2013 IndyCar Series (The Open-Wheel Revival)

The 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series was the 18th season of the IndyCar Series and the 102nd season of American open wheel racing. Its premier event was the 97th Indianapolis 500 held on Sunday, May 26. The 2013 season was the second to feature the Dallara DW12 chassis. Ryan Hunter-Reay entered the season as the defending drivers' champion. Chevrolet entered as the defending Manufacturers' Cup champion.
The 2013 season has featured four first-time winners, the most since 1965. Also highlighting the season is the introduction of doubleheader races, and the experimentation with standing starts at selected events. Heading into the final race of the season, two-time champion Scott Dixon led Hélio Castroneves by 25 points in a two driver fight for the championship. In a race where only nine drivers finished, Dixon finished fifth while Castroneves finished sixth, and as a result, Dixon won his third series title by 27 points. Rookie of the Year went to Nick Andries, running for Stewart-Haas Racing, a USAC Grand National Series team that expanded operations into IndyCar, partially owned by 1996-97 IRL champion and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart; for its first season, Stewart-Haas Racing took IndyCar by storm, with Andries scoring four wins, and Darryl Wills a single win at Chicagoland; Andries ultimately finished third in the championship standings, the highest-finishing rookie in IndyCar history.
The constructor's championship was hotly-contested between Dallara and Lola for the second year in a row, with Dallara ultimately coming out ahead once again with eleven wins to Lola's eight; Panoz and Swift both struggled in 2013. In the manufacturer's championship, Chevrolet defended its title ahead of Honda; Porsche finished third, its biggest highlight being its first Indianapolis 500 win with Tony Kanaan and KV Racing Technologies.
After Lotus decided to withdraw from the IndyCar Series due to a poor 2012 season, Cosworth took its place. For its first season in American open-wheel racing since the 2008 Grand Prix of Long Beach, Cosworth was underwhelming, only scoring a single win at the new Missouri International Speedway, and finishing a distant fourth to Porsche in the 
2013 was the first season with manufacturer-specific aerokits. Lola introduced the B12/01 (known as "Lola B", the B12/00 becoming known as the "Lola A"), Chevrolet, Honda, and Cosworth introduced their own aerokits for the Dallara and Panoz chassis, Porsche introduced its own aerokit for the Swift chassis, and several teams created their own aerokits. A new aerokit championship was introduced in 2013, as well; while Dallara won the constructor's championship, Lola won the aerokit championship with the Lola B.
2013 was the final season that Izod—which became the main sponsor in the 2010 IndyCar Series—was the main sponsor of the championship; as Verizon Communications was announced as the new series sponsor for the 2014 season.
This was the last season to feature four time champion Dario Franchitti as at Missouri, Franchitti would be involved in a serious accident that saw his car fly into the catchfence, the injuries from which would ultimately end his career after 12 seasons in IndyCar (the crash also validated the safety of the ICONIC Project chassis in the public eye, as Franchitti, while injured, survived the crash). This would also be the final season of E. J. Viso's IndyCar career. For 2014 and beyond, Viso would focus more on Sports cars and Stadium Super Trucks.
== Confirmed entries ==
Team 	Chassis	Engine 	Aerokit 	No.	Driver(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	14 	Takuma Sato
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	41 	Conor Daly (R)
Action Express Racing 	Panoz 	Chevrolet	Panoz 	1 	Jacob Dunn
Action Express Racing 	Panoz 	Chevrolet	Panoz 	13 	Jason Stanley
Andretti Autosport 	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	1 	Ryan Hunter-Reay
Andretti Autosport 	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	25 	Marco Andretti
Andretti Autosport 	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	26 	Carlos Muñoz (R)
Andretti Autosport 	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	27 	James Hinchcliffe
Team Venezuela / Andretti Autosport / HVM	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	5 	E. J. Viso
Team Venezuela / Andretti Autosport / HVM	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	5 	Carlos Muñoz (R)
Barracuda Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	98 	Alex Tagliani
Barracuda Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	98 	Luca Filippi (R)
Barracuda Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	98 	J. R. Hildebrand
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	8 	Ryan Briscoe
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	9 	Scott Dixon
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	10 	Dario Franchitti
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	10 	Alex Tagliani
Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	83 	Charlie Kimball
Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz 	Porsche 	Coyne 	18 	Ana Beatriz
Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz 	Porsche 	Coyne 	18 	Mike Conway
Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz 	Porsche 	Coyne 	18 	Pippa Mann
Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz 	Porsche 	Coyne 	18 	James Davison (R)
Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz 	Porsche 	Coyne 	18 	Stefan Wilson (R)
Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz 	Porsche 	Coyne 	19 	Justin Wilson
Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz 	Porsche 	Coyne 	63 	Pippa Mann
Dragon Racing 	Swift 	Porsche 	Porsche 	6 	Sebastián Saavedra
Dragon Racing 	Swift 	Porsche 	Porsche 	7 	Sébastien Bourdais
Ed Carpenter Racing 	Swift 	Porsche 	Porsche 	20 	Ed Carpenter
Extreme Speed Motorsports 	Lola 	Cosworth 	Cosworth	03 	Raphael Morgan
Extreme Speed Motorsports 	Lola 	Cosworth 	Cosworth	04 	Tim McBride
KV Racing Technology 	Dallara	Porsche 	KV 	11 	Tony Kanaan
KV Racing Technology 	Dallara	Porsche 	KV 	78 	Simona de Silvestro
Lazier Partners Racing 	Dallara	Cosworth 	Cosworth	91 	Buddy Lazier
Panther Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	4 	J. R. Hildebrand
Panther Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	4 	Ryan Briscoe
Panther Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	4 	Oriol Servià
Panther Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	4 	Carlos Muñoz (R)
Panther Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	60 	Townsend Bell
Panther Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 	Swift 	Cosworth 	Swift 	22 	Oriol Servià
Predator Performance 	Lola 	Honda 	Lola A 	01 	Marino Franchitti
Predator Performance 	Lola 	Honda 	Lola A 	02 	Gideon Boyle
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	15 	Graham Rahal
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	16 	James Jakes
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	17 	Mike Conway
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 	Dallara	Honda 	Honda 	17 	Michel Jourdain Jr.
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 	Lola 	Cosworth 	Lola A 	67 	Josef Newgarden
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 	Lola 	Cosworth 	Lola A 	97 	Lucas Luhr (R)
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 	Swift 	Honda 	Swift 	55 	Tristan Vautier (R)
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 	Swift 	Honda 	Swift 	81 	Katherine Legge
Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports 	Swift 	Honda 	Swift 	77 	Simon Pagenaud
Stewart-Haas Racing 	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	39 	Nick Andries (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing 	Lola 	Chevrolet	Lola B 	40 	Darryl Wills (R)
SunTrust Racing 	Dallara	Porsche 	Dallara 	23 	Logan Roman
Team Penske 	Dallara	Chevrolet	Penske 	2 	A. J. Allmendinger
Team Penske 	Dallara	Chevrolet	Penske 	3 	Hélio Castroneves
Team Penske 	Dallara	Chevrolet	Penske 	12 	Will Power
== Schedule ==
Bold denotes IndyCar Crown Jewel races.
Rnd	Race Name 	Track 	Track type 	Date 	TV
1 	The U 300 	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 	Intermediate Oval	March 3 	ABC
2 	Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 	Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida 	Street Course 	March 24 	NBCSN
3 	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 	Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama 	Road Course 	April 7 	NBCSN
4 	O'Reilly Auto Parts Spring Classic 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 	Intermediate Oval	April 14 	NBCSN
5 	39th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 	Streets of Long Beach, California 	Street Course 	April 21 	NBCSN
6 	Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé	Streets of São Paulo, Brazil 	Street Course 	May 5 	NBCSN
7 	97th Indianapolis 500 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 	Superspeedway 	May 26 	ABC
8 	GoDaddy.com 225 	Pennsylvania International Speedway, Nazareth, Pennsylvania	One-Mile Oval 	June 2 	ABC
9 	Firestone 550 	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 	Intermediate Oval	June 8 	ABC
10 	Milwaukee IndyFest 	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin 	One-Mile Oval 	June 15 	NBCSN
11 	Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by DeKalb 	Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa 	Short Oval 	June 23 	ABC
12 	Michigan 500 	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 	Superspeedway 	June 30 	ABC
13 	Pocono IndyCar 400 fueled by Sunoco 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 	Superspeedway 	July 7 	ABC
14 	Honda Indy Toronto 	Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 	Street Course 	July 13 	NBCSN
15 	Honda Indy Toronto 	Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 	Street Course 	July 14 	NBCSN
16 	Edmonton Indy 	Edmonton City Centre Airport, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 	Airport Circuit 	July 21 	NBCSN
17 	Honda Indy 225 	Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain, Colorado 	Intermediate Oval	July 28 	ABC
18 	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio 	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio 	Road Course 	August 4 	NBCSN
19 	MoveThatBlock.com 225 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 	One-Mile Oval 	August 11 	ABC
20 	O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois 	Intermediate Oval	August 17 	ABC
21 	GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma 	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California 	Road Course 	August 25 	NBCSN
22 	Grand Prix of Baltimore 	Streets of Baltimore, Maryland 	Street Course 	September 1 	NBCSN
23 	Honda Indy 300 	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Tochigi, Japan 	Intermediate Oval	September 14	NBCSN
24 	Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen 	Watkins Glen International Raceway, Watkins Glen, New York 	Road Course 	September 29	NBCSN
25 	Bass Pro Shops 300 	Missouri International Speedway, Ridgedale, Missouri 	Intermediate Oval	October 6 	NBCSN
26 	Dan Wheldon Memorial 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 	Intermediate Oval	October 13 	ABC
27 	California 500 presented by MAVTV 	California Speedway, Fontana, California 	Superspeedway 	October 19 	NBCSN
=== Schedule development ===
* IndyCar went to Pocono Raceway July 7, 2013, for a 400-mile (640 km) race. It was the first open-wheel race at Pocono since 1989. A contract had been signed to continue the event through 2015.
* The brand-new Missouri International Speedway in Ridgedale, Missouri was added, with the Bass Pro Shops 300 being the track's inaugural event. The track's construction was marred by opposition from locals, as well as Bass Pro Shops and Big Cedar Lodge owner Johnny Morris, over noise and traffic concerns. Construction moved ahead after a deal was made to cross-promote the track with Big Cedar Lodge (including hotel packages), as well as Bass Pro Shops being the title sponsor for the IndyCar race.
* IndyCar had discussions to add a twentieth round of the championship at a circuit in Europe. Venues put forward as candidates for the event include Monza, Imola, Mugello, Mallory Park, Rockingham, and Lausitzring (the latter two of which had CART races in the early 2000s). The event failed to materialize, and the series moved its international focus towards the possibility of adding races to the series in 2015 at the earliest.
== Results ==
Rnd	Race Name 	Pole Position 	Fastest Lap 	Most Laps Led 	Winner 	Team 	Chassis/Engine/Aerokit
1 	Homestead 	Nick Andries 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Will Power 	Will Power 	Team Penske 	Dallara/Chevrolet/Penske
2 	St. Petersburg	Will Power 	Will Power 	Hélio Castroneves	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
3 	Barber 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	James Jakes 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Andretti Autosport 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
4 	Kansas 	Tony Kanaan 	Simon Pagenaud 	Dario Franchitti 	Nick Andries 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
5 	Long Beach 	Dario Franchitti 	E. J. Viso 	Takuma Sato 	Takuma Sato 	A. J. Foyt Enterprises 	Dallara/Honda/Honda
6 	São Paulo 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Tony Kanaan 	Takuma Sato 	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
7 	Indianapolis 	Ed Carpenter 	Justin Wilson 	Ed Carpenter 	Tony Kanaan 	KV Racing Technology 	Dallara/Porsche/KV
8 	Nazareth 	Dario Franchitti 	Mike Conway 	Mike Conway 	Mike Conway 	Dale Coyne Racing 	Panoz/Porsche/Coyne
9 	Texas 	Will Power 	Tony Kanaan 	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske 	Dallara/Chevrolet/Penske
10 	Milwaukee 	Marco Andretti 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Takuma Sato 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Andretti Autosport 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
11 	Iowa 	Hélio Castroneves	Ed Carpenter 	James Hinchcliffe	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Autosport 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
12 	Michigan 	Tony Kanaan 	Jason Stanley 	Jason Stanley 	Jason Stanely 	Action Express Racing 	Panoz/Chevrolet/Panoz
13 	Pocono 	Marco Andretti 	Takuma Sato 	Marco Andretti 	Scott Dixon 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara/Honda/Honda
14 	Toronto 1 	Dario Franchitti 	Hélio Castroneves 	Will Power 	Scott Dixon 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara/Honda/Honda
15 	Toronto 2 	Scott Dixon 	Dario Franchitti 	Scott Dixon 	Scott Dixon 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara/Honda/Honda
16 	Edmonton 	Hélio Castroneves	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Nick Andries 	Nick Andries 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
17 	Pikes Peak 	Tony Kanaan 	Marco Andretti 	Scott Dixon 	Nick Andries 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
18 	Mid-Ohio 	Ryan Hunter-Reay 	Simon Pagenaud 	Charlie Kimball 	Charlie Kimball 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara/Honda/Honda
19 	New Hampshire 	Marco Andretti 	Nick Andries 	Nick Andries 	Ed Carpenter 	Ed Carpenter Racing 	Swift/Porsche/Porsche
20 	Chicagoland 	Nick Andries 	Darryl Wills 	Darryl Wills 	Darryl Wills 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
21 	Sonoma 	Dario Franchitti 	Will Power 	Scott Dixon 	Will Power 	Team Penske 	Dallara/Chevrolet/Penske
22 	Baltimore 	Scott Dixon 	Sébastien Bourdais	Will Power 	Simon Pagenaud 	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports	Swift/Honda/Swift
23 	Motegi 	Darryl Wills 	Scott Dixon 	Scott Dixon 	Nick Andries 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Lola/Chevrolet/Lola B
24 	Watkins Glen 	Takuma Sato 	Will Power 	Scott Dixon 	Scott Dixon 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	Dallara/Honda/Honda
25 	Missouri 	Hélio Castroneves	Luca Filippi 	Scott Dixon 	Josef Newgarden 	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing 	Lola/Cosworth/Lola A
26 	Las Vegas 	Mike Conway 	Mike Conway 	Mike Conway 	Simon Pagenaud 	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports	Swift/Honda/Swift
27 	California 	Will Power 	James Hinchcliffe 	Will Power 	Tony Kanaan 	KV Racing Technologies 	Dallara/Porsche/KV
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