2010-2011 Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shootout entry list announced

Last year, 36 drivers gathered to compete at Sebring International Raceway in the 13th Annual Skip Barber Karting Shootout. Florida teens Spencer Pigot and Felix Serralles went home with the biggest prizes of the event, both winning scholarships to compete for the entire 2010 season of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda. These Scholarships are provided on behalf of MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development and the FIA Motor Sport Safety Development Fund.

Other winners included Nicholas Costa with a half-season in the Skip Barber National, and Mukul Sud and Sebastian Ordonez with full seasons in the Skip Barber Regional Race Series.

This December, almost 40 – and still counting – young aspiring race drivers will meet at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to compete for the same scholarships. During the four-day competition, drivers will not only be evaluated on their on-track performance but also how they present themselves and effectively listen to and apply feedback.

Last year's Shootout winner Spencer Pigot went on to win the Skip Barber National Rookie of the Year title, Skip Barber National Championship and one of two Team USA Scholarships to compete at the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy event. The winner of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda championship is awarded a scholarship for the next highest level in a Mazda or Mazda powered support series.

Now in its 13th year, the 2010 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda is a 14-race championship that represents the initial step in the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development open-wheel ladder system. The Skip Barber National is the series that launched the auto racing careers of Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Scott Speed, A.J. Allmendinger and Raphael Matos, plus dozens of other drivers succeeding in IndyCar, NASCAR, Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series, and the SCCA.

Confirmed Entries for the 2010-2011 Skip Barber Karting Scholarship Shoot-Out

Name, Age, Hometown, Most Recent Karting

Neil Alberico, 18, Monte Sereno, CA, CKI National Championship Series

Franco Aragones, 14, Cancun, Rotax Southeast Series

Nick Arrotta, 25, Greenacres, WA, National Karting Alliance

Courtney Atkinson, 17, Franklin, WI, World Karting Association

Sam Beasley, 16, Painesville, OH, Florida Winter Tour, World Karting Association

Nova Brown, 15, Venura, CA, Los Angeles Kart Club

Sabre Cook, 16, Grand Junction, CO, CKI National Championship Series

Ian Costa, 21, Pleasanton, CA, Kinsmen Kart Club

Logan Downing, 18, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Western Rotax

Jake Eidson, 15, Littleton, CO, SKUSA

Danilo Estrela, 15, Long Branch, NJ

Gregory Evans, 20, Walnut Creek, CA, Jim Russell

Patrick Gallagher, 18, Thornville, OH, World Karting Association

Michael Grijalva, 19, Rough and Ready, CA, International Kart Federation, Northern California Karters

Scott Hargrove, 15, Surrey, British Columbia

Trent Hindman, 15, Wayside, NJ, Florida Winter Tour

Andrew Hobbs, 16, Glendale, WI, TAG World Championships

Devin Jones, 15, Mooresville, NC, International Kart Federation, World Karting Association

Kyle Kaiser, 14, Santa Clara, CA, International Kart Federation

Dalton Kellett, 17, Stousfville, Ontario, ASN Canada FIA Canadian National Karting Championship

Kenton Koch, 16, Glendora, CA, International Kart Federation, So-Cal Sprinters Kart Club

Dillon Kranz, 23, Columbus, WI, Badger Kart Club

Kyle Kuntze, 21, Poway, CA, International Kart Federation, NCK Karting

Nicholas Latifi, 15, Toronto, Ontario, ASN Canada FIA Canadian National Karting Championship

Mason Marotta, 16, Carmel, CA, CKI National Championship Series

Natalia Mayo, 16, Oceanside, NY, World Karting Association, TAG

Shinya Michimi, 17, Mason, OH, World Karting Association

Jack Mitchell, 14, Clarendon Hills, IL, Rotax Junior

Sarah Montgomery, 16, Lafayette, LA, Firestone Tri-State Series

Gregory Muender, 23, San Diego, CA, Jim Hall Kart Racing

Tristan Nunez, 15, Boca Raton, Florida Winter Tour

Rzadzinski Stefan, 17, Edmonton, Alberta, CKI National Championship Series

Austin Self, 14, Austin, TX, KartSport, Florida Winter Tour

Shawn Sharkey, 16, Middletown NJ, Championship Karting International

Zachary Silver, 14, Hinsdale, IL, SKUSA SuperNationals

Aaron Telitz, 18, Birchwood, WI, CIK, TAG

Alec Udell, 14, Hinsdale, IL, Team USA Jr. Rotax

Jason Wolfe, 16, Mount Vernon, OH, Midstate Ohio Kart Club

Entry list is unofficial as entries are still being confirmed and processed