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Putting a bow on the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire season

In its various different iterations and sanctions, the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire series celebrated its 30th anniversary by crowning its 30th different champion when Ed Jones beat Santi Urrutia to the $1 million Mazda Motorsports Advancement Scholarship awarded to the series champion. Carlin is the 15th different team to house the winning driver […]

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Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” race #2 – title decider

For the second year in-a-row, the Indy Lights points leader coming into the “Soul Red Finale” at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca leaves disappointed. Carlin sophomore Ed Jones entered the two-race Mazda Indy Lights Grand Prix of Monterey Presented by Cooper Tires finale at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course trailing Santiago Urrutia by one point. After […]

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Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” Race #2

Contact, penalties, and extended championship, a maiden win, and the first win of the season for a legacy team were the stories of the opening race of the final day of the “Soul Red Finale” at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. After three previous podiums in 2016, Nicolas Dapero got his first win in the U.S.A. […]

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Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” Race #1

For the second time this year and fourth time in his Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire career, Victor Franzoni stood on the top step of the podium. Franzoni nabbed all 33 points, but was still eliminated from championship contention with podium finishes by Cape Motorsports with /WTR teammates Parker Thompson and Anthony […]

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Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” Race #1

Not very often does a race have two winners, but that was certainly the case in the first of two Mazda Indy Lights Grand Prix of Monterey Presented by Cooper Tires races this weekend. After being disappointed he didn’t win in last year’s finale at his home track, Santa Clara, California native Kyle Kaiser took […]

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Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” – Saturday – race #1

The box score for the first of three Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire races of the weekend won’t show any official lead changes, but that doesn’t tell the whole story, as three different passes were made for the lead. Pato O’Ward made a daring pass of pole sitter and championship leader Aaron Telitz on […]

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Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” qualifying – Saturday 11:38am

After dominating both practice sessions on Friday, ArmsUp Motorsports veteran Victor Franzoni will start on pole for the second time in 2016. The 21-year old is a long-shot to win the championship, but scoring the single point for pole certainly won’t hurt. Next up, Franzoni will need to secure his fourth Mazda Road To Indy […]

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Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” – qualifying – Saturday 10:10am

  For the sixth time in seven races and eighth time in 2016, championship leader Aaron Telitz scored an all important bonus point for starting on pole. The 24 year-old Team Pelfrey rookie ended the half-hour qualifying session over a half-second ahead of teammate and closest championship chaser O’Ward. Juncos Racing rookie Nicolas Dapero will […]

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Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. Practice Report. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

MAZDA INDY LIGHTS GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES PRACTICE REPORT Mazda’s home track welcomed the Mazda Road to Indy season finale with race perfect conditions today. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca held two practice sessions for the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires championship and all three Andretti drivers sit in the top-10 […]

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Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – “Soul Red Finale” practice #2 –

Fresh tires or no fresh tires was the story of the second Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire practice session, but first let’s get to what happened in the session. Andretti Autosport’s Dean Stoneman turned the quickest lap of the practice session at 1:16.098 and was followed by Sean Rayhall (Team Pelfrey), Shelby Blackstock, (Andretti […]

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