The Jay Howard Driver Development team completed Round 8 of the Road to Indy calendar this weekend at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

A tremendous evening of Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires competition in the traditional Carb Night Classic - “The Race Before the 500" at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park began with Michael d’Orlando, from Hartsdale, N.Y., claiming a narrow victory for Cape Motorsports in the all-green 75-lap Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship encounter. Less than an hour later, Englishman Louis Foster overcame polesitter Reece Gold, from Miami, Fla., to score a memorable Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires triumph for Exclusive Autosport.

The traditional Carb Night Classic - “The Race Before the 500" – is set to take place this evening at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, just a few miles west of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which will host the 106th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday.

The Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship battle has begun and Michael d’Orlando is back in action at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park this week looking to repeat his victory at the Cooper Tires Freedom 75.

Thomas Nepveu, a young driver from Oka, will be back in Indianapolis on May 27 for the only event on an oval track this season.