The intensity at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway begins to ramp up this week when the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the entire Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel development ladder takes to the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course for a packed schedule of races on Friday and Saturday, May 13-14.

The youngest driver in the field at 17, Siegel romped to a flag-to-flag victory in Race 2 of the Andersen Interior Contracting Grand Prix of Alabama held at Barber Motorsports Park, and now holds a five-point lead in a closely fought title chase

Reece Gold of Juncos Hollinger Racing became the third winner in as many rounds of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires with a dominant victory this afternoon at Barber Motorsports Park in the Andersen Interior Contracting Grand Prix of Alabama

The Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel driver development ladder returns to action this week, April 28-May 1, following a two-month hiatus since the opening races of the new season.

Teenager Reece Gold, from Miami, Fla., posted the fastest time for Juncos Hollinger Racing as 16 contenders continued their preparations for the next two rounds of the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires the weekend of April 30/May 1.