Testing, meetings and speaking engagements combined with a very hectic travel schedule kept Michael busy in the week before the Cooper Tires Winterfest for Pro Mazda at NOLA Motorsports Park, La., and Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala.

Spencer Pigot is America's first racing champion of the new season. Pigot, 20, won last month's four-race Cooper Tires Winterfest Pro Mazda championship and hopes to carry his momentum into a successful assault on this year's Pro Mazda title.

Junior formula car up-and-comer Neil Alberico commenced his 2014 campaign in fine fashion this past week (February 21-22 & 25-26) with an strong inaugural Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires outing. Partnering with fellow series newcomers Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, the highly-regarded Californian gained valuable experience and information during the four-race Cooper Tires Winterfest for the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, ultimately capturing a top-10 finish at NOLA Motorsports Park, and a pair of top-five results at Barber Motorsports Park.

The 2014 season officially got underway for the JDC MotorSports Pro Mazda Championship program with a solid effort by the multiple series champion in the inaugural Cooper Tires Winterfest. The ‘warm-up’ events leading up to the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires series this season saw American Michael Johnson impress the paddock in his series debut, securing top-10 finishes at both NOLA Motorsports Park (February 21-22) and Barber Motorsports Park (February 25-26), while fellow American up-and-comer Kyle Connery cracked the top-10 in his lone event in Alabama.

Rising American talent Spencer Pigot continued his impressive form over the past two days as the Cooper Tires Winterfest for Pro Mazda concluded with a pair of races at Barber Motorsports Park.