The 2013 Indy Lights season was a season of open wheel motor racing. It was the 28th season of the series and the twelfth sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IZOD IndyCar Series. It began March 24, 2013 in St. Petersburg.[1]
Rookie Sage Karam won the championship, the eighth rookie to win the series title.[2] Karam clinched the championship in the final race over rookie teammate Gabby Chaves. Second-year driver Carlos Muñoz won a series-high four races but was forced to settle for third in the championship. Peter Dempsey captured the Freedom 100 in a spectacular four-wide finish in what was the closest finish in Indianapolis Motor Speedway history.
In June, it was announced that the series would be promoted by Andersen Promotions beginning in 2014.[3] INDYCAR sanctioning will remain. In August it was announced that Cooper Tire would replace Firestone as the official tire of the series in 2014.[4]
| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 7 |  Gabby Chaves[5] | All | |
| 8 |  Sage Karam[6] | All | ||
| 67 | Kyle O'Gara[7] | 4, 12 | ||
| 77 |  Jack Hawksworth | All | ||
| Team Moore Racing | 2 |  Juan Pablo García[8] | 1–10 | |
 Peter Dempsey | 11 | |||
| 22 | Ethan Ringel | 1 | ||
 Victor Carbone | 2 | |||
 Mikaël Grenier | 3 | |||
| Jimmy Simpson | 4 | |||
| Conor Daly | 11 | |||
| Andretti Autosport AFS Racing | 12 | Zach Veach[9] | All | |
| 26 | Carlos Muñoz[10] | All | ||
| Belardi Auto Racing | 4 |  Jorge Goncalvez[11] | All | |
| 5 | Peter Dempsey[12] | 1–10 | ||
| Juan Pablo García | 11–12 | |||
| 6 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 9–12 | ||
| Bryan Herta Autosport Jeffery Mark Motorsports | 28 | Chase Austin | 4 | |
 Axcil Jefferies | 9, 11 | |||
| MDL Racing | 56 | Matthew Di Leo[13] | 3, 8–11 | |
| Pabst Racing | 17 | Dalton Kellett | 10 |
IndyCar announced the 2013 Indy Lights schedule on October 18, 2012. It joined all IndyCar Series weekends in North America except Detroit, Texas and Sonoma.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 23–24 | St. Petersburg 100 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| 2 | April 6–7 | Legacy Indy Lights 100 | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| 3 | April 20–21 | Long Beach 100 | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | |
| 4 | May 24 | Firestone Freedom 100 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | |
| 5 | June 14–15 | Milwaukee Race | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | |
| 6 | June 22–23 | Iowa Speedway 100 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | |
| 7 | July 6–7 | Pocono Race | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| 8 | July 12–13 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto | |
| 9 | August 3–4 | Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | |
| 10 | August 31 – September 1 | Grand Prix of Baltimore | Streets of Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 11 | October 5–6 | Grand Prix of Houston | Reliant Park | Houston, Texas | |
| 12 | October 18–19 | Lefty's Kids Club 100 | Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, California |
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