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