The achievements of Road to Indy rising stars Louis Foster and Michael d'Orlando were lauded yesterday evening during the traditional Championship Celebration which began with a spectacular reception beside the Columbia River and with the majestic Mount Hood clearly visible in the background.

Rookie Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires driver Jonathan Browne earned a fifth-place finish in Race 1 of the season finale at Portland International Raceway last weekend, his best race result in a competitive first year campaign with the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires.

Marcos Flack carried the torch for Jay Howard Driver Development in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, going from last to an impressive P4 finish on his American road course debut.

One day after celebrating his 18th birthday with an emphatic victory at Portland International Raceway, Reece Gold emerged victorious once again in this afternoon’s Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires season finale

Louis Foster and Reece Gold each scored a clear victory and a second-place finish during today’s pair of Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix races at Portland International Raceway. But that tally proved more than enough for Foster, a 19-year-old rookie from Basingstoke, England, to clinch the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires for the Exclusive Autosport team.