Series Announces Step on Mazda Road to Indy Ladder

The Pacific Formula F2000 Championship Series is pleased to announce the inclusion of the series in the Mazda Road to Indy USF2000 $200k Scholarship Shootout in 2016. Announced August 1st at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course during the Verizon IndyCar Series race weekend, the shootout, now in its fourth year, will be expanded to include the champions of junior open-wheel and karting series both nationally and internationally. The winner of the knockout style shootout will be provided with a $200k Scholarship to enter the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in 2017 – the first rung in the Mazda Road to Indy ladder sanctioned by INDYCAR.

The Mazda Road to Indy is the only driver development program of its type in the world offering a clear, scholarship-funded path to the Verizon IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500.

The Pacific Formula F2000 Championship Series, currently in its 12th year, will be a first time participant in the expanded shootout, an opportunity which should provide renewed interest in open-wheel racing on the west coast. The series has a rich history and includes among its alumni drivers J.R. Hildebrand, 2011 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the year and Dane Cameron, Tudor Series Prototype and GTD winning driver along with Pro Mazda Presented by Cooper Tires driver Patricio O’Ward and Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda drivers Nikita Lastochkin and Yufeng Luo.