Steve Wittich
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It took Exclusive Autosport rookie Louis Foster ten races to come to grips with turning on the Cooper Tire slicks, but now that he has, the Britain has won three straight poles. It wasn’t easy for the championship leader, with the top seven drivers within a half-second of the pole speed of 69.4139 seconds. Juncos […]
By Steve Wittich Jace Denmark, only 32 points out of the championship lead, will start in the prime spot, his second pole start this year, but it wasn’t exactly conventional. Championship leader Myles Rowe was the quickest driver in Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship qualifying but won’t be starting the pole for Saturday’s race. The Pabst […]
By Steve Wittich When the lone Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires practice session in Toronto got underway, the ambient temperature was 71F, and the track temperature was 82F. The early leader was DEForce Racing rookie Kiko Porto, the latest winner in the series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Only two drivers […]
By Steve Wittich The first session on the 1.786-mile, 11-turn Exhibition Place street circuit in three years, a 30-minute Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship practice, got underway a couple of minutes late, just after 8 am. There was thrash to complete the 1.786-mile, 11-turn Exhibition Place street circuit, but it was ready for action after a […]
LEXINGTON, Ohio – Honors were shared today as the USF Juniors Presented by Cooper Tires series wrapped up its Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio weekend. Alessandro De Tullio, from Miami, Fla., scored his fourth victory this morning for VRD Racing while Canadian Mac Clark gave himself a cushion in his quest to win a […]
By Steve Wittich First, thanks to Patrick for doing a great job with the Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires coverage this weekend, as I got called up to work for NBC this weekend. A Cooper Tire guest gave an enthusiastic command to fire the Elite Engines 2.0L powerplants in the back of the […]
Indy Pro 2000 championship leader Louis Foster, a rookie for Exclusive Autosport, dominated the lone series practice, going almost three-tenths-of-a-second quicker than his rivals. Behind him, the field was tight, with the following eight drivers separated by a half-second. When the 2.258-Mile, 13-Turn Mid-Ohio Road Course officially opened for Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by […]
By Steve Wittich The always important Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship round at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Mid-Ohio) – this year a triple-header – began on Thursday with a trio of test sessions. Pabst Racing duo Jace Denmark and Myles Rowe led a tightly packed combined timesheet. Denmark, twice a USF2000 winner and currently third […]
By Steve Wittich The second half of the Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season gets underway at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend. The top rung of the Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires visits the 2.258-Mile, 13-Turn Mid-Ohio Road Course for their 35th race in 24 seasons. Steve Millen, driving for […]
By Steve Wittich After a nine-year hiatus, Firestone and INDYCAR have announced that the Akron, Ohio manufacturer will return to become the sole tire for the Indy Lights series in 2023. The announcement came at the grand opening of Firestone’s Advanced Tire Production Cente as part of an expanded partnership with INDYCAR. “We look forward […]