By Patrick Stephan
Just couple quick notes from what remains a hazy Mid-Ohio.
The session would stop 15 minutes through when Lindsay Brewer’s 93 car got stuck in the grass outside of the keyhole (between Turns 11 and 12).
We would get another red to end the session when the #4 of Ricardo Escotto slowed through Thunder Valley and was then brought back to the pits by the AMR INDYCAR Safety Team.
That late caution probably ruined the quick laps of some contenders, but when the session took the checkered and red flag, Salvador de Alba was P1.
Point leader – by 48 – Myles Rowe would time just 7th. Lirim Zendelli, Kiko Porto, Michael d’Orlando and Yuven Sundaramoorthy would round out this mornings Top 5.
USF Pro 2000 Practice #1 Timesheet:
Pos | Car # | Driver | Best Time | Diff | Gap | Best Lap | Total Laps | Team |
1 | 91 | Salvador de Alba | 1:18.1531 | — | ‑‑.‑‑‑‑ | 17 | 19 | Exclusive Autosport |
2 | 10 | Lirim Zendeli | 1:18.3614 | 0.2083 | 0.2083 | 18 | 19 | TJ Speed Motorsports |
3 | 12 | Kiko Porto | 1:18.3624 | 0.2093 | 0.001 | 14 | 17 | DEForce Racing |
4 | 1 | Michael d’Orlando | 1:18.4774 | 0.3243 | 0.115 | 14 | 14 | Turn 3 Motorsport |
5 | 90 | Yuven Sundaramoorthy | 1:18.5283 | 0.3752 | 0.0509 | 18 | 19 | Exclusive Autosport |
6 | 20 | Jace Denmark | 1:18.5421 | 0.389 | 0.0138 | 13 | 17 | Pabst Racing |
7 | 99 | Myles Rowe | 1:18.5795 | 0.4264 | 0.0374 | 13 | 18 | Pabst Racing |
8 | 6 | Reece Ushijima | 1:18.5817 | 0.4286 | 0.0022 | 6 | 14 | Jay Howard Driver Development |
9 | 40 | Jack William Miller | 1:18.6815 | 0.5284 | 0.0998 | 16 | 18 | Miller Vinatieri Motorsports |
10 | 32 | Christian Weir | 1:18.6995 | 0.5464 | 0.018 | 15 | 16 | TJ Speed Motorsports |
11 | 92 | Joel Granfors | 1:18.8087 | 0.6556 | 0.1092 | 15 | 19 | Exclusive Autosport |
12 | 2 | Jonathan Browne | 1:18.8203 | 0.6672 | 0.0116 | 15 | 18 | Turn 3 Motorsport |
13 | 7 | Bijoy Garg | 1:18.8238 | 0.6707 | 0.0035 | 15 | 18 | DEForce Racing |
14 | 4 | Ricardo Escotto | 1:19.0500 | 0.8969 | 0.2262 | 15 | 15 | Jay Howard Driver Development |
15 | 47 | Jackson Lee | 1:19.0829 | 0.9298 | 0.0329 | 13 | 16 | Turn 3 Motorsport |
16 | 19 | Jordan Missig | 1:19.4126 | 1.2595 | 0.3297 | 14 | 15 | Pabst Racing |
17 | 55 | Francesco Pizzi | 1:19.4157 | 1.2626 | 0.0031 | 14 | 18 | TJ Speed Motorsports |
18 | 3 | Louka St‑Jean | 1:19.4461 | 1.293 | 0.0304 | 7 | 17 | Turn 3 Motorsport |
19 | 81 | Nicholas Monteiro | 1:19.5077 | 1.3546 | 0.0616 | 14 | 15 | NeoTech Motorsport |
20 | 93 | Lindsay Brewer | 1:19.9080 | 1.7549 | 0.4003 | 15 | 18 | Exclusive Autosport |