ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing is pleased to announce that James Fletcher will drive for the team in the 2013 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. Fletcher, 18, joins previously announced teammates Scott Hargrove and Neil Alberico.

Fletcher, from Surrey, UK, was the 2009 Super 1 British Rotax Max Junior Karting Champion. In 2011 he was runner-up in the Formula Jedi Championship and won four of six races in the Formula Renault Winter Series. Last season, he raced in the Formula Renault BARC Championship, finishing seventh overall with three podiums.

"This is a fantastic opportunity to be selected to join Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing,” Fletcher said. “The Capes are a class act, and I will be looking for very strong results. It will be a different experience to what I’m used to, but I am looking forward to the challenge.”

Fletcher will drive the No. 3 car for the team.

“We are very excited to have James join our team,” said team owners Dominic and Nicholas Cape. “He is a great addition to our line-up, and we are looking forward to good results from all three of our drivers.”

For more information, please visit www.usf2000.com. You can follow the team on Facebook and Twitter (CMwithWTR) for updates.

In 2012, Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing drivers combined to win 12 of 14 races and led 208 out of 227 possible laps. Matthew Brabham claimed the USF2000 Championship and Henrik Furuseth won the National Class Championship, in addition to the team championship.

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing was formed in 2010 as a partnership between two successful racing entities. With leadership from brothers Nicholas and Dominic Cape, and along with Wayne Taylor and his organization in Indianapolis, the team won the 2012 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda and team drivers have won the 2011 and 2012 driver championships. For more information, please visit www.capemotorsports.com.