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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Steve Wittich A trio of drivers from three different teams has shared the first seven wins in the PM-18 era of the Pro Mazda Presented By Cooper Tire Series. But, it’s the driver that has been the most consistent that leads the championship. Parker Thompson, with wins at Barber Motorsports Park, the Indianapolis Motor […]
By Steve Wittich Unfortunately, TSO Ladder was the recipient of some bad news on Saturday afternoon. Former Juncos Racing Pro Mazda racer Jeff Green had a significant incident at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) during a Formula 5000 race during VARAC (Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada) Vintage Grand Prix. Green had started on pole […]
By Tony DiZinno After the first six races of the year have turned both left and right, the Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tire series heads to just outside Indianapolis in Brownsburg, Ind. for the first of two oval race weekends of the year, at the 0.686-mile Lucas Oil Raceway. This will provide an intriguing […]
By Tony DiZinno In case you missed it or need a quick refresher on this morning’s first two sessions, here’s a link to results from qualifying for the first Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda and Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tires races. These races occur later this afternoon at 2:45 p.m. and 3:35 […]
By Tony DiZinno Friday’s sessions from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are underway. This is a busy day for the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires, as there are eight on-track sessions – five qualifying sessions, and three races. For a reminder, here is the schedule: Friday, May 11th TIME EVENT 7:30 AM Public […]
By Tony DiZinno Good evening, and welcome to TSO Ladder presented by Cooper Tires’ coverage of the Mazda Road to Indy presented by Cooper Tires at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. All three series, Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires, Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by […]