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The 2013
Indy Lights season was a season of
open wheel
motor racing . It was the 28th season of the series and the twelfth sanctioned by
IndyCar , acting as the primary support series for the
IZOD IndyCar Series . It began March 24, 2013 in
St. Petersburg .
[1]
Rookie
Sage Karam won the championship, the eighth rookie to win the series title.
[2] Karam clinched the championship in the final race over rookie teammate
Gabby Chaves . Second-year driver
Carlos Muñoz won a series-high four races but was forced to settle for third in the championship.
Peter Dempsey captured the
Freedom 100 in a spectacular four-wide finish in what was the closest finish in
Indianapolis Motor Speedway history.
In June, it was announced that the series would be promoted by Andersen Promotions beginning in
2014 .
[3] INDYCAR sanctioning will remain. In August it was announced that
Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014.
[4]
Team and driver chart
Schedule
IndyCar announced the 2013 Indy Lights schedule on October 18, 2012. It joined all IndyCar Series weekends in North America except Detroit, Texas and Sonoma.
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
1
March 23–24
St. Petersburg 100
Streets of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Florida
2
April 6–7
Legacy Indy Lights 100
Barber Motorsports Park
Birmingham, Alabama
3
April 20–21
Long Beach 100
Streets of Long Beach
Long Beach, California
4
May 24
Firestone Freedom 100
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
5
June 14–15
Milwaukee Race
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wisconsin
6
June 22–23
Iowa Speedway 100
Iowa Speedway
Newton, Iowa
7
July 6–7
Pocono Race
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
8
July 12–13
Grand Prix of Toronto
Exhibition Place
Toronto
9
August 3–4
Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
10
August 31 – September 1
Grand Prix of Baltimore
Streets of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland
11
October 5–6
Grand Prix of Houston
Reliant Park
Houston, Texas
12
October 18–19
Lefty's Kids Club 100
Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, California
Oval/Speedway
Street/Temporary Circuit
Road Course
Race results
Driver standings
Points system
Position
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Points
50
40
35
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
19
18
Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
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
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position (1 point)
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps (2 points)
1
Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded
Rookie of the Year
Rookie
References
^
"Twelve races, two new venues for 2013" .
Firestone Indy Lights .
IndyCar . October 18, 2012. Archived from
the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012 .
^ Lewandowski, Dave (October 19, 2013).
"Karam secures title; Munoz wins fourth race" .
IndyCar . Retrieved October 19, 2013 .
^
Andersen Promotions to take over Indy Lights , Racer , June 20, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22
^
Cooper Tires Named Official Tire Of New Indy Lights Series
Archived 2017-09-14 at the
Wayback Machine , Performance Racing Industry , August 22, 2013, Retrieved 2013-10-22
^
"Chaves graduates for '13 to championship team" .
Firestone Indy Lights .
IndyCar . February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013 .
^ Glendenning, Mark.
Sage Karam joins Sam Schmidt Indy Lights line-up , Autosport , March 8, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-08
^
SFHR Development Driver Kyle O’Gara to Run Firestone Freedom 100 thru Partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports ,
http://sfhracing.com , March 27, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-27.
^
a
b
"Star Mazda Champ Jack Hawksworth to Join Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2013" . Retrieved December 7, 2012 .
^ Guerra, Kate.
Garcia joins race-winning Team Moore for '13 season , IndyCar , January 10, 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-10
^
Veach moves up to Firestone Indy Lights with Andretti , IndyCar.com , December 3, 2012, Retrieved December 3, 2012
^
Andretti retains Muñoz, will contest Indy 500
Archived 2012-10-23 at the
Wayback Machine , IndyCar.com , October 22, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012
^
Third Time is the Charm for Goncalvez Who Reunites with Belardi Auto Racing for 2013 , constantcontact.com , February 27, 2013,
^
Peter Dempsey earns full season chance with Belardi , racer.com , October 11, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012
^
Di Leo to Make Debut on Streets of Long Beach
Archived 2016-03-04 at the
Wayback Machine , eFormulaCarNews , April 16, 2013, Retrieved 2013-04-16
^
Series champ Hawksworth ready for next challenge
Archived 2012-11-04 at the
Wayback Machine , IndyCar.com , October 30, 2012, Retrieved November 2, 2012
External links
USAC Mini-Indy Series
CART American Racing Series
CART Firestone/Dayton Indy Lights
IRL Infiniti/Indy Pro Series Firestone Indy Lights Series Indy Lights Series presented by Cooper Tire Firestone Indy NXT Series