2004 IINFINITY PRO SERIES

2004 Indycar Infinity Pro Series: 3rd Season

• Series began in 2002
• 2003 champion Mark Taylor has moved up to Indycar series
• 12 round championship; Feb 29 - Oct 16, 2004
• Roger Bailey (Exec Director): "... The series, although still in its infancy, continues to get stronger ... Six of our races will be held on the same day as the IndyCar Series events which will lead to increased attendance and visibility .."

Thiago Medeiros from Brazil is the 2004 Pro champion with 6 race wins

2004 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDING:

• 1. Thiago Medeiros , Sam Schmidt Motorsports, 513 points
• 2. Paul Dana , 379
• 3. Arie Luyendyk Jr. , 330
• 4. P.J. Chesson , 317
• 5. Leonardo Maia , 292
• 6. Jesse Mason , 283
• 7 Rolando Quintanilla , 264
• 8 Al Unser 252
• 9 Phil Giebler , 215
• 6. Brad Pollard , 152
• 10 Billy Roe , 164

DRIVERS:

• include
• Thiago Medeiros (BRA) - finished 3rd in 2003
• Arie Luyendyk Jr. - finished 2nd in 2002
• Jesse Mason (19 yo) - from British F3
• Jon Herb - from IRL
• Phil Giebler - from F3000

RACE FORMAT:

• 100 mile race usually held the day before the main Indycar race (i.e Saturday)

CAR SPEC:

• ENGINE: Infiniti Q45 V8, 450 BHP
• CHASSIS: DALLARA
• TYRE: Firestone

2004 SCHEDULE:

• Homestead-Miami Speedway Feb 28, 2004
• Phoenix International Raceway , March 20
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway , May 22
• Kansas Speedway , July 4
• Nashville Superspeedway , July 17
• The Milwaukee Mile , July 25
• Michigan International Speedway , Aug. 1
• Kentucky Speedway , Aug. 14
• Pikes Peak International Raceway , Aug. 22
• Chicagoland Speedway , Sept. 11
• California Speedway , Oct. 2
• Texas Motor Speedway , Oct. 16

LAST SEASON: 2003

• TAYLOR WINS 2003 CHAMPIONSHIP
  Mark Taylor won the 2003 Infiniti Pro championship with 9 wins from 11 rounds with 1 round still to go.
• 2003 FINAL STANDING
• 1 Mark Taylor 466 points, 9 wins
• 2 Jeff Simmons 367 points
• 3 Ed Carpenter 345 points
• 4 Thiago Medeiros 321 points
• 5 Cory Witherill 301 points
• 6 Aaron Fike 298 points