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Andersen Promotions and the IMS Productions teams have announced a broadcast schedule and TV talent for the three Mazda Road to Indy series: Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires and Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda. All three will be shown on NBCSN, and be produced by IMSP.

The 14 rounds of Indy Lights action will be showcased in 10 shows which will include full coverage of single race events, and highlight coverage of the 40-minute “sprint” race rounds within full coverage of the standard 60-minute feature races at the four double-header events. Seven of the 10 shows will air either immediately before or after the IndyCar Series race broadcast, with the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway airing live on May 23.

Pro Mazda and USF2000 competition will continue to be featured in four one-hour highlight shows, featuring an equal split between the two over the course of the show. One race per series will be featured, and one highlighted in the 60-minute time slot.

Kevin Lee, pit reporter for NBCSN’s IndyCar coverage, will anchor all shows with color commentary coming from Anders Krohn. Krohn, the Norwegian better known as “The Viking” raced in Indy Lights from 2010 through 2012 and has additional experience in Pro Mazda; he currently runs and operates CoForce International, which provides racing and corporate development services for young drivers. Jake Query will be on pit lane.

All Indy Lights races will be carried live on the IMS Radio Network to Sirius XM Satellite Radio, indycar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR app from Verizon.

Mark Jaynes, who has held over a decade-long role as an announcer for the network, will continue his duties as anchor with driver Pippa Mann as analyst, IndyCar Series pit reporter Nick Yeoman on pit lane alongside Rob Howden, owner of Howden Media Group, who is the “official” voice of the Mazda Road to Indy serving as PA announcer and ceremonies host for the three ladder series. IMS Radio Network coverage will also include Pro Mazda and USF2000 news and results.

Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires 2014 Broadcast Schedule

DATE	EVENT	TIME	COVERAGE
April 4	Streets of St. Petersburg	4:00-5:00 pm ET	Delayed
April 13	Streets of Long Beach	2:30-4:00 pm ET	Same Day
April 27	Barber Motorsports Park	5:30-6:30 pm ET	Same Day
Week of May 19	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (RC)	TBD	Delayed
May 23	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Oval)	12:00-1:00 pm ET	Live
July 6	Pocono Raceway	4:00-5:00 pm ET	Same Day
July 20	Streets of Toronto	6:00-7:00 pm ET	Same Day
August 3	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	6:00-7:00 pm ET	Same Day
August 17	The Milwaukee Mile	6:00-7:00 pm ET	Same Day
August 24	Sonoma Raceway	7:00-8:00 pm ET	Same Day

2014 Highlight Show Broadcast Schedule: NBCSN

DATE	TIME	FEATURED RACEPRO MAZDA	FEATURED RACEUSF2000
May 24	1:30-2:30 am ET	Barber Motorsports Park	Streets of St. Petersburg
June 13	2:00-3:00 am ET	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (RC)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (RC)
August 24	2:00-3:00 am ET	Streets of Houston	Streets of Toronto
Sept. 5	2:00-3:00 am ET	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma Raceway

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The Extreme E team formed by Andretti Autosport and United Autosports named Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen as its drivers Monday for the series’ inaugural 2021 season.

Munnings is a successful veteran of rally series. Hansen is a past winner and champion in the World Rallycross Championship.

They both will race in the environmentally conscious electric SUV series that will hold events in five areas around the world that are threatened by climate change. Chip Ganassi Racing and six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton also are fielding cars in Extreme E, which will feature male and female co-drivers on every team.

“I’m so excited to join Andretti United Extreme E,” Munnings said in a release. ““I was really intrigued when I first heard about Extreme E, I just knew I had to be involved. The male / female racing partnership is a fantastic and exciting new concept. The season has incredible locations and the racing will be very exciting. It will be a new challenge for the teams and drivers, and I’m so thrilled to be working with such a strong team.

“The championship is a really innovative concept, it’s combining motorsport and science and will produce an important legacy in each race location. Bringing the platform that motorsport has in line with the awareness that the planet needs right now is awesome and a really important message.”

Said Hansen: “Going into the Extreme E will be a new chapter in my career, one that I am extremely excited about. It is something brand new, not only for me, but the whole of motorsport. The format is something

we’ve never seen before. I’m also delighted to be able to carry the message of something bigger – talking about the environment and doing something good for the world – that’s something that really drives me. It’s going to be a big adventure in life to see these locations and I’m going to do my best in carrying this responsibility and hopefully making people aware of the challenges we have in the world, together with our passion for racing.”