Shelby Blackstock finishes fifth and Garett Grist eighth in the first of two races this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park.

Rising Star Racing picked up right where it left off in St. Petersburg with another top Pro Mazda performance from Spencer Pigot at Barber Motorsports Park on Saturday. In a near carbon copy performance from the first Verizon IndyCar Series weekend of the year, Pigot started from the pole and never looked back to take the win in the No. 7 Doug Mockett & Company/Rising Star Racing/Vitamin-DPro App/California Scents/Juncos Racing entry.

It was back to the top of the time charts for Rising Star Racing driver Spencer Pigot on Friday when he posted a quick lap time of 1:21.2127 among the 20-car Pro Mazda field at Barber Motorsports Park. That time will set Pigot and his No. 7 Doug Mockett & Company/Rising Star Racing/Vitamin-DPro App/California Scents/Juncos Racing machine on pole position.

Blackstock and Grist Set for Top 10 Starts in Race One at Barber

The new auto racing season is barely under way but the level of intensity will be high when all three levels of the Mazda Road to Indy travel this week to Barber Motorsports Park in rural Alabama. Talented young Americans Zach Veach, Spencer Pigot and RC Enerson have grasped early advantages in their respective championship chases and will be looking to maintain their momentum as each series will host a pair of races which will once again run in support of the Verizon IndyCar Series.