Left: The Locomobile Type 1906, "Old 16", driven by George Robertson on its way to
winning the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island.
Center: Action during the 1916 Vanderbilt Cup event at Santa Monica with William
Bolden (#12) leading Omar Toft.
Indy Lights Champions
Year
Driver
Team
1986
Fabrizio Barbazza
Arciero Racing
1987
Didier Theys
Truesports
1988
Jon Beekhuis
P.I.G. Racing
1989
Mike Groff
Leading Edge Motorsports
1990
Paul Tracy
Landford Racing
1991
Eric Bachelart
Landford Racing
1992
Robbie Buhl
Leading Edge Motorsports
1993
Bryan Herta
Tasman Motorsports
1994
Steve Robertson
Tasman Motorsports
1995
Greg Moore
Player's/Forsythe Racing
1996
David Empringham
Player's/Forsythe Racing
1997
Tony Kanaan
Tasman Motorsports
1998
Cristiano da Matta
Tasman Motorsports
1999
Oriol Servia
Dorricott Racing
2000
Scott Dixon
PacWest Racing
2001
Townsend Bell
Dorricott Racing
Lights Notes
1986-90: Called the American Racing Series (ARS).
1986-92: Series used Wildcat/March 85B chassis with a 4.2 liter, V-6 Buick engine.
1991: Series renamed Indy Lights. Firestone comes on board as the official tire supplier.
1993: Lola T92/20 chassis introduced as the spec car.
1995: Greg Moore wins record 10 races out of 12 events.
1996: Superspeedway debut at Michigan won by David Empringham. Empringham becomes only
driver to win both the Toyota Atlantic championship ('93 and '94) and the Indy Lights title.
1997: Lola T97/20, the first chassis designed specifically for the Indy Lights series,
is now used.
1998: Dayton becomes the official tire supplier.
2001: Series is cancelled by CART at conclusion of year.
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1986-92: Series used Wildcat/March 85B chassis with a 4.2 liter, V-6 Buick engine.