The Infiniti / Indy Pro Series made its debut in mid-2002 with an inaugural season of seven races run in conjunction with the Indy Car Racing Series.
In 2008 the championship was renamed the Firestone Indy Lights Series when Firestone tires became the primary sponsor.
In 2014, Cooper Tires replaced Firestone as the sole tire supplier for the series.
This also resulted in a name change, and it is now titled Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires.
The series is the third and final step on the Mazda Road to Indy. The Mazda Road to Indy is the only driver development program in the world to feature a champion's scholarship at every level to advance to the next step on the ladder. The Indy Lights champion is awarded a scholarship package of nearly $1 million to assist in the ascent to the IndyCar Series. In addition, to the healthy prize fund, competitors also benefit from television coverage on the NBC Sports Network. The sixteen-race schedule kicked off at Saint Petersburg and concluded in September at Watkins Glen International.
Of significant news in the off-season was the replacement of the Infiniti-powered Dallara IPS. Since 2002, drivers have competed in the Dallara IPS, but in 2015 they would be using the Dallara IL-15 and a new engine. The open-wheel, single-seat racer has a ground-effect underbody and outboard wings front and rear. The monocoque chassis is constructed using carbon fiber honeycomb composite. The Dallara has a minimum weight of 1,400 pounds, which includes all lubricants and coolants used during the event, but does not include fuel or the driver. COOPER/INDY LIGHTS racing tires are mounted on Motegi aluminum wheels - 15-inch diameter x 10 front and 15-inch diameter x 14 rear. The car is powered by a four-cylinder 2.0-liter turbocharged Mazda AER P63 engine developed by Advanced Engine Research. The motor produces 450 horsepower with a push-to-pass feature which increases the horsepower by an additional fifty. The Dallara IL-15 is fitted with a six-speed sequential transmission. The new package is capable of 200 mph. Rounds eleven and twelve of the Indy Lights series were conducted at Toronto's Exhibition Place. Drivers would compete in two contests around the eleven-turn 1.755-mile temporary street circuit.
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FINISH | START | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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1 | 1 | Kyle Kaiser | Dallara IL-15 | 35 | - |
2 | 3 | Zachary Claman DeMelo | Dallara IL-15 | 35 | - |
3 | 5 | Santiago Urrutia | Dallara IL-15 | 35 | - |
4 | 8 | Colton Herta | Dallara IL-15 | 34 | - |
5 | 11 | Aaron Telitz | Dallara IL-15 | 34 | - |
6 | 6 | Juan Piedrahita | Dallara IL-15 | 18 | - |
7 | 13 | Nicolas Dapero | Dallara IL-15 | 35 | - |
8 | 7 | Neil Alberico | Dallara IL-15 | 35 | - |
9 | 14 | Garth Rickards | Dallara IL-15 | 34 | - |
10 | 12 | Ryan Norman | Dallara IL-15 | 34 | - |
11 | 9 | Shelby Blackstock | Dallara IL-15 | 28 | - |
12 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | Dallara IL-15 | 21 | Off Course |
13 | 2 | Matheus Leist | Dallara IL-15 | 3 | Accident |
14 | 10 | Nico Jamin | Dallara IL-15 | 3 | Accident |
FINISH | START | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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1 | 3 | Kyle Kaiser | Dallara IL-15 | 45 | - |
2 | 7 | Aaron Telitz | Dallara IL-15 | 45 | - |
3 | 5 | Zachary Claman DeMelo | Dallara IL-15 | 45 | - |
4 | 8 | Juan Piedrahita | Dallara IL-15 | 45 | - |
5 | 11 | Matheus Leist | Dallara IL-15 | 45 | - |
6 | 14 | Ryan Norman | Dallara IL-15 | 45 | - |
7 | 10 | Nicolas Dapero | Dallara IL-15 | 45 | - |
8 | 13 | Garth Rickards | Dallara IL-15 | 44 | - |
9 | 9 | Dalton Kellett | Dallara IL-15 | 44 | - |
10 | 1 | Colton Herta | Dallara IL-15 | 25 | Suspension |
11 | 2 | Santiago Urrutia | Dallara IL-15 | 11 | Engine |
12 | 4 | Nico Jamin | Dallara IL-15 | 1 | Accident |
13 | 6 | Shelby Blackstock | Dallara IL-15 | 1 | Accident |
14 | 12 | Neil Alberico | Dallara IL-15 | 1 | Accident |
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