2017 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout

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United States 2017 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout
Race details
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DateDecember 9 & 10, 2017
Official nameMazda Road to Indy Shootout
LocationWild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
CourseRoad course
1.600 mi / 2.575 km
Podium

The 2017 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout was the second edition of the Road to Indy Shootout. The event was held at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park on December 9 and 10. The winner, Irishman Keith Donegan, received a $200,000 scholarship to compete in the 2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship.[1]

Entry list[]

Driver Age 2017 result
New Zealand Liam Lawson[1] 15 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship champion
Republic of Ireland Niall Murray[1] 22 champion
Brazil [1] 21 Seletiva de Kart Petrobras
United Kingdom [1] 16 Scottish Motor Racing Club Formula Ford 1600 Championship champion
United States 19 eKartingnews.com selected driver1
United States [2] 21 SCCA Runoffs - Formula Enterprises winner
United Kingdom [3] 25 national champion
Canada 25 Pacific F2000 representative
Mexico 17 Formula Panam representative
United Kingdom 19 Shootout winner3
Australia [4] 16 Australian Formula Ford Championship Champion
United States 19 Formula Car Challenge representative2
United Kingdom [5] 20 F1600 Championship Series representative
United States 19 Team USA Scholarship representative 5
United States 23
Republic of Ireland [5] 20 Formula Ford Festival representative
United Kingdom 24 Walter Hayes Trophy representative4
United States 17 Mazda Motorsports selected driver

Notes[]

^1 Karting news website eKartingnews.com chief editor Rob Howden and managing editor David Cole selected Jake Craig as up and coming talent. He was selected to compete in the 2017 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout. Craig was selected out of a short list of finalists, namely , , Braden Eves, and .[2]

^2 Williams won the FormulaSPEED championship, the fastest of the three Formula Car Challenge West Coast and Triple Crown championships.[6]

^3 iZone Driver Performance hosted a sim racing shootout. Drivers who were nominated for Quantum Racing Suspension Driver of the Race in Formula Ford 1600 races organised by or MSVR were selected. These drivers were , , , James Roe Jr. and . also qualified for the shootout but he chose not to compete as he already qualified for the 2017 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout. Irish driver Niall Murray also opted not to participate.[7]

^4 won the 2017 Walter Hayes Trophy but did not qualify for the Mazda Road to Indy Shootout due to his age (33). As 24-year old led most of the race but spun off with 2 laps to go, he was awarded a wildcard entry into the Mazda Road to Indy Shootout.[8][7]

^5 and were selected to represent Team USA Scholarship at the Formula Ford Festival, Walter Hayes Trophy and 2017 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout.[9] The duo was chosen out of ten candidates, Sabré Cook, , , Kyle Kirkwood, , , Simon Sikes and did not advance into the final selection.[10]

Format[]

The Formula Mazda car similar to the ones used in the 2017 shootout.
Judges
United States Tom Long Mazda Motorsports factory driver
United States Jonathan Bomarito
United States
Canada Scott Goodyear former IndyCar Series driver
Brazil Victor Franzoni 2017 Pro Mazda Championship champion
United States Oliver Askew 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship champion

The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving supplied the drivers with first generation Formula Mazda chassis. The tube chassis cars are powered by 180hp rotary engines. The shootout location, Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park is also the location of the racing school founded by Bob Bondurant.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "MRTI USF2000 $200K SCHOLARSHIP SHOOTOUT DATES/VENUE ANNOUNCED". USF2000. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "JAKE CRAIG AWARDED EKARTINGNEWS.COM KARTING ENTRY TICKET". USF2000. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ^ "LUKE'S BIG TICKET". BRSCC FF1600. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Vidau Victorious After Thrilling Formula Ford Finale". Formula Ford.org.au. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Spotlight: December 1, 2017". USF2000. 1 December 2017.
  6. ^ "FCC Champions Crowned At Auto Club Speedway Finale". USF2000. 5 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Thorburn Wins Scholarship Shootout Entry". USF2000. 14 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Michael Moyers Finally on Top at Walter Hayes Trophy". The Checkered Flag. 5 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Jeansonne, Kotyk Earn Team USA Scholarship Opportunities". USF2000. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Ten Candidates Identified for 2017 Team USA Scholarship Selection Process". Team USA Scholarship. 26 July 2017.
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