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The Lucas Oil School of Racing is pleased to announce the entry list for the inaugural Cooper Tires Karting Scholarship Shoot-out, December 12-14 at Sebring International Raceway: Name, Age, Hometown Matthew Barry, 15, Innisfil, Ontario, Canada Christian Cabangca, 20, Los Banos, Calif. Prescott Campbell, 17, Newport Beach, Calif. Brett Carr, 25, Los Altos, Calif. Matt Christensen, 13, Orlando, Fla. Nicholas d’Orlando, 15, Hartsdale, N.Y. David Dalton, 20, Montclair, N.J. Jack Dorsey, 15, Carmel, Ind. Elio Giovane, 13, Miami, Fla. Joshua Hansen, 15, Burlington, Wis. Alexander Koreiba, 21, Reed Springs, Mo. Joey Kowaleski, 20, Delran, N.J. Maks Kowalski, 16, Barrington, Ill. Kevin Lanyi, 14, Madison, Ala. Jackson Lee, 16, Avon, Ind. Makala Marks, 16, Indianapolis, Ind. Matthew Mockabee, 15, Dayton, Ohio Bryson Morris, 14, Hickory, Tenn. Grant Palmer, 17, St. Charles, Mo. Tommy Parry, 30, San Francisco, Calif. Andrew Patterson, 15, Dayton, Ohio Matthew Roberts, 22, Manassas, Va. Thomas Schrage, 13, Bethel, Ohio Alexander Searle, 15, Plantation, Fla. Giovanni Shadd, 19, San Jose, Calif. Lucas Smalec, 13, Glenview, Ill. Russell Soto, 18, Jersey City, N.J. Hans Thomsen, 18, Mendham, N.J. Brian Van Cleve, 17, Prosper, Tex. Ben Varner, 18, Metamora, Mich. “Congratulations to all the karters who have earned their place in the inaugural 2018 Cooper Tires Karting Scholarship Shoot-out,” said Chris Pantani, Director of Motorsports for Cooper Tire. “Seeing karters as young as 13 years old competing at this level is amazing. The Lucas Oil School of Racing has created this program to educate and guide the future of racing, and we are excited to watch these young drivers, including those who progress to the Road to Indy development series in the coming years.” “We can’t thank Chris Pantani and Cooper Tire enough for their support of the Shoot-out, and all they do for up-and-coming racers,” said Lucas Oil School

The Lucas Oil School of Racing and Pippa Mann are pleased to announce their second group of recipients of the Pippa Mann Scholarship: Kaylee Bryson, 17, Muskogee, Oklahoma. BoJangles Summer Shootout Series Legends, 2015 Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout Restricted “A” class champion Madison Campeau, 14, Mooresville, North Carolina. 2016 WKA Yamaha Sportsman National Champion Megan Gilkes, 17, Richmond Hill, Ontario. SCCA Majors, Canadian Formula 1200 Championship Gray Leadbetter, 13, Morgantown, North Carolina. United States Pro Kart Series, WKA Karting Emily Linscott, 15, Langdon Hills, Basildon, United Kingdom. Ginetta Junior Championship, MSA Karting Abby Willis, 20, Fort Hill, Indiana. KRA Karting Series Bryson, Campeau, Gilkes, and Leadbetter will each participate in an upcoming Lucas Oil School of Racing Basic 2-Day program, while Linscott will participate in an Advanced 2-Day program. Willis recently completed her Basic 2-Day at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park and will continue her training with Mann later in the season. “I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to continue working with the next generation of up and coming female racers with the Lucas Oil School of Racing”, said Pippa Mann. “Helping young women make that first step into open-wheel cars continues to be a personal dream of mine, and I continue to be extremely thankful to the Enersons, and to the School, for providing me with the platform to do just that. With the response rate we’ve had from the first two rounds, we continue to grow this program and the influence it will have on future female racers.” “In the second year of the scholarship we’ve seen an improvement in both the quantity and quality of applications”, noted Lucas Oil School of Racing Founder and CEO Neil Enerson. “The future of women in racing is getting stronger, and we can’t wait to see how this second group of drivers

The Lucas Oil School of Racing is now accepting applications for the next round of the Pippa Mann Scholarship for female racers looking to move up into road racing. Open to girls and young women from the worlds of karting and other motorsports disciplines, drivers selected for the Pippa Mann Scholarship will be offered a seat in either a Lucas Oil School of Racing Basic 2-Day or 2-Day Advanced Lapping program, based on their experience. During their program, they will work with Mann and Lucas Oil School of Racing instructors. When a driver is recognized as having the potential to succeed with further instruction and seat time, next step(s) will be made available within the program. “I’m thrilled with the success we saw with our first round of racers coming through this scholarship, and we’re definitely hoping some of the first wave of racers might be coming back to join us for race events with the Lucas Oil School of Racing later in the season”, noted Pippa Mann. “I’m incredibly grateful to Neil Enerson for deciding to continue with this program, and I’m looking forwards to seeing the resumes we receive this time around and meeting another wave of the next generation of female racers.” “We are excited to bring back Pippa and continue the great work we started last year”, said Lucas Oil School of Racing CEO Neil Enerson. “The first group of drivers who came through the scholarship did a fantastic job, both in and out of the car. I expect Pippa's second group will continue to do the same. We couldn't have a better representative than Pippa Mann providing opportunities for women in racing.” Drivers interested in being considered for the program are encouraged to apply at lucasraceschool.com/pippa-mann-scholarship. Application deadline is May 31, 2018. About Pippa Mann After racing in karts