All three levels of the acclaimed Mazda Road to Indy – Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda – will converge on Indianapolis Motor Speedway on October 8/9 for the sixth annual Chris Griffis Memorial Open Test.

Canada's Thompson takes the win in Toronto and strengthens the championship lead

The battle for another Mazda scholarship to move from USF2000 to Pro Mazda in 2017 couldn’t be more finely poised with Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing teammates Parker Thompson, from Red Deer, Alb., Canada, and Anthony Martin, from Perth, Australia, currently tied for the points lead with seven races remaining.

Tim de Silva has become the second driver to secure an entry to the inaugural Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 $200K Scholarship Shootout which will be held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, near Monterey, Calif., on December 6-7.

Two-time Mazda Road to Indy Champion Matt Brabham has given the new-for-2017 Tatuus USF-17 its maiden oval test at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.