Eduardo Barrichello led throughout a thrilling 20-lap race for Pabst Racing, edging away in the closing stages from Denmark’s Christian Rasmussen, who extended his championship points lead with his eighth podium finish of the season

Just two event weekends remain in the quest for scholarships and awards valued at over $1 million which will propel drivers onto the next step of the highly acclaimed Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel racing development ladder.

A thrilling third race to complete the weekend’s Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio saw Denmark’s Christian Rasmussen reassert himself at the top of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship following his seventh win of the season for Jay Howard Driver Development

Cape Motorsports teammates Michael d’Orlando and Reece Gold each claimed a victory from a pair of exciting Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship races today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Despite only being confirmed last weekend, the two Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel development series will return to action in just a few days’ time at the challenging Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.