The 2003 IRL Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' second. It consisted of 12 races and the champion was Mark Taylor who won 7 of 12 races and only suffered 2 DNF's and 1 DNS.[1] All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines. Only 7 drivers competed in every race and 3 more missed a single race.[2]
Team and driver chart [ ]
Race Calendar [ ]
Race No
Track
State
Date
Laps
Distance
Time
Speed
Winner
Pole Position
Most Leading Laps
Fastest Race Lap
1
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Florida
March 2, 2003
67
2.41395=161.73465 km
0'44:54.8282
216.060 km/h
Mark Taylor
Thiago Medeiros
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
2
Phoenix International Raceway
Arizona
March 22, 2003
100
1.6093=160.93 km
?
? km/h
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
3
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indiana
May 18, 2003
40
4.02325=160.93 km
0'55:02.1661
175.444 km/h
Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter
4
Pikes Peak International Raceway
Colorado
June 14, 2003
87
1.6093=140.0091 km
0'45:21.2797
185.219 km/h
Aaron Fike
Jeff Simmons
Aaron Fike
Cory Witherill
5
Kansas Speedway
Kansas
July 6, 2003
67
2.414=161.735 km
0'40:12.1978
241.376 km/h
Mark Taylor
Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter
Aaron Fike
6
Nashville Superspeedway
Tennessee
July 18, 2003
77
2.140=164.808 km
0'42:12.2945
234.297 km/h
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Brandon Erwin
7
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan
July 27, 2003
50
3.2186=160.93 km
0'55:36.0133
173.665 km/h
Mark Taylor
Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Mark Taylor
8
Gateway International Raceway
Illinois
August 9, 2003
80
2.011625=160.93 km
0'44:02.1599
219.271 km/h
Jeff Simmons
Brandon Erwin
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
9
Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky
August 16, 2003
67
2.414=161.735 km
0'41:46.2837
232.314 km/h
Jeff Simmons
Jeff Simmons
Jeff Simmons
Ed Carpenter
10
Chicagoland Speedway
Illinois
September 6, 2003
67
2.414=161.735 km
0'46:00.1733
210.945 km/h
Mark Taylor
Ed Carpenter
Ed Carpenter
11
California Speedway
California
September 20, 2003
50
3.2186=160.93 km
0'41:13.6217
234.210 km/h
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor
Ed Carpenter
12
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas
October 11, 2003
67
2.414=161.735 km
?
? km/h
Thiago Medeiros
Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Marty Roth
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
Points
50
40
35
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
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 not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position (1 point)
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
(1 point)
1
Qualifying cancelled
no bonus point awarded
Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
Complete Overview [ ]
first column of every race
10
= grid position
second column of every race
10
= race result
R9 =retired, but classified NS13 =did not start, but classified
References [ ]
^ Wilkins, Robert. Q&A: Mark Taylor - IPS champion , Crash.net , September 21, 2003, Retrieved 2018-10-30
^ 2003 IRL Infiniti Pro Series , Champ Car Stats , Retrieved 2018-10-30
^ "F2000 veteran Urlin to compete in IPS" . Crash.net . January 17, 2003.
^ "WOO standout Dollansky to debut at Indy" . Motorsport.com . May 14, 2003.
^ a b "Panther signs Brit Taylor for IPS" . Crash.net . September 9, 2002.
^ "IRL Notebook" . The Indianapolis Star . September 7, 2003.
^ "Luyendyk Jr. to drive for Sinden in Infiniti Pro Series" . Autoweek.com . January 2, 2003.
^ "Mack completes Schmidt IPS lineup" . Crash.net . February 24, 2003.
^ "Cioci to drive third Schmidt car in Freedom 100" . Crash.net . April 18, 2003.
^ "Schmidt files third entry for Nashville IPS race" . Crash.net . July 18, 2003.
^ "Mack completes Schmidt IPS lineup" . Crash.net . February 24, 2003.
^ "Indy Racing League notebook 2003-09-03" . Motorsport.com . September 3, 2003.
^ "Fletcher to complete Pro Series year with Schmidt" . Crash.net . September 12, 2003.
^ "Erwin gets nod for Schmidt IPS team" . Crash.net . February 25, 2003.
^ "IndyCar Series heads to California; Texas adds drivers for Heroes race" . Motorsport.com . September 18, 2003.
^ a b "Former IRL drivers join Freedom 100 grid" . Crash.net . May 16, 2003.
^ "Beardsley returning to IPS in 2003" . Crash.net . February 9, 2003.
^ "Carpenter moving to Foyt team in 2003" . Motorsport.com . January 13, 2003.
^ "Western Union, Duesenberg Brothers join IPS" . Crash.net . February 10, 2003.
^ "Homestead: Erwin, Simmons to make debuts" . Motorsport.com . February 28, 2003.
^ "Ex-IRL star plays role with new IPS team" . Crash.net . December 4, 2002.
^ "Dana to drive in IRL Infiniti Pro Series" . Autoweek.com . January 28, 2003.
^ "Moses Smith enters Gateway to IPS" . Crash.net . August 6, 2003.
^ "IRL veteran Roe to complete Pro Series season" . Crash.net . August 6, 2003.
^ "Kansas: Indy Racing League notebook" . Motorsport.com . July 2, 2003.
^ "Thiago Medeiros joins Genoa Racing in Infiniti Pro Series" . Autoweek.com . February 4, 2003.
^ a b "Witherill and Fike to stay put in 2003" . Crash.net . December 31, 2002.
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