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PALMETTO, FL. – This year will mark a
welcome return to the picturesque
Road America circuit for all three levels of the highly acclaimed Mazda
Road to Indy, with a pair of races on
the docket for each series in support
of the Verizon IndyCar Series’ Kohler
Grand Prix. Located in Elkhart Lake,
WI., the 4.048-mile, 14-turn road
course has long been a driver and fan
favorite.

thew Brabham and Scott Anderson
earning victory honors.

son Motorsports, Andretti Autosport
and Belardi Auto Racing.

Six Indy Lights drivers have claimed
victory in the eight rounds held to
date but only two drivers have
notched a pair of wins in the hotly
contested championship – Ed Jones of
Carlin and Dean Stoneman of Andretti
Autosport. Only 29 points separate
the two at the season’s halfway mark
with Jones looking to extend his lead
this weekend.

Andretti Autosport indeed has shown
its progress. In the most recent round
– the Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway – Stoneman took the
win while teammate Dalton Kellett
finished third to claim his career-best
result with Shelby Blackstock fourth.

Hot on their heels are Santi Urrutia
(Schmidt Peterson Motorsports with
Curb-Agajanian), Kyle Kaiser (Juncos
Racing) and Felix Serralles (Belardi Auto Racing), who are separated by a
mere six points with Urrutia only 10
markers in arrears of Stoneman.

Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires
has held only four events at the legendary circuit, making its last appearance 25 years ago in 1990 with Paul
Tracy taking the win en route to the
championship title. The Pro Mazda
Championship Presented by Cooper
Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000
Championship Powered by Mazda
have a more recent history. The last
Pro Mazda race took place in 2010
with IndyCar talent Conor Daly winning from the pole. USF2000 last held
a tripleheader event in 2012 with Mat-

Two new faces will be on the Road
America grid as Garett Grist moves up
from Pro Mazda to make his Indy
Lights debut with Team Pelfrey and
James French of nearby Sheboygan
debuts with Belardi Auto Racing, filling
in for Sweden’s Felix Rosenqvist who
has European racing commitments
this weekend.

The majority of the Lights teams tested at Road America in May including
Carlin, Juncos Racing, Schmidt Peter-

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