2007 Indy Pro Series
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,[1] 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 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.
Three cars racing at the 2007 Freedom 100
Indy Pro Series Logo
| 2007 Indy Pro Series season | |
|---|---|
| Indy Pro Series | |
| Season | |
| Races | 16 |
| Start date | March 24 |
| End date | September 9 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |  Alex Lloyd |
| Teams' champion |  Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| Rookie of the Year |  Hideki Mutoh |
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.[2] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Stewart Racing |
1 | Bobby Wilson |
All |
| 3 | Brad Jaeger |
All | |
| 33 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Shane Jantzi |
4 | |
| Team Moore Racing |
2 | Tom Wood |
1 |
| Jonathan Klein |
2–12, 14–16 | ||
| Travis Gregg |
13 | ||
| Guthrie Racing |
4 | Sean Guthrie |
1–11, 14–15 |
| Tom Wieringa |
12–13, 16 | ||
| 40 | 1–8, 11 | ||
 Arie Luyendyk Jr. |
9–10 | ||
| RLR Andersen Racing |
5 | Andrew Prendeville |
All |
| 15 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Joey Scarallo |
1–13 | |
| J. R. Hildebrand |
14–15 | ||
| Michael Crawford Motorsports |
6 | C. R. Crews |
1, 9–10, 12 |
| Matt Jaskol |
2–3, 14–15 | ||
 Marc Williams |
4–8, 11 | ||
| Richard Heistand |
9–10 | ||
| Ben Petter |
16 | ||
| 8 | Shane Lewis |
1 | |
| C. R. Crews |
2–3 | ||
| Matt Jaskol |
4 | ||
| P. J. Abbott |
5, 11, 16 | ||
| Doug Boyer |
6–7, 9–10, 12 | ||
| Ben Petter |
8 | ||
| Steve Ablondi |
14–15 | ||
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
7 | Alex Lloyd |
All |
| 23 | Logan Gomez |
All | |
| 38 | Ryan Justice |
1, 4–15 | |
| Travis Gregg |
16 | ||
| 57 | Leilani Munter |
13, 16 | |
| Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
9 | Chris Festa |
All |
| 10 |  Pablo Pérez Companc |
1 | |
| Andretti Green Racing/AFS |
11 |  Jaime Camara |
All |
| 27 | Wade Cunningham |
All | |
| Playa Del Racing |
12 | A. J. Russell |
1 |
| Phil Giebler |
2–3, 6–7, 9–10, 14–15 | ||
| Al Unser III |
4–5, 8, 11 | ||
| Sean Guthrie |
12–13, 16 | ||
| Team KMA Racing |
13 | Robbie Pecorari |
All |
| Kenn Hardley Racing |
24 |  Stephen Simpson |
All |
| SWE Racing |
34 | Jon Brownson |
1–10, 12–13, 16 |
| 43 | Jimmy Kite |
16 | |
| SpeedWorks |
44 | Jay Howard |
1–3 |
| Daniel Herrington |
6–7, 9–10, 12 | ||
| Adam Andretti |
16 | ||
| Cheever Racing |
51 | Richard Antinucci |
2–3, 6–7, 9–10, 12, 14–15 |
| Apex Racing |
52 | Ken Losch |
All |
| 53 | Mike Potekhen |
All | |
| Mile High Motorsports |
54 | Mickey Gilbert |
1–4, 6–7, 14–15 |
| Scott Mayer |
9–10 | ||
| Super Aguri Panther Racing |
55 | 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 | March 24 | Miami 100 | O Homestead–Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida |
| 2 | March 31 – April 1 | Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | May 25 | Freedom 100 | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
| 5 | June 2 | Milwaukee 100 | O Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 6 | June 16–17 | Liberty Challenge | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana |
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | June 23 | Iowa 100 | O Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
| 9 | July 7–8 | Corning 100 | R Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York |
| 10 | Glen 100 | |||
| 11 | July 14 | Sun Belt Rentals 100 | O Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| 12 | July 22 | Mid-Ohio 100 | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 13 | August 11 | Kentucky 100 | O Kentucky Speedway | Sparta, Kentucky |
| 14 | August 25–26 | Carneros 100 | R Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California |
| 15 | Valley of the Moon 100 | |||
| 16 | September 9 | Chicagoland 100 | O Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, Illinois |
O Oval/Speedway
R Road/Street course
Race results
Race summaries
Round 1 of 16: Miami 100
- Saturday March 24, 2007
- Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
- Race weather: 78 °F (26 °C), 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 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 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 57 | 0:57:45.9637 | 27 | 52 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Chris Festa |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 57 | +0.7971 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | 3 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther Racing | 57 | +2.0759 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 24 | 11 | Jaime Camara |
Andretti Green Racing | 57 | +2.9581 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 21 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville |
RLR Andersen Racing | 57 | +5.6602 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 87.918 mph (141.490 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (27 °C), 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. 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 | 1 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 0:56:59.2967 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | 24 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther Racing | 40 | +1.6038 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Jonathan Klein |
Team Moore Racing | 40 | +8.3402 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 24 | Stephen Simpson |
Kenn Hardley Racing | 40 | +9.3671 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | 44 | Jay Howard |
SpeedWorks | 40 | +16.1795 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 75.805 mph (121.996 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (26 °C), 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 | 6 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 0:58:35.8707 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | 9 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
Andretti Green Racing/AFS | 40 | +0.2542 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Bobby Wilson |
Brian Stewart Racing | 40 | +0.3308 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther Racing | 40 | +1.6818 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari |
Team KMA Racing | 40 | +2.7977 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 73.723 mph (118.646 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (28 °C), 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 |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 40 | 0:46:39.6029 | 40 | 50 |
| 2 | 7 | 9 | Chris Festa |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 40 | +0.4131 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 18 | 11 | Jaime Camara |
AFS/Andretti Green | 40 | +1.2815 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville |
RLR Andersen Racing | 40 | +1.7873 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther | 40 | +2.5715 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 128.590 mph (206.946 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (24 °C), 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 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 | 1 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 100 | 0:55:55.5643 | 100 | 50 |
| 2 | 4 | 53 | Mike Potekhen |
Apex Racing | 100 | +2.2826 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Jonathan Klein |
Team Moore Racing | 100 | +2.4395 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | Sean Guthrie |
U.S. Pro Racing | 100 | +14.0423 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 17 | 1 | Bobby Wilson |
Brian Stewart Racing | 99 | +1 lap | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 108.894 mph (175.248 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (35 °C), 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 |
| 1 | 1 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther | 18 | 0:26:09.8910 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 18 | +6.2730 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | Jaime Camara |
Andretti Green/AFS Racing | 18 | +10.9900 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
AFS Racing | 18 | +12.8240 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | 24 | Stephen Simpson |
Kenn Hardley Racing | 18 | +13.2260 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 107.320 mph (172.715 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (28 °C), 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 | 1 | Bobby Wilson |
Brian Stewart Racing | 18 | 0:28:40.9170 | 18 | 52 |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 18 | +10.5260 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 8 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther | 18 | +13.1470 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 1 | 38 | Ryan Justice |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 18 | +13.1500 | 0 | 33 |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | Jaime Camara |
Andretti Green/AFS Racing | 18 | +13.6130 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 97.901 mph (157.556 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (20 °C), 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 |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | 0:53:18.7234 | 10 | 50 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
AFS Racing | 115 | +0.3927 | 105 | 43 |
| 3 | 8 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther | 115 | +2.0990 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 12 | 38 | Ryan Justice |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 115 | +3.4352 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari |
Team KMA Racing | 115 | +6.0188 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 115.707 mph (186.212 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
AFS Racing | 29 | 0:55:19.2394 | 29 | 53 |
| 2 | 4 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther | 29 | +0.0758 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 29 | +3.2013 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | Phil Giebler |
Playa Del Racing | 29 | +10.5847 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | Bobby Wilson |
Brian Stewart Racing | 29 | +10.7416 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 105.997 mph (170.586 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 29 | 0:52:28.2245 | 26 | 52 |
| 2 | 6 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
AGR-AFS Racing | 29 | +4.7194 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 44 | Daniel Herrington |
SpeedWorks | 29 | +16.3398 | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Phil Giebler |
Playa Del Racing | 29 | +23.8961 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 8 | 51 | Richard Antinucci |
Cheever Racing | 29 | +26.2453 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 111.754 mph (179.851 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (32 °C), 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 |
| 1 | 3 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari |
Team KMA Racing | 77 | 0:52:56.3282 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | 9 | 23 | Logan Gomez |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 77 | +0.2226 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Jaime Camara |
AGR-AFS Racing | 77 | +1.3941 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
AGR-AFS Racing | 77 | +2.0087 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | Jonathan Klein |
Team Moore Racing | 77 | +2.2211 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 113.452 mph (182.583 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (21 °C), 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 |
| 1 | 4 | 51 | Richard Antinucci |
Cheever Racing | 40 | 0:51:40.7399 | 25 | 52 |
| 2 | 6 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
AGR-AFS Racing | 40 | +0.9588 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 2 | 24 | Stephen Simpson |
Kenn Hardley Racing | 40 | +9.1590 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville |
RLR/Andersen Racing | 40 | +10.5676 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther | 40 | +11.4918 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 104.863 mph (168.761 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 1 | 1 | 55 | Hideki Mutoh |
Super Aguri Panther | 67 | 0:54:01.6259 | 66 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.1032 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 3 | 27 | Wade Cunningham |
AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.1567 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Chris Festa |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 67 | +0.4246 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 20 | 11 | Jaime Camara |
AGR-AFS Racing | 67 | +0.5673 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 110.123 mph (177.226 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (29 °C), 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 |
| 1 | 2 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | 0:45:28.8873 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | 1 | 51 | Richard Antinucci |
Cheever Racing | 30 | +0.8927 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | 53 | Mike Potekhen |
Apex Racing | 30 | +5.6988 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 3 | 24 | Stephen Simpson |
Kenn Hardley Racing | 30 | +6.5361 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 7 | 11 | Jaime Camara |
AGR-AFS Racing | 30 | +13.7964 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 91.026 mph (146.492 km/h) | ||||||||
| 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 (22 °C), 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 | 7 | 51 | Richard Antinucci |
Cheever Racing | 30 | 0:42:20.0000 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | 1 | 38 | Ryan Justice |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | +1.7400 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Andrew Prendeville |
RLR-Andersen Racing | 30 | +2.2703 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | 23 | Logan Gomez |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 30 | +6.9949 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | Stephen Simpson |
Kenn Hardley Racing | 30 | +7.5331 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 97.770 mph (157.346 km/h) | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 0 for 0 laps | ||||||||
Round 16 of 16: Chicagoland 100
- Sunday September 9, 2007
- Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois
- Race weather: 75 °F (24 °C), sunny
- Pole position winner: #7 Alex Lloyd 28.7799 sec 190.133 mph (305.989 km/h)
- 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.[3]
| Top Five Finishers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin. Pos | St. Pos | Car No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 4 | 23 | Logan Gomez |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | 0:56:10.8201 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Alex Lloyd |
Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 67 | +0.0005 | 38 | 43 |
| 3 | 7 | 13 | Robbie Pecorari |
Team KMA Motorsports | 67 | +1.2821 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 11 | 1 | Bobby Wilson |
Brian Stewart Racing | 67 | +1.3000 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 16 | 53 | Mike Potekhen |
Apex Racing | 67 | +1.3824 | 0 | 30 |
| Race average speed: 108.764 mph (175.039 km/h) | ||||||||
| Lead changes: 9 between 4 drivers | ||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 33 laps | ||||||||
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
- Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th |
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| Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
- 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.
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- Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
Footnotes
- No qualifying sessions were held for Race 2 of doubleheader weekends. The grid was decided by the results of Race 1, with the top 6 finishers in reverse order, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.
- No qualifying sessions were held for Race 2 of doubleheader weekends. The grid was decided by the results of Race 1, with the top 8 finishers in reverse order, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.
References
- "New aerodynamic package for '07 :: Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- "Purse upped to almost $4 million :: Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-01-25.
- To the fourth degree, IndyCar.com, Sept 13, 2007
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