The 2019 Indy Lights season was the 34th season of the

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series and the 18th sanctioned by

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, acting as the primary support series for the

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won a tight championship race with

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. Askew won seven races to Veekay's six.

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, Robert Megennis, and Ryan Norman each captured a single race win as did

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, who only participated in seven mid-season races, and Zachary Claman, who won the season opener but dropped out of the series after six races due to funding issues.

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also dropped out of the season after four races after expected good results failed to materialize.

Jarett Andretti Jarett Andretti (born December 13, 1992) is an American racing driver from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the son of IndyCar and NASCAR driver John Andretti, and the grandson of Aldo Andretti, the brother of Mario Andretti. Racing career Andret ...

made his first and only Indy Lights start in the

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and set fastest lap on his way to a sixth place finish.

Dalton Kellett Dalton Kellett (born August 19, 1993) is a Canadian racing driver from Stouffville, Ontario. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for A. J. Foyt Racing. Racing career Early years Kellett started his racing career in snowmobile racing at th ...

moved onto IndyCar after this season despite only registering a single podium finish in 2019 Indy Lights. The subsequent 2020 Indy Lights season would end up being canceled due to the

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Team and driver chart

:¹BN Racing became

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in August 2019

Schedule

Race results

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

;Scoring system * The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point. * An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.

Teams' championship

;Scoring system *Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams *Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries

References

External links

* {{Road to Indy Indy Lights seasons