As of 2023, Foyt IV holds the record as the youngest Indy NXT champion of all time dating back to 1986, at 18 years and three months of age.

The Infiniti Pro Series was first announced on August 31, 2001, with the aim to streamline the path into IRL competition and provide a training ground for aspiring drivers.

[3] Shortly before the start of the season, the Japanese brand announced in June it would concentrate its efforts on the Infiniti Pro Series from 2003, signalling the end of their engine program in the Indy Racing League after 2002.

Kansas, Gateway and Texas had all been featured in the last season of Indy Lights competition, which had last visited Michigan in 2000, while Nashville, Kentucky and Chicagoland held an open-wheel feeder series race for the first time.

As of 2023, Foyt IV holds the record as the youngest Indy NXT champion of all time dating back to 1986, at 18 years and three months of age.