2013 Registered Drivers

• Neil Alberico

  
  
  

  Team: Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
  
  Car Number: 2
  
  Sponsors: Racelite Protection, Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, EFormulaCarNews.com, J&M Trophies
  
  Age: 20
  
  Birthdate: October 7, 1992
  
  Birthplace: Santa Clara, California
  
  Residence: Los Gatos, California
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: West Valley Community College
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver
  
  Fitness: Crossfit, MMA
  
  Hobbies: Karting, fitness, golfing, surfing, art/design
  
  Website: www.neilalberico.com
  
  Facebook: Neil Alberico Racing
  
  Twitter: @neilalberico
  
  Racing Goal: To be a professional and successful racing driver
  
  Racing Hero: Joey Hand
  
  Interesting Note: My surname was "Alberigo" three generations ago. When my great grandparents emigrated from Italy it was changed to Alberico.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: To slow time and enjoy the sweeter things in life!
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda as a rookie... finished seventh in points, driving for JDC MotorSports, with six top-five finishes highlighted by a second at Virginia International Raceway... also finished seventh in the Cooper Tires Winterfest with three top-five finishes... Team USA Scholarship finalist.
  
  2011: Team USA Scholarship recipient claiming a pole position, heat race win, semi-final win and third-place finish in the final of the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, and a pole, heat race win, fourth-place semi-final result and a did-not-finish (DNF) in the final of the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone... finished ninth in the MSA Formula Ford Duratec Championship of Great Britain with a best result of fourth... contested Formula Ford Duratec EuroCup rounds at Spa-Francorchamps, Zandvoort and Zolder... Kent Formula Ford Masters winner as well as Champions of Brands Hatch winner.
  
  2010: WSK North American Series presented by CKI Karting Champion (TAG Senior category) with four poles and three victories... claimed the inaugural Bondurant Regional Championship title with 10 wins, six poles and 12 podiums... prize package included a test day and race weekend in a Pro Formula Mazda with Team World Speed, a test day in a Formula Atlantic Swift 016.a with Steve Cameron and Finlay Motorsports, plus support from their driver management services... Team USA Scholarship candidate.
  
  2009: Finished third overall in the CKI National Karting Championship... claimed two IKF Grand National poles... participated in Skip Barber test days and shootout.
  
  2008: Snap-On Stars of Karting National Finale winner... earned two IKF Grand National poles... was the IKF HPV-3 Sr. Champion... Finished second in the IKF Tag Sr. Championship.
  
  2004-2007: IKF Region 11 Junior Sportsman, Junior Super Sportsman and Junior Puma Champion.

• Daniel Burkett

  
  
  

  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 4
  
  Sponsors: Granite Financial, Celco Controls
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: February 25, 1995
  
  Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  
  Residence: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/170 lbs.
  
  Education: Grade 12, St. Paul’s High School
  
  Occupation: Student and race car driver
  
  Fitness: Gym five times a week, two hours a day
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Hockey, football, fitness, karting, skiing
  
  Website: www.danielburkett.com
  
  Twitter: @dannyburks
  
  Racing Goal: Have racing become my main source of income.
  
  Racing Hero: Jenson Button
  
  Interesting Note: Ever since the age of 5 I wanted to become a race car driver.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: None.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: Juggling.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Placed fifth in the Canadian Karting National Championships... claimed multiple podium finishes including one victory... ranked fourth in Canadian karting.
  
  2011: Posted multiple podium finishes in Rotax DD2 and Rotax Senior karting divisions... placed second at Pan-American Championship... was the first Manitoban to represent Team Canada in the United Arab Emirates... nominated to IZOD IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe’s karting shootout... won Rotax DD2 Rookie of the Year honors... ranked seventh in Canadian karting.
  
  2003-2010: Earned many honors including track records, race wins and many podiums alongside multiple karting championships.
  
  

• Austin Cindric

  
  
  

  Team: Andretti Autosport
  
  Car Number: 77
  
  Sponsors: Nightrain Clothing, OMP, Snap-On, Kimberly-Clark
  
  Age: 14
  
  Birthdate: September 2, 1998
  
  Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
  
  Residence: Mooresville, North Carolina
  
  Height/Weight: 5’11”/132 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently in the Eighth Grade
  
  Occupation: Student and race car driver
  
  Fitness: Working out three times a week with Penske's fitness trainer
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Mountain biking, driving Traxxas RC trucks, music, water sports, Indianapolis Colts
  
  Facebook: Austin Cindric
  
  Twitter: @AustinCindric
  
  Racing Goal: To be able to influence the sport in a positive way
  
  Racing Hero: Greg Moore
  
  Interesting Note: I play the euphonium.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in INEX US Legend cars... finished eighth at Nationals in Young Lions Division... scored four feature wins, including a regional qualifier at the Indianapolis Speedrome... competed in the Skip Barber Racing Winter Series... scored two wins at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and one win at Homestead-Miami Speedway... also competed in Yamaha Jr. karting.
  
  2011: Competed in INEX US Legend cars... contested over 30 races in Young Lions Division.
  
  2008-2010: Competed in INEX Bandoleros... finished fourth at Nationals in Bandit Division.
  
  

• James Dayson

  
  
  

  Team: ArmsUp Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 16
  
  Sponsors: Dayhu Group of Companies, Me & Lewis Ideas Inc., Corrective Kinetics
  
  Age: 34
  
  Birthdate: August 7, 1978
  
  Birthplace: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’11-1/2”/170 lbs.
  
  Education: Bachelor of Arts Degree
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Real Estate Investments
  
  Fitness: Workouts with a trainer, running, biking and swimming
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, photography, attending sporting events, being out in nature either hiking, kayaking or canoeing
  
  Twitter: @jimmydracing
  
  Racing Goal: To continue to improve and learn each time, and to see how far I can progress up the ladder
  
  Racing Heroes: Ayrton Senna, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Greg Moore
  
  Interesting Note: I married my wife, Jaclyn, in 2010 and took a year off to travel the world.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: Relaxing and focusing on the race
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Contested a partial season of Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda competition finishing 11th in the National Class points standings… claimed his best result of fifth at Virginia International Raceway… won the Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship in the National Class, his first-ever car races.
  
  2011: Began racing preparations in October with lots of testing including Buttonwillow, the Mazda Road to Indy Chris Griffis Memorial test at Indianapolis and MSR Houston.
  
  

• Felipe Donato

  
  
  

  Team: ArmsUp Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 51
  
  Sponsors: Top House Design, Inova Mkt, Squadra Kart
  
  Age: 18
  
  Birthdate: September 8, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Guarani das Missoes, Brazil
  
  Residence: Sao Paulo, Brazil
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/150 lbs.
  
  Education: College Graduate
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver
  
  Fitness: Five times per week in the gym and Muay Thai martial arts twice a week
  
  Hobbies: Go-karts, mountain bikes, gym, Muay Thai, movies
  
  Website: www.felipedonato.com.br
  
  Facebook: Felipe Donato 09
  
  Racing Goal: To become a professional driver and race in the Indianapolis 500
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Interesting Note: The nearest track to where I was born is about 450 km (275 miles)!
  
  Any Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: I just think about my parents and hope everything goes okay with me and the other competitors
  
  The One Talent I Wish I Had: To be more organized!
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in the Brazilian Karting Championships... took pole position, the race win and set a new lap record at Velopark.
  
  2011: Finished sixth in Formula Futuro Fiat (a car racing series founded by Ferrari F1 driver Felipe Massa) in Brazil with eight top-five finishes.
  
  2010: Finished fourth in the Brazilian Karting Championships... selected to participate in the Petrobras Kart Finals... won a scholarship to move into Formula Futuro Fiat in 2011.
  
  2009: Finished fifth in the Brazilian Karting Championship...finished second in the Brazilian Southern States championship.
  
  2008: Began karting at age 13... won the Santa Catarina State Championship in Brazil.
  

• RC Enerson

  
  
  

  Team: ZSports Midwest with Team E Racing
  
  Car Number: 10
  
  Sponsors: Team E, Patriot Bank
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: March 6, 1997
  
  Birthplace: New Port Richey, Florida
  
  Residence: New Port Richey, Florida
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/145 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently a High School Junior
  
  Occupation: Student/Racing Driver
  
  Fitness: Personal trainer at the gym
  
  Hobbies: Racing, soccer, skimboarding, longboarding, waverunner
  
  Website: www.RCEnerson.com
  
  Facebook: RC Enerson Racing
  
  Twitter: @RCENERSON
  
  Racing Goal: Win the USF2000 Championship
  
  Racing Hero: Dan Wheldon
  
  Any Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: Get in it and GO!
  
  The One Talent I Wish I Had: Juggling
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished third in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda National Class, missing out on the title by only eight points… claimed four wins and nine top-three finishes… earned the Tilton Hard Charger Award at Lucas Oil Raceway, advancing 13 positions.
  
  2011: Contested the Skip Barber Regional Series claiming a pair of wins at Lime Rock Park, going from 16th to first... completed an advanced two-day racing school and participated in the Skip Barber Racing Karting Scholarship Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
  
  2010: Contested the Rotax Junior Grand Nationals and Florida Winter Tour... participated in the Skip Barber Racing Karting Scholarship Shootout at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
  
  2009: Contested the Rotax Junior Grand Nationals and Florida Winter Tour... completed a three-day racing school at Sebring International Raceway and a two-day advanced racing school at Road Atlanta.
  
  2002-2008: Began karting at the age of five in Kid Karts... started competing in the Rotax MiniMax Grand Nationals and Florida Winter Tour in 2004.
  
  

• Michael Epps

  
  
  

  Team: PRL Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 30
  
  Sponsors: Anytime Fitness, P1 Sports, UNATION, IGNITE Software Solutions, iRacing
  
  Age: 20
  
  Birthdate: March 12, 1992
  
  Birthplace: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
  
  Residence: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 9”/165 lbs.
  
  Education: One year at the University of Hertfordshire, England
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver/Coach
  
  Fitness: Weight sessions, cardio. Cycling carbohydrates in diet.
  
  Hobbies: Musician, mountain biking and cycling, fitness, race car engineering, graphic design
  
  Website: www.michaelepps.co.uk
  
  Facebook: Michael Epps Racing
  
  Twitter: @MichaelEppsRace
  
  Racing Goal: To make a decent career out of motorsports, aiming for IndyCar, the Indy 500, F1 or any other opportunity I find.
  
  Racing Hero: Stirling Moss, Ayrton Senna, Fernando Alonso - you can't just pick one.
  
  Interesting Note: My nationality is half British and half New Zealand. Mum is the Kiwi side.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Contested Formula Renault BARC UK Championship... finished 13th in points, ending the season with five consecutive top-10 finishes and a best of fourth at Silverstone... finished 10th in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series despite two DNFs.
  
  2011: Graduated from karts to cars... finished second in the British Formula Vee Championship... tested a Formula Renault car prior to the end of the season... also, for the second successive year, won the London Cup in the Senior Rotax Max karting division at the Rye House circuit in England.
  
  2010: Won the London Cup (Senior Rotax Max karting) at Rye House... finished second in the Le Mans (France) 24-hour kart race at the Alain Prost Circuit... finished sixth in the Super One National Karting Championship (Senior Rotax Max)... scored karting wins at various club racing venues... tested a race car for the first time.
  
  2009: Finished 13th in the Super One National Karting Championship... claimed club race wins at various circuits.
  
  2008: Competed in Junior Rotax Max karting... finished second in the Brazilian Cup... finished 11th in the Kartmasters... finished 16th in the Super One National Karting Championship (England)... finished eighth in the Stars of Tomorrow National Karting Championship... won the London Cup at Rye House... won on his debut in Senior Rotax Max at a Rye House club event.
  
  2007: Competed in Junior Rotax Max karting... won the London Cup at Rye House... finished third in the Whilton Mill Kart Club Summer Championship... finished 12th in the Stars of Tomorrow National Karting Championship.
  
  2005-2006: Began karting at age 13 at the Buckmore Park Junior Club in England... bought his own kart in late 2005 and began winning novice (rookie) events immediately... claimed his first overall win in December 2005... finished fourth in the 2006 Hoddesdon Kart Club Summer Championship in Junior Rotax Max... finished seventh in the Buckmore Park Club Summer Championship.
  
  

• Danilo Estrela

  
  
  

  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 11
  
  Sponsors: TBA
  
  Age: 19
  
  Birthdate: June 28, 1993
  
  Birthplace: Goiania, Brazil
  
  Residence: Orlando, Florida
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 5”/145 lbs.
  
  Education: High School
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver
  
  Fitness: Core and cardio training
  
  Hobbies: Go-karting, RC cars, working out and running, watching racing, iRacing
  
  Facebook: Danilo Estrela 12
  
  Twitter: @daniloestrela12
  
  Racing Goal: To become the next Brazilian to win the IZOD IndyCar Series Championship
  
  Racing Heroes: Ayrton Senna, Rafa Matos and Nelson Piquet
  
  Interesting Note: I like to make people laugh
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: I always get into the car on the left side with my right foot first.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished second in the Skip Barber Racing Winter Series with six wins (more than any other driver)... also won two Skip Barber Summer Series races – and took a third-place finish – in just four starts.
  
  2011: Finished sixth in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda, claiming one pole, one win and three additional podium finishes as a rookie.
  
  2010: Won the Skip Barber Racing Karting Scholarship Shoot-out to become an official MAZDASPEED driver in the 2011 Skip Barber National series.
  
  2009: Gained first experience in cars, testing and practicing in both open-wheel and touring cars.
  
  2008: Promoted to graduate “B” series – the most important go-kart series in Brazil.
  
  2007: Began karting in native Brazil at age 14... finished second in three different State championships during his first year of racing.
  
  

• James Fletcher

  
  
  

  Team: Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
  
  Car Number: 3
  
  Sponsors: Model, Jedi Racing Cars, Hytune Motorsports
  
  Age: 18
  
  Birthdate: March 23, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Windsor, United Kingdom
  
  Residence: Windlesham, Surrey, United Kingdom
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: High School Graduate
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Race Instructor
  
  Fitness: Gym four days a week and sports
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Motocross, golf, fishing, car modifications
  
  Website: www.jamesfletcherracing.co.uk
  
  Twitter: @jfletchy66
  
  Racing Goal: To win the USF2000 Championship
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Interesting Note: I am on my way to getting my private pilot's license.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: None.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: A difficult question, but I think it would be cool to be a talented motocross rider.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished seventh in the Protyre Formula Renault BARC Championship with three top-three finishes of third at Rockingham and Croft… claimed one podium from two races in the InterSteps Championship.
  
  2011: Claimed a third-place finish in the BARC Class of the Protyre Formula Renault 2.0 “Finals Series’ with three wins and one additional podium, four fastest race laps and four pole positions in six races… finished second in the Formula Jedi Championship with four wins, eight additionall podiums, two fastest race laps and two pole positions.
  
  2010: Contested several rounds in the Super One Series karting championship in Rotax Jr. Max.
  
  2009: Finished third in the London Cup karting event in Junior Rotax Max.
  
  

• Luca Forgeois

  
  
  

  Team: ZSports Midwest with Team E Racing
  
  Car Number: 20
  
  Sponsors: Cafe Noir/Nova Aviation/Splashlight Studios/GEAR UP
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: May 18, 1995
  
  Birthplace: New York, New York
  
  Residence: New York, New York
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/159 lbs.
  
  Education: Junior at Bay Ridge Prep
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: I run three times a week and go to the gym twice a week
  
  Hobbies: Soccer, running, karting
  
  Website: www.lucaforgeois.com
  
  Facebook: Luca Forgeois Racing
  
  Twitter: @LucaForgeois
  
  Racing Goal: To win eight world championships and win the Indy 500 five times which will mean I am the best at what I do.
  
  Racing Hero: I have no hero. I admire hard work and dedication.
  
  Interesting Note: I am willing to push myself as far and as hard as possible to reach every single one of my goals in life.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals: To sit in my car a good 30 minutes before the race start and visualize the race in my head.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in the Championship Class of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, earning a pair of sixth-place finishes.
  
  2011: Won the National Class in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda with six wins and 10 podium finishes.
  
  2010: Moved up into the Rotax Senior class, competing both in the Florida Winter Tour and the SKUSA SuperNationals… qualified 27th out of a field of 86 in his first SuperNats event and finished 12th… set the fifth fastest race lap, only 0.1 seconds slower than the fastest time.
  
  2009: Raced in WKA Yamaha-can and HPV Light as well as FWT Rotax Junior and Formula Junior TaG.
  
  2008: Began racing karts at age 13… competed in the Florida Winter Tour’s Rotax Junior category.
  

• Henrik Furuseth

  
  
  

  Team: PRL Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 96
  
  Sponsors: Palfinger/Akrene Mek Verksted
  
  Age: 16
  
  Birthdate: April 26, 1996
  
  Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
  
  Residence: Eidsvoll, Norway
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 9”/136 lbs.
  
  Education: Junior in High School
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: Strength training, soccer, climbing
  
  Hobbies: Soccer, climbing, skiing, fitness, working out and hanging out with friends
  
  Facebook: Henrik Furuseth Racing
  
  Twitter: @HenrikFuruseth
  
  Racing Goal: To race in the IZOD IndyCar Series
  
  Racing Hero: Anders Krohn and Sebastian Vettel
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Won the National Class in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda with seven wins and six poles.
  
  2011: Norwegian Formula Basic Champion.
  
  2010: Finished second in the Norwegian Formula Basic Championship... tested a Formula Renault 2.0 at Karlskoga, Sweden.
  
  2009: Competed in karting events in the KF3 category in Norway and Sweden.
  
  2008: Finished 10th in the ROK World Final karting Jr. ROK category.
  
  2007: Winner of the Norwegian Cup in karting in the Micro category.
  
  2003-2006: Started karting at age 6.
  

• Wyatt Gooden

  
  
  

  Team: Afterburner Autosport
  
  Car Number: 17
  
  Sponsors: PerfectPedal.com, KLN Logistics
  
  Age: 24
  
  Birthdate: October 10, 1988
  
  Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
  
  Residence: Cleveland, Ohio
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/140 lbs.
  
  Education: Lakeland Community College
  
  Occupation: Race car driver
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Online computer racing, skateboarding, music, cycling, traveling
  
  Website: www.wyattgooden.com
  
  Twitter: @WyattGooden
  
  Facebook: Wyatt Gooden Racing
  
  Racing Goal: To compete at the top level
  
  Racing Hero: Lewis Hamilton
  
  Interesting Note: The competitive aspect of racing is what I've always most enjoyed. In karting, I achieved lots of WKA podiums, which I'm proud of considering it was always just my Dad and me competing with the best drivers in the country racing under factory tents.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished second in the F2000 Championship Series with two wins, two poles and 11 podium finishes in 14 races... won Rookie of the Year honors.
  
  2011: Contested a partial campaign in the F1600 Championship Series... won all four races he entered (his first-ever starts in an open-wheel race car), claiming three poles and three fastest laps... finished sixth in season points despite missing six of the 10 rounds... earned a Team USA Scholarship nomination.
  
  2010: Finished third in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series with two race wins in his very first season of on-track racing... won Rookie of the Year honors.
  
  1999-2009: Began karting, aged 10, at track adjacent to Thompson Drag Raceway in northern Ohio... moved onto WKA two-cycle karting in 2003... claimed multiple podium finishes in National competition with a kart prepared by his father... introduced to online computer simulation racing in 2004... attended the Skip Barber Racing Three-Day School at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2007... came to be acknowledged as one of the world’s most accomplished sim racers... won a scholarship through iRacing in 2009 to compete in 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup.
  
  

• Garett Grist

  
  
  

  Team: Andretti Autosport
  
  Car Number: 7
  
  Sponsors: DaVinci Foods, Sofina Foods, Bamford Produce, Bell Racing, Corby Concepts, Alpinestars
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: April 9, 1995
  
  Birthplace: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
  
  Residence: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 6”/110 lbs.
  
  Education: High School Senior at Grimsby Secondary School
  
  Occupation: Race car driver, student, driver coach with Ferrolati Corse Karting
  
  Fitness: Lots of basketball and weights
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Basketball, working out, traveling, karting
  
  Facebook: Garett Grist
  
  Racing Goal: To continue to learn and improve and win races
  
  Racing Hero: Kimi Raikkonen, because he drives the wheels off the car every time
  
  Interesting Note: A lot of people think I look like Cody Simpson. I have been asked for my picture so many times by screaming teenage girls. It's kind of funny and freaky at the same time.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: I always eat a bowl of Mac and Cheese before a race
  
  The one talent I wish I had: I wish I could play a musical instrument. I have no musical talent whatsoever; I mean zero.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished fourth in the F1600 Formula F Series, driving for Bryan Herta Autosport... claimed three podium finishes and seven top-10 results... competed in the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in England after winning the Team Canada Racing Scholarship... also raced at the Walter Hayes Trophy Formula Ford race at Silverstone, finishing eighth in the Grand Final.
  
  2011: Competed in the Ontario Formula Ford Challenge, claiming three wins and 10 top-10 finishes... also contested six races in the Quebec Formula Tour, claiming three podium finishes.
  
  2010: Won the Western Canadian Challenge Junior Rotax Championship.
  
  2001-2009: Began racing karts at age 6... voted Inside Track Magazine Kart Racer of the Year in 2009.
  
  

• Scott Hargrove

  
  
  

  Team: Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
  
  Car Number: 38
  
  Sponsors: Analytic Systems, Race Energy, Metal Action, Skip Barber Racing, Bell Racing
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: February 1, 1995
  
  Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Residence: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 9”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Grade 12 student at Surrey Christian Secondary
  
  Occupation: Race car driver and student
  
  Current Sports: Track and Field, lots of go-karting
  
  Fitness: 10 kilometer runs and strength training at my local gym
  
  Hobbies: Mountain biking, iRacing, hanging out with friends and working out
  
  Website: www.scotthargrove.com
  
  Facebook: Scott Hargrove Motorsports
  
  Twitter: @Scott_Hargrove
  
  Racing Goal: To pursue my dream of becoming Canada's top driver in the IZOD IndyCar Series.
  
  Racing Hero: Greg Moore
  
  Interesting Note: I can fix almost everything electronic. I am a complete tech nerd.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: None. Whatever happens, happens. Every race I do things a little different.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: To be a great singer.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda... placed 11th in points after missing three races... earned three top-five finishes, including a best of third on the streets of Baltimore... finished sixth in the season-opening Cooper Tires USF2000 Winterfest with one podium finish and five top-10 results in the six races...claimed a podium result in S2 at the SKUSA Supernationals.
  
  2011: Posted the fastest laps in three of four sessions at the Mazda Road to Indy Chris Griffis Memorial Test on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course... Skip Barber Summer Series Rookie of the Year... Skip Barber Summer Series Championship runner-up... claimed four race wins, five pole positions and seven podium finishes in Skip Barber competition... set two track records at Lime Rock and Autobahn... IKF Region 6 IAME Sr. champion and IKF Region 6 Shifter champion.
  
  2010: Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout winner... SKUSA SuperNationals Tag Senior heat race winner... IKF Region 6 IAME Sr. champion and Rookie of the Year... IKF Region 6 Shifter champion and Rookie of the Year.
  
  2008: Costal Kart Club Junior II champion.
  
  

• Andrew Hobbs

  
  
  

  Team: ArmsUp Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 15
  
  Sponsors: Pulse Racing Special, MasterTech, Prestige Autoworks, David Hobbs Honda
  
  Age: 18
  
  Birthdate: May 25, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  
  Residence: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Sport Business at St. Louis University
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: Biking, swimming, running, martial arts, weightlifting
  
  Hobbies: Tennis, skiing, biking, music, reading
  
  Website: www.AndrewHobbsRacing.com
  
  Facebook: Andrew Hobbs Racing
  
  Twitter: @AHobbsRacing
  
  Racing Goal: The IZOD IndyCar Series Championship and Indy 500
  
  Racing Hero: Kimi Raikkonen, David Hobbs
  
  Interesting Note: I have dual citizenship of the United States and the United Kingdom.
  
  Snapshot: I played on the Varsity Tennis Team all four years in high school and I follow that sport as closely as I follow racing. I have been skiing since I was 8 and, since 2010, have been a nationally accredited ski instructor. Music: Rock, Punk, Alternative plus some Country and R&B – so I like it all and I am an avid reader with two or three books going at once – enjoying all genres.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished seventh in the Skip Barber Racing Summer Series, posting two wins and eight podium finishes.
  
  2011: Graduated to cars and scored first win in Skip Barber competition during the Winter Series – at Sebring... finished fourth in the Skip Barber Racing Shoot-Out, earning a scholarship of $20,000 for 2012.
  
  2010: Finished fourth in the Parilla Leopard National Championship (karting)... also finished 10th in the TaG Sr. National Championship... ranked 26th out of all TaG drivers nationally after only five races... scored seven Regional wins in TaG Sr. and Parilla Leopard Midwest Championships... also raced in Regional HPV Sr. Lite, placing third, and Heavy (fourth).
  
  2009: Competed in the HPV Jr. class nationally with three top-10 placings and finishing 11th in points... scored three wins in Regional competition, placing fifth in championship points.
  
  2002-2008: Began racing karts, age 8, at The Karting Kettle in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin... scored multiple wins in rookie season... won Jr. Rookie of the Year honors in 2004... broke the track record for Animal Jr. Sportsman class in 2005... won Animal Jr. and Rotax Jr. Championships in 2007.

• Michael Johnson

  
  
  

  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 54
  
  Sponsors: Universal Coating, SpeediCath, FlatOutNation.com, Red Line Oil, Bell Racing, Alpinestars
  
  Age: 20
  
  Birthdate: October 2, 1992
  
  Birthplace: Flint, Michigan
  
  Residence: Flint, Michigan
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 6”/140 lbs.
  
  Education: High School
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Intern at Universal Coatings, Inc.
  
  Fitness: Work out with my trainer two to three days a week and therapy twice a week
  
  Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, watching movies, playing video games, iRacing
  
  Website: Michael Johnson Racing
  
  Facebook: Michael Johnson Racing
  
  Twitter: @racer54iscool
  
  Racing Goal: To race in the Indianapolis 500
  
  Racing Heroes: Sebastian Vetel
  
  Interesting Note: I'm paralyzed
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: Always hope and pray for the best!
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished 15th in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in his rookie season… recorded his best finish of 10th at Road America, earning the Tilton Hard Charger Award for advancing 18 positions… was the recipient of the USF2000 Spirit Award.
  
  2011: Finished third in the Skip Barber Summer Series with three wins, seven podiums and thirteen top-five drives.
  
  2010: Contested select Skip Barber Formula car events.
  
  2009: Competed in the Great Lakes Pro Series posting six wins in the Rotax class and 12 podium finishes in the Tag and Pro classes.
  
  2008: Competed in the Rotax Junior Class and Yamaha Can Series.
  
  2007: Competed in regional karting events in East Lansing, Mich., claiming the Junior SuperCan Championship title and earning "Driver of the Year".
  
  2002-2005: Pre-injury motorcycle racing history (incurred on August 13, 2005 in a dirt-track motorcycle race at Hiawatha Horse Park in Sarnia, Ontario... contested the Kawasaki 65cc and CR85cc classes... on his 12th birthday, finished third in the Junior Red Riders Supermoto Challenge in Reno, Nevada... finished ninth in the national Red Riders Challenge Final at Las Vegas.. finished first in the Canadian Supermoto Series 85cc... NasMoto Series champion (450cc)... North East Regional national champion in 85cc and 250cc... won a total of 14 championships by the age of 12.
  
  

• Dalton Kellett

  
  
  

  Team: Pabst Racing Services
  
  Car Number: 5
  
  Sponsors: K-Line Insulators USA
  
  Age: 19
  
  Birthdate: August 19, 1993
  
  Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  
  Residence: Stouffville, Ontario, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Second Year in Engineering Physics at Queen's University in Ontario
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: ePitFit Training
  
  Hobbies: Formula SAE, white water kayaking, playing guitar, skiing, working with anything mechanical
  
  Website: daltonkellett.com
  
  Facebook: Dalton Kellett
  
  Twitter: @Dalton_Kellett
  
  Racing Goals: Climb the ranks of the Mazda Road to Indy, compete in the IZOD IndyCar Series and win the Indianapolis 500
  
  Racing Hero: Kimi Raikkonen
  
  Interesting Note: I am an engineering student at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: As an engineering student, the ability to solve differential equations in my head would be quite useful.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished 11th in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in his rookie season... posted four top-10 results with a best finish of seventh at Mid-Ohio... earned the Tilton Hard Charger Award at St. Petersburg, advancing 19 positions.
  
  2011: Finished third in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship... won in Rotax DD2 at the sixth round of the Florida Winter Tour... finished second in points in the Rotax DD2 and Senior Max categories of the Western Canadian Championships... ranked eighth in the Rotax Senior category in Canada by ekartingnews.com's official rankings... tested with Legendary Motorcars Racing in CASCAR at the Cayuga Motor Speedway road course.
  
  2010: Finished second at the ASN Canada FIA Karting National Championships in the Honda Senior category... finished first in the third round of the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship at Mont-Tremblant in the Honda Senior category... was awarded a Jim Russell Driving Scholarship for achievements at the ASN Canada FIA Karting National Championships.
  
  2009: Awarded an F2000 test with Andersen Racing for achievements in the Toronto Racing Association of Karters Championship... finished second in points in the Rotax Junior and Junior Honda categories in the Toronto Racing Association of Karters Championship.
  
  2008: Earned Toronto Kart Club "Rookie of the Year" honors... finished fifth in points in the Toronto Kart Club's Honda Junior category.
  
  

• Florian Latorre

  
  
  

  Team: JAY Motorsports
  
  Car Number: 91
  
  Sponsors: 13TH Avenue, MASM-Cogny, Accent du Sud Ouest
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: April 24,1997
  
  Birthplace: Libourne, France
  
  Residence: Auriolles, France
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/150 lbs.
  
  Education: 11th Grade / CREPS “Special school for athletes”
  
  Occupation: Student & Race Car Driver
  
  Fitness: Bodybuilding and running, training 4 hours/day, 5 days/week
  
  Hobbies: Motorsports, car simulator with Julien Dexmier (who will be my coach on the track this year), gym and bodybuilding, go karting and table tennis
  
  Website: www.florian-latorre.com
  
  Facebook: Florian Latorre Pro
  
  Twitter: @FlorianLATORRE
  
  Racing Goal: To become a professional driver
  
  Racing Hero: Fernando Alonso
  
  Interesting Note: I have made some very good tests in Formula Renault 2.0 in Europe last year but with my manager, we have decided to take a different direction than other French and most of the European young drivers and follow the Mazda Road to Indy program. I have the ambition to develop my career in the U.S.
  
  The One Talent I Wish I Had: The strength to win every race… and to speak fluent English!
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Graduated to cars and finished eighth at the International Auto Sport Academy Championship (Formula 4) and second in the rookie standings.
  
  2011: Was the Iame X30 Junior World Champion and Iame X30 Junior European Champion… also claimed the Belgium KF3 Junior Championship title and finished fourth at the Master Kart of Paris Bercy (F1 and Racing Stars Race Event in Paris).
  
  2010: Finished fifth in the French KF3 Junior Championship and third in the Belgium KF3 Junior Championship… was a finalist in the KF3 World Cup.
  
  2009: Finished fifth in the French KF3 Junior Championship and third in the Belgium KF3 Junior Championship… was a finalist in the KF3 World Cup.
  
  

• Jesse Lazare

  
  
  

  Team: Pabst Racing Services
  
  Car Number: 21
  
  Sponsors: Door Doctor Inc.
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: May 28, 1997
  
  Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  
  Residence: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 6’ 0”/155 lbs.
  
  Education: High School
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: Working out with a personal trainer three times a week
  
  Hobbies: Working out, hockey (fan of the Montreal Canadians), skiing, listening to music
  
  Website: www.jesselazare.com
  
  Facebook: Fans of Jesse Lazare
  
  Racing Goal: To become a professional race car driver
  
  Racing Hero: Fernando Alonso
  
  The One Talent I Wish I Had: I wish I could fly! I'm tired of always taking planes!
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Won his third Canadian National Karting Championship, in the Rotax Max division... represented Team Canada in the Rotax Max Grand Finals in Portugal... made car racing debut in F1600... finished second in only his second race, a round of the Ontario FF Championship at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in June... earned four F1600 wins during his partial-season campaign.
  
  2011: Won Rotax Max Canadian National Championship and represented Canada at the Rotax Max World Finals in Dubai.
  
  2010: Won the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship, the Coupe de Montreal and the Coupe de Quebec in Rotax Junior.
  
  2008: Set new records by starting out as vice-champion in the Florida Winter Tour, then winning both Honda Jr. and Mini Max in both the Coupe Vega and Coupe de Montreal... also won the Canadian National Championship in Mini Max.
  
  2007: Youngest driver in Mini-Max karting (aged 10)... won both the Coupe Vega and Coupe de Montreal... finished eighth in Rotax Mini-Max at the Florida Winter Tour.
  
  2005-2007: Began karting at age 8...finished fifth in the Quebec Championship... competed in Cadet karts in 2006, finishing second in Coupe Vega and fourth in Coupe de Montreal.
  
  

• Matt McMurry

  
  
  

  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 14
  
  Sponsors: The Amazing Flameless Candle, NameSilo
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: November 24, 1997
  
  Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona
  
  Residence: Phoenix, Arizona
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 9”/140 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently enrolled at Brophy College Preparatory
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: Weight training class four times a week
  
  Hobbies: Engineering, video games, surfing the Internet, talking to friends, science
  
  Facebook: Matt McMurry Racing
  
  Twitter: @mcmurrymatt
  
  Racing Goals: To be the USF2000 Rookie of the Year and the youngest driver to complete the 24 Hours of Le Mans
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna
  
  Interesting Note: I had about 100,000 frequent flyer miles for racing last year.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: I wish I could dunk.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in both the Skip Barber Racing Winter Series and Summer Series... claimed seven podium finishes... also contested the Gatorz Rotax Challenge of the Americas (karting).
  
  2011:Competed in the Rotax Florida Winter Tour karting series.
  
  

• Brandon Newey

  
  
  

  Team: Afterburner Autosport/Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
  
  Car Number: 95
  
  Sponsors: Curb Records, Calcium Pro, USANA, Miller Oils, OMP, Bell Helmets
  
  Age: 20
  
  Birthdate: August 18, 1992
  
  Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana
  
  Residence: Carmel, Indiana
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/145 lbs.
  
  Education: Sophomore at Purdue University
  
  Occupation: Student and race car driver
  
  Fitness: Running and weightlifting
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Working out, watching movies, hanging out with friends, golf, water/snow skiing
  
  Website: www.brandonnewey.com
  
  Twitter: @BNEWEY
  
  Facebook: Brandon Newey
  
  Racing Goal: To become an IZOD IndyCar Series driver
  
  Racing Hero: My Dad (Bryan Herta Autosport Co-Owner Steve Newey)/Dan Wheldon
  
  Interesting Note: I love the Colts and after Peyton Manning was let go, Andrew Luck became my new favorite player.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: Patting the chassis right before strapping in
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished second in the F1600 Championship Series, driving for Bryan Herta Autosport, with four wins, nine podiums and 11 top-five finishes... named as a finalist for the Team USA Scholarship.
  
  2011: Finished third in the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Powered by Mazda championship with two wins and 10 podium finishes... named as a finalist for the Team USA Scholarship.
  
  2010: Won the Tony Renna Scholarship offered by PitFit Training... graduated from the Skip Barber Racing School.
  
  2005-2009: Began karting at age 12... scored numerous wins and podium finishes.
  
  

• Arthur Oliveira

  
  
  

  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 12
  
  Sponsors: Hula Veiculos, Future Stars Development, JZ Concepts, Racelite Protection
  
  Age: 21
  
  Birthdate: April 22, 1991
  
  Birthplace: Sao Paulo, Brazil
  
  Residence: Miami Lakes, Florida and Barueri, Brazil
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/149 lbs.
  
  Education: Associate Degree - UNIP Alphaville, Brazil
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver
  
  Fitness: Specific fitness regiment for auto racing - weightlifting, running and cycling
  
  Hobbies: Everything in auto racing but especially Formula 1 and the Mazda Road to Indy program
  
  Website: www.arthuroliveiraracing.com (under construction)
  
  Twitter: @A_Oliveira02
  
  Racing Goal: To become a professional racing driver and compete in the IZOD IndyCar Series
  
  Racing Hero: Ayrton Senna da Silva (but I also really like Fernando Alsonso)
  
  Interesting Note: Having joined the business world at a young age, I successfully managed my own company when I was still a teenager but had a relatively late start to my racing career, starting at the age of 19 in karting. In both activities, I’ve been humbly successful so I used to say that in life, nothing is too early and nothing is too late.
  
  Snapshot: I am an easygoing guy who loves to spend time with friends, mostly those who are interested in auto racing. In addition to racing cars, I also practice and continue my training in go-kart racing to keep in shape. I also enjoy playing racing simulator video games.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Won the Copa das Federacoes karting championship in Brazil... finished second in Copa RBC Light... finished second in the Paulista Sprint Championship... finished sixth in the Brazilian Karting Championship... other highlights included third place in the TaG SKUSA Texas Regionals and 18th in the SKUSA SuperNationals held at the Las Vegas Rio hotel... graduated from the Skip Barber Racing School.
  
  2011: Began racing rental karts at the Kartodromo Granja Viana in Sao Paulo, Brazil... after some promising results, moved into the amateur 125cc direct-drive class at Kartodromo Granja Viana, Interlagos and Aldeia da Serra.
  
  

• Timothy Paul

  
  
  

  Team: ArmsUp Motorsports/SMR
  
  Car Number: 6
  
  Sponsors: SMR/GTP Motorsports/CellMark Paper
  
  Age: 28
  
  Birthdate: January 28, 1985
  
  Birthplace: Mount Kisco, New York
  
  Residence: Mahopac, New York
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Student at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, New Hampshire
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: Running
  
  Hobbies: Reading/writing, heavy metal music, video gaming, tattoo artwork, the Internet
  
  Websites: www.screamingmonkeyracing.com www.timpauldrive.com
  
  Facebook: Timothy Paul Drive
  
  Twitter: @timpauldrive
  
  Racing Goal: Get to Firestone Indy Lights and see where we go from there!
  
  Racing Hero: A.J. Foyt and the Mazda 787B
  
  Interesting Note: I had kidney cancer in 2007. It was removed via surgery with no major complications. It took me out of racing for a while, but I recovered fully.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: Being a hockey goalie
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished sixth in the F2000 Championship Series, with nine top-10 finishes.
  
  2011: Finished sixth in the F2000 Championship Series with one podium and six top-10 finishes.
  
  2010: Competed as a rookie in the F2000 Championship Series.
  
  2008-2009: Limited experience in midgets.
  
  2000-2003: Competed in mini and micro sprint racing.
  
  

• Peter Portante

  
  
  

  Team: Belardi Auto Racing
  
  Car Number: 41
  
  Sponsors: Mazda, California Scents, Intercity Lines, Beurre & Sel, B&R Electrical Contractors, Randy's Wooster Street Pizza, Northern Construction, Velez Computer Systems, Spargo Construction, Pagliaccis
  
  Age: 17
  
  Birthdate: February 2, 1996
  
  Birthplace: Plainville, Connecticut
  
  Residence: Plainville, Connecticut
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 10”/160 lbs.
  
  Education: Junior Class at Plainville High
  
  Occupation: MAZDASPEED Development Driver
  
  Fitness: Stationary bike and circuit training
  
  Hobbies: Formula car racing, circle track racing, rally car racing, playing soccer
  
  Website: www.PeterPortante.com
  
  Facebook: Peter B Portante Racing
  
  Twitter: @Portante24
  
  Racing Goal: To win multiple IZOD IndyCar Series championships
  
  Racing Hero: Tazio Nuvolari
  
  Interesting Note: I have less than one year in outdoor road racing
  
  The one talent I wish I had: I wish I could turn right
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: First season of road course racing... finished third in the Skip Barber Racing Summer Series, claiming three wins and eight podium finishes... Skip Barber Championship Shootout Winner, earning a place on the MAZDASPEED Driver Development ladder... also competed in Late Model stock car events at Stafford Motor Speedway, claiming one top-five and six top-10 results from nine starts.
  
  2011: Allison Legacy North Race Series (Late Model) Champion, winning four races.
  
  2010: Jr. Outlaw Champion in Wild Thing Karts at Stafford Motor Speedway, earning more race wins than anyone else... competed regularly at the indoor On Track Karting center in Connecticut, claiming Indoor Iron Man, Indoor Fall and Indoor Winter Championships.
  
  2009: Won the Jr. Outlaw Championship and named Allison Legacy Race Series Rookie of the Year (Late Model stock cars).
  
  2008: Tiger A Champion (karts) at Stafford Motor Speedway... Grand Prix New York Adult League Champion (indoor karting) and GPNY Super Track lap record holder.
  
  2007: Tiger A Champion... Jr. Outlaw Rookie of the Year... F1 Boston League Champion and runoff Champion (indoor karting) for the second successive year.
  
  2006: Tiger A Champion and Rookie of the Year... F1 Boston League Champion and runoff Champion (indoor karting).
  
  2005: Finished second in the Tiger B Championship at Stafford Motor Speedway.
  
  2004: Tiger B Champion and Rookie of the Year at Pinnacle Speedway in Chicopee, Massachesetts.
  
  2003: Began karting at age 7 at Pinnacle Speedway... no points awarded but scored more wins than any other driver.
  
  

• Scott Rettich

  
  
  

  Team: Alliance Autosport
  
  Car Number: 71
  
  Sponsors: PDI Communication Systems/Springboro Car Wash
  
  Age: 28
  
  Birthdate: September 7, 1984
  
  Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
  
  Residence: Camden, Ohio
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 7”/140 lbs.
  
  Education: Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Dayton; Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management from Miami University
  
  Occupation: Business Owner
  
  Fitness: Weight training, cycling, cardio
  
  Hobbies: Golfing, weight training, fishing, cycling, camping
  
  Website: www.scottrettich.com
  
  Facebook: Scott Rettich
  
  Twitter: @ScottRettich
  
  Racing Goal: To make a living as a race car driver
  
  Racing Hero: Mark Webber
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Contested partial season of Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in the National Class, scoring four podium finishes in six starts... SCCA National Points Champion Formula Enterprises... SCCA June Sprints Spec Racer Ford Winner... SCCA Division Champion in Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises.
  
  2011: SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Champion, with nine wins and six poles from 10 races... SCCA Formula Enterprises National Champion... Super Sweep Winner in Formula Enterprises... SCCA Pro Spec Racer Ford Champion... American Le Mans Series’ SCCA Star Performer... SCCA June Sprints Spec Racer Ford Winner... SCCA National Points Champion Formula Enterprises... SCCA Division Champion Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises... Grand-Am Rolex Daytona 24-Hour starting driver for Racers Edge Motorsports.
  
  2010: SCCA Formula Enterprises National Champion... Triple Crown Winner and Super Sweep Winner in Formula Enterprises... SCCA National Championship Runoffs SRF Runner Up, setting track record... SCCA Pro Spec Racer Ford Champion... SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Championship Runner-Up... SCCA National Points Champion Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises... SCCA Road Racing Driver of the Year... SCCA Division Champion Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises... SCCA June Sprints winner Spec Racer Ford and Formula Enterprises... SCCA National Racing SRF and FE - 15 starts, 13 wins and 15 top-three finishes.
  
  2009: SCCA National Spec Racer Ford - seven poles, six wins, Great Lakes Division Champion... finished fourth in the SCCA National Championship Runoffs... 12 Hours of Nelson Ledges class winner and second overall... ranked second out of 2000+ national drivers in the Super Sweep standings... SCCA National Racing Formula Enterprises - eight starts, eight poles, six wins and two second-place finishes, setting a track record at every track... Great Lakes Division Champion... June Sprints winner and polesitter... SCCA National Championships Runoffs polesitter and runner-up.
  
  2008: Contested the Star Mazda Series... VP Fuels Most Improved Driver... one top-five and five top-10 finishes in last seven starts with Mundill Racing.
  
  2007: Contested the Star Mazda Series... two top-10 finishes in six starts with Mundill Racing.
  
  2006: SCCA National Racing Spec Racer Ford and Formula Mazda... SCCA Road Racing Driver of the Year... Podium finish in Formula Mazda at SCCA Runoffs... SCCA Formula Mazda Divisional National Champion... SCCA June Sprints pole and race winner in Formula Mazda... set four new track records with three still standing six years later.
  
  1996-2005: Claimed 19 karting championships including five World Karting Association National Championships... 2004 World Karting Association "Family of the Year"... 2003 Great Lakes Driver of the Year... team driver for Leader Energy Corse (Italian go-kart manufacturer) from 2000-2005... team driver for Margay (top-selling North American go-kart manufacturer) from 2003-2005.
  
  

• Stefan Rzadzinski

  
  
  

  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 93
  
  Sponsors: CanTorque, Christenson Developments, Goldmark Diesel, Calroc Equipment, Red Line Oil
  
  Age: 20
  
  Birthdate: January 5, 1993
  
  Birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  
  Residence: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 9”/145 lbs.
  
  Education: Studying for a Bachelor of Commerce Degree at Grant MacEwan University
  
  Occupation: Race Car Driver/Student
  
  Fitness: Circuit Training, cycling
  
  Hobbies: Soccer, fitness, iRacing, music
  
  Website: www.rzadracing.com
  
  Facebook: Stefan Rzadzinski
  
  Twitter: @RZADracing
  
  Racing Goal: To become an IZOD IndyCar Series driver
  
  Racing Hero: Greg Moore
  
  Interesting Note: I have an autistic little brother who is my biggest fan, along with the rest of my family. I'm also a first generation Canadian and my parents were both from Poland. My Dad was a refugee in Austria before moving over to Edmonton. With that, Polish is also my mother tongue language.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: Pitch/Tone/Rhythm... I'm dreadful with it. I was never blessed with any musical talent.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Completed a partial season (10 of the 17 races) with JDC MotorSports in the Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear... finished 16th in points with a best finish of sixth in his hometown of Edmonton... claimed five additional top-10 results.
  
  2011: Became the youngest driver from the province of Alberta to earn an INDYCAR license... made his first professional starts with a pair of Firestone Indy Lights races in his hometown of Edmonton, finishing among the top 10 on his debut... named Western Canada Motorsports Association Driver of the Year.
  
  2010: Skip Barber Karting Shootout Scholarship Award winner... also finished second in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship... finished second in the Can-Am Cup.
  
  2009: Finished second in the Ontario Formula Ford Championship, winning Rookie of the Year honors... won the Brian Stewart Racing Award... named Canadian Automobile Sports Club - Ontario Region Rookie of the Year.
  
  2001-2008: Began karting at age 8... earned multiple Edmonton Karting Championships... became the first Canadian Junior to compete in the Rok International Final... represented Team Canada in the Rok International Final in Lonato, Italy... won the Western Canadian Rok Cup Junior Championship.
  
  

• Jeroen Slaghekke

  
  
  

  Team: Afterburner Autosport
  
  Car Number: 18
  
  Sponsors: Carriere/WH Sports Group
  
  Age: 20
  
  Birthdate: May 3, 1992
  
  Birthplace: 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands
  
  Residence: Wassenaar, the Netherlands
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 11”/143 lbs.
  
  Education: Rotterdam University
  
  Occupation: Racing Driver
  
  Fitness: Full body conditioning and cardio
  
  Hobbies: Racing, boxing, music, movies, traveling/design
  
  Website: www.jeroenslaghekke.com
  
  Facebook: Jeroen Slaghekke
  
  Twitter: @JeroenSlaghekke
  
  Racing Goal: To be an IZOD IndyCar Series and Indy 500 champion
  
  Racing Hero: Fernando Alonso
  
  Interesting Note: I have won races and pole positions in every category I have competed.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: Making music
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished fourth in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with one win, two pole positions and two podium finishes.
  
  2011: Finished second in the MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain with four wins, 21 podiums, eight pole positions, seven fastest laps and two lap records.
  
  2010: Rookie season in British Formula Ford... earned one podium finish.
  
  2009: Finished third in the Suzuki Swift Cup Netherlands with two wins, six podiums, four pole positions and three fastest laps.
  
  2008: Competed in the Suzuki Swift Cup Netherlands.
  
  2004-2007: Debut season in any form of motorsports through karting... scored one race win and numerous podium finishes.

• Clark Toppe

  
  
  

  Team: JDC MotorSports
  
  Car Number: 19
  
  Sponsors: Toppe Motorsports/Red Line Oil
  
  Age: 15
  
  Birthdate: September 9, 1997
  
  Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
  
  Residence: The Woodlands, Texas
  
  Height/Weight: 6’ 2”/140 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently a Freshman in High School
  
  Occupation: Student and race car driver
  
  Fitness: Track and Field practice twice a day, five days a week and cycling and weight training at home
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Track and Field (high jump and hurdles), racing, music, racing history, soccer
  
  Website: www.clarktopperacing.com (under development)
  
  Twitter: @clarktoppe
  
  Racing Goal: To become a professional race car driver, preferably in the IZOD IndyCar Series.
  
  Racing Heroes: Jim Clark, Ayrton Senna and Kimi Raikkonen
  
  Interesting Note: I like to wear crazy socks for good luck.
  
  Pre-Race Rituals or Superstitions: I always step in from the left side of the car and put my right glove on first.
  
  The one talent I wish I had: I think you can achieve any talent if you work at it.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Finished ninth in the Skip Barber Racing Summer Series... finished on the podium in five out of the last six Skip Barber Winter Series races.
  
  2011: Gained NASA racing license and competed in some local Spec Miata races... graduated from a Skip Barber Racing Three-Day School... attended the Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout... competed in the Rotax Nationals karting event at Miller Motorsports Park (Utah)... competed in the PanAm karting series... finished among the top 10 in Rotax Junior national points... won the South West Regional Cup championship in Rotax Junior... twice recognized by eKartingNews as one of the top 10 karters in the United States.
  
  2010: Competed in the SKUSA SuperNationals at Las Vegas... finished sixth in the Rotax Junior PanAm Series... placed third overall in Rotax Junior South West Regional Cup... competed in the local Gulf Coast Karting Series, scoring multiple wins in Rotax Mini Max and Rotax Junior classes.
  
  

• Ryan Verra

  
  
  

  Team: Alliance Autosport
  
  Car Number: 25
  
  Sponsors: Capto Scientia, Enemy Sport, Cancer Research Society
  
  Age: 30
  
  Birthdate: October 2, 1982
  
  Birthplace: Calgary, Alberto, Canada
  
  Residence: Calgary and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  
  Height/Weight: 6’ 0”/175 lbs.
  
  Occupation: Race car driver
  
  Fitness: Running 80 minutes every morning, weights, strength and conditioning, mental exercises
  
  Hobbies/Interests: Boxing, fundraisers, political science, fencing, motorcycles
  
  Website: www.verrasport.com
  
  Twitter: @ryanverra
  
  Facebook: RyanVerra
  
  Racing Goal: To get better and faster and one day move up to Firestone Indy Lights; also to raise awareness on the track for cancer research.
  
  Racing Hero: Greg Moore
  
  Interesting Note: Although I’m a natural-born athlete, with no karting background and a little over a year seat time this can be an exciting challenge at times. This is where everything you want collides with everything standing in your way and there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing.
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in 15 races of the Skip Barber Winter and Summer Series with seven top-10 finishes... competed in four races in the Formula 1000 Championship Series with two top-10 finishes... graduated from the Skip Barber Racing School... tested a USF2000 Championship Class car for Afterburner Autosport at the Mazda Road to Indy Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  
  

• Jason Wolfe

  
  
  

  Team: Pabst Racing Services
  
  Car Number: 23
  
  Sponsors: Pabst Racing, Wolfe Trucking Inc.
  
  Age: 18
  
  Birthdate: October 18, 1994
  
  Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ohio
  
  Residence: Mount Vernon, Ohio
  
  Height/Weight: 5’ 8”/130 lbs.
  
  Education: Currently a high school senior
  
  Occupation: Student and driving instructor
  
  Fitness: Running, weight lifting and biking
  
  Hobbies: Snowboarding, skateboarding/long-boarding, motocross, wakeboarding, wake-surfing
  
  Facebook: Jason Wolfe
  
  Twitter: @JasonWolfe23
  
  Racing Goal: To compete in the IZOD IndyCar Series
  
  Racing Hero: Tommy Byrne
  
  The one talent I wish I had: Public Speaking
  
  An interesting note about me: I like huge, lifted trucks
  
  Racing Highlights:
  
  2012: Competed in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda as a rookie... finished 13th in the points with four top-10 finishers... finished 12th in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Winterfest... placed second in the SCCA Formula Enterprises National Championship.
  
  2011: Competed in the SCCA Pro Formula Enterprises Series... finished third in the series point standings with two pole positions, seven podium finishes and a track record at Road Atlanta... competed in a full SCCA club racing National campaign in Formula Enterprises with multiple wins at the national level in and out of region... finished second at the SCCA National Championship Run-Offs in Formula Enterprises... contested select USAC Midget and Sprint pavement oval events as time allowed in a Bob East-prepared car.
  
  2010: Competed in SCCA club racing National contests as one of the country's youngest licensed competitors in the SCCA... qualified for the SCCA National Championship Run-Offs in Formula Enterprises.
  
  2009: Competed in multiple karting championships racing in the TAG Sr. category, scoring wins in regional and national contests... won the Commercial Point Grand Prix.
  
  2004-2008: Began racing karts at the age of 10 competing in club, national and street races.