It would be an understatement to say the past eight months have been a whirlwind for Oliver Askew. The 20-year-old Floridian has gone from wondering how he was going to make a permanent move from karts to race cars, to impressing on an international stage in England, earning a scholarship into the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda and taking a commanding lead in the championship with three victories in the first four races.

The Jupiter, Fla. native and MRTI Shootout winner takes two at Barber to increase his point lead, as 14-year-old Kaylen Frederick continues to impress

Mazda Scholarship driver Oliver Askew narrowly beats 14-year-old phenom Kaylen Frederick in race one of the Mazda USF2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires at Barber Motorsports Park

After becoming the first American racing series with a dedicated broadcast channel on demand via Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku last April, Mazda Road to Indy TV today announced another landmark. The Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires will now be the first open-wheel racing series to have an Official App on Xbox One.

Following an impressive debut for the brand-new Mazda-powered Tatuus USF-17 engine-chassis combination in St. Petersburg, another new team, Benik Kart, and four more drivers – Bayley Mickler from Australia, Toby Sowery from England, plus U.S. drivers Darren Keane and Flinn Lazier – have signed up to contest this weekend’s Mazda USF2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires.