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Preparations for a new USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire season will reach a crescendo this weekend, Feb. 22-23, with a two-day Spring Training open test at NOLA Motorsports Park.…
Preparations for the new USF Pro Championships season are culminating this weekend with a Spring Training open test at NOLA Motorsports Park on Feb. 22-23. The road course in Avondale, La., near New Orleans, will host USF Pro 2000, USF2000, and USF Juniors, offering a path to Indy NXT and the IndyCar Series. Five sessions for each series will give drivers a final chance to show their skills before the season begins. Over 60 drivers from a dozen countries will participate in the two-day test before the races kick off at St. Petersburg and NOLA Motorsports Park. The USF Pro 2000 grid will feature reigning champions Max Garcia and Max Taylor, along with promising talents like Jace Denmark and Alessandro De Tullio. Ayrton Houk and Thomas Schrage are notable returnees in USF2000, while the USF Juniors category showcases emerging talents like Jack Jeffers and Liam McNeilly. Excitement is building for the upcoming season in the world of open-wheel driver development.