All teams used
Dallara IPS cars with a
TWR produced
Infiniti sourced 3.5 litre engine and
Firestone tires. The following drivers and teams competed in the series.
Teams and drivers announcements • On November 29, 2001, former Indy Racing League champions
Hemelgarn Racing became the first team to publicly commit to the Infiniti Pro Series in partnership with Roger Johnson, who also owned RE Technologies in the USAC Silver Crown series. The team was branded as Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports. • On March 15, 2002,
Hemelgarn 91/Johnson Motorsports announced their first driver to be
Aaron Fike. He made the step up from USAC, where he had finished 5th in the Midget series and became the youngest ever race winner in Silver Crown history at the age of 19. • On May 25, 2002,
A. J. Foyt Racing announced it would enter the Infiniti Pro Series with
A. J. Foyt IV, who turned 18 on that day. The grandson of team owner A. J. Foyt came from the
SCCA Formula Continental, where he had finished third in the Southwest Regional division with six wins. Beardsley had driven since 1998 in the SCCA
Formula Mazda Series, winning the Oval Series championship twice. • On August 20, 2002,
Sam Schmidt Motorsports announced its third driver in as many races for the No. 9 car, with hometown driver Curtis Francois driving at
Gateway. Francois had been teammates earlier that year with Jeff Tillman, another driver of the No. 9, in the SRPII class of the
Grand-Am Series, and had previous experience in SCCA Formula Ford and Sports 2000 competition. == Schedule ==