Two youngsters who have honed their skills in Europe in recent years staged a fine battle for the lead in this afternoon’s opening round of the Cooper Tires Winterfest, with Briton Jack Aitken (Team Pelfrey) narrowly holding off Andretti Autosport’s Weiron Tan at NOLA Motorsports Park.

The 14-car field in Pro Mazda includes a stout mix of returning veterans and rookies.

Andersen Promotions today announced a casting call for a co-host of its popular RoadToIndy.TV program which debuted this year.

Green Savoree Racing Promotions has signed a partnership agreement with Andersen Promotions that will see the complete Mazda Road to Indy series compete at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Honda Indy Toronto and Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio for the next two years.

Andersen Promotions today unveiled the 2015 racing calendars for the Mazda Road to Indy – the highly acclaimed driver training program for the next generation of Verizon IndyCar Series stars. All three development series -- Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda -- will feature an expanded schedule of 16 races with some exciting new venues added to the traditional mix of circuits.