The 14-year-old will compete in the full 2013 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda season.

Twenty-year-old Michigan native will be driving a specially-designed USF2000 car again for championship-winning Minneapolis-based JDC MotorSports.

Walko’s career in the race industry spans over 20 years.

Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing driver Matias Köykkä claimed the 2012 F1600 Formula F Championship at Watkins Glen International this past weekend.

Fielding four USF2000 cars and one Firestone Indy Lights car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Belardi Auto Racing saw six up-and-coming drivers strut their stuff in what some call an "audition" for the upcoming season.