Two youngsters who have honed their skills in Europe in recent years staged a fine battle for the lead in this afternoon’s opening round of the Cooper Tires Winterfest, with Briton Jack Aitken (Team Pelfrey) narrowly holding off Andretti Autosport’s Weiron Tan at NOLA Motorsports Park.

Rising Star Racing is thrilled to announce that driver Neil Alberico will return to Pro Mazda competition for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing in pursuit of the 2015 championship title.

After a busy month of winter testing, Juncos Racing is set to kick off the 2015 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires race campaign this week in the “Mazda Road to Indy” Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship. Juncos Racing captured the team and driver 2014 Pro Mazda Championships in addition to the 2014 Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship.

The 14-car field in Pro Mazda includes a stout mix of returning veterans and rookies.

World Speed Motorsports announced today that Alessandro Latif will be joining their squad for the 2015 season. Latif is a young but very experienced racer who has had success in karts, formula cars, sedans and prototypes.