2003 Infiniti Pro Series

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]

2003 Infiniti Pro Series season
IRL Infiniti Pro Series
Season
Races12
Start dateMarch 2
End dateOctober 11
Awards
Drivers' champion Mark Taylor
Teams' championPanther Racing

Team and driver chart
Team No. Drivers Rounds
Brian Stewart Racing 3 Marty Roth 1–2, 10–12
Jonathan Urlin[3] 3–7
33 1–2
Craig Dollansky[4] 3
Dave Steele 6
Marty Roth 7
Paul Dana 8–11
Tony Turco 12
Panther Racing[5] 4 Mark Taylor[5] All
41 Dane Carter[6] 12
Sinden Racing Service 5 Arie Luyendyk Jr.[7] All
Sam Schmidt Motorsports 6 Lloyd Mack[8] 1
Marco Cioci[9] 3
Ross Fonferko[10] 6–7
9 Tom Wood[11] 1–9
Taylor Fletcher[12][13] 10–12
99 Brandon Erwin[14] 1–9
Marco Cioci 10
Brad Pollard[15] 11–12
REV 1 Racing 8 Ronnie Johncox 1–3
Roquin Motorsports 11 Rolando Quintanilla 12
Bowes Seal Fast Racing 3
37 Billy Roe[16] 3
Beardsley Motorsports 12 Matt Beardsley[17] 1–7, 11–12
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 Ed Carpenter[18] All
Keith Duesenberg Racing[19] 20 Jeff Simmons[20] All
Kenn Hardley Racing[21] 24 Paul Dana[22] 1–7
Moses Smith[23] 8
Billy Roe[24] 9–12
AFS Racing 25 Scott Harrington[16] 3
G. J. Mennen[25] 5, 7–12
27 Gary Peterson 1–5, 7–12
Genoa Racing 36 Thiago Medeiros[26] All
Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports 91 Aaron Fike[27] 1, 3–12
Tony Ave 2
92 Cory Witherill[27] All

Race Calendar
Race NoTrackStateDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionMost Leading LapsFastest Race Lap
1Homestead-Miami SpeedwayFloridaMarch 2, 2003672.41395=161.73465 km0'44:54.8282216.060 km/hMark TaylorThiago MedeirosMark TaylorMark Taylor
2Phoenix International RacewayArizonaMarch 22, 20031001.6093=160.93 km ? ? km/hMark TaylorMark TaylorMark TaylorMark Taylor
3Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianaMay 18, 2003404.02325=160.93 km0'55:02.1661175.444 km/hEd CarpenterEd CarpenterEd CarpenterEd Carpenter
4Pikes Peak International RacewayColoradoJune 14, 2003871.6093=140.0091 km0'45:21.2797185.219 km/hAaron FikeJeff SimmonsAaron FikeCory Witherill
5Kansas SpeedwayKansasJuly 6, 2003672.414=161.735 km0'40:12.1978241.376 km/hMark TaylorEd CarpenterEd CarpenterAaron Fike
6Nashville SuperspeedwayTennesseeJuly 18, 2003772.140=164.808 km0'42:12.2945234.297 km/hMark TaylorMark TaylorMark TaylorBrandon Erwin
7Michigan International SpeedwayMichiganJuly 27, 2003503.2186=160.93 km0'55:36.0133173.665 km/hMark TaylorArie Luyendyk Jr.Mark TaylorMatt Beardsley
8Gateway International RacewayIllinoisAugust 9, 2003802.011625=160.93 km0'44:02.1599219.271 km/hJeff SimmonsBrandon ErwinMark TaylorMark Taylor
9Kentucky SpeedwayKentuckyAugust 16, 2003672.414=161.735 km0'41:46.2837232.314 km/hJeff SimmonsJeff SimmonsJeff SimmonsEd Carpenter
10Chicagoland SpeedwayIllinoisSeptember 6, 2003672.414=161.735 km0'46:00.1733210.945 km/hMark TaylorEd CarpenterEd CarpenterG. J. Mennen
11California SpeedwayCaliforniaSeptember 20, 2003503.2186=160.93 km0'41:13.6217234.210 km/hMark TaylorMark TaylorMark TaylorEd Carpenter
12Texas Motor SpeedwayTexasOctober 11, 2003672.414=161.735 km ? ? km/hThiago MedeirosArie 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.
Pos Driver HOM PHX INDY PIK KAN NSH MIS GAT KEN CHI FON TXS Points
1 Mark Taylor 1* 1* 3 5 1 1* 1* 9* 13 1 1* 14 482
2 Jeff Simmons 14 5 4 2 14 4 2 1 1* 3 8 2 407
3 Ed Carpenter 15 13 1* 4 2* 13 7 4 5 2* 2 4 377
4 Thiago Medeiros 2 2 19 6 7 5 3 11 3 9 3 1 371
5 Cory Witherill 12 9 2 12 5 6 15 2 2 6 9 3 336
6 Aaron Fike 8 6 1* 4 14 4 6 6 5 6 5 328
7 Arie Luyendyk Jr. 4 10 15 3 12 9 11 3 4 4 10 13* 299
8 Tom Wood 6 15 13 10 3 2 5 5 10 235
9 Paul Dana 13 6 7 13 13 7 10 7 8 13 14 234
10 Gary Peterson 11 14 16 8 11 9 12 7 8 15 10 217
11 Brandon Erwin 3 4 11 11 6 10 12 10 9 213
12 Matt Beardsley 7 8 18 9 9 8 16 7 16 184
13 G. J. Mennen 8 8 8 11 7 4 7 175
14 Jonathan Urlin 5 7 5 7 10 12 14 166
15 Marty Roth 9 11 6 10 13 12 124
16 Billy Roe 14 12 11 5 8 107
17 Ronnie Johncox 10 12 8 62
18 Ross Fonferko 3 13 52
19 Rolando Quintanilla 10 6 48
20 Taylor Fletcher 14 12 17 47
21 Marco Cioci 9 12 40
22 Tony Ave 3 35
23 Brad Pollard 11 15 34
24 Dane Carter 9 22
25 Dave Steele 11 19
26 Tony Turco 11 19
27 Scott Harrington 12 18
28 Moses Smith 13 17
29 Lloyd Mack 16 14
30 Craig Dollansky 17 13
Pos Driver HOM PHX INDY PIK KAN NSH MIS GAT KEN CHI FON TXS Points
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 race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

R9=retired, but classified NS13=did not start, but classified

PlaceNameCountryTeam
1Mark Taylor United KingdomPanther Racing2111236513111714R913NS1321114R14
2Jeff Simmons United StatesKeith Duesenberg Racing5R145534123143432311113398112
3Ed Carpenter United StatesA. J. Foyt Enterprises16R1512R131144125R13275485122234
4Thiago Medeiros BrazilGenoa Racing12828R1910657955311R1143694371
5Cory Witherill United StatesHemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports91269722R12125866R156272767953
6Aaron Fike United StatesHemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports48--6631247R141049656353625
7Arie Luyendyk Jr. NetherlandsSinden Racing34151051512314121391R1173944411101R13
8Tom Wood CanadaSam Schmidt Motorsports1363R1516137R106342135253R10------
9Paul Dana United StatesKenn Hardley Racing14R13761079NS138131079R10
Brian Stewart Racing10710814R131414--
10Gary Peterson United StatesAutomatic Fire Sprinklers Racing111110R1418R161181111--12912NS12117889R15810
11Brandon Erwin United StatesSam Schmidt Motorsports8324191113R114621011R121R102R9------
12Matt Beardsley United StatesBeardsley Motorsports157984R185910912815R16------15714R16
13G. J. Mennen United StatesAutomatic Fire Sprinklers Racing--------78--1688812R115764107
14Jonathan Urlin CanadaBrian Stewart Racing651371258791014128R14----------
15Marty Roth CanadaBrian Stewart Racing12911R11--------146----1110513912
16Billy Roe United StatesBowes Seal Fast Racing----1414----------
Kenn Hardley Racing6R121211105138
17Ronnie Johncox United StatesRev1 Racing71014R1298------------------
18Ross Fonferko United StatesSam Schmidt Motorsports----------634R13----------
19Rolando Quintanilla MexicoBowes Seal Fast Racing----1310----------------126
20Taylor Fletcher United StatesSam Schmidt Motorsports------------------9R14131217R17
21Marco Cioci ItalySam Schmidt Motorsports----119------------10R12----
22Tony Ave United StatesHemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports--43--------------------
23Brad Pollard United StatesSam Schmidt Motorsports--------------------81115R15
24Dane Carter United StatesPanther Racing----------------------69
25Dave Steele United StatesBrian Stewart Racing----------1111------------
Tony Turco United StatesBrian Stewart Racing----------------------1611
27Scott Harrington United StatesAutomatic Fire Sprinklers Racing----1712------------------
28Moses Smith United StatesKenn Hardley Racing--------------13NS13--------
29Lloyd Mack United StatesSam Schmidt Racing10NS16----------------------
30Craig Dollansky United StatesBrian Stewart Racing----15R17------------------

References
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  2. 2003 IRL Infiniti Pro Series, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2018-10-30
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  19. "Western Union, Duesenberg Brothers join IPS". Crash.net. February 10, 2003.
  20. "Homestead: Erwin, Simmons to make debuts". Motorsport.com. February 28, 2003.
  21. "Ex-IRL star plays role with new IPS team". Crash.net. December 4, 2002.
  22. "Dana to drive in IRL Infiniti Pro Series". Autoweek.com. January 28, 2003.
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  26. "Thiago Medeiros joins Genoa Racing in Infiniti Pro Series". Autoweek.com. February 4, 2003.
  27. "Witherill and Fike to stay put in 2003". Crash.net. December 31, 2002.
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