Series points leader Petri Suvanto increased his lead in the championship this afternoon with a dominant drive to win Race 1 of the Allied Building Products USF2000 National Championship Races at Mid-Ohio.

The Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda will be at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this week for a double-header weekend of racing in support of the IZOD IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series.

A dozen young American drivers have been nominated, hailing from a multitude of racing backgrounds, and this weekend will meet with an illustrious panel of auto racing experts at Mid-Ohio.

The Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda today announced that Allied Building Products will be title sponsor of two pivotal rounds of competition in the championship chase when the series heads to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course this weekend.

Five different winners, high stakes in the championship battle, oval highlights and more at the season midpoint of USF2000 competition.