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.

On the heels of victory in the recent Cooper Tires Pro Mazda Winterfest mini-series, Team Pelfrey today is proud to confirm that talented teenagers Patricio “Pato” O’Ward and Santiago “Santi” Urrutia will contest the entire Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires which begins with a pair of races March 28/29 just a few miles from the team’s base in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Juncos Racing is pleased to announce Nicolas Dapero has joined the Juncos Racing Driver Development Program for the 2015 season. Dapero will spend his time in the program learning the Mazda Road to Indy ladder series both on and off track through the guidance of Juncos Racing.

Nicklin, 18, who finished second in the West Coast-based Pro Mazda Formula Car Challenge in 2014 will make his transition with JDC MotorSports to the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, joining already confirmed JDC MotorSports' teammates Michael Johnson, Raoul Owens and Kyle Connery.

Pro Mazda drivers Raoul Owens and Michael Johnson together with JDC MotorSports newly signed Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship driver Parker Thompson were part of a three-car line-up for the 2015 Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship.