Firestone Freedom 100
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| Firestone Indy Lights | |
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| Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Corporate sponsor | Firestone |
| First race | 2003 |
| Distance | 100 miles (160 km) |
| Laps | 40 |
| Previous names | Freedom 100 (2003) Futaba Freedom 100 (2004-2005) Freedom 100 (2006-2007) |
| Most wins (driver) | Wade Cunningham (3) |
| Most wins (team) | Sam Schmidt Motorsports (6) |
The Firestone Freedom 100 is a Firestone Indy Lights Series auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is currently held the Friday before the Indianapolis 500. It is the biggest race for the Indy Lights Series and has much higher participation than many of the series' other races.
The race also holds a similar time trial to that of the Indianapolis 500 in which qualifying times are determined by an average of two laps.
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[edit] Race History
For the first two years, the race was held during the second weekend of Indianapolis 500 Time Trials, scheduled for Saturday, which was, at the time, used only for Indy 500 practice. The date proved to be unpopular and saw small crowds. In 2005, Carb Day, the final day of practice for the Indy 500, was moved from Thursday before the Indy 500 to Friday. Series officials moved the Freedom 100 to Carb Day, immediately following the Indy 500 practice session. The move proved popular with fans and competitors.
In 2008, in the wake of the merger between IRL and Champ Car, the series was renamed from Indy Pro Series to the Firestone Indy Lights Series. The new sponsorship extended to this race, renaming it the Firestone Freedom 100.[1]
In 9 runnings, the race has been won 6 times from the pole and 3 times from second starting position. Therefore, the race has always been won from the front row.
[edit] Race Results
| Year | Date | Day | Winning Driver | Race Distance | Time of Race | Winning Speed | Starting Cars |
Lead Changes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles | Laps | ||||||||
| 2003 | May 17–18a | Sat.-Sun. |  Ed Carpenter |
100 | 40 | 55:02.1661 | 109.019 mph | 19 | 2 |
| 2004 | May 22 | Saturday |  Thiago Medeiros |
100 | 40 | 42:16.4388 | 141.931 mph | 17 | 2 |
| 2005 | May 27 | Friday | Jaime Camara |
100 | 40 | 40:52.6390 | 146.780 mph | 18 | 7 |
| 2006 | May 26 | Friday |  Wade Cunningham |
100 | 40 | 32:29.3233 | 184.679 mph | 19 | 0 |
| 2007 | May 25 | Friday |  Alex Lloyd |
100 | 40 | 46:39.6029 | 128.590 mph | 24 | 0 |
| 2008 | May 24b | Saturday | Dillon Battistini |
100 | 40 | 39:46.9495 | 150.820 mph | 27 | 4 |
| 2009 | May 22 | Friday | Wade Cunningham |
100 | 40 | 50:42.2548 | 118.333 mph | 22 | 9 |
| 2010 | May 28 | Friday | Wade Cunningham |
100 | 40 | 39:55.4552 | 150.285 mph | 16 | 4 |
| 2011 | May 27 | Friday | Josef Newgarden |
100 | 40 | 55:38.9881 | 107.817 mph | 18 | 6 |
- a In 2003 the race started on Saturday May 17, but was halted by rain. It was completed the following day.
- b The 2008 race was scheduled for Friday May 23 but postponed one day due to rain.
[edit] Qualification Results
| Year | Date | Day | Pole Sitter / Fast Qualifier |
Pole 2-Lap Qualifying Time |
Pole Speed | Number of Qualifiers |
Slow Qualifier Speed |
Mean Qualifying Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | May 16 | Friday | Ed Carpenter |
01:35.4958 | 188.490 mph | 18 | 179.550 mph | 184.460 mph |
| 2004 | May 21 | Friday | Thiago Medeiros |
01:35.1000 | 189.274 mph | 17 | 178.100 mph | 186.302 mph |
| 2005 | May 26 | Thursday | Jaime Camara |
01:34.8018 | 189.870 mph | 17 | 168.816 mph | 184.892 mph |
| 2006 | May 25 | Thursday | Wade Cunningham |
01:36.5546 | 186.423 mph | 18 | 171.844 mph | 181.753 mph |
| 2007 | May 24 | Thursday |  Ken Losch |
01:35.6271 | 188.231 mph | 24 | 183.436 mph | 186.052 mph |
| 2008 | May 22 | Thursday | Dillon Battistini |
01:35.5430 | 188.397 mph | 27 | 178.497 mph | 186.196 mph |
| 2009 | May 21 | Thursday | Wade Cunningham |
01:34.6485 | 190.177 mph | 22 | 185.269 mph | 187.749 mph |
| 2010 | May 27 | Thursday | Pippa Mann |
01:35.7505 | 187.989 mph | 15 | 183.479 mph | 185.988 mph |
| 2011 | May 26 | Thursday | Bryan Clauson |
Grid set by entrant points due to rain. | ||||
[edit] Event Records
| Year | Driver | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastest Race | 2006 | Wade Cunningham |
Time: 32:29.3233 | Speed: 184.679 mph | 100 Miles | 40 Laps |
| Fastest Qualification Run | 2009 | Wade Cunningham |
Time: 01:34.6485 | Speed: 190.177 mph | 5 Miles | 2 Laps |
| Fastest Qualifying Lap | 2009 | Wade Cunningham |
Time: 00:47.2549 | Speed: 190.456 mph | 2.5 Miles | 1 Lap |
| Fastest Race Lap | 2011 | Brandon Wagner |
Time: 00:46.8017 | Speed: 192.301 mph | 2.5 Miles | 1 Lap |
| Most Wins by a Driver | 2006; 2009; 2010 | Wade Cunningham |
3 Wins | |||
| Most Starts by a Driver | 2005 - 2010 | Wade Cunningham |
6 Starts | |||
| Most Participants | 2008 | 27 Starting Drivers | ||||
[edit] Drivers
In the first nine years that this race has been contested, 110 drivers have participated:
| Driver: | Starts: | Best Finish: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | First | Latest | Position | Year | |
| Mishael Abbott | 2 | 2005 | 2006 | 11 | 2005 |
| Cyndie Allemann | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 26 | 2008 |
| Marco Andretti | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 16 | 2005 |
| Richard Antinucci | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 2 | 2008 |
| Chase Austin | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 9 | 2011 |
| Rodrigo Barbosa | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 12 | 2010 |
| Dillon Battistini | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 2008 |
| Matt Beardsley | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | 8 | 2004 |
| Ana Beatriz | 2 | 2008 | 2009 | 5 | 2008 |
| Jon Brownson | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 9 | 2007 |
| Nick Bussell | 2 | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 2006 |
| Jaime Camara | 3 | 2005 | 2007 | 1 | 2005 |
| Adrian Campos Jr. | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | 10 | 2010 |
| Victor Carbone | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 18 | 2011 |
| Tyce Carlson | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 15 | 2006 |
| Ed Carpenter | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | 2003 |
| Cole Carter | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 18 | 2005 |
| James Chesson | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 18 | 2006 |
| Marco Cioci | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 9 | 2003 |
| Dan Clarke | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | 4 | 2010 |
| Bryan Clauson | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 2011 |
| Wade Cunningham | 6 | 2005 | 2010 | 1 | 2006; 2009; 2010 |
| Paul Dana | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | 7 | 2003 |
| James Davison | 2 | 2008 | 2009 | 6 | 2009 |
| Peter Dempsey | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 6 | 2011 |
| Geoff Dodge | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 8 | 2006 |
| Craig Dollansky | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 17 | 2003 |
| Pablo Donoso | 2 | 2008 | 2009 | 9 | 2009 |
| Jay Drake | 2 | 2004 | 2005 | 3 | 2005 |
| Brandon Erwin | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 11 | 2003 |
| Duarte Ferreira | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 13 | 2011 |
| Chris Festa | 4 | 2005 | 2008 | 2 | 2007 |
| Aaron Fike | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 2003 |
| Taylor Fletcher | 2 | 2004 | 2005 | 9 | 2005 |
| Juan Pablo Garcia | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 16 | 2011 |
| Victor Garcia | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 3 | 2011 |
| Phil Giebler | 2 | 2004 | 2006 | 5 | 2004 |
| Micky Gilbert | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 15 | 2007 |
| Logan Gomez | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 7 | 2008 |
| Jorge Goncalvez | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 11 | 2011 |
| Travis Gregg | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 6 | 2005 |
| Mikael Grenier | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 10 | 2011 |
| Esteban Guerrieri | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 2011 |
| Sean Guthrie | 3 | 2006 | 2008 | 11 | 2006 |
| Matthew Hamilton | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 13 | 2006 |
| Scott Harrington | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 12 | 2003 |
| Jon Herb | 3 | 2004 | 2006 | 13 | 2005 |
| Daniel Herrington | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | 7 | 2009 |
| J.R. Hildebrand | 2 | 2008 | 2009 | 2 | 2009 |
| James Hinchcliffe | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 3 | 2010 |
| Jay Howard | 2 | 2006 | 2009 | 2 | 2006 |
| Imran Husain | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 14 | 2005 |
| Ali Jackson | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | 19 | 2009 |
| Brad Jaeger | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 21 | 2007 |
| Shane Jantzi | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 18 | 2007 |
| Matt Jaskol | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 7 | 2007 |
| Ronnie Johncox | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 8 | 2003 |
| Ryan Justice | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 13 | 2007 |
| Charlie Kimball | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 2 | 2010 |
| Jonathan Klein | 2 | 2006 | 2007 | 6 | 2006 |
| Anders Krohn | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 12 | 2011 |
| Alex Lloyd | 2 | 2006 | 2007 | 1 | 2007 |
| Ken Losch | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 24 | 2007 |
| Arie Luyendyk Jr. | 4 | 2003 | 2010 | 3 | 2004 |
| Leonardo Maia | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 2004 |
| Philip Major | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 2010 |
| Pippa Mann | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 16 | 2010 |
| Jesse Mason | 2 | 2004 | 2009 | 8 | 2009 |
| Raphael Matos | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 10 | 2008 |
| Thiago Medeiros | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | 1 | 2004 |
| Rusty Mitchell | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 7 | 2011 |
| Rocky Moran Jr. | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 17 | 2005 |
| Hideki Mutoh | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 5 | 2007 |
| Josef Newgarden | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 2011 |
| Mark Olson | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 25 | 2008 |
| David Ostella | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 8 | 2011 |
| Robbie Pecorari | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 4 | 2008 |
| Gary Peterson | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | 13 | 2004 |
| Martin Plowman | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 5 | 2010 |
| Brad Pollard | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | 11 | 2004 |
| Mike Potekhen | 3 | 2007 | 2009 | 6 | 2007 |
| Andrew Prendeville | 3 | 2007 | 2009 | 4 | 2007 |
| Rolando Quintanilla | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | 10 | 2003 |
| German Quiroga | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 10 | 2005 |
| Jonny Reid | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 20 | 2008 |
| Billy Roe | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | 9 | 2004 |
| Mario Romancini | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | 3 | 2009 |
| Marty Roth | 2 | 2004 | 2005 | 5 | 2005 |
| Sebastian Saavedra | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 5 | 2009 |
| Joey Scarallo | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 20 | 2007 |
| Brent Sherman | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 16 | 2008 |
| Jeff Simmons | 5 | 2003 | 2010 | 2 | 2004 |
| Stephen Simpson | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 14 | 2007 |
| Jake Slotten | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | 23 | 2008 |
| Junior Strous | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | 10 | 2009 |
| Jonathan Summerton | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | 12 | 2009 |
| Mark Taylor | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 3 | 2003 |
| Al Unser III | 3 | 2005 | 2008 | 4 | 2005 |
| Jonathan Urlin | 1 | 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 2003 |
| Brett Van Blankers | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 14 | 2006 |
| JK Vernay | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | 13 | 2010 |
| Brandon Wagner | 3 | 2009 | 2011 | 8 | 2010 |
| Tom Wieringa | 3 | 2006 | 2008 | 12 | 2006 |
| Marc Williams | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 15 | 2008 |
| Bobby Wilson | 3 | 2006 | 2008 | 6 | 2008 |
| Stefan Wilson | 2 | 2010 | 2011 | 4 | 2011 |
| James Winslow | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 17 | 2011 |
| Cory Witherill | 2 | 2003 | 2004 | 2 | 2003 |
| Tom Wood | 3 | 2003 | 2006 | 9 | 2006 |
| Gustavo Yacaman | 3 | 2009 | 2011 | 11 | 2010 |
[edit] Sources
[edit] References
- ^ "Firestone Freedom 100 To Feature Firestone Indy Lights May 23 At IMS". name. 2008-03-26. http://www.indy500.com/news/story.php?story_id=10766. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
