2013 TM Lights season

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2013 TM Lights season
TM Lights Logo.png
# of Rounds 15
Ovals 9
Road Courses 6
Driver's Champion SWE.png Axel Andersson
Owner's Champion USA.png Roderick Motorsports Ltd.
Season Opener TM Lights @ California
Season Finale TM Lights @ Decatur
Championship Overview

The 2013 TM Lights season is the current season of the TM Lights.

Preseason Changes[edit | edit source]

The spec series rules from 2012 were lifted, with Tremwell, Lenard, and Gessler joining Bolden as manufacturers.

Some weekends at tracks with limited paddock space will be run as doubleheader events.

Defending series champion Troy Adams moved up to the TM Master Cup Series to race for Star Team Nemoto. Down Under Motorsports chose James Jones as Adams' replacement to drive the team's #9 car, which, having won the 2012 championship with Adams as the driver, became the #1 car for the season.

Schedule[edit | edit source]

Many of the races are companion events with the TM Master Cup series. There has been talk of a 16th race, but it is not likely to materialize in time.

Round Date Race Title Circuit Polesitter Team Winner Team
1 3/1/13 TM Lights @ California USA.png Auto Club Speedway USA.png Brandon Lareau USA.png Afterburner Motorsports USA.png Buffy Boreanaz USA.png Power Steering Incorporated
2 3/9/13 TM Lights @ Carbondale USA.png Carbondale Raceway USA.png Steve Holiday, Jr. CND.png Ernest Lewis Racing USA.png Bobby Dollar USA.png BlackDiamond Racing
3 3/16/13 TM Lights @ Georgia USA.png Road Atlanta USA.png Ike Durbin USA.png Great Lakes Motorsports USA.png Ike Durbin USA.png Great Lakes Motorsports
4 4/7/13 TM Lights @ Piqua Split 1 USA.png Piqua Fairgrounds USA.png Joe Olenick USA.png Team CTR USA.png Paul Lyons USA.png BlackDiamond Racing
4 4/7/13 TM Lights @ Piqua Split 2 USA.png Piqua Fairgrounds USA.png Dan Richards USA.png EV Racing USA.png Scott Washington USA.png Alex Harrison Motorsports
5 4/21/13 TM Lights @ Peoria USA.png Peoria Motor Speedway AUS.png Daniel Melrose AUS.png Melrose Racing Technologies CND.png Clair Auxier FRA.png Lynxe Women's Team
6 5/12/13 TM Lights @ Milwaukee USA.png The Milwaukee Mile SWE.png Axel Andersson USA.png Roderick Motorsports Ltd. AUS.png James Jones AUS.png Down Under Motorsports
7 5/19/13 TM Lights @ Portland USA.png Portland International Raceway GER.png Friedrich Jaeger USA.png Roderick Motorsports Ltd. GER.png Friedrich Jaeger USA.png Roderick Motorsports Ltd.
8 6/8/13 TM Lights @ Darlington USA.png Darlington Raceway USA.png Gerald Johnson USA.png Unit 11 Motorsports USA.png Ashley Tucker FRA.png Lynxe Women's Team
9 6/22/13 TM Lights @ Quebec CND.png Road Gatineau VEN.png Mariano Zavala USA.png Enterline Motorsports USA.png Cameron Taylor CND.png Team Timothy
10 7/6/13 TM Lights @ Ohio USA.png Ohio Motor Speedway CND.png Clair Auxier FRA.png Lynxe Women's Team NKO.png Han Yong-Sung USA.png Gravity Racing, Inc.
11 7/13/13 TM Lights @ Quincy USA.png Grand Detour of Western Illinois USA.png Kalvin Oreiller CND.png Dangerous Dog Racing USA.png Archer Harris USA.png Rick Milligan Racing
12 8/25/13 TM Lights @ Virginia USA.png Virginia International Raceway USA.png Lane Cranston USA.png MT Motorsports SWE.png Axel Andersson USA.png Roderick Motorsports Ltd.
13 9/15/13 TM Lights @ Texas USA.png Texas Motor Speedway USA.png Nick Azure USA.png FAC Motorsports USA.png Nick Azure USA.png FAC Motorsports
14 10/12/13 TM Lights @ British Columbia CND.png HLR Circuit VEN.png Mariano Zavala USA.png Enterline Motorsports CND.png Gerald Johnson USA.png Unit 11 Motorsports
15 11/2/13 TM Lights @ Decatur USA.png Decatur Raceway CND.png Clair Auxier FRA.png Lynxe Women's Team CND.png Jacob Kard USA.png Rick Milligan Racing
  • The blue boxes represent a road/street course race.

Team Chart[edit | edit source]

Team Chassis No. Driver Primary Sponsor Split
USA.png Alex Harrison Motorsports Lenard 0 USA.png Scott Washington (R) ?
AUS.png Down Under Motorsports Bolden 1 AUS.png James Jones (R) Mother Energy ?
USA.png BlackDiamond Racing Tremwell 2 USA.png Paul Lyons Ender Construction ?
7 USA.png Robert Blake (R) UESC Durandal ?
98 USA.png Bobby Dollar UESC Durandal/Ruby's Diner ?
ENG.png Triple Crown Enterprises Tremwell 3 GRE.png Kosta Theodorakos (R) None ?
Qnet
USA.png Roderick Motorsports Ltd. Bolden 4 SWE.png Axel Andersson Menards ?
96 GER.png Friedrich Jaeger (R) Eagler ?
USA.png Team Thunder Tremwell 07 USA.png Bob Stephans Interush ?
FRA.png Lynxe Women's Team Gessler 8 BRA.png Lía Serroni (R) Lynxe/Ipiranga ?
11 CND.png Clair Auxier Lynxe/Autodesk ?
12 USA.png Ashley Tucker (R) Lynxe ?
USA.png Great Lakes Motorsports Bolden 08 USA.png Ike Durbin High Voltage Guitars ?
18 IND.png Vijay Pushanda HP Engineparts ?
USA.png MT Motorsports Bolden 14 USA.png Lane Cranston (R) Thunder Radio WMSR ?
USA.png Rick Milligan Racing Tremwell 15 CND.png Jacob Kard MHL/Rick Milligan Auto Group ?
79 USA.png Archer Harris MHL/Rick Milligan Auto Group ?
USA.png Power Steering Incorporated Lenard 16 ENG.png Thurston Blood Vampire Batteries/Spike TV ?
24 USA.png Buffy Boreanaz Vampire Steaks/Magic Box ?
USA.png Unit 11 Motorsports Gessler 22 USA.png Mark Blackwell Red Bull ?
38 USA.png Gerald Johnson SAYNT ?
USA.png Team CTR Lenard 23 USA.png Joe Olenick (R) TARDIS Group ?
USA.png Brinson Engineering Tremwell 25 USA.png Matt Brinson (R) Pharb Hangover Relief ?
None
MyCleanPC
USA.png Interdrain Motorsports Bolden 29 USA.png Jim Davidson TAG Heuer/Kyran Engineering ?
USA.png Eichholtz Atlantic Racing Tremwell 31 USA.png Jacob Eichholtz R-Kuh Brakes ?
USA.png Afterburner Motorsports Bolden 33 USA.png Brandon Lareau Brandon's Chair Repair ?
Golbfish
USA.png Terra International Motorsports Lenard 40 PRC.png Joel Rodriguez (R) Nikon Corporation
Frozr Graphics Cards
?
USA.png Enterline Motorsports Bolden 45 VEN.png Mariano Zavala (R) PDVSA ?
USA.png FAC Motorsports Tremwell 46 USA.png Nick Azure Verizon ?
USA.png Racing for the Community Tremwell 51 USA.png Mike Andrews ?
USA.png Wolfesport Bolden 54 ENG.png Daxter Hamlett CRPR Explosives ?
64 JPN.png Takumi Nagata ?
JPN.png S-Tech Autosport Saar 59 CHN.png Quan Xing Yamaha Electronics ?
USA.png Matthews Motorsports Lenard 61 USA.png Brooke Ingwersen Principal Financial Group ?
CND.png Dangerous Dog Racing Bolden 67 USA.png Kalvin Oreiller (R) Workload Hard Working Footwear/Poynt ?
CND.png Team Timothy Bolden 68 USA.png Cameron Taylor Delta Air Lines ?
Cyra/Cilogie
USA.png Gravity Racing, Inc. Bolden 71 NKO.png Han Yong-Sung (R) IBC Cream Soda/Subway ?
AUS.png Melrose Racing Technologies Tremwell 73 AUS.png Daniel Melrose (R) Qantas ?
87 ENG.png Darren Cardel (R) Autobacs ?
CND.png Ernest Lewis Racing Bolden 88 USA.png Steve Holiday Jr (R) Taylor Candy ?
USA.png EV Racing Lenard 133 USA.png Dan Richards (R) ?
USA.png Giacalone Motorsports Lenard 426 USA.png Jefali Animiha DHL ?