M1 Racing surprised the junior formula car ranks today by announcing that it will field a car for rising star Nicolas Costa in the season-opening doubleheader for the Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires March 29-30 on the street circuit at St. Petersburg, Fla.

Paralyzed racer Michael Johnson and his team JDC MotorSports will again support nonprofit organization Wheelchairs 4 Kids during the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, the season opener for the 2014 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.

The national motto of Jason Bedasse's native Jamaica — "Out of many, one people" — speaks of the diversity of the population of that Caribbean nation.

Andersen Promotions today announced a new partnership with Delta, B.C., Canada-based Race Energy, a designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art power conversion solutions for motorsports. The new association will benefit all three levels of the Mazda Road to Indy as Race Energy will become the Official Battery Charger of the ladder series.

It was a busy week for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing with four drivers competing in ten races at NOLA Motorsports Park (Feb. 21-22) and Barber Motorsports Park (Feb. 25 - 26) in the Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tires Championship and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda Winterfest championships.