Steve Wittich
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Telitz bookends rookie season with a win in the opener and the finale
By Steve Wittich The 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire season ended the same way it began, with Aaron Telitz standing on the top step of the podium. Telitz, from Rice Lake, Wisc., tamed a wet 3.37-mile, 11-Turn road course, held off his hard-charging teammate, survived a red flag and restart, and came […]
tags: Aaron Telitz, Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire, Kyle Kaiser, Santiago Urrutia Belardi Auto Racing, Watkins Glen International
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Pro Mazda finale – Franzoni wins race, and $790,000 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship
By Steve Wittich When testing for the 2017 Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire season began, Victor Franzoni was not sure he was going to have a home, but when the checkered flag fell for the final time at the “Soul Red Finale,” the 21 year-old walked away with the $790,000 prize, […]
tags: $790, 000 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship, 2017, Anthony Martin, Cape Motorsports, Carlos Cunha, championship, Juncos Racing, Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire, Victor Franzoni, Watkins Glen International
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – USF2000 Championship decider. VeeKay scores victory, but Askew wins the big prize
By Steve Wittich After 635.92 miles and 305 laps of competition, the margin between Oliver Askew and Rinus VeeKay in the chase for the $400,000 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship was a slim seven points. It was VeeKay who won his third race of the year, but it was Askew who took home the big prize by […]
tags: $400, 000 Mazda Motorsports Scholarship, championship, Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda, Oliver Askew, Rinus VeeKay, Soul Red Finale, Watkins Glen International
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Pro Mazda qualifying #2 – Franzoni claims pole in damp conditions
By Steve Wittich For the fifth time in 2017, Victor Franzoni will start from pole, earning the bonus point that goes along with that honor, and increasing his championship points lead to nine markers. The final MRTI qualifying session of the 2017 season began with a damp track and a light drizzle, and the track […]
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“Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Indy Lights qualifying – Herta on pole for the seventh time
By Steve Wittich For the seventh time in 2017, an Indy Lights race will begin with second generation Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing driver Colton Herta starting on pole. Herta’s quickest lap of 94.439 seconds was over three-tenths of a second quicker than Belardi Auto Racing sophomore Santiago Urrutia, who will start on the front-row for the fifth […]
tags: Colton Herta, Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire, Santiago Urrutia, Soul Red Finale, Watkins Glen International
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MRTI “Soul Red Finale” Watkins Glen International – Pro Mazda Race #1 – Franzoni makes daring pass to increase his championship lead
By Steve Wittich Victor Franzoni used a daring outside pass of Anthony Martin with three laps remaining in the penultimate Pro Mazda race to win his sixth race of the season, and increase his three point lead to eight points as the middle rung of the Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire […]
tags: Anthony Martin, Carlos Cunha, Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire, Soul Red Finale, Victor Franzoni, Watkins Glen International
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MRTI “Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Indy Lights practice #2 – Belardi Auto Racing is quick again
By Steve Wittich For the second straight Indy Lights session, it was a driver from Brian Berardi’s three-car stable that led a practice session at the 3.4-mile, 11-Turn Watkins Glen International road course. Aaron Telitz, who won the first race of the year in St. Petersburg, Fla., was the quickest driver, with a lap at […]
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MRTI “Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – USF2000 qualifying – Askew grabs important point for winning his sixth
By Steve Wittich A tense and important USF2000 qualifying session, the last of the season, ended with Oliver Askew scoring his eighth pole of 2017 with a quick lap of 1:46.223 on his second last lap of the session. More importantly, Askew scored his 22nd bonus point of the season, ensuring that the driver of […]
tags: Cape Motorsports, Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda, DE Force Racing, Kory Enders, Oliver Askew, Pabst Racing, pole, qualifying, Rinus VeeKay, Soul Red Finale, Watkins Glen International
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MRTI “Soul Red Finale” at Watkins Glen International – Saturday – my travel notes and today’s schedule
By Steve Wittich Good morning from a chilly Watkins Glen International – my car had a number three as the beginning number of the temperature – where the first Mazda Road To Indy presented by Cooper Tire champion of the 2107 season will be crowned this afternoon. We’ll get into the MRTI coverage with our […]
category: Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda - TSO, Indy Lights News/Results, Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire - TSO, Pro Mazda News/Results, Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire - TSO, USF2000 News/Results
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Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires
INDY LIGHTS PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES MAZDA INDY LIGHTS WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES PRACTICE REPORT 09.01.17 No. 98 Deltro Energy Mazda Finished the day second overall with a best lap time of 1:32.9955 “It’s a good first session. I think judging on what we had a tire test, I knew that […]
category: Andretti Autosport
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