John Cummiskey Racing will welcome a new member to the team for the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca as Michael Scott will pilot the No. 33 car for the last two races of the year.

The 15 year-old, who will make his full season car racing debut in 2017, is the first driver to be announced on the new Carlin Benik team

Newman Wachs Racing announced today they are returning to racing after a seven-year hiatus. As of 2017, the NWR team will be competing in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda.

Team owner John Cummiskey has placed an order for two new, Tatuus-built USF-17 chassis, which will be used by the series through at least the 2021 season, and today unveiled the livery that the JCR cars will carry into competition.

The newly formed race team, DEforce, announced today its plans to compete in the 2017 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda in a three-car assault with industry veterans David Martinez and Ernesto Martinez leading the squad and its drivers in the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires.