VAUTIER WINS STAR MAZDA ROUND 9 AT THE INDY GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA AT
INFINEON RACEWAY TO BECOME THE SECOND THREE-RACE WINNER OF THE SEASON

Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA / August 27, 2011 – French racer Tristan Vautier has become the second 3-race winner of the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear season with a victory from the pole – his fourth of the season -- in Round 9 at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway. Vautier, Driving the #5 JDC Motorsports / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais Mazda, Vautier led every lap to finish 9.690-seconds ahead of Connor De Phillippi, the other three-race winner so far this season driving the #11 Team Pelfrey / Justice Brothers Products / Trademark Garage Floors Mazda.

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CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER VAUTIER ON POLE FOR ROUND 9 OF THE 2011 STAR MAZDA CHAMPIONSHIP AT THIS WEEKEND'S INDY GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA

Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA / August 27, 2011 – French racer Tristan Vautier, the current points leader in the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, set the tone for the weekend with the quick time in both of yesterday's pre-qualifying practice sessions for Round 9 at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. And in this afternoon's qualifying session, he and the JDC Motorsports team orchestrated his fourth pole of the season with a perfectly-timed tire change and a clear lap, resulting in a track record time of 1:28.516 in the #5 JDC Motorsports / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais Mazda.

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CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER VAUTIER QUICK IN STAR MAZDA FRIDAY TESTING FOR THIS WEEKEND'S INDY GRAND PRIX OF SONOMA

Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA / August 26, 2011 – French racer Tristan Vautier, the current points leader in the 2011 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, set the quick time in both of today's pre-qualifying practice sessions for Round 9 at the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma. Vautier, who has won two races so far this season, stepped up the pace from his 2nd-fast time in Series testing earlier this week to record a 1:28.878 in the #5 JDC Motorsports / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais Mazda.

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-- A FAST FIGHT ON A FERTILE BATTLEGROUND --

The last time Star Mazda raced at Infineon, in 2005, the field included four drivers who movedup to race in IndyCar -- and the current crop of young hotshoes is battling to do the same

Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA / August 23, 2011 -- The last time the teams and drivers of the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear raced at the 2.52-mile, 12-turn Infineon Raceway road course was in 2005 – and the grid for that long-ago double-header weekend included Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, Raphael Matos (the driver who eventually went on to win the championship) and James Hinchcliffe, the winner in Sunday's Race 2, his first-ever Star Mazda win. All are now racing in IndyCar.

And at this weekend's Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma, Round 9 of the 11-race season, Star Mazda Championship drivers from eight different countries will battle to continue that that progression. There are four race winners in the field this weekend, including championship points leader Tristan Vautier (two wins in the #5 JDC Motorsports / Cecibon / Circuit du Laquais Mazda), Connor De Phillippi (three wins / 2nd in the championship driving the #11 Team Pelfrey / Justice Brothers Products / Trademark Garage Floors Mazda), J.V. Horto (one win / 4th in championship driving the #7 Juncos Racing / Programa Leilões Mazda) and Sage Karam (two wins / 5th in championship driving the #88 Andretti Autosport / MAZDASPEED / Comfort Revolution Mazda).

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