Brian Stewart Racing inks Juan Manuel Polar

Brian Stewart Racing announced Feb. 22 that Peruvian driver Juan Manuel Polar will compete in the Indy Pro Series during the 2008 season.

"The Indy Pro Series is a very high-level series and it's very, very competitive," Polar said. "I want to say thanks to Brian Stewart Racing for giving me the opportunity to participate in the series. I'm very happy to be here, and I hope I can do very well."

The 24-year-old has competed in various ladder series in Europe and has spent the last two seasons racing in Spanish Formula 3's Copa de Espana division, finishing as the series' runner-up in each season.

"There are certain places you look for drivers, and you know if they've done well there, they'll do well here," said team owner Brian Stewart, whose team won the Indy Pro Series entrant title in 2005 and 2006. "If a guy has done well in British F3, Italian F3, French F3 or Spanish F3, you know in any one of those series, you know you have a good driver."