Rising Star Racing drivers Josef Newgarden, Spencer Pigot, and Neil Alberico will be back in race action this weekend as the Verizon IndyCar Series and the Pro Mazda Series travel to Barber Motorsports Park for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.

Indiana-based BraunAbility will sponsor paralyzed racer Michael Johnson’s #54 JDC MotorSports BraunAbility Pro Mazda car for the remainder of the 2014 season as an associate partner, starting with round two of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires at Barber Motorsport Park, Ala., on April 26/27.

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing and drivers Neil Alberico and Scott Hargrove had a solid season opener.

Scott Hargrove returned home to Vancouver from the opening two races of the Pro Mazda season at the Allied Building Products Grand Prix of St. Petersburg with solid results and a great start to the season.

Small talk with Racing Legend A J Foyt and St. Pete Pole Winner Takuma Sato, and two solid runs in the opening rounds of the 2014 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires series.... Florida was worth the trip for Michael Johnson.