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The USF Pro Insider Podcast will feature interviews with the young drivers from the USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires, as well has members of the industry and the series staff. In addition to interviews, Rob Howden will speak with members of the media during roundtable discussions and will also provide event previews to prepare race fans for the on-track action.
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All three series of the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire were on the docket at NOLA Motorsports Park on the April 5-7 weekend, including the 2024 season opener for the USF Juniors program, and USF Pro Insider Rob Howden provides a recap of the action. He also sits down with current USF Pro 2000 point leader Nikita Johnson from VRD Racing, who scored his second and third wins of the season in New Orleans.
With the start of the 2024 USF Juniors calendar beginning on the April 5-7 weekend at NOLA Motorsports Park, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden dives into a team-by-team preview of the drivers in the program this season. Rob starts the show with a quick report on the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and the opening rounds for the USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 series.
As the USF Juniors schedule heads into its final two weekends of 2023, one of the season's highlights has been the steady improvement of VRD Racing's Hudson Schwartz. The 14-year-old rookie has improved each weekend, qualifying on the front row for both Mid-Ohio races ahead of scoring his second podium finish. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden chatted with Hudson and they discussed his young career, his goals, and how he sees himself as a racer.
Jay Howard Driver Development's Evagoras Papasavvas has been one of the drivers to watch in the USF2000 series in 2023, scoring his first victory during a breakout weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in early July. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with the 15-year-old America driver after yet another strong performance, this time at the Honda Indy Toronto.
USF Pro Insider Rob Howden provides a race report from the USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 events at Mid-Ohio this past weekend (June 29-July 1), and then sits down with USF Juniors driver Carson Etter from DC Autosport, who made his USF2000 debut at the action-packed race.
The resume of Mexican Salvador de Alba is unlike any other driver in the USF Pro Championships system, highlighted by multiple NASCAR Mexico and Super Copa GT titles. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with the 23-year-old after his second straight USF Pro 2000 oval victory, which came in the Freedom 90 at Indianapolis Raceway Park in May. The win vaulted the Exclusive Autosport driver to fourth in the point standings and has provided him significant momentum heading to the next rounds of the championship at Road America.
Fresh off his win in the third USF Juniors race of the weekend at VIR, Exclusive Autosport's Jack Jeffers sat down to chat with USF Pro Insider Rob Howden to discuss his karting career, his development from the pre-season to now, and what it means to notch that first big USF Pro Championships victory. The 16-year-old Texan also spoke of the family atmosphere under the tent of his chosen race team.
Australian Quinn Armstrong will return to the site of his 2022 American formula car racing debut on the June 2-4 weekend when the sophomore USF Juniors driver and his DE Force Racing team head to VIR for the third stop on the schedule. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden chats with the 16-year-old about the start to his 2023 campaign, his win at Sebring, his thoughts about his VIR return, as well as how fast food differs from USA to his Aussie homeland.
Ahead of this weekend's USF Pro Championship event at VIRginia International Raceway (June 2-4) where the USF Juniors program will be joined on the docket by the Skip Barber Formula Car Series, Rob chats with SBFCS point leader Jaxon Bell. The Miami, FL resident has swept the first four races of the year, and the 19-year-old son of professional driver and NBC commentator Townsend Bell aims to further that streak.
It's been a strong start to the USF2000 season for Australian rookie Lochie Hughes, who leads the series standings heading into the Carb Night Classic Freedom 75 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway on May 26. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden chatted with the Jay Howard Driver Development pilot ahead of this Friday evening's race and discussed Lochie's early success in 2023.
Ahead of next weekend's USF2000 event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with series rookie, Indiana resident, and Jay Howard Driver Development pilot Al Morey IV to discuss his short career behind the wheel, how his freshman season has played out thus far, and how the 17-year-old is exciting and ready to tackle the iconic IMS facility.
Fresh off his sweep of the USF Juniors doubleheader at Barber Motorsports Park last week (Friday, April 28), DE Force's Nicolas Giaffone joined Rob from his home in Sao Paulo, Brazil to discuss the start of the season as well as the motivation for his decision to focus on the USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires. Giaffone's target is set firmly on INDYCAR and the Indianapolis 500 and the 18-year-old has impressed as he begins his journey.
With the second season of USF Juniors Presented by Cooper Tires beginning on Thursday (March 23) at Sebring International Raceway, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with expected title contender Joey Brienza to discuss his expectations, as well as his last few years of focused driver development with Exclusive Autosport
Heading into the second weekend of the USF Pro 2000 schedule, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden checks in with reigning USF2000 champion and USF Pro 2000 rookie Michael d'Orlando. The Turn 3 Motorsports drivers talks about his championship journey in 2022, his off-season focus, and the start to this new season.
Two-time SCCA National Championship Runoffs winner Simon Sikes has all the potential to be an American open-wheel superstar, if not for his lack of funding. It's an age-old story in motorsports. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sits down with Simon to discuss his dream opportunity with USF2000 powerhouse Pabst Racing in 2023 and his weekend of highs and lows at the season opener at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
2022 USF Juniors champion Mac Clark is fired up and ready to tackle his freshman USF2000 season, supported by the scholarship provided by Andersen Promotions. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden chatted with the Canadian ahead of the series' Spring Training event at Sebring on February 27-28
With the 2023 USF Pro Championships season opener just under two weekends away, Rob sits down with USF2000 sophomore and New Zealander Jacob Douglas to discuss his rookie season and his mindset heading into this year's series. The Exclusive Autosport driver is focused on race wins and championships, and building on the experience he gained in 2022.
USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sits down with TSOLadder.com's Steve Wittich to look at the current driver line-ups for the newly-renamed USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires
Ahead of the opening round of the inaugural USF Juniors series at Ozarks International Raceway next weekend (April 22-24), RTI Insider Rob Howden connected with expected title contender Nick d'Orlando from DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports to discuss his karting career and his championship success in F1600 in 2021. As part of the 'Getting To Know' segment, Rob and Nick talk about a track day with Daniel Ricciardo, pizza, and Marvel movies.
Illinois' Jason Pribyl will be one of the many drivers on the inaugural USF Juniors grid for the 2022 season, running with IGY6 Motorsports. Unlike other drivers who started their motorsports journey in sprint karting, Jason developed his racecraft in enduro karting, running full-sized racetracks like Mid-Ohio, Gingerman, and Grattan Raceway. Rob spoke with Jason about his move to cars in F1600 and the SCCA Formula Enterprises 2 category, and his excitement and expectations for USF Juniors in 2022.
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