1995 Indy Lights season
The 1995 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship Powered By Buick consisted of 12 races. Canadian Greg Moore completely dominated the season, winning 10 times and winning the championship by over 100 points over his closest rival.
Calendar
| Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | Florida | March 5, 1995 | 25 | 2.943=73.585 km | 0'47:00.675 | 93.316 km/h | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
| 2 | Phoenix | Arizona | April 2, 1995 | 75 | 1.6093=120.6975 km | 0'42:56.133 | 168.668 km/h | Greg Moore | Claude Bourbonnais | Alfonso Giaffone | ? |
| 3 | Long Beach | California | April 9, 1995 | 47 | 2.558787=120.262989 km | 0'58:23.255 | 123.584 km/h | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
| 4 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | April 23, 1995 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'44:23.382 | 154.333 km/h | Greg Moore | Bob Dorricott, Jr. | Greg Moore | ? |
| 5 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 4, 1995 | 75 | 1.6607976=124.55982 km | 0'39:29.386 | 189.254 km/h | Greg Moore | Robbie Buhl | Greg Moore | ? |
| 6 | Detroit | Michigan | June 11, 1995 | 24 | 3.37953=81.10872 km | 0'50:08.993 | 97.040 km/h | Robbie Buhl | Robbie Buhl | Robbie Buhl | ? |
| 7 | Portland | Oregon | June 25, 1995 | 39 | 3.138135=122.387265 km | 0'51:19.388 | 143.078 km/h | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
| 8 | Toronto | .svg.png){kind=small} | July 16, 1995 | 42 | 2.8709912=120.58163 km | 0'52:41.622 | 137.301 km/h | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
| 9 | Cleveland | Ohio | July 23, 1995 | 32 | 3.8124317=121.9978144 km | 0'48:37.497 | 150.537 km/h | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
| 10 | Loudon | New Hampshire | August 20, 1995 | 71 | 1.7026394=120.887397 km | 0'34:29.131 | 210.327 km/h | Greg Moore | Robbie Buhl | Robbie Buhl | ? |
| 11 | Vancouver | | September 3, 1995 | 44 | 2.7406379=120.588068 km | 0'51:29.013 | 140.536 km/h | Pedro Chaves | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
| 12 | Monterey | California | September 10, 1995 | 34 | 3.5629902=121.141667 km | 0'48:09.053 | 150.953 km/h | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | Greg Moore | ? |
Race summaries
Miami race
Held March 5 at Miami Bicentennial Park. Greg Moore won the pole and the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Jeff Ward
- Pedro Chaves
- Robbie Buhl
- Doug Boyer
Phoenix race
Held April 2 at Phoenix International Raceway. Claude Bourbonnais won the pole. Affonso Giaffone jumped the field on the final restart and finished the race first but he was assessed a one-lap penalty for jumping the restart, handing the win to Greg Moore. Giaffone still got the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Robbie Buhl
- Buzz Calkins
- Doug Boyer
- Affonso Giaffone
Long Beach race
Held April 9 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Greg Moore won the pole and got the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Robbie Buhl
- David DeSilva
- Alex Padilla
- Pedro Chaves
Nazareth race
Held April 23 at Nazareth Speedway. Bob Dorricott Jr won the pole and Greg Moore got the bonus point for leading the most laps. Originally Robbie Buhl set fastest qualifying time, but was disqualified due to underweight.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Affonso Giaffone
- Robbie Buhl
- Buzz Calkins
- Doug Boyer
Milwaukee race
Held June 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Robbie Buhl won the pole and Greg Moore got the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Affonso Giaffone
- Buzz Calkins
- Robbie Buhl
- Mark Hotchkis
Detroit race
Held June 11 at Belle Isle Raceway. Robbie Buhl won the pole, got the bonus point for leading the most laps, and won the race at his home track. This race featured a huge crash on the first lap that ended with Enrique Contreras upside down. He would unbuckle while still upside down and walk away uninjured.
Top Five Results
- Robbie Buhl
- Greg Moore
- Jeff Ward
- Nick Firestone
- Affonso Giaffone
Portland race
Held June 25 at Portland International Raceway. Greg Moore won the pole and got the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Affonso Giaffone
- Nick Firestone
- Mike Borkowski
- Buzz Calkins
Toronto race
Held July 16 at Exhibition Place. Greg Moore won the pole and got the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Robbie Buhl
- Doug Boyer
- Affonso Giaffone
- José Luis Di Palma
Cleveland race
Held July 23 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Greg Moore won the pole, got the bonus point for leading the most laps, and by winning this race he clinched the championship with three races remaining. On the last lap Trevor Seibert had a spectacular end over end accident. He was not injured.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Pedro Chaves
- Doug Boyer
- Mark Hotchkis
- Buzz Calkins
Loudon race
Held August 20 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Robbie Buhl won the pole and got the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Claude Bourbonnais
- Robbie Buhl
- Pedro Chaves
- Mark Hotchkis
Vancouver race
Held September 3 at Pacific Place. Greg Moore won the pole and got the bonus point for leading the most laps.
Top Five Results
- Pedro Chaves
- Doug Boyer
- Robbie Buhl
- Affonso Giaffone
- Greg Moore
Laguna Seca race
Held September 10 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Greg Moore won the pole and got the bonus point for leading the most laps. This was his seventh race of the season he scored the maximum number of points available.
Top Five Results
- Greg Moore
- Affonso Giaffone
- Doug Boyer
- Pedro Chaves
- Nick Firestone
- This was Greg Moores 13th and final Indy Lights victory in his final Indy Lights race. His race victory total is an all time record which as of 2019 is still unbroken.
Final points standings
Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Moore | | Forsythe Racing | 242 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | Robbie Buhl | | Dorricott Racing | 140 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 16 | - | 16 | 14 | - |
| 3 | Affonso Giaffone |  | Brian Stewart Racing | 122 | 5 | 11 | - | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 12 | - | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| 4 | Doug Boyer | | Summitt Motorsports | 108 | 10 | 12 | - | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 14 |
| 5 | Pedro Chaves |  | Mark Weida Leading Edge Racing | 99 | 14 | - | 10 | 4 | 3 | - | 8 | - | 16 | 12 | 20 | 12 |
| 6 | Buzz Calkins | | Bradley Motorsports | 77 | 4 | 14 | - | 12 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | - | 2 | - |
| 7 | Mark Hotchkis | | Mark Weida Leading Edge Racing | 57 | - | 6 | - | - | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | - | 4 |
| 8 | Jeff Ward | | Arizona Motorsports | 56 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| 9 | Nick Firestone | | Brian Stewart Racing | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 | 14 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | David DeSilva | | Genoa Racing | 33 | - | - | 14 | - | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 11 | Alex Padilla | | Mark Weida Leading Edge Racing | 32 | 2 | - | 12 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Team Medlin | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Mike Borkowski | | Team Medlin | 31 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - |
| 13 | Claude Bourbonnais | | Forsythe Racing | 29 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 6 |
| Diego Guzman |  | Dick Simon Racing | 29 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 8 | - | - | 6 | - | |||
| PacWest Lights | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | José Luis Di Palma |  | McCormack Racing | 24 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Bertrand Godin | | Forsythe Racing | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Trevor Seibert | | Forsythe Racing | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 18 | Bob Reid | | Derrick Walker Racing | 15 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Jeff Andretti | | Canaska Racing | 12 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 20 | Niko Palhares | | PacWest Lights | 9 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Peter Faucetta, Jr. | | FRE Racing | 8 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | David LaCroix | | Dick Simon Racing | 7 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Beaux Barfield | | Breezley Motorsports | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enrique Contreras |  | TransAtlantic Racing | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 25 | Juan Carlos Carbonell |  | Qwik Cars | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Akira Ishikawa |  | McCormack Racing | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bob Dorricott, Jr. | | Dorricott Racing | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 28 | David Donohue | | PacWest Lights | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R22=retired, but classified NS=did not start
| Place | Name | Country | Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Greg Moore | | Forsythe Racing | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Robbie Buhl | | Dorricott Racing | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | R22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Affonso Giaffone | | Brian Stewart Racing | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 | R25 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | R23 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Doug Boyer | | Summitt Motorsports | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | R22 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Pedro Chaves | | Mark Weida Leading Edge Racing | 3 | 3 | 8 | R14 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 15 | R19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Buzz Calkins | | Bradley Motorsports | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | R17 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 |
| 7 | Mark Hotchkis | | Mark Weida Leading Edge Racing | 18 | R20 | 11 | 7 | 13 | R17 | 4 | R18 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Jeff Ward | | Arizona Motorsports | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | R14 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 10 |
| 9 | Nick Firestone | | Brian Stewart Racing | 12 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 20 | R19 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | R23 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | David DeSilva | | Genoa Racing | 10 | R21 | 10 | R16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | R16 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | R23 |
| 11 | Alex Padilla | | Mark Weida Leading Edge Racing | 15 | 11 | 3 | R15 | 4 | 4 | 11 | R6 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 17 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Team Medlin | ? | NS | 18 | 6 | 18 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Mike Borkowski | | Team Medlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Claude Bourbonnais | | Forsythe Racing | 7 | 7 | 1 | R22 | 8 | R15 | ? | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 5 | R19 | 11 | 7 |
| Diego Guzman | | Dick Simon Racing | 11 | R22 | 6 | R21 | 11 | R18 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | R19 | 10 | R22 | 11 | 7 | ? | NS | |||||
| PacWest Lights | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | José Luis Di Palma | | McCormack Racing | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 8 | R20 | 10 | R25 |
| 16 | Bertrand Godin | | Forsythe Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Trevor Seibert | | Forsythe Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | NS | - | - | - | - | 13 | R20 | 8 | R18 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| 18 | Bob Reid | | Derrick Walker Racing | 17 | 16 | 21 | R19 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 12 |
| 19 | Jeff Andretti | | Canaska Racing | 16 | 15 | 9 | NS | 14 | R20 | 12 | 10 | 12 | R19 | 15 | 12 | - | - | 4 | 11 | 23 | R20 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Niko Palhares | | PacWest Lights | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R24 | 19 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Peter Faucetta, Jr. | | FRE Racing | 19 | R23 | 17 | R20 | 22 | 9 | 14 | R16 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | R17 | 19 | 19 |
| 22 | David LaCroix | | Dick Simon Racing | ? | NS | 15 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | R18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 21 | R24 | 21 | R21 | - | - | 20 | 15 | 24 | 18 |
| 23 | Beaux Barfield | | Breezley Motorsports | - | - | 13 | 8 | 25 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enrique Contreras | | TransAtlantic Racing | 14 | 13 | - | - | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 12 | R22 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 14 | - | - | 15 | R18 | 17 | R26 | |
| 25 | Juan Carlos Carbonell | | Qwik Cars | 20 | 19 | 12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Akira Ishikawa | | McCormack Racing | - | - | - | - | 20 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bob Dorricott, Jr. | | Dorricott Racing | 21 | R24 | - | - | 17 | R21 | 1 | R17 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 12 | R21 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 16 | ? | NS | 9 | 16 | 9 | 20 | |
| 28 | David Donohue | | PacWest Lights | - | - | - | - | 24 | 11 | ? | NS | - | - | 21 | 18 | - | - | 20 | R16 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| - | Jack Miller | | McCormack Racing | 24 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 23 | R23 | 17 | R20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 21 | R20 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 17 | ? | NS | - | - | - | - |
| - | Rick Hill | | K.O.T. Racing | - | - | 18 | R18 | 21 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Paul Dallenbach | | McCormack Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 14 | 22 | 16 |
| - | Chris Simmons | | Sotare Motorsports | 22 | 14 | ? | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Gianfranco Cané | | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | 14 |
| - | Harry Puterbaugh | | McCormack Racing | - | - | 22 | R17 | - | - | ? | NS | 18 | 16 | - | - | 22 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| - | Chris Smith | | ? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 15 |
| - | Cam Binder | | K.O.T. Racing | 23 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | R22 | 22 | R21 | - | - | - | - | 21 | R21 | 23 | R22 |
| - | Sohrab Amirsardari | | McCormack Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Zak Brown | | Sotare Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 17 |
| - | Aaron Hsu | | Summitt Motorsports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | R24 |
| - | Davey Hamilton | | Dick Simon Racing | - | - | ? | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |