Indy lights
The Indy Lights is an automobile racing series in the USA. It is the highest junior series below the IndyCar Series . From 1986 to 2001 there was an upgraded class of the same name in the Champ Car series, the most important monoposto racing series of the CART organization in the USA. This series was given the name Indy Lights in 1991 and was founded as the American Racing Series (ARS).
The Indy Lights was comparable to today's Formula 1 promotional class, Formula 2 . It was discontinued in 2001 due to financial problems of the organizer CART, the Toyota Atlantic Series then took over the task of promoting young talent for the Champ Car series. (From 2002 to 2008, this racing series was called the Champ Car Atlantic Series , and has since been called the Atlantic Championship .)
In 2008, the Indy Pro Series , the first class of the IndyCar Series that has existed since 2002 , was renamed "Indy Lights".
The original Indy Lights produced two Champ Car Masters, two IndyCar Series Masters and two Formula 1 drivers.
