With two second-place finishes at Portland International Raceway, Rinus VeeKay has secured the 2018 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires championship title. With the results in Portland, the 17-year old has tallied 7 wins and 10 podiums in 2018 en route to also capturing the Rookie of the Year title.

David Malukas grasped the advantage at the start from pole-winner Rinus VeeKay, then led throughout this afternoon’s Pro Mazda Grand Prix of Portland Presented by Cooper Tires. It was the rookie teenager from Chicago’s third victory of the year for BN Racing

Rinus VeeKay, 17, secured the championship – plus a Mazda Scholarship prize worth almost $800,000 to progress into Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires in 2019 – with a conservative drive to second for Juncos Racing, while Oliver Askew, 21, scored an overdue maiden victory for Cape Motorsports

Dutch teenager Rinus VeeKay (Juncos Racing) has a substantial lead over Canadian Parker Thompson (Exclusive Autosport) in the quest for a Mazda Scholarship worth almost $800,000 to step up to Indy Lights in 2019.

Rinus VeeKay extended his Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires lead to 47 points after a dominating performance at the Mazda St. Louis Pro Mazda Oval Challenge at Gateway Motorsports Park