Kiko Porto claimed today’s opening leg of the Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by Elite Engines for DEForce Racing after starting on the pole position. But the 17-year-old had to work hard for his second Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship victory of the year

Kiko Porto entered the weekend seven points out of the championship lead, although today he added two more points to his tally as a result of posting the fastest time in both 20-minute qualifying sessions for DEForce Racing.

Defending race winners Turn 3 Motorsport will journey to Road America this weekend for Rounds 9 and 10 of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship.

All three levels of the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires will see action this week, each set for a pair of races at one of the most eagerly awaited venues on the schedule, the challenging 4.014-mile Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wis.

As the calendar turns to mid-June, Miller Vinatieri Motorsports will leave its home state of Indiana and head north to Wisconsin.