Tony DiZinno
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Mazda leaves legacy of hope heading into MRTI finale weekend at Portland
By Tony DiZinno As the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires heads into its final weekend at Portland International Raceway this weekend, it’s worth looking back at Mazda’s legacy it has left with the American open-wheel ladder system as it prepares for its final weekend as title sponsor and scholarship provider for the […]
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MRTI Update from Road America #15 – Franzoni scores emotional first Indy Lights win; joins all-MRTI series win club
By Tony DiZinno It has been an emotional whirlwind week-plus for Victor Franzoni and the entire Juncos Racing team heading into Road America. Today Franzoni paid tribute to his fallen friend and 2017 Pro Mazda teammate, Jeff Green, with an overdue first career victory in the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series. This means […]
category: Indy Lights News/Results
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MRTI Update #12 from Road America – Kirkwood scores fourth win in Saturday USF2000 race
By Tony DiZinno Kyle Kirkwood continued his roll in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda season, dominating the first Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America race this weekend. The young American took his fourth win in six races and extended his championship lead in the process, driving the No. 8 Cape Motorsports […]
category: USF2000 News/Results
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MRTI Update #9 from Road America – Lindh completes pole sweep for race #2, for Pabst 1-2-3
By Tony DiZinno Augie Pabst’s Oconomowoc, Wis.-based team will have the top three starting positions for Sunday’s second Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda race of the weekend, which will go green at 8 a.m. Rasmus Lindh completed a Friday sweep of pole positions, with the Swede setting himself up nicely to carry on […]
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Carb Night Classic – Friday, 8:15pm – Thompson finds redemption at Lucas Oil Raceway in Pro Mazda race
By Tony DiZinno Two years ago, Parker Thompson had led the majority of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda race at Lucas Oil Raceway. But he got balked in traffic trying to pass a slower car. He didn’t lose the championship solely on that night, but the loss of victory coupled with the […]
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Carb Night Classic – Friday, 7:10pm – Kirkwood claims time-shortened USF2000 race
By Tony DiZinno It’s a dominant drive for Kyle Kirkwood in Round 5 of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda, with a flag-to-flag win from pole position in the time-shortened race from Lucas Oil Raceway. A planned 75-lap race, the Cooper Tires Freedom 75, was shortened to a timed 30-minute race – just […]
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Carb Night Classic – Friday, 5:10pm – Pro Mazda, USF2000 pre-race paddock notes
By Tony DiZinno Spoke to a handful of drivers, primarily in the Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tires paddock but also a couple folks in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda series, before tonight’s Carb Night Classic races. Scott’s lost IMS opportunity, and oval debut Talented young Englishman Harrison Scott of the RP […]
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Carb Night Classic – Friday, 4pm – Welcome to Lucas Oil Raceway, Pro Mazda and USF2000 practice and qualifying
By Tony DiZinno Welcome to Round 7 of the Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tires and Round 5 of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda seasons, from Lucas Oil Raceway just outside Indianapolis right at the Clermont/Brownsburg border. Remember that tonight, there are 50 percent more points on offer for what will be […]
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Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires – Freedom 100 – Herta wins a thriller for month of May sweep
By Tony DiZinno Colton Herta has captured a dramatic, intense and spell-binding Freedom 100 to kick off the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires’ day of racing first at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, then later at Lucas Oil Raceway. The 18-year-old, driving the No. 98 Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing Mazda, has now compledted a perfect […]
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Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires – Freedom 100 qualifying – Kellett secures first Indy Lights pole
By Tony DiZinno Dalton Kellett has had a good history in the Freedom 100 with back-to-back third place finishes in his first two starts on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. He’ll have an even better start for his third, having won his first career pole position in the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series […]
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