The win marks Alberico's first in Pro Mazda competition and the young driver hopes it is the first of many to come this season.

French rookie drivers Timothé Buret and Florian Latorre topped the timing charts today during practice for the Allied Building Products Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, which will comprise the first two rounds of the 2015 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.

The future stars of the Verizon IndyCar Series will display their talents this weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., as all three levels of the Mazda Road to Indy development ladder will commence their 2015 seasons.

Series sophomores Michael Johnson and Kyle Connery will lead the squad, while rookies Raoul Owens and Parker Nicklin are highly-motivated to contend from the very first green flag of the year.

St. Petersburg-based Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing is ready to tackle the 2015 Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires season with a three-car assault at its home track this weekend. Drivers Neil Alberico, Daniel Burkett and Florian Latorre are focused on victory in the Allied Building Products Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.