Stefan Wilson signs Indy Lights deal
It was announced today that Stefan Wilson will be the driver of the #19 FIRST Motorsports entry in the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series. FIRST Motorsports is a division of … Read More
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It was announced today that Stefan Wilson will be the driver of the #19 FIRST Motorsports entry in the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series. FIRST Motorsports is a division of … Read More
Gustavo Yacamán Gustavo Yacamán has been waiting for Feb. 25, 2009, since he signed with Sam Schmidt Motorsports late last year. Yacamán turned 18 on Feb. 25, clearing the way … Read More
During the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights season, there may have been no better team on ovals than Panther Racing. Based on the results of the first Open Test of the … Read More
A dozen Firestone Indy Lights drivers successfully completed rookie testing Feb. 23 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, clearing the way for them to compete on ovals during the 2009 season. “All of … Read More
For the first time since the team's inaugural season in 2005, Vision Racing will field a Firestone Indy Lights full-time entry for 2009 with series sophomore and race winner James … Read More
Sam Schmidt Motorsports announced Feb. 20 that it has signed Ana Beatriz as driver of the No. 20 Healthy Choice/Sam Schmidt Motorsports entry in the Firestone Indy Lights. Beatriz, who … Read More
Winter private tests have been held and lap times have been debated. Now it’s time to find out who really has the car to beat in 2009. Firestone Indy Lights … Read More
Sergey Mokshantsev has watched plenty of oval racing on Russian television in the last few years. He'll get a new appreciation for it as a Firestone Indy Lights competitor. The … Read More
Approximately 48 hours after stock car's best drivers were gunning for glory in the Daytona 500, two young open-wheel drivers were trying their best to impress the staff of RLR/Andersen … Read More
Mike King, Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Kevin Lee will call the action for Firestone Indy Lights telecasts in 2009. VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of the IndyCar® Series, will … Read More
Indy Racing League vice president John Lewis and Firestone Indy Lights team owner Mark Olson were recognized in the Feb. 2 issue of Indianapolis Business Journal as two of the … Read More
2008 Indy Lights champion Raphael Matos After completing a competitive 2008 season that saw 10 different winners and a championship battle that came down to the final race, Firestone Indy … Read More
UPDATE #2 We are hearing that HVM is in talks with several drivers for their Indy Lights team in 2009. Sources tell us that Richard Philippe may be one of … Read More
Veteran Indy 500 driver and “perennial fan favorite", Davey Hamilton, announces the formation of a team set to run the entire 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season. Davey has made 50 … Read More
Completing their test plan early, including a qualifying simulation, Genoa Lights leaves Homestead-Miami Speedway with the top time of the day. Incremental to the original test plan, things were progressing … Read More
The Indy Racing League will see a new team join the Firestone Indy Lights paddock in 2009 as Bryan Herta and Steve Newey are the proud owners of the newly … Read More
UPDATE This rumor is upgraded to 'fact' today. Bryan Herta is back in the Indy Racing League, although not as a driver. The former CART and IndyCar Series race winner … Read More
While there are no trophies for winning practice, track records do make a bit of a statement. In the first day of testing at the newly re-opened and re-paved Palm … Read More
Brazilian racing driver Nelson Merlo, 25 years old, will be testing on next Monday, January 26, for Indy Lights Sam Schmidt Motorsport team at the Palm Beach (FL) circuit. Merlo … Read More
UPDATE CORRECTION: The Independent Journal got the Atlantic rookie of the year wording wrong – he was the top US rookie in the Atlantic Series that year according to JR, … Read More
AFS Racing and Andretti Green Racing announced today that Sebastian Saavedra has been signed to drive one of the team's two entries during the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season. Saavedra … Read More
Dutch driver Junior Strous has signed to race with ASR-Nelan (formerly known as American Spirit Racing) in the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season. The 22-year-old Dutchman, who raced the last … Read More
British Formula 3 veteran Ali Jackson will join Guthrie Meyer Racing as driver of the No. 59 GMR entry during the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights season. “Ali is an incredible … Read More
UPDATE Many of those competing in Daytona Kart Week hope to ultimately make a name for themselves in racing. One of them already has . . . at the ripe … Read More
Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán Sam Schmidt Motorsports has announced today that it has signed its first driver of the 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series season – Gustavo "Tigrillo" Yacamán. Yacamán, who … Read More