USF Pro 2000 Championship

USF Pro 2000 Championship
CategoryOpen Wheel Racing
CountryUnited States
Inaugural season1991
Drivers32
Teams29
ConstructorsTatuus
Engine suppliersMazda
Tire suppliersContinental
Drivers' championAustralia Lochie Hughes
Teams' championUnited States Turn 3 Motorsport
Official websiteusfpro2000.com
Current season
Star Mazda car in 2009

The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the Road to Indy ladder system, between the USF2000 Championship and Indy NXT. The series is sanctioned by the United States Auto Club and operated by Andersen Promotions.[1] The series' champion is awarded a scholarship package to advance to Indy NXT competition for the following season. It competes on all open-wheel disciplines: road courses, street courses, and ovals.

The series' primary sponsor is the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company via their Cooper Tires brand.

Many Pro Mazda graduates have gone on to race in top-tier open-wheel series, including American Formula One and NASCAR driver Scott Speed, IndyCar Series drivers Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, James Hinchcliffe and Raphael Matos, and Rolex Sports Car Series and NASCAR driver Michael McDowell.

  1. ^ "The Series". www.indypro2000.com. Retrieved 2022-09-28.