The 2004 Menards
IRL Infiniti Pro Series
Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program ...
Season was the series' third. It consisted of 12 races and the champion was
Thiago Medeiros. All teams used
Dallara
Dallara is an Italian race car manufacturer, founded by its current President, Gian Paolo Dallara. After working for Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso, in 1972 in his native village of Varano de' Melegari (Parma), Italy he created ...
chassis and
Infiniti
is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Nissan. Infiniti officially started selling vehicles on November 8, 1989, in North America. The marketing network for Infiniti-branded vehicles included dealers in over 50 countries in ...
engines.
Calendar
Note:
Race 4 no qualifying held due to rain, starting grid depend on free practice.
Race Summaries
Homestead-Miami 100
The Homestead-Miami 100 was held February 29 at
Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Paul Dana won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Phil Giebler
Philip Giebler (born March 5, 1979 in Oxnard, California) is an American race car driver.
Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in Formula One early in his career. Following years in various Formula Three ...
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Thiago Medeiros
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Jesse Mason
Jesse Mason (born April 25, 1984 is a Canadian racecar driver from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
After karting and some amateur classes in Canada, Mason competed in the British Formula Three Championship National Class for Performance Racing in 2003 ...
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Tony Turco
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Brad Pollard
Phoenix 100
The Phoenix 100 was held March 20 at
Phoenix International Raceway.
Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Thiago Medeiros
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Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. (; ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...
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Leonardo Maia
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Jesse Mason
Jesse Mason (born April 25, 1984 is a Canadian racecar driver from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
After karting and some amateur classes in Canada, Mason competed in the British Formula Three Championship National Class for Performance Racing in 2003 ...
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Paul Dana
Futaba Freedom 100
The Futaba Freedom 100 was held May 22 at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Thiago Medeiros
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Jeff Simmons
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Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. (; ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...
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Jay Drake
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Phil Giebler
Philip Giebler (born March 5, 1979 in Oxnard, California) is an American race car driver.
Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in Formula One early in his career. Following years in various Formula Three ...
Aventis Racing for Kids 100
The Aventis Racing for Kids 100 was held July 3 at
Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 20 ...
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Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Thiago Medeiros
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Paul Dana
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Alfred Unser
Alfred Richard Unser (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional race car driver. Unser has competed in the Indy Lights series and Toyota Atlantics Championship. He is the fourth generation of the famous Unser family.
Al Richard U ...
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Rolando Quintanilla
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Brad Pollard
Cleanevent 100
The Cleanevent 100 was held July 17 at
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States (though the track has a Lebanon postal address), about southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently hosting the Ally 400, ...
.
Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Thiago Medeiros
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Paul Dana
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Jesse Mason
Jesse Mason (born April 25, 1984 is a Canadian racecar driver from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
After karting and some amateur classes in Canada, Mason competed in the British Formula Three Championship National Class for Performance Racing in 2003 ...
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Billy Roe
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Alfred Unser
Alfred Richard Unser (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional race car driver. Unser has competed in the Indy Lights series and Toyota Atlantics Championship. He is the fourth generation of the famous Unser family.
Al Richard U ...
Milwaukee 100
The Milwaukee 100 was held July 25 at the
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectato ...
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Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Paul Dana
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P. J. Chesson
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Alfred Unser
Alfred Richard Unser (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional race car driver. Unser has competed in the Indy Lights series and Toyota Atlantics Championship. He is the fourth generation of the famous Unser family.
Al Richard U ...
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Jesse Mason
Jesse Mason (born April 25, 1984 is a Canadian racecar driver from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
After karting and some amateur classes in Canada, Mason competed in the British Formula Three Championship National Class for Performance Racing in 2003 ...
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Brad Pollard
Paramount Health Insurance 100
The Paramount Health Insurance 100 was held August 1 at
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. The track ...
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Alfred Unser
Alfred Richard Unser (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional race car driver. Unser has competed in the Indy Lights series and Toyota Atlantics Championship. He is the fourth generation of the famous Unser family.
Al Richard U ...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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P. J. Chesson
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Thiago Medeiros
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Alfred Unser
Alfred Richard Unser (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional race car driver. Unser has competed in the Indy Lights series and Toyota Atlantics Championship. He is the fourth generation of the famous Unser family.
Al Richard U ...
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Paul Dana
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Phil Giebler
Philip Giebler (born March 5, 1979 in Oxnard, California) is an American race car driver.
Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in Formula One early in his career. Following years in various Formula Three ...
Leonardo Maia finished fifth, but set down to seventh place due to technical infringement.
Kentucky 100
The
Kentucky 100 was held August 14 at
Kentucky Speedway.
Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg (born March 28, 1978) is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.
After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into spr ...
won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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P. J. Chesson
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Paul Dana
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Leonardo Maia
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Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. (; ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...
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Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg (born March 28, 1978) is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.
After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into spr ...
Pikes Peak 100
The Pikes Peak 100 was held August 22 at
Pikes Peak International Raceway
Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) is a racetrack in the Colorado Springs area within the city limits of Fountain, Colorado, that by October 12, 1997, was "the fastest 1-mile paved oval anywhere". The speedway hosted races in several serie ...
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Jeff Simmons won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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P. J. Chesson
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Paul Dana
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Thiago Medeiros
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Jesse Mason
Jesse Mason (born April 25, 1984 is a Canadian racecar driver from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
After karting and some amateur classes in Canada, Mason competed in the British Formula Three Championship National Class for Performance Racing in 2003 ...
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Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. (; ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...
Chicagoland 100
The Chicagoland 100 was held September 11 at
Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and actively hosted NASCAR racing including the NASCAR Cup Series until 2019. Until 2010, the speedway has also hosted the Indy ...
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Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Thiago Medeiros
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Jeff Simmons
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Alfred Unser
Alfred Richard Unser (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional race car driver. Unser has competed in the Indy Lights series and Toyota Atlantics Championship. He is the fourth generation of the famous Unser family.
Al Richard U ...
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Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. (; ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...
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P. J. Chesson
California 100
The California 100 was held October 2 at the
California Speedway
Auto Club Speedway, originally opened as California Speedway, is a , low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California, near Fontana. It has hosted NASCAR racing annually since 1997. It was also previo ...
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Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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James Chesson
James Chesson (born September 14, 1980) is an American racing driver from Far Hills, New Jersey. He is the younger brother of former IndyCar Series driver P. J. Chesson.
A sprint car driver who had made a number of appearances in the World of Ou ...
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P. J. Chesson
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Phil Giebler
Philip Giebler (born March 5, 1979 in Oxnard, California) is an American race car driver.
Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in Formula One early in his career. Following years in various Formula Three ...
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Leonardo Maia
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Rolando Quintanilla
Texas 100
The Texas 100 was held October 16 at
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24 ...
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Thiago Medeiros won the pole.
Top 5 Results
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Thiago Medeiros
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Travis Gregg
Travis Gregg (born March 28, 1978) is an American racing driver from Camden, Ohio.
After karting, Gregg began in cars in amateur SCCA Formula Atlantic in 1998 and 1999 while attending Miami University. He graduated in 2000 and ventured into spr ...
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Alfred Unser
Alfred Richard Unser (born October 23, 1982) is an American former professional race car driver. Unser has competed in the Indy Lights series and Toyota Atlantics Championship. He is the fourth generation of the famous Unser family.
Al Richard U ...
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Arie Luyendyk Jr.
Arie Luyendyk Jr. (; ; born September 18, 1981) is a Dutch-American auto racing driver, television personality, and son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Arie Luyendyk. He has competed mostly in North America where his father lives and made ...
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P. J. Chesson
Final points standings
For every race points were awarded to all starters: 50 points to the winner, 40 for runner-up, 35 for third place, 32 for fourth place, 30 for fifth place, 28 for sixth place, 26 seventh place, 24 eighth place, 22 for ninth place, 20 for tenth place, winding down to 1 points for 28th place. Additional points were awarded to the driver leading the most laps (2 point). No additional points were awarded for the qualifying.
Note:
Race 12
P. J. Chesson had 25 points deduction, because he was responsible for debris.
Complete Overview
R9=retired, but classified NS13=did not start, but classified
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