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MRTI Update #10 from Road America – O’Ward grabs his fifth Indy Lights pole of the season

By Steve Wittich For the fifth time in 2018, Patricio O’Ward will lead an Indy Lights race to the green flag, after turning in a flyer that was an impressive 0.4714 seconds ahead of race #1 pole sitter Victor Franzoni. It’s the Mexican drivers 10th career Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires pole. […]

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MRTI Update #8 from Road America – Victor Franzoni grabs an emotional pole for Indy Lights race #1

By Steve Wittich An emotional Victor Franzoni put together a lap of 113.188 seconds to put his Mazda powered Soul Red No. 23 from Juncos Racing on pole for first of two Mazda Indy Lights Grand Prix of Road America Presented by Cooper Tires races this weekend. We are a team,” exclaimed Franzoni to the […]

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MRTI Update #7 from Road America – Malukas puts it all together for his first career MRTI win

By Steve Wittich A complete drive by David Malukas, where the 16-year-old led all 15 laps from the pole, resulted in the first win for him and his BN Racing team. “I felt ecstatic,” said the Chicago, Ill. native to Rob Howden on the podium. “Last year we also qualified on pole. We’ve had second, […]

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MRTI Update #6 from Road America – Lindh’s last lap flyer puts the Pabst Racing rookie on pole

By Steve Wittich Speed producing overcast skies and refreshing temperatures greeted the 26 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda drivers for first qualifying session of the Road America weekend. With only 20 minutes available for qualifying, and 2+ minute laps, it was essential to maximize every lap. Pabst Racing Rookie Rasmus Lindh threw down […]

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MRTI Update #5 from Road America – O’Ward, Telitz and Herta lead Indy Lights practice

By Steve Wittich The seven Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires entries began their lone practice session at 9:15 AM. When the checkered flag fell at 10 PM, it ended two straight hours of Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires action to begin the Kohler Grand Prix weekend. With carry-over tires from the […]

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MRTI Update #4 from Road America – Rinse and repeat, Malukas obliterates track record and nabs Pro Mazda pole for second straight day

By Steve Wittich The last five minutes of the second Pro Mazda Presented By Cooper Tire qualifying session had six different drivers hold the provisional pole, but it was a familiar name that ended up on the pole. BN Racing’s rookie David Malukas went an astounding nine-tenths of a second under the track record he […]

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MRTI Update #3 from Road America – Rasmus Lindh leads USF2000 for local team Pabst Racing

By Steve Wittich USF2000 practice at 8 AM kicks off a busy day of Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires (MRTI) action at Road America. Today will feature two practice sessions, four qualifying sessions, a Pro Mazda Presented By Cooper Tire race and a pair of autograph sessions. If you are a fan […]

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MRTI Update #2 from Road America – Malukas grabs pole and crushes track record – eight drivers within four-tenths

By Steve Wittich There is something about the 4.014-mile, 14-turn Road America natural terrain road course that agrees with BN Racing’s David Malukas. The 16-year-old scored his second career Mazda Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires pole and second pole at Road America. The Chicago, Ill. native also started on pole in last year’s […]

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MRTI Update #1 from Road America – Thompson leads first Pro Mazda practice – nine drivers within one second

By Steve Wittich The lone 30-minute Pro Mazda Presented By Cooper Tire practice session before qualifying at 4:40 PM ground to a halt before it got going when Oliver Askew required a tow-in. The green flag came back out with 18 minutes remaining in the session, and with two-thirds of the half-hour session expired, Parker […]

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USF2000 at Road America – 2018 – Steve’s preview

By Steve Wittich To say that Kyle Kirkwood has an early stranglehold on the 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda might actually be an understatement. The Cape Motorsports rookie currently holds a 59 point advantage through the first five rounds of the 14 race USF2000 championship. To put that lead into perspective, Alex […]

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