News

Kyle Kaiser (left) and Spencer Pigot have given Juncos Racing a solid duo in its first year of Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires competition. The team was the 2014 Pro Mazda champion.

First-year Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires competitor Ed Jones wins both races on the 1.8-mile, 14-turn St. Petersburg street circuit. Jack Harvey and Spencer Pigot earn podiums in both races.

Shelby Blackstock will be among the drivers competing on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., in the new Mazda-powered Dallara IL-15 car in the season opener for Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires.

Matthew Brabham, who placed fourth in the 2014 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires championship, returns to compete in the season-opening doubleheader at St. Petersburg with Andretti Autosport.

Three-time Pro Bowl receiver Vincent Jackson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be the grand marshal and Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starter Alex Cobb will be the honorary starter of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 29.

Felix Serralles in the No. 4 car and Ed Jones in the No. 11 car are on the NOLA Motorsports Park road course during Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires preseason testing with the new Mazda/Dallara car.

Michael Johnson of Michigan returns to the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires lineup for the Cooper Tires Winterfest at NOLA Motorsports Park and Barber Motorsports Park.

Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires teams will have their first Open Test using the new Dallara chassis/Mazda engine package Jan. 13-14 at Palm Beach International Raceway. The season opens March 28-29 in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will mark the competitive debut of aerodynamic body kits.