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Indy Lights Champions
Year |
Driver |
Team |
1986 |
Fabrizio Barbazza |
Arciero Racing |
1987 |
Didier Theys |
Truesports |
1988 |
Jon Beekhuis |
P.I.G. Racing |
1989 |
Mike Groff |
Leading Edge Motorsports |
1990 |
Paul Tracy |
Landford Racing |
1991 |
Eric Bachelart |
Landford Racing |
1992 |
Robbie Buhl |
Leading Edge Motorsports |
1993 |
Bryan Herta |
Tasman Motorsports |
1994 |
Steve Robertson |
Tasman Motorsports |
1995 |
Greg Moore |
Player's/Forsythe Racing |
1996 |
David Empringham |
Player's/Forsythe Racing |
1997 |
Tony Kanaan |
Tasman Motorsports |
1998 |
Cristiano da Matta |
Tasman Motorsports |
1999 |
Oriol Servia |
Dorricott Racing |
2000 |
Scott Dixon |
PacWest Racing |
2001 |
Townsend Bell |
Dorricott Racing |
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Lights Notes
1986-90: Called the American Racing Series (ARS).
1986-92: Series used Wildcat/March 85B chassis with a 4.2 liter, V-6 Buick engine.
1991: Series renamed Indy Lights. Firestone comes on board as the official tire supplier.
1993: Lola T92/20 chassis introduced as the spec car.
1995: Greg Moore wins record 10 races out of 12 events.
1996: Superspeedway debut at Michigan won by David Empringham. Empringham becomes only
driver to win both the Toyota Atlantic championship ('93 and '94) and the Indy Lights title.
1997: Lola T97/20, the first chassis designed specifically for the Indy Lights series,
is now used.
1998: Dayton becomes the official tire supplier.
2001: Series is cancelled by CART at conclusion of year.
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