By Steve Wittich
A pair of Pabst Racing drivers, Jace Denmark and Myles Rowe, were separated by a slim five-hundredths of a second at the top of the timing screens during a veteran-heavy Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship practice session.
The top 11 spots on the timing screens, who were all within a second of Denmark, were all held by USF2000 veterans. Nicky Hays (Cape Motorsports) was the quickest rookie, going only two hundredths quicker than his teammate Jagger Jones.
The only red flag of the practice came on rookie Jacob Douglas’ (Exclusive Autosport) out lap when the Kiwi made contact with the Turn 13 barriers.
The Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship field is back on track for qualifying at 9:20 am on Friday.
USF2000 Cooper Tires Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg Practice Results
RANK | CAR NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | FAST LAP | DIFFERENCE | LAPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 | Jace Denmark | Pabst Racing | 1:13.6344 | 1:13.6344 | 17 |
2 | 22 | Myles Rowe | Pabst Racing | 1:13.6893 | 0.0549 | 15 |
3 | 4 | Michael d’Orlando | Cape Motorsports | 1:13.7998 | 0.1654 | 16 |
4 | 12 | Bijoy Garg | DEForce Racing | 1:13.8100 | 0.1756 | 16 |
5 | 63 | Trey Burke | Joe Dooling Autosports | 1:13.9599 | 0.3255 | 17 |
6 | 10 | Thomas Nepveau | DEForce Racing | 1:13.9668 | 0.3324 | 17 |
7 | 33 | Spike Kohlbecker | Turn 3 Motorsport w/Ignite Autosport | 1:14.2549 | 0.6205 | 17 |
8 | 11 | Dylan Christie | DEForce Racing | 1:14.3338 | 0.6994 | 17 |
9 | 19 | Simon Sikes | Legacy Autosport | 1:14.5753 | 0.9409 | 13 |
10 | 32 | Christian Weir | Turn 3 Motorsport | 1:14.5938 | 0.9594 | 17 |
11 | 2 | Jackson Lee | Cape Motorsports | 1:14.7027 | 1.0683 | 15 |
12 | 5 | Nicky Hays | Cape Motorsports | 1:14.7121 | 1.0777 | 15 |
13 | 3 | Jagger Jones | Cape Motorsports | 1:14.7329 | 1.0985 | 17 |
14 | 30 | Viktor Andersson | Velocity Racing Development | 1:15.1207 | 1.4863 | 17 |
15 | 6 | Frederick Lund | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1:15.4011 | 1.7667 | 16 |
16 | 92 | Billy Frazer | Exclusive Autosport | 1:15.6467 | 2.0123 | 5 |
17 | 7 | Yeoroo Lee | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1:15.7628 | 2.1284 | 17 |
18 | 9 | Jorge Garciarce | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1:15.9080 | 2.2736 | 17 |
19 | 90 | Jacob Douglas | Exclusive Autosport | 1:21.5490 | 7.9146 | 1 |