PRO MAZDA: Telitz joins Team Pelfrey

Up and coming American racer Aaron Telitz will join Team Pelfrey for the 2016 season in the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, the team announced Friday. The 24-year-old native of Birchwood, Wis., graduates to Pro Mazda after competing in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda for the last two seasons. Telitz finished third in the 2015 championship standings for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, on the strength of 11 podium finishes, including a win in Race One at Barber Motorsports Park.

“Joining Team Pelfrey for 2016 is a big leap in my racing career,” Telitz said. “I've moved up to Pro Mazda and have joined a big powerhouse team. I can't wait to get to work. It's easy to just say that Team Pelfrey is the reigning Pro Mazda Champions and that makes them a favorite, but there's more to it than that. They put an insane amount of effort into all the small details both on and away from the track. In a business that is measured to the ten thousandth of a second the small details can make all the difference.”

Telitz, a former recipient of the Team USA Scholarship, will drive the No. 82 Rice Lake Weighing Systems-sponsored Team Pelfrey Mazda when the season commences in St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 11. Santiago Urrutia claimed the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires title with Team Pelfrey.

“I am seriously thrilled to have Rice Lake Weighing Systems back on board as my title sponsor. I am extremely proud to be representing such a great company based out of my home state of Wisconsin! They have been with me since 2013 and our partnership has grown into something amazing.”