It's been a busy two weeks for Alex Lloyd, but that makes heading for the Indy Pro Series finale at Chicagoland all the more enticing for the Briton.

Since clinching the IPS championship two weeks ago at Infineon Raceway, the 22-year old hasn't had much down time, with media obligations - including interviews across the country - family obligations, preparing for the birth of his first child in the next six weeks, and training and working on plans for 2008 to fit in. Now, however, it's time to get back to what he does best, as he looks to finish the season with a ninth victory of 2007.

"I'm probably looking forward to this race more than any other," Lloyd admitted, "It's not very often that you can go to a race with the championship already clinched, nothing to prove. I'm going to relax and enjoy it."

Lloyd already has piloted the #7 Lucas Oil machine to Victory Lane a record-setting eight times this season, including at Homestead-Miami Speedway, one of the two other 1.5-mile ovals where the Indy Pro Series has raced, and he is keen to go out on a high, despite coming up against 22 determined rivals, including newcomer Adam Andretti, the latest in a long dynasty.

"The track itself lends itself to exciting racing," said Lloyd of Chicagoland, which has seen three of the five races decided by less than eight-hundredths of a second, "This will likely be my last Indy Pro Series race. The series has been so good to me, and has really been instrumental in turning my career around. In a way, it's a sad thing for it to be my final race but, hopefully, I'll be going to the IndyCar Series in 2008 and staying in the family."