A familiar face will again be under the JDC MotorSports' awning in 2013, as Juan Piedrahita rejoins the multiple championship-winning team for the 2013 edition of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.

After winning both the drivers' championship and the coveted teams' championship – for the second successive year – during a stellar 2012 campaign, Team Pelfrey today laid out its plan for continued success by confirming that rising American star Spencer Pigot will spearhead its attack on this year's Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.

The newly-formed Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires – the second official step on the Mazda Road to Indy – today announced its 2013 schedule which will feature 16 races at nine high-profile events.

JDC MotorSports' quest for a fourth Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires title is taking an important first step, with the Minnesota-based squad confirming the signing of up-and-comer Lloyd Read.

The Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires has contracted the services of SpeedSource Race Engineering as the Official Engine Builder and Technical Consultant of the newly formed Mazda Road to Indy series which fills the opening vacated by Star Mazda.