Talented rookies Oliver Askew and Rinus VeeKay have been locked in combat for this year’s USF2000 championship. Both contenders are taking part in their first full season of car racing after enjoying hugely successful careers in karting. They are chasing a Mazda Scholarship package valued at almost $400,000 to assist in the graduation to the next step on the Mazda Road to Indy, Pro Mazda, in 2018.

O’Keeffe returns to Team BENIK after competing in the Grand Prix of Indy event weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

All three levels of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires – the world’s most effective open-wheel development ladder – will continue to enjoy competition at three high profile venues as Andersen Promotions and Green Savoree Racing Promotions today announced a new multi-year contract

After a successful test last week at the Autobahn Country Club, Indiana's Zach Holden is set to make his Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda series debut at the 3.37 mile, 11-turn, Watkins Glen International facility in Watkins Glen, New York.

Oliver Askew of Cape Motorsports and Rinus VeeKay of Pabst Racing are separated by 13 points in the battle for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda crown entering the season finale at Watkins Glen International to be held September 2.