Steve Wittich
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T August 22, 2018 – Indianapolis, Indiana based Miller Vinatieri Motorsports (MVM) is set for big changes in 2019. Announcing today that they will compete in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, the team will get their first official test under their belt at the Chris Griffis Memorial Test at the Indianapolis Motor […]
Indianapolis, Indiana (August 21, 2018) – Juncos Racing announced today that Heamin Choi would join the team for the Indy Lights Championship Presented by Cooper Tires 2018 season finale at Portland International Raceway. Choi will team up with current Juncos Racing driver Victor Franzoni. Heamin Choi (Busan, Korea) made his first appearance with Juncos Racing […]
Dates Announced for 2019 Spring Training Traditional Florida Kick-off for Indy Lights, Pro Mazda and USF2000 Teams and Drivers PALMETTO, Fla. (August 16, 2018) – The 2019 Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel driver development program will kick off another exciting season of racing for all three levels as Andersen Promotions today confirmed […]
By Steve Wittich We’re back with Part 2 of our series on rebuilding the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series. You can read Part 1 – Rebuilding Indy Lights – Part 1 of 3 – A more reliable power plant, decreased costs, more prize money, and new teams. In this installment, we’ll take a […]
By Steve Wittich Despite having some terrific on-track racing this season, the seven cars participating in most Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires events this season is not a sustainable model for the long-term health of that series and the Verizon IndyCar Series. Something needs to be done to improve the health of the series, […]
By Steve Wittich After eight seasons of support, Mazda will no longer be participating in the Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires after the 2018 season comes to a close at Portland International Raceway on Labor Day Weekend. The Irvine, Calif. company has decided to refocus its resources on other motorsports initiatives, bringing […]
By Patrick Stephan The Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires race #2 got started with the track temp at 101, the air temp at 75 and 60% humidity. We were seeing mostly cloudy skies for this event, though the sun had been out until just before the green flag flew. The seven-car field came down […]
By Steve Wittich A masterful display of driving and little good luck for Rinus VeeKay and some bad fortune for Parker Thompson over the past two events mean a 46 point lead for Thompson over VeeKay flipped to a 25 point deficit. The good luck came during today’s race when VeeKay inherited the lead when […]
By Steve Wittich On Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, Harding Racing will be testing (an) Indy Light(s) drivers at Portland International Raceway. “It’s a continuation of the plan we announced earlier when we recognized where we were with this season and getting some driver evaluations in,” explained Harding Racing President Brian Barnhart to TSO Ladder. “Conor […]
By Steve Wittich Patricio O’Ward utilized a good start and withstood pressure from a pair of Andretti Autosport/Andretti Steinbrenner Racing teammates to collect his sixth win of the season. It was the third win in four races for the Monterey, Mexico native, who has jumped out to a 25 point lead over his nearest rival, […]