2003 IRL IndyCar Series Recap
The 2003 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series season brought some of the
biggest changes in its history. The league adopted the name IndyCar
Series, after a settlement with CART prohibiting its use, had expired.
Several former CART teams brought their full operations to the IRL as
well as former CART engine manufacturers Toyota and Honda, replacing
Infiniti who shifted its efforts to the new Infiniti Pro Series. Many
of the IRL's old guard including Robbie Buhl, Greg Ray, and Buddy Lazier
had difficulty competing in this new manufacturer-driven landscape.
The league, also added its first international race this year, taking
over the CART date at Twin Ring Motegi.
2003 IRL IndyCar Series Race Results
Date |
Race |
Track |
Miles |
Type |
Winner |
3/2/03 |
|
Homestead |
300 |
PO |
|
3/23/03 |
|
Phoenix |
200 |
PO |
|
4/13/03 |
|
Motegi |
300 |
PO |
Scott
Sharp |
5/25/03 |
|
Indianapolis |
500 |
PO |
Gil
de Ferran |
6/7/03 |
|
Ft.
Worth |
300 |
PO |
Al
Unser, Jr. |
6/15/03 |
|
PPIR |
225 |
PO |
Scott
Dixon |
6/28/03 |
|
Richmond |
154.5 |
PO |
Scott
Dixon |
7/6/03 |
|
Kansas |
300 |
PO |
Bryan
Herta |
7/19/03 |
|
Nashville |
260 |
CO |
Gil
de Ferran |
7/27/03 |
|
MIS |
400 |
PO |
Alex
Barron |
8/10/03 |
|
Gateway |
250 |
PO |
Helio
Castroneves |
8/17/03 |
|
Kentucky |
300 |
PO |
Sam
Hornish, Jr. |
8/24/03 |
|
Nazareth |
225 |
PO |
Helio
Castroneves |
9/7/03 |
|
Joliet |
300 |
PO |
Sam
Hornish, Jr. |
9/21/03 |
|
Fontana |
400 |
PO |
Sam
Hornish, Jr. |
10/12/03 |
|
Ft.
Worth |
292.5 |
PO |
Gil
de Ferran |
2003 IRL IndyCar Series Driver Points
Rank |
Driver |
Points |
Behind |
Starts |
Poles |
Wins |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
Winnings |
1 |
Scott Dixon |
507 |
Leader |
16 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
11 |
$2,531,265 |
2 |
Gil de Ferran |
489 |
-18 |
15 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
$2,316,815 |
3 |
Helio Castroneves |
484 |
-23 |
16 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
$1,764,415 |
4 |
Tony Kanaan |
476 |
-31 |
16 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
12 |
$1,600,765 |
5 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
461 |
-46 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
$1,330,865 |
6 |
Al Unser Jr. |
374 |
-133 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
$1,053,365 |
7 |
Tomas Scheckter |
356 |
-151 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
$1,206,465 |
8 |
Scott Sharp |
351 |
-156 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
$1,021,715 |
9 |
Kenny Brack |
342 |
-165 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
$1,025,015 |
10 |
Tora Takagi |
317 |
-190 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
$1,029,565 |
11 |
Dan Wheldon |
312 |
-195 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
$864,515 |
12 |
Roger Yasukawa |
301 |
-206 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
$899,115 |
13 |
Bryan Herta |
277 |
-230 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
$767,300 |
14 |
Robbie Buhl |
261 |
-246 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
$853,365 |
15 |
Greg Ray |
253 |
-254 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
$837,065 |
16 |
Buddy Rice |
229 |
-278 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
$815,115 |
17 |
Alex Barron |
216 |
-291 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
$741,565 |
18 |
Sarah Fisher |
211 |
-296 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$800,165 |
19 |
Buddy Lazier |
201 |
-306 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$746,465 |
20 |
Felipe Giaffone |
199 |
-308 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
$724,515 |
21 |
A.J. Foyt IV |
198 |
-309 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$793,015 |
22 |
Vitor Meira |
170 |
-337 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$576,015 |
23 |
Jaques Lazier |
120 |
-387 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$553,215 |
24 |
Michael Andretti |
80 |
-427 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$423,915 |
25 |
Dario Franchitti |
72 |
-435 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$137,100 |
26 |
Shigeaki Hattori |
43 |
-464 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$361,665 |
27 |
Ed Carpenter |
43 |
-464 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$108,800 |
28 |
Richie Hearn |
39 |
-468 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$257,065 |
29 |
Shinji Nakano |
35 |
-472 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$327,115 |
30 |
Tony Renna |
26 |
-481 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$206,315 |
31 |
Scott Mayer |
26 |
-481 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$109,400 |
32 |
Jimmy Kite |
17 |
-490 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$273,565 |
33 |
Robby Gordon |
8 |
-499 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$256,250 |
34 |
Airton Dare |
6 |
-501 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$166,065 |
35 |
Robby McGehee |
5 |
-502 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$151,565 |
36 |
Jimmy Vasser |
4 |
-503 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$161,265 |
37 |
Billy Boat |
1 |
-506 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$139,065 |
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