From Star Mazda files
The drivers that make up the Star Mazda Championship go back to their fast-forward battle at this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park.
After a two-month hiatus resulting from re-scheduling caused by the unification of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League, Round 2 of the 2008 championship will take the green flag at Miller Motorsports Park on Saturday, May 17.
Included in the 30-car mix are racers from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Ireland and Gibraltar, as well as drivers ranging in age from 16 to 64, a father/son team and a brother/sister team.
Leading the pack coming in to the Miller weekend is 'Rocket Rookie' Joel Miller, the 2007 Skip Barber Pro Series champion and winner of the sponsorship awarded by the MAZDAZPEED Motorsports Driver Development Ladder to compete in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship.
He went on to confirm his talent with a win - and a seven-second margin of victory - in his first-ever Star Mazda race, the season-opener at Sebring in March. Confirming that his performance was no fluke, Miller, the 21 year-old from Hesperia, California, was also comfortably fastest among the top teams and drivers testing at Miller Motorsports Park early last week in his #20 JDC Motorsports/MAZDASPEED/K&N Air Filters Mazda.
Canadian Yannick Hofman will also be racing this weekend. He finished 25th in the first race held at the12 Hours of Sebring in March.
The drivers that make up the Star Mazda Championship go back to their fast-forward battle at this weekend at Miller Motorsports Park.
After a two-month hiatus resulting from re-scheduling caused by the unification of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League, Round 2 of the 2008 championship will take the green flag at Miller Motorsports Park on Saturday, May 17.
Included in the 30-car mix are racers from the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Ireland and Gibraltar, as well as drivers ranging in age from 16 to 64, a father/son team and a brother/sister team.
Leading the pack coming in to the Miller weekend is 'Rocket Rookie' Joel Miller, the 2007 Skip Barber Pro Series champion and winner of the sponsorship awarded by the MAZDAZPEED Motorsports Driver Development Ladder to compete in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship.
He went on to confirm his talent with a win - and a seven-second margin of victory - in his first-ever Star Mazda race, the season-opener at Sebring in March. Confirming that his performance was no fluke, Miller, the 21 year-old from Hesperia, California, was also comfortably fastest among the top teams and drivers testing at Miller Motorsports Park early last week in his #20 JDC Motorsports/MAZDASPEED/K&N Air Filters Mazda.
Canadian Yannick Hofman will also be racing this weekend. He finished 25th in the first race held at the12 Hours of Sebring in March.