By Steve Wittich A quintet of familiar Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires pilots got their very first taste of an Indy Lights race car on Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Oliver Askew, Lucas Kohl, David Malukas, Robert Megennis, and Parker Thompson all turned their first laps in the 450 HP turbocharged […]
By Steve Wittich Four drivers representing four teams topped the first Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires test of the Chris Griffis Memorial Test, and the top six drivers were all within one second of Victor Franzoni’s (Belardi Auto Racing) quick lap of 75.307 seconds. Rinus VeeKay, the new Pro Mazda Presented By Cooper Tire […]
By Steve Wittich Round 10 of the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires 2018 season will be the series 11th visit to the progressive banked 0.894-mile oval. The top rung on the Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires has traveled to Newton, Iowa with big brother IndyCar every year except 2014. Alex Lloyd […]
Brownsburg, IN – Belardi Auto Racing, in partnership with long-time Indy 500 entrant Jonathan Byrd’s Racing and sprint car mainstays Baldwin Brothers Racing, is excited to announce that 2017 USAC National Sprint Car Champion and 2016 USAC Silver Crown Champion, Chris Windom, will be participating in the 2018 Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. […]
By Steve Wittich Mistakes and their resulting crashes are an inevitable part of auto racing. Nigel Mansel once said, “I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don’t believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It’s not a bed of roses, and you have to work real hard at it.” Thankfully, […]
By Steve Wittich The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series will take to the streets (and runways) of downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. for the 19th and 20th time. It will also be the 10th straight year that the series starts the season on the shores of Tampa Bay. Previous race winning drivers and teams […]
A near flawless drive by Santiago Urrutia, who started from pole and led all 30 laps of Saturday’s “sprint” race, gave the top rung of the Mazda Road to Indy it’s seventh different winner in 2017. The trip to the top step of the podium is the 20 year-old’s third straight at the Mid-Ohio […]
By Steve Wittich With his series leading sixth pole of the season, second generation California racer Colton Herta will have the opportunity to match one of his father’s Indy Lights feats. Bryan Herta, who was driving for the Ohio based Tasman Motorsports won the 1993 Indy Lights at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course from the […]
Manufacturer Release: Aaron Telitz Signs With Belardi Auto Racing for 2017 – Pro Mazda Champion Moves Up to Indy Lights – IRVINE, Calif. (March 1, 2017) – Aaron Telitz will compete in the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires series with the Belardi Auto Racing team, driving the No. 9 car in Mazda’s iconic Soul […]
Team Release: BELARDI AUTO RACING CONFIRMS URRUTIA FOR 2017 INDY LIGHTS RETURN Series runner-up returns to Mazda Road to Indy with winningest team from 2016 BROWNSBURG, IN (December 30, 2016) – The driver line-up at Belardi Auto Racing continues to come together, and the team is thrilled to make its second confirmation with the […]