Mazdaspeed is Mazda's in-house performance division. The company is a grassroots racing team in Japan. Now owned by Mazda Motor Corporation, they build production model vehicles, become involved in motorsports development, and offer performance parts and accessories.
Formula racing is any of several forms of open-wheeled single-seater motorsport road racing. The origin of the term lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single-seater regulations, or formulae. The best known of these formulae are Formula One, Formula Two, Formula Three, Formula Four and Formula Student. Common usage of "formula racing" encompasses other single-seater series, including the GP2 Series, which replaced Formula 3000.
The Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Pro Mazda Championship, debuted as a new series in 2013, replacing the Star Mazda Championship which ceased operation in 2012 after 22 years. The series is sanctioned by IndyCar and owned and operated by Andersen Promotions. It is the second official step on the Road to Indy ladder system bridging the gap between the Cooper Tires U.S. F2000 Championship and Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. The series' champion is awarded a scholarship package to advance to Indy Lights competition the following year. It competes on all open-wheel disciplines: road courses, street courses, and ovals. The series' primary sponsor is Cooper Tires.
Raphael Matos is a Brazilian professional racing driver. He was the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series champion and the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series champion. He lives in Miami.
Todd Lamb is a professional American race car driver, Engineer, and Entrepreneur. He previously lived in Royal Oak, Michigan and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Josef Newgarden is an American race car driver that currently competes in the IndyCar Series.
The Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires is a racecar driver development program, providing a scholarship-funded path to reach the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500. Sanctioned by IndyCar, the Road to Indy is owned and managed by Andersen Promotions. On December 9, 2010 it was announced that Mazda would become the title sponsor of the program and provide scholarships for series champions to advance to the next rung of the ladder with all three series running on Cooper Tires.
Connor De Phillippi is an American professional racing driver and BMW Motorsport works driver.
SCCA Pro Racing is the pro racing division of the Sports Car Club of America. SCCA Pro Racing was formed in 1963, the company is a fully owned subsidiary of SCCA.
Félix Juan Serrallés IV is a Puerto Rican racing driver. After gathering two second-place finishes in the Caribbean Karting Championship, Serrallés joined the Skip Barber National Championship and finished third. Afterwards, he was recruited by Fortec Motorsport and moved to Europe, where he debuted in the Formula Renault. By 2012, Serrallés had fully adapted to formula racing, remaining in the run for the British Formula 3 Championship until the final race of the season and eventually finishing third. After being sidelined by a back injury for most of 2013, he joined Team West-Tec for the 2014 season of the European Formula 3 Championship.
Kyle Kaiser is an American racing driver from Santa Clara, California, and won the 2017 Indy Lights Championship with Juncos Racing. He is also currently enrolled in classes part-time at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.
Scott Hargrove is a Canadian racing driver from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Peter Portante is a professional, American race car driver from Plainville, Connecticut.
Spencer James Pigot is an American racing driver, currently driving the No. 45 car for Citrone/Buhl and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IndyCar series.
Raoul Owens is a London based, British racing driver. He will compete in the VLN Endurance Championship based at the Nürburgring with Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW.
Matt Plumb is a racing driver who has previously competed in the Barber Dodge Pro Series and currently races in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. Matt Plumb is also team manager of Rum Bum Racing, a sportscar and GT racing team.
Trent Hindman is an American racing driver. Hindman won the 2014 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the GS class. He also was selected by BMW Motorsport for their junior program in 2015.
Bryan Sellers is an American racing driver. Sellers won the title in the USF2000 in 2002 and later competed in the Atlantic Championship and in racing sports cars.
The Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup is the professional Spec Miata series sanctioned by IndyCar in the United States. The pro Spec Miata series has its roots in 2003, but a unified national championship was launched in 2006.
Chase Owen is an American race car driver, team-owner, and entrepreneur. Born in Houston, Texas, Owen is best known for his successful open-wheel racing career in America, Europe, and Asia. His rapid progression in international motor racing began in late 2014, after winning Skip Barber Racing School's Indy Car Academy Shootout with no prior racing experience. He was awarded with a full season in the 2015 Skip Barber Summer Series Championship and RACER Magazine's "Top Gun Award." Owen went on to be nominated for the Team USA Scholarship and raced FF1600's for Cliff Dempsey Racing in 2016, where he won the Avon Tyres Northern Championship, placed 2nd in the Avon Tyres National Championship, 6th in the Formula Ford Festival, and was crowned the "Star of Anglesey" and "Champion of Oulton Park." Later, after finishing 7th in the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, Owen launched his own Formula 3 motor racing team and entered into the 2018 F3 Asian Championship. In doing so, Owen became among the youngest FIA-sanctioned team-owner/team-driver's in the sport at age 25. Owen was also named one of the top-6 American racers ever to have competed in Formula Ford 1600.
