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Firestone Indy Lights Series
By Andrew Cutler
June 27 2008
Here is an overview of the Indy Racing League Firstone Indy Lights series, the main "feeder" series by which drivers advance to the IndyCar Series. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

ENGINE:

The Firstone Indy Lights series cars use a modified, 3.5 liter V8 from the Infiniti Q45 street production car.

TIRES:

Firestone is the sole tire supplier to the Indy Pro Series. The tires are "racing slicks" that are 3/32nds of an inch in thickness.

The front tires are ten inches wide and fifteen inches in diameter.

The rear tires are fourteen inches wide and fifteen inches in diameter.

CHASSIS:

The chassis is designed by Dallara

                                   Dallara Indy Lights

SKETCH Indy Pro

2010 SCHEDULE:

The Firstone Indy Lights series will run thirteen events in 2010. All will be in conjunction with Indycar Series race weekends. Eight of the races will be on street/road courses.

3/28/10: St. Petersburg (street course)

4/11/10: Barber Motorsports Park (street course)

4/18/10: Long Beach (street course) 

5/28/10: Indianapolis

6/19/10: Iowa 

7/4/10: Watkins Glen (road course)

7/18/10: Toronto (street course)

7/25/10: Edmonton (airport tarmac course)

8/08/10: Mid-Ohio (road course)

8/22/10: Infineon (road course)

8/28/10: Chicagoland

9/4/10: Kentucky

10/9/09: Homestead-Miami

 

2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series Champion:

J.R. Hildebrand - AFS/Andretti-Green Racing 

 

  

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