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MRTI update #5 from Toronto – Friday – VeeKay grabs second pole of the day – points leader Thompson will be fun to watch on Sunday

By Steve Wittich After only a five-and-a-half hour break, Rinus VeeKay and Juncos Racing put together their second Pro Mazda pole run of the day. The Dutch rookie will start beside David Malukas. His teammate Robert Megennis will start right behind his teammate on the inside of the front row, the New Yorker’s best qualifying […]

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Barber – USF2000 Race #1 recap and results – Askew wins, three rookies on the podium

USF2000 race #1 notes and results The box score for the first of two Mazda USF2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires races will show that Mazda scholarship driver Oliver Askew led all 19 laps between the green and checkered flags on the way to his second straight USF200 win. What it won’t […]

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USF2000 qualifying notes and results – Askew scores first MRTI pole after a one hour delay.

USF2000 qualifying notes and results by Steve Wittich Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda championship leader Oliver Askew overcame a one-hour delay to win his very first Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire pole. “It’s fantastic,” exclaimed the Cape Motorsports rookie and MRTI $200K Scholarship Shootout winner, who’s quickest lap of 1 minute, […]

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Mid-Ohio – Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda – Race #1

Perhaps luckily for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, the first rung of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires got its first of three 30-minute races in before the rains hit the 2.258-mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The one driver reining at the end of the day was Australian Anthony […]

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Mid-Ohio – Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires – Day #1 Recap

In a nutshell, the hope for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend is that the title battle between the three primary protagonists – and the three others who’ve worked their way into contention in recent weeks – doesn’t end in tears for any of them. Last […]

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Mid-Ohio – Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires – Day #1 Recap

The battle between Team Pelfrey teammates Pato O’Ward and Aaron Telitz continues to take center stage as the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires heads to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Entering the weekend, they’re both tied with 297 points. O’Ward has six victories to Telitz’s five in the first 11 races, with five […]

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Mid-Ohio – Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda – Day #1 Pre-Race

Thursday was the busiest day of the weekend for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, which prepares for a pivotal three-race weekend as it usually does at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. On Thursday, three test sessions were scheduled ahead of the first and only official practice session. Qualifying took place then on Friday […]

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Barber Motorsports Park – USF2000 Race #1 recap and results.

After a 2015 rookie season in cars and USF2000 that saw Canadian Parker Thompson flirt with the podium on seven different occasions with fourth and fifth place finishes, the 18 year-old’s first step on the podium included a trip to the top step. “Oh man, I can’t tell you how good it felt to get […]

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