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USF Pro  2000 Championship

USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire is an evolution of the Road to Indy, one of the most successful driver development programs in the world. Comprised of USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire, USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire and USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire

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Douglas and Jeffers Earn Indianapolis

USF Pro 2000 Wins


 


 

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – A busy day of racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course saw Pabst Racing’s Jacob Douglas and Exclusive Autosport’s Jack Jeffers each claim an accomplished USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire victory in entirely different conditions.


 

The first 25-lap race that comprised the Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis was held in tricky wet/dry conditions during which a perfectly timed pit stop was rewarded by an impressive victory for New Zealander Douglas. Mac Clark, from Milton, Ont., Canada, finished a strong second for Exclusive Autosport, while fellow Canadian Mayer Deonarine secured the final podium finish after an impressive debut for Pabst Racing.


 

Later in the day, under an almost cloudless sky and a warm sun, last year’s USF2000 champion Jeffers, from San Antonio, Texas, held off a determined challenge from points leader Frankie Mossman (VRD Racing), from Newport Beach, Calif., to earn his second win of the season for Exclusive Autosport. Teammate Teddy Musella, from Orlando, Fla., earned his first podium finish in third.


 

Race 1 Results

Race 2 Results


 

Fastest of all during the Fall Combine test last October, Peruvian Andres Cardenas continued his impressive Indianapolis form with JHDD powered by ECR, posting the fastest time during qualifying on Friday to claim his first Continental Tire Pole Award and the inside of the front row for this morning’s race. He was joined on the front row by Jeffers, who had started up front in both of the two season-opening races on the Streets of Arlington, Texas, in March.


 

The 2.439-mile GP course was still quite damp after overnight rain, and in the cool morning air, even the earlier USF2000 race failed to dry the surface too much, which led to race officials declaring a wet race and ensured everyone would start on wet-weather tires.


 

However, with the sun rising a little higher in time for the 8:55 a.m. start, a dry line already was beginning to emerge. After one extra lap behind the Safety Car due to the abrupt change in conditions from Friday, the race began with at least four cars running side-by-side as they headed toward Turn One.


 

Mossman contrived to emerge in the lead, despite having started fourth, although the race was soon neutralized by the Safety Car after third-place starter Michael Costello, from Naples, Fla., and Turn 3 Motorsport teammate Sebastian Manson, from Auckland, New Zealand, both spun and were unable to restart. The early caution was regarded as a golden opportunity by almost half the field, who ducked immediately to the pits for a change onto slick, dry-weather tires.


 

Pabst Racing proved their prowess by servicing all three of their cars in double-quick time, which resulted in Douglas, G3 Argyros, from Newport Beach, Calif., and debutant Deonarine lining up for the restart in 11th, 12th and 13th behind those drivers who had elected not to pit.


 

Jeffers overtook Mossman for the lead immediately after the restart, both still on wets, but within just a couple of laps, those who had switched to slicks were already displaying the wisdom of their early call.


 

Mossman regained the lead on the ninth lap and remained in front until the caution flags waved again due to another spinner farther down the field. By then it was patently obvious that slicks were the tires of choice, so when Mossman took advantage of the caution to make his own pit stop, it was Douglas who inherited a lead he never looked like losing.


 

The Kiwi pulled clear at the restart to secure his second USF Pro 2000 victory after also claiming his maiden success at the same venue last year.


 

A fine battle for second saw the youngest driver in the field, 16-year-old Christian Cameron, from Sonoma, Calif., first underneath the checkered flag, although a five-second penalty for having jumped too early at the initial start cost him two positions in the final results.


 

Cameron’s misfortune allowed Clark to claim second after a fine drive from 11th on the grid which also netted him the Tilton Hard Charger Award. A delighted Deonarine finished third ahead of Thomas Schrage, from Bethel, Ohio, who also set the fastest lap for TJ Speed Motorsports before later being relegated to eighth after being found guilty of weaving during the race.


 

Race Two later in the day saw Jeffers once again starting at the front after claiming his second Continental Tire Pole Award by virtue of posting the best of each drivers’ second-fastest laps during the lone qualifying session.


 

Jeffers held onto his lead at the start, although the race was quickly brought into check following an incident at the back of the field in Turn One.


 

Another pair of full-course cautions also broke up the 25-lap contest, including one in which last year’s USF Juniors champion Leonardo Escorpioni, from Windermere, Fla., was launched into a vicious series of rolls following contact with Cameron at Turn 10. He was fortunate to escape uninjured, although the same could not be said for his Turn 3 Motorsport Tatuus.


 

Mossman briefly gained the lead for a couple of laps just before half-distance, but Jeffers fought back immediately after one of the restarts and held onto a slender advantage for the remainder of the distance.


 

Schrage worked his way impressively from ninth to third before half distance, after which wheel-to-wheel contact with Manson resulted in some damage and saw him slip back to seventh.


 

Instead, after losing a couple of places on the opening lap, eighth-place starter Musella made some fine passes and took advantage of his pace to slip into third place on Lap 16, which he held until the end.


 

Manson secured his best result in fourth ahead of Costello.


 

Veteran Charles Finelli, from Locust Valley, N.Y., claimed the Tilton Hard Charger Award for FatBoy! Racing and climbing from 20th on the grid to 11th at the finish.


 

The PFC Awards were claimed by Augie Pabst and Exclusive Autosport co-owners Josh Cooley and Michael Duncalfe as the winning car owners.


 

The top two finishers in this afternoon’s race now share the points lead as USF Pro 2000 returns to action in two weeks’ time on Friday, May 22, for the traditional Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.


 

Provisional championship points after four of 18 rounds:

1. Jack Jeffers, 87

2. Frankie Mossman, 87

3. Leonardo Escorpioni, 58

4. Michael Costello, 56

5. Brady Golan, 54

6. Jacob Douglas, 52

7. G3 Argyros, 52

8. Andres Cardenas, 50

9. Christian Cameron, 45

10. Mac Clark, 44


 

Race 1 Quotes:

Jacob Douglas (#19 JDM Properties/Fleet Cost & Care/RCIS-Pabst Racing Tatuus IP-22): “It was a crazy race. I started out on the wet tires. The yellow came out on the first lap and the team made a great call to go to slicks. We managed to pick off all the guys on wets and then navigate a couple of restarts and get the win. Big thanks to the Pabst Racing crew for all their help and everyone at Fleet Cost & Care for everything they do in helping me get out on track.”


 

Mac Clark (#90 Corpay Cross-Border Solutions/Clubine Motorsports/TNG Exotics-Exclusive Autosport Tatuus IP-22): “Absolutely insane Race One here in Indianapolis. Tricky conditions. I think we really showed that we have the pace to compete up front after a tough first round in Arlington. A mega thank you to the Exclusive Autosport boys as well as my partners. Without them this program wouldn't be possible. I am happy to get some forward momentum going and looking forward to Race Two this afternoon. I think we're in a good starting spot so we’ll keep pushing forward.”


 

Mayer Deonarine (#20 Heads High/R2R-Pabst Racing Tatuus IP-22): “It was a difficult one. I started a little ways down the field down in 12th. I knew that going down into Turn One, because it was mixed conditions, it was going to be difficult. So my goal was to get down into Turn One and get out of Turn One. That was important and I seemed to have done that pretty well. I got lucky with some safety cars. The Pabst team made an amazing call to go to slicks early. We ended up just having to make it out there on about five laps before the tires started to come in. Once they came in, we were quickest on track and then just tried to get to the front on one of the safety car restarts. I didn't have the best start I could have and dropped back a few spots, but ended up getting them back and finishing third. So I'm happy with the result.”


 

Race 2 Quotes:

Jack Jeffers (#92 USF Pro Championships/Exclusive Autosport Tatuus IP-22): “The race was actually quite hectic. There were a lot of full-course cautions and safety cars, so it was really just about focusing on the restarts and getting good exits out of the corners that were important leading onto the long straights. VRD and Frankie have been very consistent all year and they were very fast here, so he gave me a run for my money. He even caught me off guard with a move down into Turn One and got by me, but we were able to get back by. It was just about managing the lead and making sure I focused on executing and doing my job. A huge thank you to the whole Exclusive Autosport crew. It really is a team effort. We all did our part and we came out on top. We're going to look to build on this momentum and keep it going into IRP.”


 

Frankie Mossman (#77 Ethika/Jaxxon/Ivy Day Spa/Arai Americas-VRD Racing Tatuus IP-22): “Obviously I'm a bit disappointed in myself. I really worked hard to get right back there at the end. I feel like I managed the tires well and I kind of had the position in the race there, but I made a mistake on the last lap once I got to his rear. I'm just going to take it on the chin. I just keep getting better every single weekend. I'm just going to keep on doing the best job that I can, because the team are always doing the best job that they can, too.”


 

Teddy Musella (#25 Triarsi Competizione/Don’t Sleep Energy Drink-VRD Racing Tatuus IP-22): “It was a rough start. I fell back to P8, then fell back to P10. I just kept my head cool because I knew I had pace. I've been unlucky at the beginning of the season, so I was like, whatever happens, I'll just take it cautiously. Thankfully, I had pace, kept going through the field and ended up with a great result for P3.”

 

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Garzon, Majman Victorious in

USF2000 at Indianapolis


 


 

SPEEDWAY, Ind. – The Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis concluded today with a pair of thrilling races on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course.


 

The first of two USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire races early this morning was held in extremely wet conditions and saw points leader Sebastian Garzon, from Neiva, Colombia, claim an emphatic victory for DEForce Racing.


 

Dry conditions later in the day ensured an entirely different kind of race in which Australia’s Brad Majman (Pabst Racing) edged polesitter Oliver Wheldon (VRD Racing), from St. Petersburg, Fla.


 

Wheldon also finished third in today’s first race behind Exclusive Autosport’s Evan Cooley, from Mokena, Ill., while Garzon completed the podium this afternoon.


 

Race 2

Race 3


 

The grid for this morning’s early race at 8:00 a.m. was decided by a combination of each driver’s second fastest lap during the lone qualifying session on Friday morning and their best laps from the opening race of the weekend. Wheldon thus earned his second Continental Tire Pole Award from the qualifying session, while Brad Majman lined up alongside by virtue of his fastest lap of the race.


 

Heavy overnight rain left the track in a treacherous condition when the 20-car field lined up on the pre-grid, so it came as no surprise when race officials declared it a wet race which required all cars to start on grooved Continental wet tires.


 

Wesley Gundler (ENVE Motorsports), from Holly Springs, N.C., relinquished 11th place on the grid when he inadvertently hit the kill switch on the first pace lap and had to recycle the electrical system, which resulted in an extra lap being run behind the Honda Civic Type R Safety Car before the green flag was flown. Garzon then used his experience to excellent effect at the start, sweeping alongside Wheldon on the long front straightaway before taking the lead into Turn One.


 

The caution flags waved again shortly thereafter when Exclusive Autosport’s Gabriel Cahan, from Santa Fe, N.M., spun at the exit of Turn 10, but when it was restarted, the entire field drove an exemplary race to ensure it remained green all the way until the checkered flag.


 

Up front, Garzon put on a clinic as he quickly pulled away from the pack to ensure his third win of the young season.


 

Cooley also made some excellent early moves, moving from fifth to second and remaining well clear of Wheldon, who settled into third despite intense pressure from behind.


 

Friday winner Anthony Martella (Exclusive Autosport), from Woodbridge, Ont., Canada, eventually made fourth position his own, followed by the two Pabst Racing entries of Australians Brad Majman and Eddie Beswick, who had exchanged positions with three laps remaining.


 

Gabriel Cahan’s younger brother, Ayrton, drove another strong race to finish seventh, followed by an inspired Callahan Peter (JHDD powered by ECR), from nearby Fishers, Ind., who rose impressively in the tricky conditions from 19th to claim the Tilton Hard Charger Award.


 

Gundler also recovered nicely from his earlier miscue to finish ninth.


 

Each driver’s second-fastest lap from qualifying determined the starting order for the third and final race which resulted in Wheldon snagging another Continental Tire Pole Award ahead of Martella and Majman.


 

Once again, there were four cars abreast as they entered the braking zone for Turn One, and perhaps against the odds they all managed to negotiate the tight right-handed corner intact – with Wheldon holding a narrow lead, but only as far as Turn Seven, where Majman made his move.


 

A brief full-course caution following an incident at Turn Seven on the second lap ensured a slight lull in the proceedings, after which Majman continued to fend off allcomers. Wheldon pressed hard and even managed to draw almost alongside under braking for Turn One with one lap remaining, but Majman was up to the challenge and held on expertly for his first victory.


 

Garzon lost a few positions through the middle stages of the race but fought back in the closing stages and moved into third with five laps remaining.


 

In his wake, Australian countrymen Liam Loiacono (JHDD powered by ECR) and Beswick were locked in combat before colliding with a couple of laps to go which allowed Cooley through into fourth to cap a promising weekend which also included a pair of podium finishes. Teammate Martella also had been firmly in the mix until unfortunately being hobbled by a mechanical problem.


 

Beswick recovered quickest to finish fifth ahead of Ayrton Cahan and Loiacono.


 

For the second time in two days, Mexico’s Elias Vignola grabbed the Tilton Hard Charger Award for DEForce Racing after rising from 20th on the grid to 10th.


 

The day’s pair of PFC Awards for the winning car owners were shared by Ernesto and David Martinez of DEForce Racing and Augie Pabst.


 

The focus for USF20000 Presented by Continental Tire will remain in central Indiana this month as the series heads next to nearby Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for the only oval race of the season as part of the traditional Carb Day proceedings on Friday, May 22.


 

Provisional championship points after five of 18 races:

1. Sebastian Garzon, 141

2. Brad Majman, 94

3. Eddie Beswick, 77

4. Evan Cooley, 68

5. Joao Vergara, 65

6. Ayrton Cahan, 63

7. Liam Loiacono, 56

8. Anthony Martella, 54

9. Oliver Wheldon, 51

10. Wesley Gundler, 49


 

Quotes - Race 1:

Sebastian Garzon (#12 Orsolon Racing/Café de Colombia-DEForce Racing Tatuus USF-22): “It was a really good race. I started fourth. It was a little bit sketchy at the start. We were four wide. On the first lap, I got into P1 and then after the restart, I had a good restart. I managed a gap and then I just kept learning the track conditions and kept pushing more every lap. I'm super happy to get the win, extend my championship points and work for Race Three.”


 

Evan Cooley (#90 Brown Brothers Harriman-Exclusive Autosport Tatuus USF-22): “It was a good race in the wet. I started off strong, getting some people at the start and settled into second. We were matching the leader’s times, but just didn't have enough laps to get there in the end. He was too far ahead. But we'll be going for that top step in the last race. I want to thank my team, my sponsors and my family for all their support.”


 

Oliver Wheldon (#98 TWG Motorsports-VRD Racing Tatuus USF-22): “I didn't have a pretty good start to be honest. I wish it could have gone better. I think after the second lap, I dropped down to second then Evan was able to catch me. And then he got by me. I really struggled in the beginning with just learning the track (conditions) because, after yesterday, I didn't want to risk anything. But at the end it was really good. I felt a lot more confident. So, super happy.”


 

Quotes - Race 2:

Brad Majman (#22 Shaw and Partners/NatPat/A14 Management-Pabst Racing Tatuus USF-22): “My race was very good. I had a really good start, nice and aggressive there. I think we were four wide. A couple of them overshot and then I got Ollie down in [Turn] Seven on the brakes. And then from there, we were just going back and forth. He was better for the second half of the track. I probably had him for the first part. But, yeah, that was a really good race.”


 

Oliver Wheldon (#98 TWG Motorsports-VRD Racing Tatuus USF-22): “It was a good race. I didn't really get the start that I wanted to, and kind of the whole race I was sitting behind Brad. Dirty air was really bad here, so I kind of had to manage that, but in the end it was pretty good.”


 

Sebastian Garzon (#12 Orsolon Racing/Café de Colombia-DEForce Racing Tatuus USF-22): “It was a really difficult race for me. At the start, I was fourth. Then I tried to make some moves and lost momentum. I was eighth at one point of the race, but I just never gave up. I finished third, almost with the fastest lap. I want to thank God and my DEForce team and all my family.”

 

Martella Rebounds to Take Runaway USF2000 Victory

 

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SPEEDWAY, Ind. – Canadian Anthony Martella claimed an emphatic victory in today’s first of three USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire races that will comprise the Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The result marked a remarkable turnaround after a difficult weekend during the opening two races of the season on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla.

 
Exclusive Autosport’s Martella took the lead with a fine move at the first corner at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Grand Prix road course and never looked back. The victory was his second in USF2000 and first since dominating last year’s only oval event of the season at nearby Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

 
Colombia’s Sebastian Garzon padded his championship points lead by taking second for DEForce Racing, while Martella’s Exclusive Autosport teammate Evan Cooley, from Mokena, Ill., finished third.

 
Having not yet achieved the minimum age of 15 required to compete in the opening races in his hometown, second-generation racer Oliver Wheldon has lost no time in making his presence felt. Toward the sharp end of the time sheets in recent series tests both at the Indianapolis road course and Mid-Ohio, VRD Racing’s Wheldon was fastest of all during official practice on Thursday afternoon and continued that form into qualifying this morning when he once again topped the charts to secure the Continental Tire Pole Award at his very first attempt.

 
Martella had to be content with a starting position on the outside of the first row, although it was he who made a better getaway on the long run toward the first corner before braking a tad later on the outside line and moving into the lead. After starting sixth, Cooley also made a fine move to demote Wheldon to third at the exit of the first corner.

 
As the two teammates quickly established an advantage, the interest was focused on a titanic battle for third. Garzon, who had lined up fourth, snuck past Wheldon to take the position at Turn One at the beginning of Lap Two, but when Australia’s Brad Majman (Pabst Racing) attempted to demote Wheldon one more place at Turn 13, it came to naught as the pair made contact. Cue the Safety Car and a full-course caution.

 
Wheldon’s race was over immediately due to broken suspension. Majman rejoined one lap down following incredible work by the Pabst Racing crew, and he even managed to set the fastest lap of the race en route to a 15th-place finish.

 
Martella maintained his stranglehold on the race at the restart, edging clear of Cooley who instead came under increasing pressure from Garzon. The pair finally exchange places on Lap 11.

 
Liam Loiacono, from the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia, overcame a difficult qualifying session to rise from 11th on the grid to a fine fourth for JHDD powered by ECR. Yet another talented young Australian, Eddie Beswick, finished fifth for Pabst Racing ahead of Exclusive Autosport’s Ayrton Cahan, from Santa Fe, N.M., who enjoyed his best finish to date and was separated from older brother Gabriel at the finish by Florida-based Brazilian Joao Vergara (VRD Racing).

 
Kaylee Countryman (JHDD powered by ECR), from Chandler, Ariz., enjoyed by far her strongest performance to date, finishing ninth ahead of South African Wian Boshoff's newly rebranded Peterman Fisher Hartman Racing entry.

 
The Tilton Hard Charger Award went to Mexico’s Elias Vignola, who finished 11th after lining up 19th for DEForce Racing.

 
Exclusive Autosport team principals Josh Cooley and Michael Duncalfe pocketed the PFC Award as the winning car owners.

 
The Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis will conclude with two more races tomorrow. The respective green flags are due to fly at 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. EDT.

 
Provisional championship points after three of 18 races:
1. Sebastian Garzon, 88
2. Joao Vergara, 54
3. Brad Majman, 46
4. Leonardo Escorpioni, 45
5. Eddie Beswick, 44
6. Ayrton Cahan, 34
7. Gabriel Cahan, 34
8. Anthony Martella, 33
9. Wian Boshoff, 33
10. Ryan Giannetta, 33

 
Anthony Martella (#92 NIN Transport/VPS Services-Exclusive Autosport Tatuus USF-22): “It was a very hard race, obviously starting in second and starting on the outside. I knew I would have to wait for him to go and when he went, I slotted back in line, relied on the side draft to get side-by-side and braked later than him and took the lead into Turn One. I flat-spotted the tires quite a bit, so I had some vibrations throughout the race, but I stayed calm, I stayed cool. I knew if I just kept my head down and made no mistakes, I was going to pull away, which I did. So really, really happy to come away with the win. I just want to thank everyone at Exclusive Autosport. They put in a lot of hard work, I put in a lot of hard work with all my friends on the sim and I’m really happy to come away with the win and looking forward to Race Two and Three.”

 
Sebastian Garzon (#12 Orsolon Racing/Café de Colombia-DEForce Racing Tatuus USF-22): “It was a really good race. I started P4. At the start, I was shuffled to P7 and then I started going up. I was third. Then there was a restart and I passed Cooley and I was catching Martella, but there wasn’t enough laps left to catch him. It's difficult to follow here, but I am super happy with the result. I extended my championship points lead and will work hard for tomorrow to get the wins.”

 
Evan Cooley (#90 Brown Brothers Harriman-Exclusive Autosport Tatuus USF-22): “It was a great race. I started from seventh and made a great move at the start to get up to second. The car was really good. I fell back to third, but it’s still a good result in the end. I am hoping to be on the top step tomorrow. I've got to thank my team, my mom, my dad and all my sponsors for their support.”

 

 

Revised Schedule for USF Pro Championships First Oval Races of the Season


 

Traditional Memorial Day Weekend Event Will Take Place Thursday at Lucas Oil IRP


 


 

PALMETTO, Fla. – Potentially inclement weather forecast for Friday has resulted in the traditional Carb Night Classic being brought forward one day to this Thursday, May 21, when the top two rungs on the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire ladder will compete on the demanding 0.686-mile Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park oval in Brownsburg, Ind.


 

The event marks the first of two oval races this season for USF Pro 2000 and the sole left-turn-only challenge for USF2000. 


 

The Carb Night Classic Presented by Marelli – the series Official Data/Telemetry partner – will conclude a busy few weeks for future stars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, who competed on the nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course just two weeks ago. They also completed a series test at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, in preparation for another highly anticipated event on the Fourth of July weekend. As dictated by tradition, the “Carb Night” event forms part of the lead up to the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge on Sunday, May 24.


 

Five drivers set to start the Indy 500 – Conor Daly, Louis Foster, Kyle Kirkwood, Pato O’Ward and Christian Rasmussen – can count wins at Lucas Oil IRP on their resumes. Rasmussen alone was victorious in both USF2000 (in 2020) and USF Pro 2000 the following year. He went on to win the respective championships on each occasion, earning critical scholarship prizes to move on to the next step on the ladder. Kirkwood also won both titles, in 2018 and 2019, to ensure his career progression, although his only triumph on the short oval came in USF2000 in 2018.


 

Wide-Open USF Pro 2000 Field

VRD Racing’s Teddy Musella, from Orlando, Fla., Pabst Racing’s Jacob Douglas, from Christchurch, New Zealand, and Exclusive Autosport’s Jack Jeffers, from San Antonio, Texas, each headed the timing charts following the three 45-minute USF Pro 2000 test sessions today at Lucas Oil IRP. 


 

Entry List

Test Results


 

Furthermore, the top four on the combined times were all within one-tenth of a second, while the fastest laps turned by all 20 entrants were bracketed by less than six tenths of one second, which bodes well for an extremely competitive 90-lap race on Thursday evening.


 

Musella’s time from the first session this morning, 20.0410, an average speed of 123.227 mph, remained as the fastest of the day and comes on the heels of his best finish to date, third, in the most recent race on the Indianapolis GP circuit, after stepping up this year from USF2000.


 

Jeffers, though, will enter the event as a slim favorite. Last year’s USF2000 champion has been riding the crest of a wave so far with two race wins – one during each of the doubleheader events on the Streets of Arlington, Texas, and Indianapolis. He also holds the championship lead, albeit on a tie-break as his tally of 67 points is equal to that of Frankie Mossman, from Newport Beach, Calif., who has three podium finishes to his credit for VRD Racing and is still seeking an elusive maiden victory.


 

Extra points will be offered this weekend – for both USF Pro 2000 and USF2000 – with 45 available to the race winner, as opposed to the usual 30. As always, there will be additional points for pole position, leading most laps and posting the fastest lap of the race.


 

A strong five-car contingent from Turn 3 Motorsport will be led by Brady Golan, from Austin, Texas, who was second fastest today at 20.0631.


 

The youngest driver in the field, Christian Cameron, 16, from Sonoma, Calif., also impressed at the test with the fourth fastest time, 20.0779, for TJ Speed Motorsports.


 

Other likely contenders include Canadian Mac Clark aboard a second Exclusive Autosport entry, and Cameron’s teammate, Tymek Kucharczyk, from Lodygowice, Poland, who competes regularly in INDY NXT – and actually won the most recent race on the Indianapolis road course. Kucharczyk, a champion in Europe before embarking this year on the next phase of his career in North America, will be making his USF Pro 2000 debut and gaining some oval experience for the very first time.


 

The USF Pro 2000 contenders will be back on track tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, May 20, for another pair of 45-minute test sessions. A busy Thursday will begin with 30 minutes of official practice at 1:45 p.m., followed by single-car qualifying at 4:15 p.m. and the 90-lap race which is set to start at 7:30 p.m. All times are EDT. 


 

Martella Chases Back-to-Back USF2000 Wins

Anthony Martella currently stands only eighth in the USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire point standings, but he will be a firm favorite for honors on Thursday evening.


 

The 17-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont., Canada, endured a difficult opening weekend of the season at St. Petersburg in Florida with his Exclusive Autosport team, retiring early from both races through no fault of his own. But he rebounded impressively on the Indianapolis GP circuit by claiming his first win of the year. More importantly, after racing to an emphatic maiden victory 12 months ago at Lucas Oil IRP, Martella was comfortably fastest during today’s open test. His best time of 20.9593 seconds, an average speed of 117.828 mph, was fractionally outside Aaron Justus’ single-lap qualifying lap record, 20.930, set all the way back in 2000.


 

Entry List

Test Results


 

Martella’s closest challenger today was DEForce Racing’s Sebastian Garzon, from Neiva, Colombia. Garzon is the current points leader on the back of three race wins, one second and one third from the five races run to date. His consistency has already vaulted him to a 47-point advantage and a hot favorite to claim both the championship and a scholarship valued at $409,816 to graduate to USF Pro 2000 in 2027.


 

Martella’s teammate, Evan Cooley, from Mokena, Ill., was third fastest in today’s test, building nicely on his momentum after scoring two podium finishes and a fourth on the Indy road course.


 

Fellow Australian Liam Loiacono was fourth fastest today for JHDD powered by ECR, while DEForce Racing’s Thomas Nordqvist, from Omaha, Neb., and Erik Holm (JHDD powered by ECR), from Orebro, Sweden, recorded by far their most competitive showings of the season by rounding out the top six.


 

As with their slightly more experienced colleagues in USF Pro 2000, the USF2000 contenders will have another opportunity to learn the nuances of the high-banked oval with some more testing tomorrow. Their Thursday schedule will kick off with 30 minutes of official practice at 1:00 p.m., followed by single-car qualifying at 3:30 p.m. and the 75-lap race at 6:30 p.m. EDT.


 

Complete coverage can be found on the free USF Pro Championships App, YouTube channel and respective series websites, usfpro2000.com and usf2000.com.

 

 

 

  

PALMETTO, Fla. – An unusual start to a new season of USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire will regain a sense of normalcy this week as both USF Pro 2000 and USF2000 return to action on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course. After commencing their campaigns independently for the first time since 2013, the two top rungs on the acclaimed open-wheel ladder system will share the same bill – alongside the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT – on May 7-9 at the 2.439-mile 14-turn former home of the United States Formula 1 Grand Prix.


 

The Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis will comprise two races for the senior level, USF Pro 2000, and a tripleheader for USF2000.


 

Mossman Heads USF Pro 2000 Field

Honors were shared when the USF Pro 2000 title-chase kicked off on the streets of Arlington, Texas, in March with highly rated rookies Leonardo Escorpioni and Jack Jeffers each claiming a race win. Consistency, however, proved even more beneficial for series veteran Frankie Mossman, who snared an early advantage in the quest for a scholarship valued at $593,056 to ease the graduation to INDY NXT in 2027.


 

Mossman, from Newport Beach, Calif., parlayed a pair of podium finishes in Texas – one second and one third – for VRD Racing into a slender three-point championship advantage over Windermere, Fla.-based Brazilian Escorpioni, who heads a strong five-car contingent from Turn 3 Motorsport.


 

Entry List


 

Escorpioni, one of the youngest drivers in the field at age 16, won last year’s USF Juniors championship and will be competing at Indianapolis for the first time.


 

Jeffers, 19, from San Antonio, Texas, not only has previous racing experience at the hallowed Speedway road course, it was also the scene of his maiden USF2000 victory one year ago for Exclusive Autosport, and ultimately propelled him toward the coveted championship crown. Jeffers took advantage of that impetus by qualifying on pole for the first race of the new season at Arlington, and seemed set for a fairy-tale debut victory until encountering a downshift problem which instead resulted in him collecting one of the omnipresent walls. Jeffers rebounded magnificently to win Race Two later in the day and will seek to maintain that momentum this week.


 

Michael Costello (Turn 3 Motorsport), from Naples, Fla., and Pabst Racing’s G3 Argyros, from Newport Beach, Calif., also earned podium finishes at Arlington, while Peruvian Andres Cardenas endured a challenging debut race weekend but has already proven his ability by setting the fastest times for the newly rebranded JHDD powered by ECR team both at the Fall Combine test at the end of last season and a recent Indianapolis series test.


 

Others to watch will include Pabst Racing’s Jacob Douglas, from Christchurch, New Zealand, who secured his first USF Pro 2000 win at Indy in 2025, and the TJ Motorsports pair of Thomas Schrage, from Bethel, Ohio, who likewise claimed his first USF2000 win one year ago, and Christian Cameron, from Sonoma, Calif.


 

Meanwhile, 17-year-old Mayer Deonarine, who hails from Toronto, Canada, with Trinidad and Tobago descent, will make his USF Pro 2000 debut with Pabst Racing.


 

A pair of 50-minute test sessions on Thursday, May 7, will precede 30 minutes of official practice at 5:20 p.m. EDT for the 20-car field. A single qualifying session at 11:20 a.m. on Friday will set the starting order for a pair of 25-lap races at 8:55 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. on Saturday. 


 

Garzon Chases Perfection in USF2000

The USF2000 season also began with a street circuit doubleheader event, at St. Petersburg, Fla., where Colombian Sebastian Garzon went two-for-two with DEForce Racing and consequently holds a commanding championship lead as the series heads to Indianapolis.


 

Garzon struggled a little during the recent pre-event test in Indianapolis, posting only the seventh fastest time, so he can expect plenty of challengers, especially since the top 14 drivers at the test turned laps comfortably within a second of the best time recorded by Exclusive Autosport’s Anthony Martella.


 

Entry List


 

Both Martella, from Woodbridge, Ont., Canada and teammate Evan Cooley, from Mokena, Ill., hope to rebound after a difficult weekend in Florida, and the door has been left open for various other title contenders due to the fact that last year’s USF Juniors champion, Leonardo Escorpioni, has chosen to concentrate his efforts on USF Pro 2000 despite securing a pair of USF2000 podium finishes at St. Petersburg.


 

After securing a race win and two more podium finishes one year ago, VRD Racing also will arrive at Indianapolis with high expectations. Miami, Fla.-based Brazilian rookie Joao Vergara currently holds third in the points table after finishing second and sixth on the opening weekend. He will be joined by the rapid recently-turned-15-year-old second-generation racer Oliver Wheldon, from St. Petersburg, Fla., who was a close second at the test after being too young to compete at his home event.


 

Former Australian Formula Ford champion Eddie Beswick and countryman Brad Majman, along with Canadian former karter Lucas Nanji will fly the flag for Pabst Racing, perennial frontrunners at Indianapolis. Yet another Australian, USF Juniors graduate Liam Loiacono, also is expected to be a challenger at the front end of the field with JHDD powered by ECR.


 

Watch out, too, for steadily improving Indianapolis-based South African Wian Boshoff, who drives for the locally based Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing team, and El Paso, Texas, native Wesley Gundler, who will fly the colors for ENVE Motorsports.


 

The USF2000 schedule will closely mirror that of USF Pro 2000 with the addition of one more race at 2:45 p.m. on Friday to precede the pair of Saturday encounters which are set to see green flags at 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.


 

Coverage can be found on the free USF Pro Championships App, YouTube channel and respective series websites, usfpro2000.com and usf2000.com, with live steaming of qualifying and the race events.


 

 

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Pasiewicz Edges Mrak

to Complete USF Juniors Sweep


 


 

BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Canada – Poland’s Karol Pasiewicz wasn’t quite in a class of his own this weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, but this morning he completed an impressive weekend sweep of all three USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire races for Olivia Racing.


 

Pasiewicz led from start to finish in a thrilling, all-green 20-lap race on the technical and fast 2.439-mile natural terrain road course. But he was made to work hard in the closing stages by top Canadian Olivier Mrak, from Ottawa, Que., who wrapped up his own sweep of second-place finishes and grabbed an extra bonus point for fastest lap into the bargain.


 

After placing third in each of the first two races, a last-lap slip by Mrak’s Zanella Racing teammate Victor Couto, from Boca Raton, Fla., allowed Ivan Machado Perez (VRD Racing), from Madrid, Spain, to sneak into the final podium position and end a difficult weekend for the former championship leader.


 

Race Results


 

The grid for this morning’s concluding race was determined by each driver’s second-fastest lap in qualifying on Friday, and once again saw Pasiewicz claiming the Continental Tire Pole Award.


 

He had to work hard during the opening stages to stave off a determined challenge from Couto, who had started second. Third-place starter Mrak also remained tightly in the mix as the top three soon began to edge clear of Machado Perez, who had made up a couple of positions on the opening lap to run fourth.


 

A series of quick laps saw Pasiewicz maintain his advantage, although the only time he had much respite was after Mrak managed to muscle past Couto at Turn Five, which cost the two chasers some momentum and allowed Pasiewicz to make a break.


 

His lead grew to as much as 2.6 seconds after 12 laps, but as the leader settled into a rhythm, so, too, did Mrak. The chasing Canadian turned up the wick in the closing stages, posting a new fastest race lap with two laps remaining and eventually finished right on the tail of Pasiewicz, who was obliged to drive somewhat defensively through the final few corners.


 

Couto slipped back into the clutches of Machado Perez and Exclusive Autosport’s Bex Cranston, from Greenwich, Conn., as the race reached toward its climax. The pair exchanged places a couple of times on Lap 16, but still they edged closer to Couto, who then almost lost control at Turn Five on the final lap and was pipped to the line by both Machado Perez and Cranston. The result was particularly satisfying for Machado Perez, who endured a difficult start to the weekend with a crash on Thursday and another accident on Saturday.


 

Recently turned 14-year-old Edward Kennedy, from Mont-Tremblant, Que., Canada drove another strong race for VRD Racing, rising from 12th on the grid to sixth after a lengthy tussle with Zanella Racing’s Leonardo Serravalle, from nearby Thorold, Ont., who was later assessed a post-race penalty for avoidable contact.


 

For the second race in a row, Fairfax, Va.-based Max Mokarem secured the Tilton Hard Charger Award for Zanella Racing after rising from 18th to 10th on the grid following a crash during qualifying.


 

Pasiewicz’s perfect weekend ensured that all three PFC Awards for the winning car owner went to Dana Delgado, team principal of Olivia Racing.


 

After a breathless weekend in Canada, the USF Juniors contingent will take stock and regroup for a highly anticipated doubleheader event at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on the July Fourth weekend. They will share the track with both of the two upper levels of the acclaimed USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire open-wheel development ladder, USF Pro 2000 and USF2000, as well as the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT.


 

Provisional championship points after nine of 16 races:

1. Karol Pasiewicz, 186

2. Ivan Machado Perez, 167

3. Olivier Mrak, 160

4. Max Mokarem, 156

5. Victor Couto, 141

6. Cole Medeiros, 137

7. Vilho Aatola, 132

8. Casper Nissen, 117

9. Bex Cranston, 114

10. Leonardo Serravalle, 108


 

Karol Pasiewicz (#25 Olivia Racing Tatuus JR-23): “It was a really tough one this time. I couldn't pull away from Victor, and when he got passed by Olivier, I saw that I had a big gap, so I just tried to keep the pace, tried to get maybe faster, but I couldn't do it. I just maintained my pace. I think it was 1:22 lows every lap, so I think that is what saved me from losing P1. Obviously, this weekend was very important for the championship. I was in P6 coming here after a very bad weekend at Carolina. I'm feeling grateful for all the work that we have done as a team. We have worked very hard preparing the car, preparing myself, and yeah, we finally put everything together and delivered.”


 

Olivier Mrak (#23 Holden Leasing/BASF Canada/Mamma Teresa Restaurant/Colonade Developments/Stinson Fuels-Zanella Racing Tatuus JR-23): “First off, the start was good. I got to Victor and I knew I had to get past him quickly so I wouldn't lose Karol. I eventually got past him but then a back marker held me up so then it created a two-second gap and I knew I had to push. I got to the front, I got to him but it was too late. One more lap would have been it. Overall, a very good weekend, very good points. I'm very happy moving on to Mid-Ohio. I think it should be good.”


 

Ivan Machado Perez (#10 HONR the drive/Skip Barber Racing-VRD Racing Tatuus JR-23): “It has been kind of a wicked weekend. It just seemed like everything was going the wrong way – a crash in the practice sessions, Race 1, another crash. A pretty big one, probably the hardest crash in my life. To be able to come back today and actually grab a third place just feels really good. I would still want to win, because that's what we are here for, but we'll try to get it back together properly for Mid-Ohio and get back to winning ways. I'm just very happy.”

 

Near Perfection for Poland’s Pasiewicz at CTMP

BOWMANVILLE, Ont., Canada – Karol Pasiewicz proved to be a dominant force today for Olivia Racing as the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Canada kicked off with a pair of races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. After a promising start to his rookie campaign to open the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida in February, the rapid Pole suffered a disappointing weekend last time out at Carolina Motorsports Park. But today proved to be the perfect tonic. Pasiewicz earned 65 points out of a maximum 66 to vault from sixth in the standings to the lead heading into the final race of the weekend tomorrow.


 

Zanella Racing also enjoyed a strong day as Florida-based Brazilian Victor Couto edged Ottawa, Canada’s Olivier Mrak for second place in both races.


 

Race 1 Results

Race 2 Results


 

Pasiewicz paved the groundwork for today on Friday when he laid down two exceptional laps during the tripleheader event’s solitary qualifying session. The fastest of them ensured his maiden Continental Tire Pole Award which meant that it was he who led the 21-car field toward the green flag in sunny cool conditions this morning.


 

Pasiewicz maintained his position for the opening few laps before the first of two full-course cautions after points leader Ivan Machado Perez, from Madrid, Spain, made the second of two errors at Turn Eight and crashed his VRD Racing entry into retirement. 


 

Shortly after the restart, Brenden Cooley, from Mokena, Ill., lost control on the entry to Turn Three and collided heavily with the tire barriers to ensure another caution. On this occasion, Pasiewicz received a call on his radio a few moments before the yellow flags actually flashed on, which allowed Couto to make a legitimate pass for the lead.


 

Frustrating as it must have been for Pasiewicz, he kept his cool magnificently and pounced on the exit of Turn Five soon after the final restart to reassert himself at the front of the field with seven laps still remaining. He then turned a series of fastest laps to ensure all 33 points and take the checkered flag ahead of Couto as yet another incident, this time involving Jared Oselka (Zanella Racing), from Long Beach, Ind., caused the race to finish under yellow.


 

Locally based Canadians Cole Medeiros (Exclusive Autosport), from Ayr, Ont., and Leonardo Serravalle (Zanella Racing), from Thorold, Ont., finished fourth and fifth ahead of England’s Max Cuthbert (JHDD powered by ECR), Exclusive Autosport’s Bex Cranston, from Greenwich, Conn., and VRD Racing’s Dean Hoogendoorn, from Woubrugge, Netherlands. The European karting champion had been too young to contest the opening six races of the season, but after celebrating his 14th birthday on Tuesday Hoogendoorn was able to display his promise by rising from 14th on the grid to eighth, which earned him the Tilton Hard Charger Award.


 

The grid for this afternoon’s race was determined by each driver’s second fastest lap from qualifying, and thus it was Pasiewicz who once again earned the Continental Tire Pole Award.


 

This time there was no looking back as he led all 20 laps to complete a dominant day on the ultra-fast and supremely challenging 2.459-mile, 10-turn road course.


 

Pasiewicz was untroubled by a pair of mid-race cautions and controlled the pace perfectly to win once again from Couto and Mrak.


 

The top nine cars remained pretty much in a train until the end, all finishing within three seconds of each other, but it was another debutant, VRD Racing’s Edward Kennedy, from Mont-Tremblant, Que., Canada who arguably shone the brightest. Kennedy, who also celebrated his 14th birthday only a few days ago, made some bold moves at the start to climb from 10th to fourth, which he maintained ahead of Cranston, Serravalle, Denmark’s Casper Nissen (JHDD powered by ECR), Medeiros and Hoogendoorn. The young Dutchman once again impressed by pinching the bonus point after posting the fastest lap of the race.


 

This time the Tilton Hard Charger Award was claimed by early season points leader Max Mokarem. The Fairfax, Va.-based Lebanese racer blotted his copybook by crashing early in qualifying which consigned him to lowly starting positions for both races. This afternoon, however, he managed to move from 19th to 11th and keep himself in the championship reckoning.


 

Both PFC Awards were scooped by Olivia Racing Team Principal Dana Delgado as the winning car co-owner.


 

Tomorrow’s third and final race of the weekend will see a green flag at 10:00 a.m. EDT.


 

Provisional championship points after eight of 16 races:

1. Karol Pasiewicz, 154

2. Ivan Machado Perez, 145

3. Max Mokarem, 145

4. Cole Medeiros, 134

5. Olivier Mrak, 134

6. Victor Couto, 124

7. Vilho Aatola, 120

8. Casper Nissen, 104

9. Leonardo Serravalle, 103

10. Bex Cranston, 95


 

Race 1 quotes:

Karol Pasiewicz (#25 Olivia Racing Tatuus JR-23): “This win feels incredible. I have to thank the whole Olivia Racing team for doing an amazing job and allowing me to be here and win this race. The race was really tough. I was trying to maintain my pace, and the gap between me and Victor. It was really tough with the conditions as well. I didn't think it would be that slippery on the first laps. I managed to fit the conditions of the track and managed to pull away a little bit. There were a few safety cars as well, so I had a little time to breathe. Then after the restart, I just pulled away and kept the gap.”


 

Victor Couto (#88 Braziliionaires-Zanella Racing Tatuus JR-23): “We were able to hold P2 off of the start, so that was really the goal to stay in the front because around here you can definitely get kind of trained if you get a little bit off the line. I think we were a little bit slower on the starting lap, so I'm going to have to work on that. The cold tire pace was not too great, but I think it's just a confidence thing. Once we got up to temp and into the rhythm, I think we were just as quick as Karol. Around here it's really tough to pass, so we were closed up on his wing for a lot of the race, but eventually nothing really came of it. But P2 is not a bad result. It helps us in the championship, so just keep moving and keep plugging at it because I know the win's coming.”


 

Olivier Mrak (#23 Holden Leasing/BASF Canada/Mamma Teresa Restaurant/Colonade Developments/Stinson Fuels-Zanella Racing Tatuus JR-23): “I started fourth and managed to get into third in the first corner. Then I had to manage my tires throughout the race and I finished third. Turn Eight was a little bit slippery but, other than that, the track was pretty good.”


 

Race 2 quotes:

Karol Pasiewicz (#25 Olivia Racing Tatuus JR-23): “I feel very good about the win. I pulled away on the first lap like in Race 1, maintained the pace and tried to stay calm. I knew that we were driving after NASCAR so we had very low grip. It was really tough into Turn Eight because one lap was okay and then the other lap my car was moving around. It was really hard to keep the pace like that. A few safety car restarts didn't bother me a lot. I just maintained first place and kept going.”


 

Victor Couto (#88 Braziliionaires-Zanella Racing Tatuus JR-23): “We started P2. I think in this race we ran quite a bit closer than the last race but, again, the dirty air just makes it pretty hard to make a move around here. There's a couple things that I know I can improve tomorrow so I think definitely a win is in the cards and that's what I'll be going for.”


 

Olivier Mrak (#23 Holden Leasing/BASF Canada/Mamma Teresa Restaurant/Colonade Developments/Stinson Fuels-Zanella Racing Tatuus JR-23): “I fell back a bit at the start but managed to get back into third. I stayed there for most of the race. The safety cars were pretty helpful, considering the people from behind were catching up. Getting to the people ahead was nice. I finished off the race trying to go for the last corner, last lap send but didn't work. Maybe next race.”

 
 

 

Competitive USF Juniors Field Heads to Canada

 


 

PALMETTO, Fla. – USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire this week will venture north of the border for the very first time since its inception in 2022 with a visit to the famed Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, near Bowmanville, Ont. The tripleheader event will form part of the traditional Victoria Day SpeedFest at the high-speed 2.459-mile natural terrain road circuit, formerly known as Mosport, which most recently hosted an Andersen Promotions event for Pro Mazda (now USF Pro 2000) in 2013. 


 

A strong 21-car field will, remarkably, comprise representatives from no fewer than 11 different nationalities, appropriately reflecting the global appeal of the highly acclaimed three-step USF Pro Championships open-wheel racing development ladder which links the grassroots of the sport to the pinnacle in North America, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. This year’s USF Juniors champion will earn a scholarship valued at $251,516 to graduate to USF2000 in 2027.


 

Entry List


 

The championship is finely poised after the opening six races of the 16-race season with Ivan Machado Perez, from Madrid, Spain, currently holding a slender single-point advantage over Lebanese racer Max Mokarem, from Fairfax, Va.


 

Mokarem, 14, became the third youngest USF Juniors winner when he triumphed for defending series champion team Zanella Racing in the opening race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway in February. Conversely, Machado Perez, at 24, became the second oldest USF Juniors winner when he emerged victorious the following morning for VRD Racing.


 

Mokarem grasped an early points advantage by winning the final race of the opening tripleheader, although Machado Perez, a dominant champion in last year’s Skip Barber Race Series has overcome the deficit after winning two of the three most recent races at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C.


 

Finland’s Vilho Aatola lies third in the points table for DEForce Racing on the strength of five top-five finishes.


 

An impressive Canadian contingent will include Exclusive Autosport’s Cole Medeiros, who claimed his first win at Carolina Motorsports Park, the Zanella Racing pair of Olivier Mrak and Leonardo Serravalle, and Berg Racing’s Alex Berg.


 

The other primary contender during the early part of the season has been Poland’s Karol Pasiewicz (Olivia Racing), who seeks to rebound from a disappointing weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park where he started second in all three races, after finishing second in each of the first three races in Florida, but could not capitalize on the strong effort.


 

Others to watch include Denmark’s Casper Nissen (JHDD powered by ECR), Florida-based Brazilian Victor Couto (Zanella Racing), and a pair of debutants in Dean Hoogendoorn, from the Netherlands, who celebrated his 14th birthday on Tuesday and is already a multi-time European Karting champion as well as being a member of the Williams F1 Team Racing Academy, and Edward Kennedy, from Saint-Jovite, Que. Kennedy turned 14 less than a week ago and already has race-winning credentials in the Ligier Junior Formula Championship. Both were too young to contest the opening races of the season.


 

The Continental Tire Grand Prix of Canada will begin with three 45-minute test sessions on Thursday, May 14, before capping off the day with 30 minutes of official practice at 4:30 p.m. With five other race series on tap, Friday will include a solitary qualifying session at 1:00 p.m. for USF Juniors which will help determine the starting order for a pair of races on Saturday at 9:50 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and one final race at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. All times are EDT.


 

Live timing for all on-track sessions will be available on the free USF Pro Championships App and at usfjuniors.com. Live streaming of qualifying and the races can be found on the App, website and on the USF Pro Championships YouTube channel.

 

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