It’s always daunting for a young driver as he or she enters a racing program to begin their rookie season, primed to take on the established competition. JDC MotorSports’ freshman pilot Parker Thompson has shown impressive poise and maturity since the opening round of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in March, and he turned in his finest performance yet this past weekend at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.

Team Pelfrey’s newest foray onto the first rung on the Mazda Road to Indy development ladder, the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, continues to bear fruit.

Thompson is coming off a strong weekend in New Orleans where he faced the challenging conditions head on to come home with a pair of top-seven finishes, which included his best result of the year, a fourth in the tough rainy conditions in Race 2.

The 2015 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda is in full swing and Pabst Racing continues to lead the championship with Jake Eidson as Rounds Five and Six quickly approach.

Just two months ago, Nico Jamin was scoring his first North American win at Barber Motorsports Park during the Cooper Tires USF2000 Winterfest. After scoring his first win of the "regular season" at NOLA Motorsports Park two weeks ago, Jamin visited California and attended the 41st annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach to meet new people and talk to teams and potential partners.