Title contender enters the twin bill poised to enhance his late season charge for series supremacy having stood on the top step of the podium in three of the last five races.

Portante has raced Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in previous years with the Skip Barber Race Series.

Estrela has achieved great success at the famous track including winning the 2010-2011 Skip Barber Karting Shootout and the 2011 Skip Barber Race Series Champion Shootout.

The Cancer Research Society is calling on the general public to purchase (via donation) a decal on Verra's race car which will include the name of a loved one that has battled, or is currently battling, cancer.

Kenyon, who was inducted into the Hall in 2003, had plenty of encouragement for Johnson, who will step up the ladder to the Pro Mazda Championship in 2014.