Next week’s Mazda Road to Indy Open Test at Homestead-Miami Speedway marks the final official event under the patronage of Mazda after nine years at the helm of what has grown into the most effective open-wheel driver development program in the world. It also represents the predawn of a new era as teams and drivers begin to focus on chasing more than $2M in scholarships and prizes that will be paid out as part of the 2019 Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires.

The Lucas Oil School of Racing is pleased to announce the entry list for the inaugural Cooper Tires Karting Scholarship Shoot-Out, December 12-14 at Sebring International Raceway.

The duo enjoys Team USA success, then makes an immediate impact on junior open wheel racing in the US

Like typical close friends, they finish each other’s sentences, question each other’s ability to remember events and analyze each other’s behavior. But Oliver Askew and Kyle Kirkwood, two of the up-and-coming stars in American motorsports, are anything but your typical pair of young Floridians

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