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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Pro Mazda finale – Franzoni wins race, and $790,000 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship

  By Steve Wittich When testing for the 2017 Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire season began, Victor Franzoni was not sure he was going to have a home, but when the checkered flag fell for the final time at the “Soul Red Finale,” the 21 year-old walked away with the $790,000 prize, […]

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MRTI “Soul Red Finale” Watkins Glen International – Pro Mazda Race #1 – Franzoni makes daring pass to increase his championship lead

  By Steve Wittich Victor Franzoni used a daring outside pass of Anthony Martin with three laps remaining in the penultimate Pro Mazda race to win his sixth race of the season, and increase his three point lead to eight points as the middle rung of the Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire […]

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MRTI at Mid-Ohio – Sunday – Pro Mazda Race #3 – updated with impound information

By Steve Wittich An extremely determined Anthony Martin, who has won his fifth race in his last six tries at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, put in the most dominating MRTI drive of the season. Martin, the reigning USF2000 champion beat the points leader coming into the race, Victor Franzoni, to the checkered flag by […]

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MRTI at Mid-Ohio – Saturday – Pro Mazda Race #2

After 23 mostly sedate laps, the second Cooper Tires Pro Mazda Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio Presented by Allied Building Products of the weekend triple-header was turned on it’s head. Pole sitter Anthony Martin was able to get to the first turn before Victor Franzoni, who started outside of him. For the first 85% of the […]

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MMRTI at Mid-Ohio – Friday – Pro Mazda qualifying #1 – Carlos Cunha storms to first career pole

By Steve Wittich Qualifying for the first of three Pro Mazda races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course began under partly cloudy skies when the 14 Mazda Renesis powered entries took to the 2.258-mile, 13-Turn natural terrain road course. Team Pelfrey’s Carlos Cunha was the early leader, but by the time the 20 minute qualifying […]

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Previewing the 2017 Pro Mazda season – a huge prize and saying goodbye to an old friend

For the eighth straight year, the Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire series visits the 1.8-mile, 14 Turn, Streets Of St. Petersburg street circuit early in the chase for season title, which this year is a generous $790,000 Mazda Motorsports Advancement Scholarship prize package. With a “lame-duck” car and a long offseason, Pro Mazda fans […]

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Team Release and Our Notes: Team Pelfrey Welcomes Rookie Carlos Cunha to Pro Mazda in 2017

Team Release: Team Pelfrey Welcomes Rookie Carlos Cunha to Pro Mazda in 2017 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (February 27, 2017) – Team Pelfrey is delighted to announce Carlos Cunha will pilot the No. 81 Team Pelfrey Pro Mazda machine in the 2017 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. The rookie will compete alongside teammate TJ Fischer […]

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