# 2013 Indy Lights

The 2013 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 28th season of the series and the twelfth sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It began March 24, 2013 in St. Petersburg.
Rookie Sage Karam won the championship, the eighth rookie to win the series title. Karam clinched the championship in the final race over rookie teammate Gabby Chaves. Second-year driver Carlos Muñoz won a series-high four races but was forced to settle for third in the championship. Peter Dempsey captured the Freedom 100 in a spectacular four-wide finish in what was the closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history.
In June, it was announced that the series would be promoted by Andersen Promotions beginning in 2014. INDYCAR sanctioning will remain. In August it was announced that Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014.

## Team and driver chart

* All drivers will compete in Firestone Firehawk–shod Dallara chassis.
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 7 | Gabby Chaves | All |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 8 | Sage Karam | All |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 67 | Kyle O'Gara | 4, 12 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 77 | Jack Hawksworth | All |
| Team Moore Racing | 2 | Juan Pablo García | 1–10 |
| Team Moore Racing | 2 | Peter Dempsey | 11 |
| Team Moore Racing | 22 | Ethan Ringel | 1 |
| Team Moore Racing | 22 | Victor Carbone | 2 |
| Team Moore Racing | 22 | Mikaël Grenier | 3 |
| Team Moore Racing | 22 | Jimmy Simpson | 4 |
| Team Moore Racing | 22 | Conor Daly | 11 |
| Andretti Autosport AFS Racing | 12 | Zach Veach | All |
| Andretti Autosport AFS Racing | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | All |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | Jorge Goncalvez | All |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 5 | Peter Dempsey | 1–10 |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 5 | Juan Pablo García | 11–12 |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 6 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 9–12 |
| Bryan Herta Autosport Jeffery Mark Motorsports | 28 | Chase Austin | 4 |
| Bryan Herta Autosport Jeffery Mark Motorsports | 28 | Axcil Jefferies | 9, 11 |
| MDL Racing | 56 | Matthew Di Leo | 3, 8–11 |
| Pabst Racing | 17 | Dalton Kellett | 10 |
* 2012 Star Mazda Champion Jack Hawksworth earned a $500,000 scholarship for his Championship season. Hawksworth will drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in its No. 77 machine.

## Schedule

IndyCar announced the 2013 Indy Lights schedule on October 18, 2012. It joined all IndyCar Series weekends in North America except Detroit, Texas and Sonoma.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location |
| 1 | March 23–24 | St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 | April 6–7 | Legacy Indy Lights 100 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 3 | April 20–21 | Long Beach 100 | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
| 4 | May 24 | Firestone Freedom 100 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
| 5 | June 14–15 | Milwaukee Race | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 6 | June 22–23 | Iowa Speedway 100 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
| 7 | July 6–7 | Pocono Race | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
| 8 | July 12–13 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto |
| 9 | August 3–4 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 10 | August 31 – September 1 | Grand Prix of Baltimore | Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 11 | October 5–6 | Grand Prix of Houston | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas |
| 12 | October 18–19 | Lefty's Kids Club 100 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California |

## Race results

| Rd. | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | St. Petersburg | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Jack Hawksworth | Jack Hawksworth | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| 2 | Barber | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport |
| 3 | Long Beach | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport |
| 4 | Indianapolis | Sage Karam | Peter Dempsey | Carlos Muñoz | Peter Dempsey | Belardi Auto Racing |
| 5 | Milwaukee | Sage Karam | Zach Veach | Zach Veach | Sage Karam | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| 6 | Iowa | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Sage Karam | Sage Karam | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| 7 | Pocono | Carlos Muñoz | Gabby Chaves | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport |
| 8 | Toronto | Jack Hawksworth | Jack Hawksworth | Jack Hawksworth | Jack Hawksworth | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| 9 | Mid-Ohio | Gabby Chaves | Carlos Muñoz | Gabby Chaves | Gabby Chaves | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| 10 | Baltimore | Jack Hawksworth | Jack Hawksworth | Jack Hawksworth | Jack Hawksworth | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| 11 | Houston | Sage Karam | Gabby Chaves | Sage Karam | Sage Karam | Sam Schmidt Motorsports |
| 12 | Fontana | Zach Veach | Sage Karam | Carlos Muñoz | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport |

## Driver standings
### Points system

| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
* Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.
| Pos | Driver | STP | BAR | LBH | INDY | MIL | IOW | POC | TOR | MOH | BAL | HOU | FON | Pts |
| 1 | Sage Karam RY | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1*$^1$ | 3 | 460 |
| 2 | Gabby Chaves R | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 449 |
| 3 | Carlos Muñoz | 7 | 1* | 1* | 4* | 2 | 8 | 1* | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1* | 441 |
| 4 | Jack Hawksworth R | 1* | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1* | 3 | 1* | 6 | 9 | 412 |
| 5 | Peter Dempsey | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | | 360 |
| 6 | Jorge Goncalvez | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 336 |
| 7 | Zach Veach R | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3* | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 333 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo García | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | DNS | 8 | 6 | 312 |
| 9 | Matthew Di Leo R | | | 5 | | | | | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | | 119 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Serenelli R | | | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 97 |
| 11 | Axcil Jefferies R | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 5 | | 56 |
| 12 | Kyle O'Gara R | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | 8 | 43 |
| 13 | Conor Daly | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 35 |
| 14 | Victor Carbone | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 15 | Mikaël Grenier R | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 16 | Jimmy Simpson R | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 17 | Chase Austin | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 18 | Ethan Ringel R | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 19 | Dalton Kellett R | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | BAR | LBH | INDY | MIL | IOW | POC | TOR | MOH | BAL | HOU | FON | Pts |
| 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) |
| Blank | Not competing |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap |
| * | Led most race laps (2 points) |
| $^1$ | Qualifying cancelled no bonus point awarded |
| Rookie of the Year ||
| Rookie ||

## Footnotes

* ↑ In conjunction with Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing.