race team 2004... |
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| 26 | Ed Carpenter |
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| 27 | Rocco DeSimone |
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| 28 |  Imran Husain |
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| 29 | Geoff Dodge |
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| 30 | G. J. Mennen |
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| 31 | Rocky Moran, Jr. |
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| 32 | Cole Carter |
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