The 2011 Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda season kicks off in style this week with a top-quality field set to do battle over two races in support of the 59th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the opening round of the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón.

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, March 7, 2010) - Grassroots racing stars with an eye on the IZOD IndyCar Series have a new way of jumping on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder. INDYCAR announced today that it will host the first Mazda Road to Indy Scouting Combine this fall with the winner having a chance to race in the Cooper Tires presents the USF2000 National Championship in 2012.

Palmetto, Fla. – Andersen Promotions, administrator of the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda, today unveiled an enhanced incentive awards program designed to assist drivers in SCCA, International Formula Ford and North American F2000 competition to advance their careers to the USF2000 series in 2012. The awards are valued at $108,400 which represents a $37,000 increase in incentives from 2010.

INDIANAPOLIS (Monday, Feb. 21, 2011) – Since 1994, some of karting’s biggest names have gathered each Labor Day weekend in Rock Island, Ill., with an eye on being crowned “King of the Streets.” In 2011, winning that title will come with an added bonus.

Palmetto, Fla. – Officials with the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda today announced that Gerardo Bonilla will maintain his role as driver coach and mentor for the 2011 season. Bonilla, of Orlando, Fla., is a championship-winning driver in his own right and has established a prominent reputation as a professional driver coach over the past 14 years.