Steve Wittich
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By Steve Wittich In 2018, Indy Lights Championship winning team Carlin, took a hiatus from the top level of the American Open Wheel Ladder to focus on their freshman Verizon IndyCar Series program. TSO Ladder had a chance to catch up with Trevor Carlin today, and he confirmed that the Delray Beach, Fla. based team […]
PABST RACING PLANNING FOR EXCITING 2019 SEASON Two-Time USF2000 Team Championship Organization Expanding Efforts to Pro Mazda Championship Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (September 7, 2018) – When it comes to Pabst Racing’s focus on its racing efforts, motorsports legend Mario Andretti puts it best as he once said, “Desire is the key to motivation.” With back-to-back Cooper […]
Quick side note from TSO Ladder: I (Steve) had the chance to catch up with Dale Pelfrey in Portland last weekend, and it quickly became clear that the aerospace entrepreneur is committed to being part of the top rung of the American Open Wheel ladder. Pelfrey was also proud of Patricio O’Ward’s Indy Lights victory. […]
Motorsports Veteran Jonny Baker Joins Andersen Promotions Baker Will Play Key Role as Series Development Director PALMETTO, Fla. (September 6, 2018) – A familiar and respected face around the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires paddock, Jonny Baker will join Andersen Promotions in a newly created position as Series Development Director for all […]
PALMETTO, Fla. – After a season of small fields – but no shortage of thrilling action among an extremely talented group of drivers – Andersen Promotions is pleased to announce that a new team, BN Racing, will enter the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires fray in 2019. The Chicago, IL-based squad today confirmed plans […]
The Road To Indy (RTI) Component of the 2019 IndyCar Series schedule announcement. With today’s IndyCar Series 2019 schedule announcement, it’s time to start piecing together the schedules for Indy Lights, Pro (add new name here?) and USF2000. What we know so far. On August 29, 2017, Andersen Promotions and Green Savoree Racing Promotions signed […]
For the 12th time during the 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda season, a similar car and driver visited victory lane. Kyle Kirkwood, who tied fellow Cape Motorsports driver J.R. Hildebrand’s record of a dozen USF2000 victories in a season. The 19-year-old Floridian started third and won his eighth race that he didn’t […]
When the Pro Mazda Presented By Cooper Tire series came to the Pacific Northwest for the final two races of the 2018 season, Rinus VeeKay and Parker Thompson were ensconced in the first two spots of the championship, but a third-place check for $20,000 and the Indy Lights test that goes with it was still […]
By Steve Wittich After six months of transcontinental travel, the members of the XtremeTM crew end their Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires season with a more comfortable 90-mile trip from their home base in Corvallis, Ore. to Portland International Raceway. As the tire service provider for Cooper Tire, XtremeTM literally keeps the […]
Oliver Askew, who won seven times during his 2017 USF2000 Championship season, won his first Pro Mazda Presented By Cooper Tire race, lifting a significant weight off his back after 16 winless races. “It’s a really good feeling,” said a relieved Askew to TSO Ladder. “I can’t quite describe it. It was one of the […]