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McKenna Wins Sunday's USF2000 Race
At New Jersey Motorsports Park

MILLVILLE, N.J., June 27 - Patrick McKenna capitalized on polesitter Sage
Karam's mistake and posted his second victory of the season in the "Cooper
Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda" Sunday
afternoon on the Thunderbolt Raceway course at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The
20-lap/30-minute race was the second half of a USF2000 doubleheader that
was part of the Mazda Motorsports Festival presented by VisitFlorida.com. The
latter company made the event's live coverage on HDNet possible.

McKenna, of Dublin, Ireland, drives a Mazda-powered Van Diemen prepared by
Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. He's sponsored by Motorsports
Ireland and Willsborough Transport.

Three drivers from JDC MotorSports finished second through fourth. Mikhail
Goikhberg of St. Petersburg, Russia threatened to pass McKenna several
times in the late stages of the race but he took the checkered 1.588 seconds
after McKenna did. Although he was unable to get around McKenna, he got an
extra point for setting the fastest lap of the race with a 1:19.722 on lap six.

Raphael Abbate of Sao Paulo, Brazil earned his second $200 Tilton Hard
Charger Award in 24 hours by coming from seventh to finish third in his car,
which is sponsored by Avery Dennison and Alphacolor. He blasted from seventh
to fourth at the start, narrowly missing a tangle that saw the back end of
Martin Scuncio's Van Diemen get airborne. Scuncio, a driver from Concepcion,
Chile who drives for Fuerza Chile Motorsports, was able to finish the race
despite the scary moment at the start, and no caution flags slowed the action.

Martin Sala of Bogota, Columbia finished fourth for his sponsors, Aero Gal
and Lubricantes Gulf, while Andretti Autosport's Zach Veach of Stockdale,
Ohio rounded out the top five in a car that advertises ADS, Retail Pro and
Secure IT. Veach won a $200 award from Staubli too.

Karam, who also drives for Andretti Autosport, led the first four laps but
got off course and punctured a hole in the radiator of his car, which is
sponsored by the Michael Fux Foundation, Comfort Revolution, Bell Helmets,
Alpine Stars, Walters Web and Artrotundo.com. The loss of coolant affected his
car's engine and he had to drop out with five laps complete.

AcceleRace Motorsports' Ardie Greenamyer of Louisville, Ky. had to make an
early pit stop for repairs too after he tangled with another driver at the
start, but he still won the National class. PFC gave his team a $50 gift
certificate as part of his winnings, and also gave Cape Motorsports a $100 gift
certificate for being the winning team in the Championship class.

McKenna received the bonus point for leading the most laps. Karam still
leads the point standings but with Sunday's victory McKenna draws closer, as
Karam has 160 points to McKenna's 149. Goikhberg is third in the current point
standings.

The same number of points that were up for grabs this weekend in the Garden
State will be available at the next doubleheader, which is slated for July
31-Aug. 1 at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill. Live coverage by
HDNet thanks to VisitFlorida.com is planned for that event too.

For more information see USF2000.com.

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.

Post-race quotes follow:

Patrick McKenna: "I saw Sage slide wide and go off, and then I could see
there was something coming out of the back of his car, and I knew that he was
having a problem.

"Mikhail and I had very similar cars, so it was a tough battle. We were
definitely a lot more competitive today than we were yesterday, but Mikhail put
me under a lot of pressure at the end."

Mikhail Goikhberg: "I was third yesterday and second today; I wish this
was a tripleheader!

"Patrick was faster in some places and I was faster in other places. I got
close to him a couple times, but then he was able to pull away again. It
was a momentum thing."

Raphael Abbate: "It was very difficult because it was so hot, but we had a
good set-up.

"I had a very good start. I took the inside, but I was very close to the
Fuerza Chile Motorsports driver who got airborne. I'm not sure who it was.
But I made it through.

"I had another scary moment on the third lap or so when my gearshift knob
came off. I had to drive with one hand until I could put it back on!"

Ardie Greenamyer: "The Cooper tires held up fantastic and I really like
this track!

"I had to pit on the first lap because another driver clipped my front end
off at the start. I tried to get out of his way; it was just a racing
incident."

Sage Karam: "I had a lot of understeer and I dropped a wheel off in Turn
6, and a rock went through my radiator and cracked it, and then I lost power.
It was really just my mistake. I was on cold tires and I should have been
more careful. I take full responsibility for it, and I feel bad for the
whole Andretti Autosport team. But there is a long season left, and I'm
looking forward to Autobahn."


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.