2007 in IPS

The 2007 Indy Racing League Indy Pro Series started on Saturday March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The season's premiere race is the Freedom 100 on May 25 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The season finale was held at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9. All races were broadcast via tape delayed on ESPN2.

Official 2007 Indy Pro Series Schedule

*Not all race names and sponsors officially announced and are subject to change

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 (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. Alex held off Super Aguri Panther Racing's Hideki Mutoh for the final 22 laps. Hideki had the best chance to take the win away from Alex but it just was not meant to be. Alex now has 3 wins in a row dating back to the final race of 2006.

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 (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 re-started 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.

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 (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.

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 (292.645 km/h)
*Race Summary:

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 (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.

Driver Standings

References

ee also

* Indy Racing League
* Indy Pro Series
* 2007 in sports
* 2007 IndyCar Series
* 2007 in Champ Car
* 2007 in NASCAR

External links

* [http://www.indycar.com Indy Racing League- official site]