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The Indy Pro Series is a developmental racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. It was founded in 2002 as a way to introduce new talent to the IRL and coincided with Infiniti's departure from the IRL's premier Indycar series. It is a spec series using a modified 3.5L version of the V8 engine used in the Infiniti Q45 combined with Dallara chassis. The series has struggled to attract drivers and some races have fewer than 10 entrants. However, with the introduction of a number of road-course races to the schedule in 2005, many of America's top prospects like Marco Andretti and Phil Giebler have been attracted to the series to run part-time schedules on the road courses. In 2006, the increase in prize money even further increased car counts to 16 or more, with an even six ovals, six road course mix, with selected races being double races, and a stand-alone race (independent of the IndyCar Series) on the USGP weekend. The series was called the Menards Infiniti Pro Series until 2006 when both Menards and Nissan dropped their sponsorship of the series.
The centerpiece of the IPS schedule is the Freedom 100, contested at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the Friday prior to the Indianapolis 500. The Indy Pro Series also holds a support race for the United States Grand Prix later in the year. It is the series' only event that is not a support race to an IndyCar event.
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[edit] Graduates to race in the Indy Racing League's premier Indycar series
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United States
Jay Howard
Thiago Medeiros
Wade Cunningham
Hideki Mutoh
Pablo Perez
Stephen Simpson
Tom Wood
