Spencer Pigot claimed a hard-fought victory in this afternoon’s opening round of the six-race Cooper Tires USF2000 Winterfest Championship at Sebring International Raceway.

Nineteen drivers and nine teams are lined up for a head start on their 2012 campaigns when the USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship kicks off next week.

Junior formula car standout JDC MotorSports is excited to announce that paralyzed racer Michael Johnson will be part of its multi-car title challenge in the 2012 edition of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda.

ZSports Midwest returned to Formula Ford 2000 action in fine fashion recently at Sebring International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway, with the Cooper Tires USF2000 National Championship powered by Mazda squad not only visiting victory lane multiple times, but also running some potential National class standouts.

The 2011 USF2000 champion recently talked with eFormulaCarNews.com about his title-winning season and what the future holds.