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Saturday June 21ST

Brady Golan Goes Back-to-Back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in FR Americas

INDIANAPOLIS (June 21, 2026) – Brady Golan won again in Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on Sunday morning. Going back-to-back in the first two races of the event, Golan became the first driver this season to win multiple FR Americas races in a single weekend.

Notes of Interest: 

  • Winning Race 2 at IMS, Brady Golan tallied his fourth victory of the 2026 season.
  • After starting eighth, Cooper Shipman made a last-lap pass to take second and claim his fourth podium of the season. 
  • With a third-place finish in Race 2, seven of Evagoras Papasavvas’ nine finishes have been on the podium this season. 
  • Alejandro Bobadilla (No. 8 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) crossed the bricks in fifth to earn his career-best finish. 
  • After missing the rounds at Road America and Mid-Ohio, Anthony Autiello returned to the top step of the podium at IMS winning the Masters Cup Class for the second time this season. 

Setting the fast lap while racing from last to second yesterday, Evagoras Papasavvas (No. 71 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) started on pole for Race 2 on Sunday morning. Pulling out front to lead the pack, Papasavvas’ early laps were filled with intense pressure from both Brady Golan (No. 40 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS F3) and Kekai Hauanio (No. 29 N-E-Where Transport / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3), as they looked to gain an advantage. Hauanio no sooner overtook Golan for second before suffering a flat tire and was forced down pit road. With Hauanio removed from contention, it became a two-man battle between Papasavvas and Golan. 

Papasavvas held the lead for most of the race, but a restart with just seven minutes to go gave Golan another shot. Timing his launch perfectly, Golan dove to the inside of Papasavvas as they raced into Turn 1, completed the pass and took the point position. Behind them, Cooper Shipman (No. 10 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) had raced up to third after starting the event in eighth. In the closing minutes, Golan started to pull away, as Papasavvas started to fall into the clutches of Shipman. As the white flag waved, Shipman pulled side by side with Papasavvas and the two engaged in a wheel-to-wheel battle for the entire final circuit. Golan led the field across the Yard of Bricks, while Papasavvas and Shipman drag raced all the way to the finish line behind him. Shipman crossed the line second with Papasavvas following in third, as just 0.216 seconds separated them. 

“We had a good fight throughout the whole race,” said Golan atop the podium. “I have tons of respect for both [Papasavvas and Shipman]. I know I said it before, and I'll say it again: they race super clean. I'm really happy to come home with a win, especially in my team's hometown. I think this is the first weekend that anyone has won two races in a single weekend, so I’m super proud of all the Toney Driver Development guys.”

>> SEE MORE:  Round 10 Official Results

In the Masters Cup Class, Anthony Autiello (No. 07 Hope For The Warriors / Momentum Motorsports Ligier JS F3) survived to win a race of attrition. Whitney Strickland (No. 21 TF Companies / Hillenburg Motorsports Ligier JS F3) led the group down the grid for the standing start, but early contact took him out of contention. Kevin Janzen (No. 24 US Power Group/Data Center Solutions / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) inherited the class lead, but had his progress slowed when he had to come down pit lane for a mechanical failure just past the halfway mark. Meanwhile, Autiello survived all the way to the checkered flag, winning the Masters Cup Class.

“It was definitely slick out there, especially being on old tires,” said Autiello atop the podium. “It was unfortunate to see what happened to Whitney [Strickland] in Turn 1. As I kept watching the attrition in the race, I knew I just had to keep my head down and be smart about it. If I tried to race up in the front, I probably would’ve made a mistake. It was more about being smart, and I think that’s the best we could have done given the circumstances. I have to thank my daughter, Ava, for being here and making it a great Father’s Day.”

>> SEE MORE:  Watch the Replay of Round 10
 

 

Photos by Chris Clark

Saturday June 20th

Brady Golan Scores FR Americas Race 1 Win at Indianapolis 

 

Whitney Strickland Wins in Masters Cup

INDIANAPOLIS (June 20, 2026) – Brady Golan won Race 1 for Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) on Saturday afternoon. Leading from lights to checkers in an all-green race, the Toney Development Driver was the first to cross the bricks, claiming his third victory of the 2026 season. 

Notes of Interest: 

  • Brady Golan captured his third checkered flag of the 2026 season crossing the bricks to win FR Americas’ Race 1 at IMS.  

  • Evagoras Papasavvas raced through the field to finish second after starting last on the grid due to a penalty issued after yesterday’s qualifying.

  • Cooper Shipman earned his fourth podium of 2026 finishing third in today’s event. 

  • Fishers, Ind. native Luke Powers finished fifth in his debut race at his home track. 

  • Three teams were represented on today’s podium with Toney Driver Development winning their third race of the season with Golan, Crosslink Motorsports finishing second with Papasavvas, and Kiwi Motorsport taking third with Shipman. 

  • Whitney Strickland won in the Masters Cup class for the seventh time this season. 

Brady Golan (No. 40 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS F3) led the field to the standing start and darted to the lead as the lights went out. To his outside, Cooper Shipman (No. 10 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) came under immediate pressure from fourth-place starter Christian Bogle (No. 7 Pelican Energy Consultants / Toney Driver Development Ligier JS F3) who looked for a way by as they raced through Turn 1. The front five settled into line with Golan leading Shipman, Bogle, Luke Powers (No. 5 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS F3) and Barrett Wolfe (No. 13 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) as they crossed the bricks to complete the first lap. Behind them, Evagoras Papasavvas (No. 71 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) had already reached the sixth position after lining up 15th on the grid. 

Papasavvas continued his dash through the field picking off the competition one by one. He reached third before the clock passed halfway, but still had a gap to close before he could reach the gearbox of Shipman. Reeling him in lap by lap, Papasavvas was within striking distance with just four minutes left on the clock. Diving to the inside of Turn 1, Papasavvas completed the pass to overtake second. Quickly closing in on the checkered flag, Golan remained more than two seconds ahead and just outside of Papasavvas’ reach. 

When the clock ran out, Golan led the field across the Yard of Bricks, while Papasavvas followed in second and Shipman in third. 

“It was a good drive,” said Golan after climbing from the car. “I tried to check out on the start, and did a pretty good job of it. Then, it was just managing tires the whole way through. I’m really proud of these [Toney Driver Development] guys—I’m happy to be able to bring a hometown win for them. The No. 40 car has been amazing all year, so I have to thank them for that. Also thanks to everybody at Marina and Saber Management group.”

Following the race, the stewards reviewed contact between Bogle and Kevin Janzen (No. 24 US Power Group/Data Center Solutions / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3), ruling that Bogle made nose-to-tail contact and caused Janzen to spin. Bogle and his Toney Driver Development team appealed the decision, and as such, the results for Round 9 will remain provisional until the appeal is heard by the National Court of Appeals. 

>> SEE MORE:  Round 9 Provisional Results

Whitney Strickland (No. 21 TF Companies / Hillenburg Motorsports Ligier JS F3) won the Masters Cup Class, crossing the bricks to claim his first FR Americas win at the Brickyard, while also taking his seventh win of the season. His race wasn’t without issue though, as the Hillenburg Motorsports driver stalled on the start and had to fight back through the pack to ultimately capture the class win.

“That was a pretty eventful race, actually,” said Strickland atop the podium. “This is my first series where I’ve done standing starts—I’ve been racing for decades, but these standing starts are killing me. I stalled out and then had to catch up to everybody. Thankfully I was able to get it done. I’m looking forward to tomorrow—I’m an early morning kind of guy. You know, us 50 year olds, we like to wake up early, so this is going to be good tomorrow.”

FR Americas will contest a doubleheader tomorrow with the lights going out at 8 a.m. and 12:10 p.m., respectively, for Races 2 and 3. The races will be streamed on YouTube.com/@RacingAmericaTV, with timing and scoring available on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. 

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