Nikita Lastochkin took a very different route to the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires than many of his fellow competitors. With no motorsports background growing up in Moscow, Lastochkin did not start racing until the age of 22, after moving to the United States. Here, the now 27-year-old entering his sophomore Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires season, talks about coming to America at the age of 16, how he first got the racing bug and how taking racing cues from Colton Herta is a good idea.

Experienced race engineer to head up to Pro Mazda effort

16-year-old Sting Ray Robb will pilot the team's first Tatuus PM-18 chassis for the 2018 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires season

RP Motorsport Racing is ready for "the American dream." After two excellent years played in the prestigious World Series Formula V8 3.5 (the championship that closed its doors at the end of the 2017 season) the Italian team is now about to face a new and exciting challenge on the American continent.

Cunha is the third driver to commit to the reigning 2017 Pro Mazda champions