Skip Barber Racing School Alumni Takeover Honda Grand Prix at St. Petersburg
More than 50 Skip Barber Racing School Alumni Competing at the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
BRASELTON, Ga. (March 22, 2013) - Skip Barber Racing School congratulates it's graduates who are racing this weekend in the Honda Grand Prix on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida, the opening round of the IZOD IndyCar Series.
Top drivers from around the world will compete in hopes of challenging defending IZOD IndyCar Series Champion Ryan Hunter-Reay. In addition to Hunter-Reay, another 11 Skip Barber Racing School alumni will compete in the IZOD IndyCar Series race.
More than 50 alumni will be racing across all of the series in St. Petersburg this weekend. As the first step on the Mazda Road to Indy, Skip Barber Racing School has taught, trained and helped develop 17 of the 31 entrants in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Series. Alumni will also compete in the Pirelli World Challenge, Firestone Indy Lights and Pro Mazda series. The 38 year tradition of training and developing the top talent in motorsports will be on display all weekend long in St. Petersburg.
Skip Barber Racing School alumni participating in the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg: Ryan Hunter-ReayHelio CastronevesJ.R. HildebrandE.J. VisoTony KanaanTristan VautierGraham RahalJames Jakes Ed CarpenterMarco AndrettiJosef NewgardenCharlie Kimball Skip Barber Racing School alumni participating in support of the the IZOD IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg:Pirelli World ChallengeMike SkeenDuncan EndeBret CurtisPeter LeSaffreTim PappasAlex WelchDane MoxlowAlex UdellArdee ToppeJim TaggartRobert StoutBill ZieglerBrad AdamsMitch LandryBrian Kleeman Firestone Indy LightsTristan VautierGustavo YacamanDavid OstellaTroy CastanedaRodin Younessi Pro MazdaSpencer PigotShelby BlackstockScott AndersonKyle KaiserPatrick Linn Cooper Tires USF2000Neil AlbericoDalton KellettGarett GristRC EnersonDanilo EstrelaArthur OliveiraMatt McMurryJake EidsonClark ToppeAndrew HobbsRyan VerraScott HargrovePeter PortanteMichael JohnsonAustin CindricStefan RzadzinskiBrandon Newey We are very proud of our talented and accomplished alumni! Good luck! Interested in joing this elite group of accomplished alumni and competing for nearly $700,000 in scholarship awards?Learn more about our programs:2013 Karting Scholarship Shootout2013 INDYCAR Academy2013 Skip Barber Race Series presented by Mazda About Skip Barber Racing SchoolFor 38 years Skip Barber Racing School, the leader in high performance driving and racing education, has operated a fully integrated system of racing schools, driving schools, racing championships, corporate events and OEM events across North America. Skip Barber Racing School provides entry-level, equal car championships. The athletes are given media exposure, expert coaching, on-track arrive and drive experience, financial awards and motorsport scholarships. The reason many people choose to race with Skip Barber Racing School is because they know it is the place where the stars of tomorrow begin their careers. The Skip Barber Racing School launched the auto racing careers of Ryan Hunter-Reay, Marco Andretti, Scott Speed, A.J. Allmendinger, Raphael Matos, Spencer Pigot, Josef Newgarden and many more. For more information about how to start your journey on the Mazda Road to Indy, go to skipbarber.com or call 800.221.1131.Drive. Race. Win.
