2010 Indy Lights

February 2025 Indy Lights Firestone Indy Lights 2010 13 March 28 October 2 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports FRA Jean-Karl Vernay 2009 2011 The 2010 Indy Racing League Firestone Indy Lights season was the 25th Indy Lights season. It was contested over thirteen races beginning on March 28 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, and ended on October 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jean-Karl Vernay became the first European to win the championship title since Alex Lloyd in 2007, after taking five victories and ten top-five placings at the wheel of his Sam Schmidt Motorsports car. His championship title, guaranteed by just starting the final race at Homestead, also garnered him with the Rookie of the Year award, having moved into the series from Europe and the Formula 3 Euro Series. Another driver with ten top-fives, James Hinchcliffe finished second in the title race for Team Moore Racing, a race winner at Long Beach, Edmonton and Chicagoland Speedway. Third place was fought between AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport team-mates Martin Plowman and Charlie Kimball, with Plowman coming out on top by six points; Plowman won a race at Mid-Ohio, while Kimball finished four races in second place including three in succession early in the season. Other drivers to take wins were Wade Cunningham – winning the Firestone Freedom 100 for the third time – and Sebastián Saavedra at Iowa Speedway, while two drivers visited victory lane for the first time; Pippa Mann at Kentucky Speedway and Brandon Wagner at Homestead in their second seasons in the formula. Team and driver chart All drivers competed in Firestone Firehawk–shod, Dallara chassis. Team No. Car number Drivers Rounds USA AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 26 USA Charlie Kimballhttps://www.indycar.com/pro/news/?story_id=15540 Kimball on board 2009-12-10 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-01-02December 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes All 27 GBR Martin Plowmanhttp://www.indycar.com/pro/news/index.php?story_id=15285 Signed and delivered 2009-10-10 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-01-02September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes All USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernayhttps://www.indycar.com/pro/news/?story_id=15791 Schmidt team adds Vernay 2010-02-23 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-02-23September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes All 11 GBR Pippa Mannhttps://www.indycar.com/pro/news/?story_id=15548 Switching to Schmidt 2009-12-11 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-01-02September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 1-8, 10-13 49 CAN Philip Majorhttp://majorspeed.com/News.html Philip Major to Firestone Indy Lights in 2010 2010-01-07 majorspeed.com Philip Major 2010-10-17 2010-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100806184508/http://majorspeed.com/News.html dead All 77 GBR James Winslowhttp://www.indycar.com/var/assets/2010_spotter_STPETE_NEWMEDIA.pdf Firestone Indy Lights entry list Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100331005936/http://www.indycar.com/var/assets/2010_spotter_STPETE_NEWMEDIA.pdf 2010-03-31 dead 1-3, 6-9 NZL Wade Cunninghamhttp://www.indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/56-firestone-indy-lights/ Firestone Indy Lights Open Test results 2010-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20100505220346/http://www.indycar.com/schedule/raceresults/56-firestone-indy-lights/ 2010-05-05 dead 4, 13 CAN Alex Ellishttp://www.racer.com/alex-ellis-wins-jim-russell-race-of-champions-title/article/176524/ Alex Ellis wins Jim Russell "Race of Champions" title 2010-08-07 Racer Haymarket Publications 2010-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100823010126/http://www.racer.com/alex-ellis-wins-jim-russell-race-of-champions-title/article/176524/ 23 August 2010 live 10 USA Andersen Racing 4 ESP Carmen Jordáhttp://www.racer.com/andersen-racing-signs-carmen-jorda-for-indy-lights/article/165326/ Andersen Racing signs Carmen Jorda for Indy Lights 2010-03-08 Racer Haymarket Publications 2010-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100311042523/http://www.racer.com/andersen-racing-signs-carmen-jorda-for-indy-lights/article/165326/ 11 March 2010 dead 1-3, 7-8 NLD Arie Luyendyk Jr.http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/05/17/arie-luyendyk-jr-signs-with-andersen-racing-for-freedom-100/ Arie Luyendyk Jr. Signs with Andersen Racing for Freedom 100 2010-05-17 junioropenwheeltalent.com Junior Open Wheel Talent 2010-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523224734/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/05/17/arie-luyendyk-jr-signs-with-andersen-racing-for-freedom-100/ 23 May 2010 usurped 4 NOR Anders Krohnhttp://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/06/30/anders-krohn-to-make-indy-lights-debut/ Anders Krohn to make Indy Lights debut 2010-06-30 junioropenwheeltalent.com Junior Open Wheel Talent 2010-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20100708030222/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/06/30/anders-krohn-to-make-indy-lights-debut/ 8 July 2010 usurped 6 BRA Giancarlo VilarinhoMid-Ohio 100 entry listJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes , IndyCar, Retrieved 2010-08-05 9-10 USA Sean Guthriehttp://www.indycar.com/var/assets/HMS_FIL_2010.pdf Firestone Indy Lights, Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka 100: Homestead-Miami Speedway Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-09-28 2010-09-27September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 13 5 USA Joel MillerAndersen Racing's news on Joel Miller, Andersen PR via Motorsport.com, April 8, 2010, Retrieved 2010-04-09 3 EST Tõnis Kasemetshttp://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/07/15/kasemets-to-return-with-andersen-racing/ Kasemets to return with Andersen Racing 2010-07-15 junioropenwheeltalent.com Junior Open Wheel Talent 2010-07-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721140557/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/07/15/kasemets-to-return-with-andersen-racing/ 21 July 2010 usurped 7USA Bryan Herta Autosport 28 GBR Stefan Wilsonhttp://www.indycar.com/indylights/news/?story_id=15722 New team for Wilson 2010-02-03 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605125652/http://www.indycar.com/indylights/news/?story_id=15722 2011-06-05 dead 1-9, 11-12 USA Joel Millerhttp://www.racer.com/joel-miller-to-drive-for-bryan-herta-autosport-at-sonoma/article/177036/ Joel Miller to drive for Bryan Herta Autosport at Sonoma 2010-08-17 Racer Haymarket Publications 2010-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100827165313/http://www.racer.com/joel-miller-to-drive-for-bryan-herta-autosport-at-sonoma/article/177036/ 27 August 2010 live 10 29 COL Sebastián SaavedraLincoln Lopes, Jackson. Piloto colombiano confirmado na Indy Lights https://web.archive.org/web/20100314082337/http://amigosdavelocidade.uol.com.br/index.php?action=showDetails&id=3446 2010-03-14 , Amigos Da Velocidade, February 23, 2010, Retrieved 2010-02-23 pt 1-11 USA Daniel Herringtonhttps://indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/39533-herrington-replaces-saavedra-in-no-29-car/ Herrington replaces Saavedra in No. 29 car 2010-09-04 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100909205844/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/39533-herrington-replaces-saavedra-in-no-29-car/ 2010-09-09 dead 12 GBR Dillon Battistinihttp://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/09/27/battistini-signs-with-bryan-herta-autosport/ Battistini Signs with Bryan Herta Autosport 2010-09-27 junioropenwheeltalent.com Junior Open Wheel Talent 2010-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101005084407/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/09/27/battistini-signs-with-bryan-herta-autosport/ 2010-10-05 usurped 13 USA Team PBIR 35 USA Nic LeDuchttp://www.indycar.com/var/assets/BMSFILEntryList.pdf Firestone Indy Lights: Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park 2010-04-06 2010-04-07 IndyCar Series Indy Racing League dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131209/http://www.indycar.com/var/assets/BMSFILEntryList.pdf 2011-06-05 2 EST Tõnis Kasemetshttp://www.indycar.com/var/assets/LBGPFILEntryList.pdf Firestone Indy Lights: Grand Prix of Long Beach at Streets of Long Beach 2010-04-15 2010-04-16 IndyCar Series Indy Racing League https://web.archive.org/web/20100508053820/http://www.indycar.com/var/assets/LBGPFILEntryList.pdf 2010-05-08 dead 3 GBR Dillon Battistinihttp://www.indycar.com/var/assets/CHIFILEntryList.pdf Firestone Indy Lights: Chicagoland 100 at Chicagoland Speedway 2010-08-25 2010-08-25 IndyCar Series Indy Racing LeagueSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 11 37 IRL Niall Quinnhttp://niallquinnracing.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/latest-news Niall to race Firestone Indy Lights Niall Quinn WordPress 2010-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516231634/http://niallquinnracing.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/latest-news 2011-05-16 dead 2-3 USA Team Moore Racing 2 CAN James Hinchcliffehttps://www.indycar.com/pro/news/?story_id=15777 Hinchcliffe joins TMR 2010-02-18 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-02-18September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes All 22 ESP Adrián Campos Jr.http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/CamposJr_TMR.pdf Team Moore Racing Signs Adrian Campos, Jr. 2010-02-11 Junior Open Wheel Talent Team Moore Racing 2010-02-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302144840/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/CamposJr_TMR.pdf 2012-03-02 usurped All USA Alliance Motorsports 24 NLD Arie Luyendyk Jr.http://www.indycar.com/var/assets/filseries-results-p115.pdf Chicagoland 100: Practice 1 2010-08-27 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-08-29September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 11-13 USA PDM Racing 18 BRA Rodrigo BarbosaPDM Racing Returns in 2010 with Barbosa https://web.archive.org/web/20110710173126/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=6707&sid=91b875b03ed87882c0bc1b8d1b16e21e 2011-07-10 , eFormulaCarNews, February 22, 2010, Retrieved 2010-02-22 All USA Walker Racing 40 USA Jonathan Summerton 1 GBR Dan Clarke 2-13 USA Davey Hamilton Racing 32 USA Brandon Wagner 4-5, 11-13 34 USA Henry Clarke 13 USA Genoa RacingUSA O2 Racing Technology 36 MEX David Martínezhttp://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/08/02/david-martinez-signs-with-genoa/ David Martinez Signs with Genoa 2010-08-02 junioropenwheeltalent.com Junior Open Wheel Talent 2010-08-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100808182242/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/08/02/david-martinez-signs-with-genoa/ 8 August 2010 usurped 9-10 USA Daniel Herrington 13 USA HVM Racing 6 NLD Junior Stroushttp://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/03/10/junior-strous-joins-hvm/ Junior Strous Joins HVM 2010-03-10 junioropenwheeltalent.com Junior Open Wheel Talent 2010-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20100315002209/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/03/10/junior-strous-joins-hvm/ 15 March 2010 usurped 1-3 USA Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing 10 COL Gustavo Yacamánhttps://www.indycar.com/pro/news/?story_id=15802 Team building 2010-02-24 Firestone Indy Lights Indy Racing League 2010-02-24September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes All USA Team E 17 BEL Jan Heylen 1 USA Jeff Simmons 4 USA Michael Crawford Motorsports 8 MEX Juan Pablo Garciahttp://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=7527 eFormulaCarNews Holbi 2010-07-21 2010-07-21 Michael Crawford Motorsports Rejoins Series in Rounds Nine & Ten https://web.archive.org/web/20110710173152/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=7527 2011-07-10 dead 9-10 Schedule Rnd Date Race Name Track Location 1 March 28 USA Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, FL   2 April 11 USA Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, AL 3 April 18 USA Firestone Indy Lights Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, CA 4 May 28 USA Firestone Freedom 100 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, IN 5 June 19 USA AvoidTheStork.com 100 Iowa Speedway Newton, IA 6 July 4 USA Corning 100 Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, NY 7 July 18 CAN Toronto 100 Streets of Toronto Toronto, ON 8 July 25 CAN Edmonton 100 Edmonton City Centre Airport Edmonton, AB 9 August 8 USA Mid-Ohio 100 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OH 10 August 22 USA Carneros 100 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, CA 11 August 28 USA Chicagoland 100 Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, IL 12 September 4 USA Drive Smart Buckle-Up Kentucky 100 Kentucky Speedway Sparta, KY 13 October 2 USA Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka 100 Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, FL #FFFFFF Oval/Speedway solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Street/Temporary Circuit solid 1px #AAAAAA #DFFFDF Road Course solid 1px #AAAAAA Open Testing Firestone Indy Lights Barber Open Test Friday February 26, 2010 Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL Testing weather: 52 °F °C, Sunny Testing Summary: Top Three Drivers Pos CarNo. Driver Team TotalLaps Best Time Best Speed InLap Practice Session 1 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe   USA Team Moore Racing73 1:14.9604  110.458291 2 27 GBR Martin Plowman USA AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport  93 1:15.0832110.278391 3 26 USA Charlie Kimball USA AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport  73 1:15.1716110.148302Average speed: 108.346 mi/h km/h on Indianapolis Open Test – Indy Lights Friday May 14, 2010 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN Testing weather: Testing Summary: Top Three Drivers Pos CarNo. Driver Team TotalLaps Best Time Best Speed InLap Practice Session 1 10 COL Gustavo Yacamán   USA Cape Motorsportswith Wayne Taylor Racing105 47.2413190.511482 2 11 GBR Pippa Mann USA Sam Schmidt Motorsports103 47.3125190.225352 3 26 USA Charlie Kimball USA AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport  36 47.3486190.080101Average speed: 0.0 mi/h km/h on Race results Rd. Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Winning driver Winning team 1 USA St. Pete CAN James Hinchcliffe COL Sebastián Saavedra FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 2 USA Barber FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 3 USA Long Beach CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 4 USA Indianapolis GBR Pippa Mann USA Jeff Simmons NZL Wade Cunningham NZL Wade Cunningham Sam Schmidt Motorsports 5 USA Iowa COL Sebastián Saavedra CAN Philip Major COL Sebastián Saavedra COL Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport 6 USA Watkins Glen CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 7 CAN Toronto FRA Jean-Karl Vernay GBR Stefan Wilson FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 8 CAN Edmonton CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 9 USA Mid-Ohio GBR Martin Plowman CAN James Hinchcliffe GBR Martin Plowman GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 10 USA Sonoma FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 11 USA Chicagoland GBR Martin Plowman CAN James Hinchcliffe GBR Pippa Mann CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 12 USA Kentucky GBR Pippa Mann ESP Adrián Campos Jr. GBR Pippa Mann GBR Pippa Mann Sam Schmidt Motorsports 13 USA Homestead GBR Pippa Mann CAN James Hinchcliffe USA Brandon Wagner USA Brandon Wagner Davey Hamilton Racing Race summaries Round 1: Streets of St. Petersburg Sunday March 28, 2010 – 12:58 p.m. EDT Streets of St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg, Florida; Temporary street circuit, 1.800 mi km Distance: 45 laps / 81.000 mi km; reduced to 35 laps / 63.000 mi km due to rain. Race weather: 71 °F °C, overcast at start with rain falling later. Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 1:06.3496 sec, 97.664 mph km/h on Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 31 Race report: On turn one of the first lap, Philip Major divebombed the field, making contact with polesitter James Hinchcliffe, taking both out of the race. Later that lap, Adrián Campos Jr. who had made contact with Pippa Mann during the start nosed into the wall in turn 8. Mann retired from the race, after spinning under caution. On the lap four restart Jean-Karl Vernay passed Sebastián Saavedra for the lead and was later spun by Charlie Kimball in turn four, bringing out another caution. The race was red flagged on lap six during that caution period due to moisture, allowing the teams to pit and change to full wet tires. The race went back to green on lap nine. On the restart, leader Vernay pulled out to a 9-second lead over Junior Strous who had climbed to second. However, on lap 17 Strous spun in turn 1, handing Vernay a 17-second lead over new second-place Jan Heylen. On lap 25 Saavedra hit the wall bringing out the caution and erasing Vernay's 20 second lead over Heylen. However, on the resultant restart with 8 minutes remaining (the race had become a timed race due to the rain), Vernay was able to pull away and win by 11 seconds over Heylen. Jonathan Summerton spun in the final corner of the last lap and fell from fourth to eighth. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 35 1:02:02.6848 31 2 4 17 BEL Jan Heylen Team E 35 +11.2338 0 3 14 28 GBR Stefan Wilson Bryan Herta Autosport 35 +11.5785 0 4 7 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 35 +20.4041 0 5 10 10 COL Gustavo Yacamán Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing 35 +21.8013 0Race average speed: 60.924 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 1 between 2 driversCautions: 4 for 10 laps Round 2: Barber Motorsports Park Sunday April 11, 2010 – 1:13 p.m. EDT / 12:13 p.m. CDT Barber Motorsports Park – Birmingham, Alabama; Permanent road course, 2.300 mi km Distance: 40 laps / 92.000 mi km Race weather: 76 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 1:14.8726 sec, 110.588 mph km/h on Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 39 Race report: At the start, Charlie Kimball moved into the lead ahead of Jean-Karl Vernay but was deemed to have jumped the start. On lap two, Kimball conceded the lead to Vernay and the Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver would not relinquish the lead en route to his second consecutive victory. Kimball finished second ahead of Sebastián Saavedra, Martin Plowman and James Hinchcliffe. Two drivers did not finish the race: Rodrigo Barbosa suffered a mechanical failure, while Carmen Jordá retired after a spin. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40 57:07.6033 39 2 2 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 40 +1.1542 1 3 4 29 COL Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport 40 +5.7970 0 4 3 27 GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 40 +9.0794 0 5 5 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 40 +10.2997 0Race average speed: 96.627 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 1 between 2 driversCautions: 2 for 4 laps Round 3: Streets of Long Beach Sunday April 18, 2010 – 1:40 p.m. EDT / 10:40 a.m. PDT Streets of Long Beach – Long Beach, California; Temporary street circuit, 1.968 mi km Distance: 45 laps / 88.560 mi km Race weather: 64 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 1:14.6261 sec, 94.937 mph km/h on Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 45 Race report: Starting from his second pole of the season, James Hinchcliffe led the field through Turn 1 on the opening lap as Charlie Kimball overhauled Jean-Karl Vernay for second place. The three drivers then held their respective positions for the duration of the race, as the other drivers battled behind. Sebastián Saavedra and Martin Plowman rounded out the top five placings. Dan Clarke and Junior Strous both ran into early trouble, with Clarke suffering a mechanical problem and Strous running into the barriers on Lap 9. Clarke returned to the race six laps down, and wound up thirteenth at the end of the race. Stefan Wilson suffered an electrical problem, Rodrigo Barbosa was parked after causing two of the race's four full course cautions with spins and Adrián Campos Jr. crashed heavily at Turn 1 on Lap 34, causing the third caution. Almost immediately after the race returned to green after the Campos crash, the yellow flags flew again after Gustavo Yacamán and Niall Quinn were both involved in incidents at the track's Fountain section; Yacamán having been punted from behind by Quinn's team-mate Tõnis Kasemets, while Quinn spun by himself. On the penultimate lap, Sam Schmidt Motorsports' Philip Major ran into his team-mate James Winslow, forcing the British driver into the barrier and was eventually scored in twelfth position. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 45 1:03:41.4082 45 2 3 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 45 +0.8370 0 3 2 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 45 +1.2291 0 4 4 29 COL Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport 45 +2.9126 0 5 5 27 GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 45 +4.4735 0Race average speed: 83.429 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: 4 for 8 laps Round 4: Firestone Freedom 100 Friday May 28, 2010 – 12:30 p.m. EDT / 11:30 a.m. CDT Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Indiana; Permanent racing facility, 2.500 mi km Distance: 40 laps / 100.000 mi km Race weather: 79 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #11 Pippa Mann, 1:35.7505 sec, 187.989 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #77 Wade Cunningham, 38 Race report: Pippa Mann led the field to the green flag, but was immediately overtaken by Wade Cunningham, with Charlie Kimball, series returnee Jeff Simmons and Martin Plowman all getting ahead of Mann by the end of the first lap. Mann's race ended at Turn 1 of lap three, being an innocent victim in an accident with Simmons, producing the race's only caution period. Championship leader Jean-Karl Vernay hit trouble early in the race, making a lengthy pit-stop on lap one, returning to the field several laps down. When the race returned to green on lap nine, Cunningham led from Kimball, Plowman, Dan Clarke and Philip Major. Kimball took the lead on lap ten before Cunningham repassed him on lap eleven. James Hinchcliffe progressed through the field, and ran as high as second place for the middle portion of the race, before Kimball reasserted himself in the position. He once again took the lead from Cunningham before the New Zealander took the lead for good on lap 34. Cunningham held his rivals off for the remaining laps, as he took his third Freedom 100 victory by 0.4368 seconds from Kimball, with Hinchcliffe, Clarke and Plowman rounding out the top five positions. Along with Simmons and Mann, Arie Luyendyk Jr. retired from the race due to mechanical gremlins. With Vernay finishing down the field, his championship lead over Kimball was trimmed to just five points. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 2 77 NZL Wade Cunningham Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40 39:55.4552 38 2 3 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 40 +0.4368 2 3 8 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 40 +2.3638 0 4 10 40 GBR Dan Clarke Walker Racing 40 +2.6459 0 5 4 27 GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 40 +3.7024 0Race average speed: 150.285 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 4 between 2 driversCautions: 1 for 6 laps Round 5: AvoidTheStork.com 100 Saturday June 19, 2010 – 9:40 p.m. EDT / 8:40 p.m. CDT Iowa Speedway – Newton, Iowa; Permanent racing facility, 0.894 mi km Distance: 115 laps / 102.810 mi km Race weather: 77 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #29 Sebastián Saavedra, 40.0594 sec, 160.681 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #29 Sebastián Saavedra, 115 Race report: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 29 COL Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport 115 46:10.0471 115 2 2 27 GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 115 +0.4820 0 3 3 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 115 +1.3682 0 4 5 22 ESP Adrián Campos Jr. Team Moore Racing 115 +5.8468 0 5 9 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 115 +7.4975 0Race average speed: 133.614 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: 2 for 15 laps Round 6: Corning 100 Sunday July 4, 2010 – 1:30 p.m. EDT Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, New York; Permanent racing facility, 3.370 mi km Distance: 30 laps / 101.100 mi km Race weather: 85 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 1:37.3593 sec, 124.610 mph km/h on Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 18 Race report: Charlie Kimball suffered problems even before the start of the race, stalling his car at Turn 7. His stall forced the start to be waved off a lap. When the race did eventually get under way, James Hinchcliffe led Stefan Wilson into Turn 1. Wilson would be demoted to fourth by the end of the lap, as both championship leader Jean-Karl Vernay and Sebastián Saavedra found a way past the British driver. The first of two cautions flew on lap two as Dan Clarke was tipped into a spin by Pippa Mann and both cars found the wall at Turn 9. After the restart, Wilson was demoted yet further, as debutant Anders Krohn found a way by. Krohn would fall to tenth position by the race's conclusion. Wilson's engine blew at the beginning of lap fourteen, causing the second and final caution due to fluid leaking out of his Bryan Herta Autosport car all the way along the front straight. Vernay found a way past Hinchcliffe on lap nineteen, using the Canadian's slipstream to full effect, passing him into the Inner Loop. Vernay held the lead to the end, as he won his third race of the season to extend his championship lead. Hinchcliffe finished in close proximity to Vernay in second, with Saavedra, Martin Plowman and James Winslow – returning to the series, and starting last out of the 14-car grid – rounded out the top five placings. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 3 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 30 58:48.4946 12 2 1 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 30 +0.2135 18 3 4 29 COL Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport 30 +3.9635 0 4 6 27 GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 30 +19.0729 0 5 14 77 GBR James Winslow Sam Schmidt Motorsports 30 +23.3294 0Race average speed: 103.149 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 1 between 2 driversCautions: 2 for 6 laps Round 7: Toronto 100 Sunday July 18, 2010 – 10:25 a.m. EDT Streets of Toronto – Toronto, Ontario; Temporary street circuit, 1.755 mi km Distance: 50 laps / 87.750 mi km Race weather: 72 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 1:05.2989 sec, 96.755 mph km/h on Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 50 Race report: Jean-Karl Vernay dominated en route to his fourth victory of the season, leading every lap of the race from pole position. After fending off sufficient pressure from James Hinchcliffe, Vernay extended his lead despite two full course cautions for incidents at Turn 8. Hinchcliffe was due to finish second behind Vernay but made a mistake into Turn 3 and allowed Dan Clarke and Gustavo Yacamán to fill the remaining podium slots. Charlie Kimball also looked for the pass into Turn 5, but ended up colliding with Hinchcliffe sending him into the wall and a tenth-place classification. Kimball finished fourth ahead of a recovering Stefan Wilson, who set the fastest lap after earlier going down the escape road due to an error. Other retirees from the race were Sebastián Saavedra who lost fourth gear, and Carmen Jordá who spun at Turn 8. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 50 58:52.0083 50 2 3 40 GBR Dan Clarke Walker Racing 50 +1.7469 0 3 4 10 COL Gustavo Yacamán Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing 50 +2.7446 0 4 7 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 50 +3.5688 0 5 10 28 GBR Stefan Wilson Bryan Herta Autosport 50 +4.2667 0Race average speed: 89.439 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: 2 for 4 laps Round 8: Edmonton 100 Sunday July 25, 2010 – 2:57 p.m. EDT / 12:57 p.m. MDT Edmonton City Centre Airport – Edmonton, Alberta; Temporary airport course, 1.973 mi km Distance: 50 laps / 98.650 mi km Race weather: 69 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 1:06.2160 sec, 107.267 mph km/h on Most laps led: #2 James Hinchcliffe, 50 Race report: James Hinchcliffe led from start to finish, as he cut Jean-Karl Vernay's championship lead by thirteen to 55, in a race which lacked overtaking moves. The top five qualifiers – Hinchcliffe, Vernay, Martin Plowman, Charlie Kimball and Dan Clarke – claimed the top five placings, with only Carmen Jordá failing to finish out of the 13-car grid. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 50 58:33.2721 50 2 2 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 50 +1.2273 0 3 3 27 GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 50 +9.5605 0 4 4 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 50 +11.6991 0 5 5 40 GBR Dan Clarke Walker Racing 50 +12.5320 0Race average speed: 101.085 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: 1 for 3 laps Round 9: Mid-Ohio 100 Sunday August 8, 2010 – 12:30 p.m. EDT Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Lexington, Ohio; Permanent racing facility, 2.258 mi km Distance: 40 laps / 90.320 mi km Race weather: 83 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #27 Martin Plowman, 1:12.8624 sec, 111.564 mph km/h on Most laps led: #27 Martin Plowman, 40 Race report: Martin Plowman became an Indy Lights victor after leading from start-to-finish to tie James Hinchcliffe for second in the championship. Plowman held off the challenge of Hinchcliffe during the race, with the Canadian driver running wide midway through the race. British drivers claimed a 1-2 as Dan Clarke finished second ahead of Plowman's team-mate Charlie Kimball and the Bryan Herta Autosport cars of Stefan Wilson and Sebastián Saavedra. Championship leader Jean-Karl Vernay struggled all weekend and finished in eighth, just behind Hinchcliffe. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 27 GBR Martin Plowman AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 40 50:28.5067 40 2 3 40 GBR Dan Clarke Walker Racing 40 +0.8443 0 3 6 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 40 +4.1734 0 4 5 28 GBR Stefan Wilson Bryan Herta Autosport 40 +7.6215 0 5 4 29 COL Sebastián Saavedra Bryan Herta Autosport 40 +7.8045 0Race average speed: 107.364 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: None Round 10: Carneros 100 Sunday August 22, 2010 – 2:45 p.m. EDT / 11:45 a.m. PDT Infineon Raceway – Sonoma, California; Permanent racing facility, 2.303 mi km Distance: 40 laps / 92.120 mi km Race weather: 67 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 1:23.5582 sec, 99.222 mph km/h on Most laps led: #7 Jean-Karl Vernay, 40 Race report: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40 1:02:21.4252 40 2 2 26 USA Charlie Kimball AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport 40 +3.4245 0 3 3 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 40 +10.5583 0 4 4 10 COL Gustavo Yacamán Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing 40 +15.2115 0 5 7 11 GBR Pippa Mann Sam Schmidt Motorsports 40 +23.2599 0Race average speed: 88.638 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: 2 for 5 laps Round 11: Chicagoland 100 Saturday August 28, 2010 – 5:15 p.m. EDT / 4:15 p.m. CDT Chicagoland Speedway – Joliet, Illinois; Permanent racing facility, 1.520 mi km Distance: 67 laps / 101.840 mi km Race weather: 93 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #27 Martin Plowman, 57.7510 sec, 189.503 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #11 Pippa Mann, 35 Race report: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 13 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 67 42:30.9080 3 2 2 11 GBR Pippa Mann Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67 +0.0159 35 3 4 49 CAN Philip Major Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67 +0.0557 0 4 5 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67 +0.1271 0 5 11 40 GBR Dan Clarke Walker Racing 67 +0.2061 0Race average speed: 143.723 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 4 between 3 driversCautions: 4 for 17 laps Round 12: Drive Smart Buckle-Up Kentucky 100 Saturday September 4, 2010 – 5:30 p.m. EDT Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, Kentucky; Permanent racing facility, 1.480 mi km Distance: 67 laps / 99.160 mi km Race weather: 76 °F °C, scattered clouds Pole position winner: #11 Pippa Mann, 55.9447 sec, 190.474 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #11 Pippa Mann, 67 Race report: Pippa Mann led from start to finish to join Ana Beatriz as female winners in Indy Lights, as she pulled away from her rivals to a winning margin of nearly seven seconds. Jean-Karl Vernay had a chance to wrap up the title with a round to spare, but with James Hinchcliffe finishing ahead of him, his 48-point championship lead meant that Vernay will only need to start the final race on October 2 to become champion. Adrián Campos Jr. equalled his best finish to place fourth, a car length behind Vernay while Gustavo Yacamán finished fifth after starting on the back row. Daniel Herrington returned to the series as a raceday replacement at Bryan Herta Autosport for Sebastián Saavedra who parted company with the team but only made it as far as lap two, when he was involved in a three-car crash with team-mate Stefan Wilson and Philip Major, which brought out the only caution of the race, before the race was halted for 15 minutes to sweep the circuit of debris. All three drivers were unhurt in the incident. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 1 11 GBR Pippa Mann Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67 34:04.7529 67 2 6 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 67 +6.8372 0 3 4 7 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67 +9.7137 0 4 7 22 ESP Adrián Campos Jr. Team Moore Racing 67 +9.7924 0 5 13 10 COL Gustavo Yacamán Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing 67 +13.9245 0Race average speed: 174.581 mi/h km/h onLead changes: NoneCautions: 1 for 3 laps Round 13: Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka 100 Saturday October 2, 2010 – 3:45 p.m. EDT Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Florida; Permanent racing facility, 1.485 mi km Distance: 67 laps / 99.495 mi km Race weather: 88 °F °C, clear skies Pole position winner: #11 Pippa Mann, 57.2999 sec, 186.597 mph km/h on (2-lap) Most laps led: #32 Brandon Wagner, 66 Race report: Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 1 3 32 USA Brandon Wagner Davey Hamilton Racing 67 40:38.3036 66 2 6 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe Team Moore Racing 67 +0.7006 1 3 5 77 NZL Wade Cunningham Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67 +9.0836 0 4 10 22 ESP Adrián Campos Jr. Team Moore Racing 67 +10.1335 0 5 1 11 GBR Pippa Mann Sam Schmidt Motorsports 67 +10.9261 0Race average speed: 146.898 mi/h km/h onLead changes: 2 between 2 driversCautions: 1 for 9 laps Driver standings Pos Driver STPUSA BARUSA LBHUSA INDYUSA IOWUSA WGLUSA TORCAN EDMCAN MOHUSA SNMUSA CHIUSA KTYUSA HMSUSA Pts 1 FRA Jean-Karl Vernay yellow RY silver 1* 1* 3 13 3 1 1* 2 8 1* 4 3 15 494 2 CAN James Hinchcliffe 15 5 1* 3 5 2* 10 1* 7 3 1 2 2 471 3 GBR Martin Plowman 6 4 5 5 2 4 7 3 1* 16 13 7 6 392 4 USA Charlie Kimball 4 2 2 2 13 11 4 4 3 2 14 6 13 388 5 GBR Pippa Mann 13 12 8 16 8 14 8 11 5 2* 1* 5 313 6 ESP Adrián Campos Jr. orange R silver 16 13 15 10 4 7 13 8 6 7 8 4 4 307 7 GBR Dan Clarke orange R silver 7 13 4 9 13 2 5 2 13 5 10 17 304 8 COL Sebastián Saavedra 12 3 4 9 1* 3 14 6 5 15 11 303 9 CAN Philip Major orange R silver 14 10 7 6 6 6 12 10 10 11 3 13 8 299 10 COL Gustavo Yacamán 5 9 14 11 11 8 3 9 15 4 15 5 16 293 11 GBR Stefan Wilson orange R silver 3 6 17 7 7 12 5 7 4 6 14 278 12 BRA Rodrigo Barbosa 9 16 16 12 10 9 9 12 12 12 10 11 14 241 13 USA Brandon Wagner 8 12 12 8 1* 136 14 GBR James Winslow orange R silver 7 15 12 5 11 9 130 15 NZL Wade Cunningham 1* 3 87 16 ESP Carmen Jordá orange R silver 11 17 10 Wth 15 13 84 17 NLD Arie Luyendyk Jr. 14 7 9 12 82 18 EST Tõnis Kasemets orange R silver 6 6 56 19 NLD Junior Strous 10 8 18 56 20 MEX Juan Pablo Garcia 11 6 47 21 USA Daniel Herrington 12 7 44 22 GBR Dillon Battistini 9 9 44 23 USA Joel Miller orange R silver 11 9 41 24 BEL Jan Heylen orange R silver 2 40 25 MEX David Martínez 14 8 40 26 IRL Niall Quinn orange R silver 14 9 38 27 BRA Giancarlo Vilarinho orange R silver 13 10 37 28 USA Jonathan Summerton 8 24 29 NOR Anders Krohn orange R silver 10 20 30 USA Sean Guthrie 10 20 31 USA Nic LeDuc orange R silver 11 19 32 USA Henry Clarke orange R silver 11 19 33 CAN Alex Ellis orange R silver 14 16 34 USA Jeff Simmons 15 15 Pos Driver STPUSA BARUSA LBHUSA INDYUSA IOWUSA WGLUSA TORCAN EDMCAN MOHUSA SNMUSA CHIUSA KTYUSA HMSUSA Pts 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 notparticipate(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race laps(2 points)1Qualifying cancelledno bonus point awardedRookie of the YearRookie Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 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 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes. 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