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2003 Infiniti Pro Series season

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The 2003 IRL Menards Infiniti Pro Series Season was the series' second. It consisted of 12 races and the champion was Mark Taylor who won 7 of 12 races and only suffered 2 DNF's and 1 DNS. All teams used Dallara chassis and Infiniti engines. Only 7 drivers competed in every race and 3 more missed a single race.

Contents

Western Union 100

The Western Union 100 was held March 2 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Thiago Medeiros won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Mark Taylor
  2. Thiago Medeiros
  3. Brandon Erwin
  4. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
  5. Jonathan Urlin

Phoenix 100

The Phoenix 100 was held March 22 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mark Taylor won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Mark Taylor
  2. Thiago Medeiros
  3. Tony Ave
  4. Brandon Erwin
  5. Jeff Simmons

Freedom 100

The inaugural Freedom 100 was held May 18 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ed Carpenter won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Ed Carpenter
  2. Cory Witherill
  3. Mark Taylor
  4. Jeff Simmons
  5. Jonathan Urlin

Pikes Peak 100

The Pikes Peak 100 was held June 14 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Jeff Simmons won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Aaron Fike
  2. Jeff Simmons
  3. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
  4. Ed Carpenter
  5. Mark Taylor

Aventis Racing for Kids 100

The Aventis Racing for Kids 100 was held July 6 at Kansas Speedway. Ed Carpenter won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Mark Taylor
  2. Ed Carpenter
  3. Tom Wood
  4. Aaron Fike
  5. Cory Witherill

Cleanevent 100

The Cleanevent 100 was held July 18 at Nashville Superspeedway. Mark Taylor won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Mark Taylor
  2. Tom Wood
  3. Ross Fonferko
  4. Jeff Simmons
  5. Thiago Medeiros

Michigan 100

The Michigan 100 was held July 27 at Michigan International Speedway. Arie Luyendyk Jr. won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Mark Taylor
  2. Jeff Simmons
  3. Thiago Medeiros
  4. Aaron Fike
  5. Tom Wood

Gateway 100

The Gateway 100 was held August 9 at Gateway International Raceway. Brandon Erwin won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Jeff Simmons
  2. Cory Witherill
  3. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
  4. Ed Carpenter
  5. Tom Wood

Kentucky 100

The Kentucky 100 was held August 16 at Kentucky Speedway. Jeff Simmons won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Jeff Simmons
  2. Cory Witherill
  3. Thiago Medeiros
  4. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
  5. Ed Carpenter

Chicagoland 100

The Chicagoland 100 was held September 6 at Chicagoland Speedway. Ed Carpenter won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Mark Taylor
  2. Ed Carpenter
  3. Jeff Simmons
  4. Arie Luyendyk Jr.
  5. Aaron Fike

California 100

The California 100 was held September 20 at the California Speedway. Mark Taylor won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Mark Taylor
  2. Ed Carpenter
  3. Thiago Medeiros
  4. G.J. Mennen
  5. Billy Roe

dreamserscandles.com 100

The dreamserscandles.com 100 was held October 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Arie Luyendyk Jr. won the pole.

Top 5 Results

  1. Thiago Medeiros
  2. Jeff Simmons
  3. Cory Witherill
  4. Ed Carpenter
  5. Aaron Fike

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.

Complete Overview

R9=retired, but classified NS13=did not start, but classified

References

2003 Infiniti Pro Series season Wikipedia