The 2007 IRL Indy Pro Series was the sixth season of the developmental open-wheel racing series under the Indy Racing League ownership, and the 22nd in Indy NXT combined history, as officially recognized by IndyCar. All teams used Dallara IL-02 chassis, which was fitted with a new wing package, as well as unbranded TWR engines and Firestone tires.
In his second season in the series, Alex Lloyd became the runaway champion with Sam Schmidt Motorsports, clinching the title with two races remaining at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. Lloyd won the first five races of the season, tying the late Greg Moore's start of the 1995 season for the all-time consecutive wins record in Indy Lights history. Aided by an expanded schedule, Lloyd won eight races including the Freedom 100, and became the third driver to reach that number after Paul Tracy's nine wins in 1990 and Moore's ten wins in 1995.
Japanese driver Hideki Mutoh, driving for the returning Panther Racing and backed by Honda through an association with Super Aguri, finished second in the standings despite missing the final round due to his IndyCar debut. He also won Rookie of the Year honors, with wins at the Indianapolis road course and Kentucky. Former champion Wade Cunningham finished third ahead of Bobby Wilson, with one win apiece, while Richard Antinucci scored two wins in a road course-only campaign for his uncle's team Cheever Racing.
Indy Pro Series teams and drivers competed for 3.7 million dollars, a 24 percent increase from 2006. This resulted in a sizeable influx of new or returning teams, led by Chip Ganassi Racing, Panther Racing and Rahal Letterman Racing, all of them also benefiting from a rule that gave extra test days to IndyCar teams competing in the Indy Pro Series. AFS Racing blended their efforts with Andretti Green Racing, while Rahal partnered with newcomers Andersen Racing. Other new teams were Team Moore Racing (a spin-off of Kenn Hardley Racing), Team KMA Racing, Mile High Racing and Apex Racing. Speedworks entered the series by buying the equipment of Dave McMillan Racing, while Playa Del Racing embarked on its own after fielding the Racing Professionals effort in 2006, and Part Sourcing International was renamed into SWE Racing after entering halfway through 2006.
The car counts increased dramatically as a result, with 25 entries for the Miami 100, a first for the series since 1998, and a record 24 drivers at the Freedom 100. At least 20 drivers were present at every round, a number not reached in any of the previous seven seasons, and thirteen drivers competed in every race. In total, 43 different drivers competed during the year, which is the all-time Indy NXT record as of 2024. The last race of the season featured the closest finish in motor racing history as claimed by IndyCar, when Logan Gomez beat Alex Lloyd to the line by just 0.0005 seconds.
Drivers and teams
Team
No.
Drivers
Rounds
USA Brian Stewart Racing
1
USA Bobby Wilson
All
3
USA Brad Jaeger
All
33
CAN Shane Jantzi
4
USA Team Moore Racing
2
CAN Tom Wood
1
USA Jonathan Klein
2–12, 14–16
USA Travis Gregg
13
USA Guthrie Racing
4
USA Sean Guthrie
1–11, 14–15
USA Tom Wieringa
12–13, 16
40
1–8, 11
NLD Arie Luyendyk Jr.
9–10
USA RLR Andersen Racing
5
USA Andrew Prendeville
All
15
AUS Joey Scarallo
1–13
USA J. R. Hildebrand
14–15
USA Michael Crawford Motorsports
6
USA C. R. Crews
1, 9–10, 12
USA Matt Jaskol
2–3, 14–15
NZL Marc Williams
4–8, 11
USA Richard Heistand
9–10
USA Ben Petter
16
8
USA Shane Lewis
1
USA C. R. Crews
2–3
USA Matt Jaskol
4
USA P. J. Abbott
5, 11, 16
USA Doug Boyer
6–7, 9–10, 12
USA Ben Petter
8
USA Steve Ablondi
14–15
USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
All
23
USA Logan Gomez
All
38
USA Ryan Justice
1, 4–15
USA Travis Gregg
16
57
USA Leilani Munter
13, 16
USA Target Chip Ganassi Racing
9
USA Chris Festa
All
10
ARG Pablo Pérez Companc
1
USA Andretti Green Racing/AFS
11
BRA Jaime Camara
All
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
All
USA Playa Del Racing
12
USA A. J. Russell
1
USA Phil Giebler
2–3, 6–7, 9–10, 14–15
USA Al Unser III
4–5, 8, 11
USA Sean Guthrie
12–13, 16
USA Team KMA Racing
13
USA Robbie Pecorari
All
USA Kenn Hardley Racing
24
ZAF Stephen Simpson
All
USA SWE Racing
34
USA Jon Brownson
1–10, 12–13, 16
43
USA Jimmy Kite
16
USA SpeedWorks
44
GBR Jay Howard
1–3
USA Daniel Herrington
6–7, 9–10, 12
USA Adam Andretti
16
USA Cheever Racing
51
USA Richard Antinucci
2–3, 6–7, 9–10, 12, 14–15
USA Apex Racing
52
CAN Ken Losch
All
53
USA Mike Potekhen
All
USA Mile High Motorsports
54
USA Mickey Gilbert
1–4, 6–7, 14–15
USA Scott Mayer
9–10
USA Super Aguri Panther Racing
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
1–15
Schedule
The schedule expanded to a record 16 races for 2007, with the addition of two new venues and more double-headers. All racetracks from 2006 stayed on the schedule, as Indy Pro Series joined IndyCar at the newly constructed Iowa Speedway and the returning Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, which had hosted the original Indy Lights series in its final 2001 season. The Liberty Challenge at Indianapolis was split into two shorter races, and the round at Watkins Glen was also converted to a double-header format, with Mid-Ohio being the only single-race road course.
Rd.
Date
Race name
Track
Location
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
March 24
Miami 100
Homestead–Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
March 31 – April 1
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Streets of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida
May 25
Freedom 100
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
June 2
Milwaukee 100
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wisconsin
June 16–17
Liberty Challenge
Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
Speedway, Indiana
June 23
Iowa 100
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
July 7–8
Corning 100
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York
Glen 100
July 14
Sun Belt Rentals 100
Nashville Superspeedway
Lebanon, Tennessee
July 22
Mid-Ohio 100
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
August 11
Kentucky 100
Kentucky Speedway
Sparta, Kentucky
August 25–26
Carneros 100
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, California
Valley of the Moon 100
September 9
Chicagoland 100
Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, Illinois
Race results
Round
Race
Pole position
Fastest lap
Most laps led
Race Winner
Driver
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Homestead–Miami Speedway
USA Chris Festa
USA Logan Gomez
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Streets of St. Petersburg
GBR Alex Lloyd
JPN Hideki Mutoh
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
USA Bobby Wilson
GBR Alex Lloyd
USA Jonathan Klein
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
CAN Ken Losch
USA Andrew Prendeville
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Milwaukee Mile
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
JPN Hideki Mutoh
JPN Hideki Mutoh
JPN Hideki Mutoh
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther Racing
USA Ryan Justice
USA Bobby Wilson
USA Bobby Wilson
USA Bobby Wilson
Brian Stewart Racing
Iowa Speedway
NZL Wade Cunningham
GBR Alex Lloyd
NZL Wade Cunningham
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Watkins Glen International
NZL Wade Cunningham
GBR Alex Lloyd
NZL Wade Cunningham
NZL Wade Cunningham
Andretti Green Racing/AFS
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Nashville Superspeedway
GBR Alex Lloyd
USA Robbie Pecorari
GBR Alex Lloyd
USA Robbie Pecorari
Team KMA Racing
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
GBR Alex Lloyd
USA Richard Antinucci
USA Richard Antinucci
USA Richard Antinucci
Cheever Racing
Kentucky Speedway
JPN Hideki Mutoh
GBR Alex Lloyd
JPN Hideki Mutoh
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther Racing
Infineon Raceway
USA Richard Antinucci
JPN Hideki Mutoh
GBR Alex Lloyd
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
USA Ryan Justice
USA Richard Antinucci
USA Ryan Justice
USA Richard Antinucci
Cheever Racing
Chicagoland Speedway
GBR Alex Lloyd
USA Travis Gregg
GBR Alex Lloyd
USA Logan Gomez
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
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
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 Pérez Companc 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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 87.918 mi/h
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 36 laps
2
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
57
0:57:45.9637
27
52
1
9
USA Chris Festa
Chip Ganassi Racing
57
+0.7971
22
41
3
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther Racing
57
+2.0759
0
35
24
11
BRA Jaime Camara
Andretti Green Racing
57
+2.9581
0
32
21
5
USA Andrew Prendeville
RLR Andersen Racing
57
+5.6602
0
30
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
Race Summary: Alex Lloyd dominated the first race at St. Petersburg leading all 40 laps of the race and winning from pole position. Lloyd held off Super Aguri Panther Racing's Hideki Mutoh for the final 22 laps. Mutoh had the best chance to take the win away from Lloyd but it just was not meant to be. Lloyd 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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 75.805 mi/h
Lead changes: 0 between 1 driver
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps
1
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
40
0:56:59.2967
40
53
24
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther Racing
40
+1.6038
0
40
7
2
USA Jonathan Klein
Team Moore Racing
40
+8.3402
0
35
5
24
ZAF Stephen Simpson
Kenn Hardley Racing
40
+9.3671
0
32
3
44
GBR Jay Howard
SpeedWorks
40
+16.1795
0
30
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. Lloydhad 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 Lloyd 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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 73.723 mi/h
Lead changes: 2 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
6
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
40
0:58:35.8707
19
50
9
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
Andretti Green Racing/AFS
40
+0.2542
0
40
1
1
USA Bobby Wilson
Brian Stewart Racing
40
+0.3308
1
35
5
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther Racing
40
+1.6818
0
32
7
13
USA Robbie Pecorari
Team KMA Racing
40
+2.7977
0
30
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
Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver
Team
Laps
Time
Laps
Led
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 128.590 mi/h
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 16 laps
2
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
40
0:46:39.6029
40
50
7
9
USA Chris Festa
Chip Ganassi Racing
40
+0.4131
0
40
18
11
BRA Jaime Camara
AFS/Andretti Green
40
+1.2815
0
35
10
5
USA Andrew Prendeville
RLR Andersen Racing
40
+1.7873
0
32
4
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther
40
+2.5715
0
30
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
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 restarted 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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 108.894 mi/h
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 22 laps
1
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
100
0:55:55.5643
100
50
4
53
USA Mike Potekhen
Apex Racing
100
+2.2826
0
40
2
2
USA Jonathan Klein
Team Moore Racing
100
+2.4395
0
35
9
4
USA Sean Guthrie
U.S. Pro Racing
100
+14.0423
0
32
17
1
USA Bobby Wilson
Brian Stewart Racing
99
+1 lap
0
30
Round 6 of 16: [[Liberty Challenge|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
Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver
Team
Laps
Time
Laps
Led
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 107.320 mi/h
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
1
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther
18
0:26:09.8910
18
53
2
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
18
+6.2730
0
40
2
11
BRA Jaime Camara
Andretti Green/AFS Racing
18
+10.9900
0
35
8
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
AFS Racing
18
+12.8240
0
32
6
24
ZAF Stephen Simpson
Kenn Hardley Racing
18
+13.2260
0
30
Round 7 of 16: [[Liberty Challenge|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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 97.901 mi/h
Lead changes: 0 between 0 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
2
1
USA Bobby Wilson
Brian Stewart Racing
18
0:28:40.9170
18
52
7
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
18
+10.5260
0
40
8
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther
18
+13.1470
0
35
1
38
USA Ryan Justice
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
18
+13.1500
0
33
6
11
BRA Jaime Camara
Andretti Green/AFS Racing
18
+13.6130
0
30
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
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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 115.707 mi/h
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 32 laps
2
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
115
0:53:18.7234
10
50
1
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
AFS Racing
115
+0.3927
105
43
8
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther
115
+2.0990
0
35
12
38
USA Ryan Justice
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
115
+3.4352
0
32
13
13
USA Robbie Pecorari
Team KMA Racing
115
+6.0188
0
30
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
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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 105.997 mi/h
Lead changes: none
Cautions: 2 for 5 laps
1
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
AFS Racing
29
0:55:19.2394
29
53
4
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther
29
+0.0758
0
40
2
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
29
+3.2013
0
35
5
12
USA Phil Giebler
Playa Del Racing
29
+10.5847
0
32
10
1
USA Bobby Wilson
Brian Stewart Racing
29
+10.7416
0
30
Round 10 of 16: Corning Twin 100's Race 2
Sunday July 8, 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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 111.754 mi/h
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 3 laps
4
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
29
0:52:28.2245
26
52
6
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
AGR-AFS Racing
29
+4.7194
0
40
1
44
USA Daniel Herrington
SpeedWorks
29
+16.3398
3
35
3
12
USA Phil Giebler
Playa Del Racing
29
+23.8961
0
32
8
51
USA Richard Antinucci
Cheever Racing
29
+26.2453
0
30
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
Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver
Team
Laps
Time
Laps
Led
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 113.452 mi/h
Lead changes: 5 between 3 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 25 laps
3
13
USA Robbie Pecorari
Team KMA Racing
77
0:52:56.3282
22
50
9
23
USA Logan Gomez
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
77
+0.2226
0
40
8
11
BRA Jaime Camara
AGR-AFS Racing
77
+1.3941
0
35
2
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
AGR-AFS Racing
77
+2.0087
1
32
11
2
USA Jonathan Klein
Team Moore Racing
77
+2.2211
0
30
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
Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver
Team
Laps
Time
Laps
Led
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 104.863 mi/h
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 2 laps
4
51
USA Richard Antinucci
Cheever Racing
40
0:51:40.7399
25
52
6
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
AGR-AFS Racing
40
+0.9588
0
40
2
24
ZAF Stephen Simpson
Kenn Hardley Racing
40
+9.1590
0
35
3
5
USA Andrew Prendeville
RLR/Andersen Racing
40
+10.5676
0
32
9
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther
40
+11.4918
0
30
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
Race Summary:
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver
Team
Laps
Time
Laps
Led
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 110.123 mi/h
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 32 laps
1
55
JPN Hideki Mutoh
Super Aguri Panther
67
0:54:01.6259
66
53
2
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
67
+0.1032
0
40
3
27
NZL Wade Cunningham
AGR-AFS Racing
67
+0.1567
1
35
6
9
USA Chris Festa
Chip Ganassi Racing
67
+0.4246
0
32
20
11
BRA Jaime Camara
AGR-AFS Racing
67
+0.5673
0
30
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
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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 91.026 mi/h
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps
2
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
30
0:45:28.8873
30
53
1
51
USA Richard Antinucci
Cheever Racing
30
+0.8927
0
40
4
53
USA Mike Potekhen
Apex Racing
30
+5.6988
0
35
3
24
ZAF Stephen Simpson
Kenn Hardley Racing
30
+6.5361
0
32
7
11
BRA Jaime Camara
AGR-AFS Racing
30
+13.7964
0
30
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
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 97.770 mi/h
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
7
51
USA Richard Antinucci
Cheever Racing
30
0:42:20.0000
12
50
1
38
USA Ryan Justice
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
30
+1.7400
18
43
2
5
USA Andrew Prendeville
RLR-Andersen Racing
30
+2.2703
0
35
2
23
USA Logan Gomez
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
30
+6.9949
0
32
5
24
ZAF Stephen Simpson
Kenn Hardley Racing
30
+7.5331
0
30
Round 16 of 16: Chicagoland 100
Sunday September 9, 2007
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
Race weather: 75 F, sunny
Pole position winner: #7 Alex Lloyd 28.7799 sec 190.133 mph
Race Summary: The Sam Schmidt Motorsports cars of champion Alex Lloyd and Logan Gomez battled for the lead with Robbie Pecorari throughout the race, which was slowed by two extended caution flags, the first caused by a major crash involving Chris Festa and Jaime Camara and the second involving Travis Gregg and Wade Cunningham. Gomez led his teammate entering the final lap. Lloyd mounted a challenge and the two cars briefly touched exiting turn four and Gomez was able to hold off Lloyd for his first Pro Series victory by a mere 0.0005 sec. The league claims that this finish is the closest in motor racing history.
Top Five Finishers
Fin.
Pos
St.
Pos
Car
No.
Driver
Team
Laps
Time
Laps
Led
Points
1
2
3
4
5
Race average speed: 108.764 mi/h
Lead changes: 9 between 4 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 33 laps
4
23
USA Logan Gomez
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
67
0:56:10.8201
22
50
1
7
GBR Alex Lloyd
Sam Schmidt Motorsports
67
+0.0005
38
43
7
13
USA Robbie Pecorari
Team KMA Motorsports
67
+1.2821
0
35
11
1
USA Bobby Wilson
Brian Stewart Racing
67
+1.3000
0
32
16
53
USA Mike Potekhen
Apex Racing
67
+1.3824
0
30
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
; Scoring system
Position
Points
1st
2nd
50
40
The driver who starts on pole is awarded one point (except for Race 2 of doubleheader weekends)
The driver who leads the most laps in a race is awarded two additional points.
Pos
Driver
HMS
STP
INDY
MIL
IMS
IOW
WGL
NAS
MOH
KTY
SNM
CHI
Points
1
652
2
481
3
423
4
393
5
379
6
373
7
368
8
344
9
340
10
313
11
306
12
304
13
276
14
274
15
273
16
260
17
239
18
184
19
171
20
163
21
137
22
109
23
101
24
100
25
95
26
93
27
88
28
56
29
54
30
52
31
36
32
34
33
31
34
22
35
21
36
20
37
18
38
13
39
12
40
12
41
12
42
10
43
7
Pos
Driver
HMS
STP
INDY
MIL
IMS
IOW
WGL
NAS
MOH
KTY
SNM
CHI
Points
GBR Alex Lloyd
1*
1*
1
1*
*1**
2
2
1
3
*1**
11*
22
2
1*
DNS
2*
JPN Hideki Mutoh
3
2
4
5
19
*1**
3
3
2
6
6
5
1*
19
10
NZL Wade Cunningham
24
9
2
23
12
4
21
2*
1*
2
4
2
3
16
11
17
USA Bobby Wilson
6
6
3i
22
5
7
*1**
9
5
12
15
6
18
17
14
4
USA Mike Potekhen
7
11
22
6
2
10
8
12
9
7
19
9
7
3
8
5
BRA Jaime Camara
4
23
8
3
17
3
5
21
7
10
3
8
5
5
17
20
USA Logan Gomez
16
14
18
12
18
9
6
6
14
15
2
10
13
6
4
1
USA Robbie Pecorari
8
7
5
11
14
24
19
5
22
11
1
7
8
18
22
3
ZAF Stephen Simpson
11
4
20
14
22
5
11
19
12
13
7
3
11
4
5
12
USA Chris Festa
2
8
12
2
21
11
14
16
21
17
9
13
4
13
19
19
USA Andrew Prendeville
5
13
17
4
20
21
20
14
10
8
20
4
17
7
3
21
USA Jonathan Klein
3
14*
10
3
19
7
18
11
9
5
19
9
6
15
USA Ryan Justice
25
13
6
8
4i
4
23
23
8
11
15
8
2*i
USA Sean Guthrie
19
16
23
19
4
13
12
20
15
16
14
12
6
12
13
6
USA Richard Antinucci
19
15
6
9
8
5
*1**
2
1
USA Brad Jaeger
13
12
19
21
10
16
22
17
13
14
12
14
9
10
9
11
CAN Ken Losch
14
22
10
24
13
17
16
11
19
19
10
17
12
15
15
9
AUS Joey Scarallo
21
15
9
20
8
18
13
13
16
20
18
18
20
USA Jon Brownson
15
17
16
9
11
23
17
22
20
24
21
19
8
USA Phil Giebler
24
7
12
15
4
4
14
12
USA Tom Wieringa
12
20
21
16
16
25
18
15
21
23
14
DNS
USA C. R. Crews
9
10
6
18
18
15
USA Daniel Herrington
22
10
6
3i
20
USA Matt Jaskol
18
13
7
11
7
USA Mickey Gilbert
22
21
11
15
15
24
21
16
USA Al Unser III
8
7
7
13
NZL Marc Williams
17
9
20
25
8
16
GBR Jay Howard
10
5
24
USA P. J. Abbott
15
17
7
USA Doug Boyer
14
23
DNS
21
16
USA Ben Petter
10
14
USA Travis Gregg
10
16
USA Leilani Münter
16
13
USA Steve Ablondi
20
18
NLD Arie Luyendyk Jr.
17
22
USA Jimmy Kite
10
USA J. R. Hildebrand
22
20
CAN Tom Wood
17
18
CAN Shane Jantzi
18
USA Adam Andretti
18
USA Shane Lewis
20
USA A. J. Russell
23
USA Scott Mayer
Wth
USA Richard Heistand
Wth
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
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