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Karam Leads Every Lap of USF2000 Race
At Autobahn Country Club Sunday

JOLIET, Ill., Aug. 1 - Polesitter Sage Karam of Nazareth, Pa. led all 12
laps to win Round 8 of the "Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National
Championship Powered by Mazda" in convincing fashion Sunday afternoon during the
Harrah's Autobahn Grand Prix Presented by Mazda at the Autobahn Country Club.

The Andretti Autosport driver had a 2.312-second advantage over the No. 2
Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing car driven by Patrick McKenna of
Dublin, Ireland at the checkered. Both Karam and McKenna were in
Mazda-powered Van Diemens. Tonis Kasemets of Mundelein, Ill., who won a similar race
here Saturday, finished third Sunday in a Zetec-powered Van Diemen fielded by
Pabst Racing Services.

Karam stretched his advantage to 4 seconds by lap seven and was never
threatened with his No. 8, which is sponsored by the Michael Fux Foundation,
Comfort Revolution, Bell Helmets, Alpine Stars, Walters Web and artrotundo.com.

The real story was the battle for second. McKenna started in that position
only to lose it to Kasemets working lap two. McKenna, who is sponsored by
Motorsport Ireland and Willsborough Transport, was in hot pursuit in third
place, however, followed closely by Liberty Motorsports' Matthew Powers of
Danville, Calif. and Martin Scuncio, who hails from Concepcion, Chile and
drives for Fuerza Chile/Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing.

McKenna finally regained second by passing Kasemets on lap six, and from
then on the top five positions remained unchanged. Powers was fourth for the
second time in 24 hours, while Scuncio received the $200 Tilton Hard Charger
award for his efforts for coming from the eighth starting spot to fifth at
the end.

Rounding out the top 10 were Zach Veach of Stockdale, Ohio; Javier Barrales
of Concepcion, Chile; Raphael Abbate of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Martin Sala of
Bogota, Columbia and the National class winner, Ardie Greenamyer of
Louisville, Ky.

Although there were no full-course cautions, Abbate ended up in the outside
wall off Turn 1 at the start after contact with one of his JDC MotorSports'
teammates, Mikhail Goikhberg of St. Petersburg, Russia. Abbate was able to
regroup for a top-10 finish and he received the $200 Staubli award for this
event too. Goikhberg was done for the day, although he still remains in
third place in the overall point standings behind Karam and McKenna.

Although Karam dominated, McKenna actually set the fastest lap of the race
on lap 11 with a 2:17.051 while he was making one final attempt to catch
Karam. The latter had the second-fastest lap of the race when he ran a
2:17.255 on lap seven. Kasemets had the third-fastest lap with a 2:17.381 on the
final lap. Abbate had the fourth-fastest lap on lap 10 with a 2:17.608.
Scuncio was the only other driver in the 2:17s, as he ran a 2:17.934 on lap six.

J.R. Smart of Fitchburg, Wis. was on hand to congratulate his Pabst Racing
Services' teammate, Kasemets, for another podium finish on Sunday. Smart
spent Saturday night in a local hospital for observation after crashing his
Smart Motors National class car in Saturday's race.

PFC gift certificates went to the class-winning teams, Andretti Autosport
($100) and AcceleRace ($50).

The USF2000 doubleheader, which was part of the Harrah's Autobahn Grand
Prix presented by Mazda, was covered live on HDNet.

The next USF2000 doubleheader is Aug. 21-22 at Road America in Elkhart
Lake, Wis. Unofficially Karam now leads the Championship class point standings
with 219 points to McKenna's 197. At stake is a year-end scholarship from
Mazda valued at $350,000 to help the champion advance to the Star Mazda series
next year.

The complete point standings and other information is available on the
series' Web site at USF2000.com.

Post-race quotes follow:

Sage Karam: "The first couple of laps on cold tires were the key to the
victory I think. My car was very good on cold tires, and that helped me get an
advantage over Tonis and McKenna. That gave me the opportunity to pull
ahead.

"I still had to work with the bars during the race because we had a little u
ndersteer, but then I found the sweet spot. I was able to keep a good
advantage over second place throughout the race. At the end I backed it down a
little, but our Mazda engine was flawless and our Cooper tires were
consistent and held up well.

"I want to thank everybody, especially the Michael Fux Foundation, Comfort
Revolution, Michael Andretti, Mazda, Cooper Tires, the Road to Indy program
and VisitFlorida.com."

Patrick McKenna: "I got second from Tonis going into Turn 11. I managed
to get a good run on him and then he made a little mistake and I got by him.

"My head surround broke during the race, but it really wasn't that
annoying. It came up in some of the corners at times, but it wasn't a big deal."

Tonis Kasemets: "My goal was to bring the car home in one piece and I was
on the podium again today, so I have no complaints. I raced really tight
with the Irishman, and it was a lot of fun. I'm quite happy. I would like to
do the USF2000 races at Road America too, but we'll have to see. I just
need a Sugar Daddy or a Sugar Mamma to help make it happen!"

Ardie Greenamyer: "Our transporter is at a go-kart race at New Jersey
Motorsports Park this weekend because we're trying to get some programs going
for next year, and it's hard when you want to be two places at the same time.
I have to thank the series for giving me a hardship lap so I could get a
lap in before the races started, because I only drove here once before and
that was two years ago.

"The car I drove here this weekend is a 1984 Reynard. I am trying to make
the point that if an old guy like me can come out here and win the National
class with a car that it more than 25 years old, anybody can come and be a
part of the fun!"





About Mazda:

On any given weekend there are more Mazdas on the road courses of America
than any other brand of vehicle. MX-5 Miata, RX-8, MAZDA3, MAZDA6, RX-7 and
other vintage Mazda models are all popular race cars because every Mazda has
the soul of a sports car. In fact, the largest road-racing class in the
world is Spec Miata. With more than 2,500 first- and second-generation Miatas
tearing up America's racetracks, it the most-raced production car in the
world. Mazda's involvement in motorsports extends to its relationship with one
of the world's premier road courses, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas,
Calif., and the Skip Barber Schools for driving and racing.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in the United States in 2010, Mazda North
American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. It oversees the
sales, marketing, parts business and customer service of Mazda vehicles in the
United States, Canada and Mexico through nearly 900 dealers. Operations in
Canada are managed by Mazda Canada, Inc., located in Ontario. Operations in
Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.

For more information see MazdaUSA.com.

About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company:

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is a global company that specializes in the
design, manufacture, marketing and sales of passenger car and light truck
tires and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing
tires. With headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, Cooper Tire has manufacturing,
sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of
companies located in 10 countries around the world.

For more information visit Cooper Tire's Web site at coopertire.com.

About the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship
Powered by Mazda:

Many top drivers in the IZOD IndyCar Series and endurance sports car racing
honed their skills in F2000, and the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000
National Championship Powered by Mazda is an important training ground for
rising stars.

Debuting in 2010, it is the revival of the very popular USF2000 series of
1990 through 2006. Sanctioned by the Indy Racing League, it is the first
step on its Road to Indy ladder system, preceding Star Mazda and Firestone Indy
Lights.

It is also part of the prestigious MAZDASPEED Motorsports driver
development program. The top driver in the series' Championship class earns a
scholarship package from Mazda valued at $350,000 to help him or her advance to Star
Mazda the following season.

USF2000 races are contested on road courses, street courses and ovals in
order to give the series' drivers experience on all the different types of
tracks they will face as they proceed up the ladder.

For more information visit USF2000.com.