The list of Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama graduates over the past 31 years reads like a "who's who" of open-wheel racing royalty. Rahal. Vasser. Villeneuve. Sullivan. Andretti. Rosberg. Tracy. Hornish. Every one of the aforementioned drivers used Atlantic as a springboard to legendary careers in open-wheel racing worldwide, and it is that heritage that has given the Toyota Atlantic Championship the right to declare itself "the premier open-wheel driver development series in North America."

Ten of 27 Champ Car series championships have been won by former Atlantic competitors, including three-time Champ Car champion Bobby Rahal, 1988 champ Danny Sullivan, two-time champion Al Unser Jr., '95 titlist Jacques Villeneuve, 1996 champion Jimmy Vasser, and 2003 champ Paul Tracy. Michael Andretti, the 1983 Atlantic champion, parlayed his Atlantic success into a career that made him the winningest driver in Champ Car World Series history and earned him the 1991 series crown.

The Toyota Atlantic Championship Series is poised to continue churning out top-level prospects for racing team owners. The series features a 12-race calendar with popular stops throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and unsurpassed television coverage in the U.S. and Canada via SPEED Channel.

For more information on the Toyota Atlantic  Championship Series, visit their website at www.toyotaatlantic.com.