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Karam Is Fastest USF2000 Driver in Practice
At New Jersey Motorsports Park on Friday

MILLVILLE, N.J., June 25 - Point leader Sage Karam of Nazareth, Pa. set the
fastest lap of the day and topped both 30-minute practice sessions for the
"Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda"
Friday at Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park.

The Andretti Autosport driver and his fellow competitors will compete in
two 30-minute races here Saturday and Sunday. Both are scheduled to start at
2:05 p.m.

The doubleheader will be shown during HDNet's live coverage of the event,
the Mazda Motorsports Festival presented by VisitFlorida.com. The broadcast
runs from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time both days. _Please consult local
cable TV_listings to find the appropriate channel, or consult hd.net and
click on the "watch" tab for more information.

The Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, Cooper Tires Prototype
Lites, the Patron GT3 Challenge by Yokohama and the Mazda MX-5 Cup series
share the action-packed card with USF2000.

Live timing and scoring of the USF2000 action is also planned for the
series' Web site at usf2000.com.

After events on a temporary street course and two oval tracks, the
remainder of the USF2000 series' 2010 schedule is being contested on road courses.
In addition to this weekend's doubleheader in the Garden State, HDNet is
also booked to provide live coverage of the next doubleheader, which is slated
for July 31-Aug. 1 at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill.

Karam's fastest lap of the day on Friday came in the morning session when
he took just 1:17.288 to travel over the 2.17-mile, 14-turn road course at an
average speed of 101.076 miles per hour in the red No. 8, which is
sponsored by the Michael Fux Foundation, Comfort Revolution, Bell Helmets, Alpine
Stars, Walters Web and Artrotundo.com.

Karam, 15, won both halves of the season-opening doubleheader at the St.
Petersburg Grand Prix and last weekend's race at Iowa Speedway.

Patrick McKenna of Dublin, Ireland, who drives for Cape Motorsports with
Wayne Taylor Racing, won the oval-track race at O'Reilly_Raceway Park May 29.
He had the second-fastest lap of the day with a 1:17.432 (100.889 mph),
which also occurred in the morning.

Andretti Autosport's Zach Veach of Stockdale, Ohio was third-fastest for
the day with a 1:17.786 clocked in the morning.

The times were significantly slower in the heat of the afternoon, when
Karam's fastest lap was a 1:18.637 for an average speed of 99.343 mph.
JDC_MotorSports had the second- and third-fastest times in that session. Raphael
Abbate of Sao Paulo, Brazil_was second with a 1:19.078 (98.789 mph) and Mikhail
Goikhberg of St. Petersburg, Russia_was third with a 1:19.184 (98.656 mph).
The three fastest drivers in that session were also the top-three finishers
in last Saturday's race at Iowa Speedway.

Qualifying for tomorrow's race will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning.
_The fastest qualifier will receive the "Cooper Tires, Don't Give Up a Thing
Award" and will also be a new track record holder, since this is the series'
first event at this track.

The starting line-up for Sunday's race will be determined by each driver's
fastest race lap Saturday.

The USF2000 National Championship is part of both the
MAZDASPEED_Motorsports driver development program and the Indy Racing League's Road to Indy
ladder system. 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 the
Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear the following season.


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.