Series Information

Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst

Featuring racing at a combination of superspeedways, short ovals, road courses, and temporary street circuits, the NTT IndyCar Series offers its international lineup of drivers the most diverse challenges in motorsports. Founded in 1994, INDYCAR serves as the sanctioning body for the NTT IndyCar Series. These stars drive single-seat, open-cockpit cars that feature a 2.2-liter, twin-turbocharged, direct-injected V-6 engine optimized to run at 12,000 RPM with an estimated 500-700 horsepower depending on the turbocharger boost setting. The consumer-relevant engines, which are supplied by Chevrolet and Honda, utilize Speedway E85R fuel.

Re-branded for 2019 and beyond, the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires debuted as the Pro Mazda Championship in 2013, replacing the Star Mazda Championship which ceased operation in 2012 after 22 years. The series is sanctioned by INDYCAR and owned and operated by Andersen Promotions. It is the second official step on the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires ladder system, bridging the gap between the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship and Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. Indy Pro 2000 has served as a vital step on the career path of many of today’s top drivers since 1991. Graduates include NTT IndyCar Series drivers Marco Andretti, Gabby Chaves, Conor Daly, James Hinchcliffe, Sage Karam, Spencer Pigot, Graham Rahal, and rising stars Oliver Askew, Patricio O’Ward, and Rinus VeeKay to name a few.

The Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship debuted in 2010 and is a continuation of the highly-regarded USF2000 series which ran from 1990 through 2006, launching the careers of many of today’s top drivers. Sanctioned by INDYCAR, the series is the first official step on the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires – a clearly defined path to reach the top echelons of the sport. In addition to providing a vital training ground for rising stars, the series champion will earn a scholarship package to advance to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, the next step on the ladder system. USF2000 has served as a formative step for drivers dating back to 1990. Drivers who have honed their skills in the series include Indy 500 winners Dan Wheldon, Sam Hornish Jr., and Buddy Rice and sports car talents Lawson Aschenbach, Austin Cindric, Andy Lally, Bryan Sellars, and Jonathan Bomarito. Recent graduates include Spencer Pigot, Colton Herta, Zach Veach, Oliver Askew, and Rinus VeeKay to name a few.

The Porsche Sprint Challenge by Yokohama will be a stepping stone on the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid North America between the Clubsport/club racing entry stage and the Carrera Cup North America. The series will be broken into three classes: Platinum for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (type 991.2) race cars, Gold for type 991.1 generation Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, and the Silver Class for the mid-engine Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport. Driver and Team Championships will be awarded the Platinum and Silver Driver Champions being invited to the Porsche Night of Champions in Weissach, Germany. The North American championship is the seventh Sprint Challenge to compete worldwide. The series joins Porsche Sprint Challenge Great Britain, Sprint Challenge Middle East, and Asia as well as Porsche Sprint Challenges in the North European Zone, Central Europe, and Benelux.

To be Radical you have to offer something innovative and unique, both values that have always been at the core of our philosophy since our inception in 1997. From the very beginning, our approach has always been to create a whole new niche in the world of motorsport, to which Nothing Compares. We are now one of the largest producers of racing and track cars in the world selling over 2,000 cars globally in the past two decades. To sell that many racing cars the package has to be thrilling, dramatic, huge fun to drive, and excellent value for money. But the Radical philosophy extends much wider than just high-performance race and road cars. We also run a thrilling championship portfolio at some of the best circuits throughout the world, providing competitive racing for everyone.

The third and final step on the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires debuted as Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires in 2014. Sanctioned by INDYCAR, the series is operated by Andersen Promotions, which oversees all three levels of the ladder system including the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship and the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.

The Road to Indy is the only driver development program in the world to feature a champion’s scholarship at every level to advance to the next step on the ladder system.