Kunyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Muna 2008, Playa Del Racing yakazivisa kuti yaizokwikwidza mumwaka wakazara mukuvandudza IRL Firestone Indy Lights Series (yaimbova Indy Pro Series) naAl Unser III semutyairi wavo wenguva yakazara, nekuda kwekutsigirwa kubva kuEthos Fuel Reformulator. Musi waMay 2, 2008 zvakaziviswa kuti chikwata chakanga chatengwa naWilliam T. Kelsey naEric Zimmerman uye kuti Phil Giebler aizodzokera kuchikwata kuti atungamirire kupinda kwayo mu2008 Indianapolis 500
. Giebler akadonhedza Panoz yechikwata ichi panguva yekudzidzira pazuva rechitatu rekukodzera, achipedza mota pamwe nekutambura mapapu akapwanyika uye kurohwa kwepamuviri. Chikwata chacho chakanga chakaronga kumhanya neBombardier Learjet 550 paTexas Motor Speedway muna June ine chassis itsva yeDallara naJaques Lazier ari kumashure kwevhiri. Zvisinei, chikwata ichi chakanga chisiri pane chinyorwa chakanga chabudiswa nesangano racho musi waJune 3. Chikwata cheIndy Lights chakatadzawo kusvika munhangemutange yokutanga pashure peFreedom 100 pasina chikonzero chepamutemo chokuti nei. Muhurukuro musi waJuly 4, 2008, Al Unser, Jr. akaratidza kuti chikwata chakanga chaenda kubhuroka uye kuti iye nevatsigiri vechikwata vakanga vachitsvaka kuwana zvinhu zvechikwata mumatare ekubhuroka. Zvishandiso zvechikwata cheIndy Lights zvakazotengeswa kuna Bryan Herta, uyo akaishandisa kutanga timu yake.