FIRESTONE INDY LIGHTS HEADS UNDER LIGHTS FOR SHORT OVAL TESTDate / Time8:50 p.m. (ET) Saturday, June 22Track Iowa Speedway (.875-mile oval)Distance 115 laps/100 miles TV NBC Sports Network  (Tape) 11 p.m., June 28Radio IMS Radio Network Sirius 211/XM 211 indycar.com (Live)

2012 Winner Esteban Guerrieri2012 Pole sitter Tristan Vautier

Sukup 100 will play role in title chase

Firestone Indy Lights takes on its third oval in a row, this time a race under the lights at Iowa Speedway for the Sukup 100. Carlos Munoz has won two races and leads the standings over Milwaukee winner Sage Karam by 18 points. Gabby Chaves (-26 points), Peter Dempsey (-39 points) and Jack Hawksworth (-51 points) are still in the hunt for the title in the sixth of 12 races. Will Iowa play a role in the race for the Firestone Firehawk Cup?

Undefeated in Iowa

Rising American standout Sage Karam captured his first Firestone Indy Lights victory at the Milwaukee Mile June 15. He aims for his second win at Iowa Speedway where he has three wins in three Mazda Road to Indy starts. The 18-year-old native of Nazareth, Pa., grew up across the street from racing legend Michael Andretti and won the USF2000 race at Iowa in 2010 and Star Mazda races at the track in 2011 and 2012 for Andretti Autosport. Now a driver for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, can Karam keep up his Iowa win streak in Firestone Indy Lights?

Munoz chasing Firestone Indy Lights title

Andretti Autosport's Carlos Munoz, who won the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Award after finishing second, has been equally impressive in his second season in Firestone Indy Lights. The Colombian has won three poles and two races in five starts. Can he continue his strong start on the series' shortest oval at Iowa?

Veach searches for first win at Iowa

Young American driver Zach Veach comes to Iowa in search of his first Firestone Indy Lights win after leading his first laps in the series at Milwaukee. The teenager from Stockdale, Ohio, is moving up the Mazda Road to Indy under the tutelage of Michael Andretti.

Can Schmidt Peterson Motorsports win at Iowa again?

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian has won four of the six previous Firestone Indy Lights races at Iowa with drivers Alex Lloyd (2007), Ana Beatriz (2009), Josef Newgarden (2011) and Esteban Guerrieri (2012). The team returns with three drivers Gabby Chaves, Jack Hawksworth and Sage Karam, who are all in the top five in points. Will one of those drivers keep up the team's success?

Irish driver prepares for Iowa debut

Firestone Freedom 100 winner Peter Dempsey will take on a new challenge this weekend. The Irish driver will visit the Newton, Iowa, track for the first time in hopes of remaining in contention for the Firestone Indy Lights title. Dempsey is one of five drivers - along with Gabby Chaves, Jack Hawksworth, Sage Karam and Zach Veach - who will compete in their first Firestone Indy Lights race on the .875-mile oval.

Race Notes:

  This is the seventh Firestone Indy Lights race at Iowa. Alex Lloyd (2007) and Josef Newgarden (2011) won at Iowa and the Firestone Indy Lights title in the same season.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has won four of the six races at Iowa Speedway - Lloyd (2007), Ana Beatriz (2009), Newgarden (2011) and Esteban Guerrieri (2012). Panther Racing (Dillon Battistini 2008) and Bryan Herta Autosport (Sebastian Saavedra 2010) are the other teams to win at Iowa Speedway. Three drivers entered - Carlos Munoz, Juan Pablo Garcia and Jorge Goncalvez - have raced at Iowa Speedway in Firestone Indy Lights.

Carlos Munoz, Peter Dempsey, Sage Karam and Jack Hawksworth are the only drivers entered in the Sukup 100 who have previously won a race in Firestone Indy Lights.

Season To Date:

Sage Karam won the Milwaukee 100 at the Milwaukee Mile from pole. It was his first win in Firestone Indy Lights.

  Peter Dempsey won the Firestone Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a dramatic four-wide pass on the final lap. Dempsey's margin of victory was .0026 of a second, the closest finish on the famed IMS oval.

Sage Karam won his first pole position in Firestone Indy Lights at Indianapolis.

  Carlos Munoz won back-to-back races at Barber Motorsports Park and the Streets of Long Beach. They were his third and fourth career Firestone Indy Lights wins, respectively. Munoz has won three of his Sunoco Pole Awards this season.

Jack Hawksworth won his Firestone Indy Lights debut at St. Petersburg. He became the 11th driver to win his first Firestone Indy Lights start.

 Milestones:

Jack Hawksworth claimed his first career win at St. Petersburg. It was Schmidt Peterson Motorsports' seventh win at St. Petersburg.

Gabby Chaves, Jack Hawksworth, Sage Karam, Ethan Ringel and Zach Veach made their series debut at St. Petersburg. Matthew Di Leo made his series debut at Long Beach.

Peter Dempsey won his first Firestone Indy Lights race at Indianapolis. It was Belardi Auto Racing's first win in Firestone Indy Lights.

Kyle O'Gara and Jimmy Simpson made their series debut at Indianapolis. Sage Karam won his first Firestone Indy Lights race at Milwaukee. He is the first Mazda Road to Indy driver to win races in the USF2000 Championship, Pro Mazda Championship and Firestone Indy Lights.

At-Track Schedule (all times local):

 Saturday, June 22

9:30 - 10:15 a.m. - Firestone Indy Lights practice

12:15-1 p.m. - Firestone Indy Lights practice

4 p.m. - Firestone Indy Lights Sunoco Pole Qualifying

 7:15 p.m. - Sukup 100 pre-race

7:50 p.m. - Sukup 100 (115 laps/100 miles), NBC Sports Network (Taped) 11 p.m. (ET), June 28