For over 20 years the World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Award has provided a test to young racers looking to move up the open-wheel racing ladder. For the 2014 season, the Rising Star Award added a new component, a full season ride in a FormulaSPEED provided by VMB Driver Development. In 2015 this was taken to a whole new level with the addition of a Pro Mazda Scholarship. For 2016 there are three levels of scholarship available, leading directly into the Mazda Road to Indy.
Introducing this year’s nominees:
These four drivers have been awarded the 2015 World Speed Motorsports Rising Star Award, and one of them will be moving up into the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear next season in the all new GEN2 FormulaSPEED.
- Carter Williams Age: 17 (SuperKarts USA)
- Mathew Cresci Age: 22 (NASA Spec Miata National Championship)
- Jonathan Sugianto Age: 20 (Skip Barber Formula Race Series)
- Enzo Prevost Age:17 (Sanzaru Karting Championships)
The driver testing will take place at Buttonwillow Raceway Park on November 10th. The racers will be tested on the track for their driving skills, and in the garage for their technical understanding of the sport and off-track business, marketing and PR skills.
Some of the past WSM Rising Star Award winners have included:
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Scott Speed – F1, NASCAR, Global Rally Cross
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Joey Hand – Ford and BMW Factory Driver, 24 Hours of Daytona & 12 Hour of Sebring winner
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Sage Karam – Indy Lights Champion
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Joel Miller – Team USA, Grand Am Rolex GX vice-champion, Mazda factory prototype driver
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Cole Whitt – NASCAR
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Michael Self – NASCAR
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Conor Daly – Pro Mazda Champion, Team USA, Indy Lights, GP3, IndyCar
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Neil Alberico – Pro Mazda Championship vice-champion, Team USA
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