Tag archives for 2017

Seventh Annual Chris Griffis Memorial Open Test Confirmed

Seventh Annual Chris Griffis Memorial Open Test Confirmed First Shipment of New Mazda Powered Tatuus PM-18s to be Showcased PALMETTO, Fla. (June 6, 2017) – One of the highlights of the off-season for the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires is the annual Chris Griffis Memorial Open Test which provides teams the opportunity […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Freedom 100 practice and qualifying – Leist beats Herta to maiden Indy Lights pole

  Qualifying  After a long weather delay, and only 20 minutes of practice, Matheus Leist, who is making his first ever oval start, put together a pair of consistent laps of 199.268mph, and 199.128mph. The 18 year-old rookie’s prize included a check for $3,000, but more importantly, Leist will start on pole for the Freedom […]

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Freedom 100 preview

  With three of the last four Freedom 100’s being decided by mere thousandths of a second, the annual 40-lap (100 mile) Indy Lights race has become a must watch for the 100,000+ raucous fans that stream into the 560 acre Indianapolis Motor Speedway facility for the Carb Day party that kicks off the “Greatest […]

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Barber – Sunday – Race #2 – recap and results – Herta wins 400th Indy Lights race and solidifies championship lead

The 400th Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire race was won by second generation Indy Lights competitor Colton Herta. The Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing rookie, who’s Dad Bryan won the 1993 Indy Lights title, led all 35 laps and cruised to a comfortable 9.145 second win over Kyle Kaiser. Herta also received a unique trophy for winning […]

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Barber – Saturday – USF2000 Race #2 report and results – Askew cruises as the rest of the field has an eventful first lap

Oliver Askew, who was feeling under the weather today, didn’t suffer any ill effects of a carnage filled first lap and pressure from closest rival, Team Pelfrey’s rookie stand-out Kaylen Frederick, as he cruised to a third straight Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda victory and an ever increasing points lead. As the front row […]

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Barber Motorsports Park – USF2000 Practice #1

By Steve Wittich The first official USF2000 practice session for the Mazda USF2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires rolled off of pit road at exactly 3:30pm, and was led by three rookie drivers from three different teams. Pabst Racing rookie Calvin Ming led the session with a quick lap of 1 minute […]

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Recapping the day in Pro Mazda and USF2000 testing with a little flavor for Patrick Stephan

  Our lede for Wednesday’s MRTI testing recap changed from “Rookie Cape Motorsports pilot leads all six USF2000 test sessions” to, “beat by just ‘that’ much, when MRTI $200K Scholarship Shootout winner Oliver Askew lost the top spot on the timesheet after a lap by Newman Wachs Racing rookie Rinus Van Kalmthout nudged him out […]

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Mazda release and our notes: Aaron Telitz Signs With Belardi Auto Racing for 2017

Manufacturer Release: Aaron Telitz Signs With Belardi Auto Racing for 2017  – Pro Mazda Champion Moves Up to Indy Lights – IRVINE, Calif. (March 1, 2017) – Aaron Telitz will compete in the 2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires series with the Belardi Auto Racing team, driving the No. 9 car in Mazda’s iconic Soul […]

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Team release and our notes: Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Champion, Pato O’Ward Joins Team Pelfrey IL for Spring Training and the Season Opener

Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Champion, Pato O’Ward Joins Team Pelfrey IL for Spring Training and the Season Opener HOMESTEAD, Fla. (February 28, 2017) – Team Pelfrey IL announced today Pato O’Ward and his primary sponsors, Gap Guard and Topo Chico, will continue to stand behind the 2017 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Champion as […]

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Opening sessions of USF2000 and Pro Mazda testing are complete. Askew (USF2000) and (Pro Mazda) lead the way.

At exactly 9am the heavy South Florida air was filled with the buzz of Mazda MZR 2.0L power plants powering a swarm of brand new Tatuus USF-17s that took to the 2.21-mile, 14-turn Homestead-Miami Speedway road course. One of the big question marks entering the first season of USF-17 competition is which team will have […]

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