By Bart Ewer Ideal conditions greeted the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda for the start of Race 1 of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Pabst Racing’s Jordan Lloyd started from the pole position, a blessing on a street circuit that often sees calamity in the first corner. This race was no different,…

Here is the starting line-up for tomorrow’s first USF2000 race which will start at 8:40am ET. SP Car Driver Name Best Time Session 1 21 Lloyd, Jordan 01:14.4 Quals 2 2 Thompson, Parker 01:14.5 Quals 3 23 Luo, Yufeng 01:14.5 Quals 4 22 Rickards, Garth 01:14.7 Quals 5 83 Munro, James (R) 01:14.8 Quals 6…

Ok, Getting caught up a bit now.  Here come the time sheets: This is from this morning’s USF2000 session: Rank Car Driver Name Time Speed Diff BestLap Total Laps 1 21 Lloyd, Jordan 01:14.6894 86.759 –.—- 7 20 2 83 Munro, James (R) 01:14.7833 86.650 0.0939 20 23 3 23 Luo, Yufeng 01:14.7916 86.641 0.1022…

In 2015, the story of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg weekend was Pabst Racing’s dominant victories over championship-winning squad Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. In 2016, the same storyline is emerging early on in the weekend. Pabst Racing’s newly expanded three-car team in Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda competition is besting…