At 20, Rowe is grounded, confident and ready to make a difference. Published February 24th On a snowy February afternoon, Myles Rowe met up with some friends to go sledding in Central Park. Like many young men his age, the 20-year-old Pace University student is an avid skateboarder. For him, slushing through the snow is a nice twist on an activity he loves. You could hardly tell from his easygoing demeanor that Rowe recently found himself on center stage in a sport with few African Americans. Indeed, he’s taking the pressure and attention in stride. On Feb. 9, Force Indy, a new IndyCar team, named Rowe as its first driver in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship for the 2021 season. The team was created to develop talented drivers of color and to bring diversity into other areas of motorsports: engineering, mechanics, marketing, as well as a myriad of lucrative back office positions.