Indy Pro 2000 Category

MONTEREY, Calif. – Teenaged Mexican Patricio “Pato” O’Ward did exactly what he needed to do this afternoon to keep alive his dream of winning this year’s Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and a substantial scholarship prize to graduate into Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the top tier of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires, in 2017. O’Ward out-fumbled Team Pelfrey teammate and championship leader Aaron Telitz at the start, dominated most of the race, then had to fight tooth and nail to secure victoryRead More

PALMETTO, Fla. – Team Pelfrey stablemates Aaron Telitz and Patricio “Pato” O’Ward have fought tooth and nail for this year’s Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. The outcome will be decided at this weekend’s Pro Mazda Grand Prix of Monterey Presented by Allied Building Products, part of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires “Soul Red Finale” which will comprise three races at one of the country’s premier road courses, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. Pro Mazda represents the middle rung on the Mazda RoadRead More

LEXINGTON, Ohio – A remarkable streak of 11 consecutive race wins for Team Pelfrey in this year’s Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires finally came to and end today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course as French rookie Nico Jamin, the winner of the 2015 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, scored an emphatic double victory for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. Team Pelfrey’s Aaron Telitz, who came into the Royal Purple Pro Mazda Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio weekend tied on points with teammate Pato O’Ward, securedRead More

TORONTO, Ont., Canada – The pressure is building in this year’s Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. For the second day in a row and the fourth successive race, Aaron Telitz turned in a perfect display to claim victory and tie Team Pelfrey teammate Patricio O’Ward, who finished second, for the championship lead. At stake is a Mazda scholarship to assist in graduation to Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the top tier of the Mazda Road to Indy open-wheel development ladder, in 2017. O’Ward drove well to makeRead More

TORONTO, Ont., Canada – Game on. Three races ago the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires seemed to be all over bar the shouting as teenaged Mexican Patricio “Pato” O’Ward had reeled off a string of five consecutive victories to establish a commanding 55-point advantage over Team Pelfrey teammate Aaron Telitz. Not so fast. The quest for a substantial Mazda scholarship to graduate into Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the top tier of the Mazda Road to Indy, in 2017 was turned on its head this afternoon whenRead More

PALMETTO, Fla. (July 6, 2016) – The Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires has long served as a vital step for today’s top drivers, counting Marco Andretti, James Hinchcliffe, Graham Rahal, Conor Daly, Matthew Brabham, Jack Hawksworth, Sage Karam and Spencer Pigot amongst its many graduates. Approaching a transition year until the debut of the new Mazda-powered Tatuus PM-18 in 2018, Andersen Promotions – in conjunction with its partners Mazda and Cooper Tires – today announced a series of enhancements to the current program. Next season, the Pro MazdaRead More

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief The Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires has altered its schedule and will move its race date at Iowa Speedway to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as part of a tripleheader weekend season finale. The series scrapped its round at Iowa, which was set to take place on July 10, due a low amount of car entries in the field. “I want to thank [Iowa Speedway president] Jimmy Small for giving us the option to move our race off of next weekend’s schedule,” said Dan Andersen,Read More

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – Aaron Telitz, from Birchwood, Wis., bounced back into contention for the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires – and the chase for a Mazda Scholarship to graduate to Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the next level of the Mazda Road to Indy, in 2017 – following an impressive double victory today for Team Pelfrey at Road America. Telitz started on the pole for both races and his superiority was never really challenged. Argentinean rookie Nicolas Dapero (Juncos Racing) and Frenchman Nico Jamin (Cape MotorsportsRead More

ROWNSBURG, Ind. – This evening’s Cooper Tires Freedom 90, Round Seven of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, run as part of the Carb Night Classic “The Race Before the 500″ at Lucas Oil Raceway, provided yet another victory for Team Pelfrey’s Patricio “Pato” O’Ward. Only this time the Mexican teenager had to work for his laurels, pushed every inch of the 90 laps around the demanding 0.686-mile oval by Canadian Garett Grist, driving for locally based Juncos Racing. Grist’s teammate, Argentinean rookie Nicolas Dapero, earned his firstRead More

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The weather turned distinctively cooler today at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but Patricio “Pato” O’Ward continued his hot streak by dominating this morning’s Pro Mazda Grand Prix of Indianapolis Presented by Cooper Tires. O’Ward, 17, from Monterrey, Mexico, repeated his form from yesterday to claim his fourth straight win and his fifth of the season in the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. Aaron Telitz, from Birchwood, Wis., ensured another clean sweep of the top two positions by Team Pelfrey – also for the fifth timeRead More