Louis Foster is on a roll. The Los Angeles, Calif.-based Englishman scored a comfortable victory for Exclusive Autosport in this afternoon’s opening leg of the Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America Powered by Elite Engines. Foster’s third successive win enabled him to extend his lead in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires at the halfway point in the 18-race season.

The Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship will reach the midway point in their seasons this coming weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.

A tremendous evening of Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires competition in the traditional Carb Night Classic - “The Race Before the 500" at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park began with Michael d’Orlando, from Hartsdale, N.Y., claiming a narrow victory for Cape Motorsports in the all-green 75-lap Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship encounter. Less than an hour later, Englishman Louis Foster overcame polesitter Reece Gold, from Miami, Fla., to score a memorable Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires triumph for Exclusive Autosport.

The traditional Carb Night Classic - “The Race Before the 500" – is set to take place this evening at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, just a few miles west of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway which will host the 106th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday.

The first two steps on the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel development ladder will venture onto an oval track for the first time this season when the traditional Carb Night Classic – “The Race Before the 500" – takes place this Friday evening, May 27, at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.