By Steve Wittich Jagger Jones, a third-generation racer in only his fourth open-wheel start, drove like anything but a newcomer on the way to his first Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship victory. The Cape Motorsports rookie used a daring outside pass to take the lead and then drove a nearly perfect race under challenging conditions to […]
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Christian Brooks, Exclusive Autosport Double Up on Saturday in USF2000 at St. Pete
By Tony DiZinno / Steve Wittich Late passes in the last race of the day were the story in Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship at the streets of St. Petersburg. But as in Race 1 earlier Saturday, the same driver and team emerged on top: Christian Brooks and Exclusive Autosport in the No. 44 Tatuus USF-17. […]
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Road To Indy Presented by Cooper Tires at Laguna Seca – VeeKay uses last minute flyer to grab his 7th pole of the season
By Steve Wittich Rinus van Kalmthout (VeeKay) might need a miracle to win his second straight Road To Indy, but the Juncos Racing rookie isn’t going down without a fight. The Dutchman turned the quickest lap of the weekend, timed at 75.671 seconds, to grab pole for the second straight day at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna […]
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Indy Lights at Road America – Sunday – VeeKay dominates – Norman on Podium again – Askew maintains points lead
Juncos Racing rookie Rinus van Kalmthout (VeeKay) credited a dominant win on Sunday with on some of what he learned after a drive-thru penalty on Saturday. “It helped me quite a lot,” answered VeeKay when asked about Saturday’s comeback drive translating to Sunday. “Yesterday, I got a drive-thru penalty and I didn’t have anything to […]
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USF2000 at Road America – Sunday – Eves wins fifth of year – is joined on the podium by Keane for a Cape Motorsports one-two finish – McElrea rounds out podium
After “disappointing” finishes of fifth and fourth in his last two races, Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship points leader, Braden Eves got back to his winning ways on Sunday, standing on the top step of the podium for the fifth time in seven race this season. “After struggling last month on the oval and struggling again […]
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VeeKay wins after clash with Askew in Indy Lights Race #2 – Claman and Sowery nab second podiums
By Steve Wittich For the 11th time in his Road To Indy career, but first time in Indy Lights, Rinus van Kalmthout (Rinus VeeKay) stood on the top step of the podium. VeeKay is the eighth member of an exclusive club that includes drivers that have won on all three steps of the Road To […]
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MRTI Update #11 from Mid-Ohio – Saturday – Eight for the No. 8 – Kirkwood continues assault on USF2000 record books
By Steve Wittich After clinching the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda title yesterday, Kyle Kirkwood can set his sights on putting his name in the USF2000 record book. Today, Kirkwood moved to the top of the consecutive USF2000 win list by winning his eighth race in a row. Coming into the day, the […]
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MRTI Update from Road America #15 – Franzoni scores emotional first Indy Lights win; joins all-MRTI series win club
By Tony DiZinno It has been an emotional whirlwind week-plus for Victor Franzoni and the entire Juncos Racing team heading into Road America. Today Franzoni paid tribute to his fallen friend and 2017 Pro Mazda teammate, Jeff Green, with an overdue first career victory in the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires series. This means […]
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