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2025 USF2000 Championship
The 2025 USF2000 Championship presented by Continental Tire is the sixteenth season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, USF2000 Championship since its revival in 2010. The championship serves as the second rung of the IndyCar Series's USF Pro Championships ladder system. Series news * The scholarship for the champion was decreased by over $50,000 to $405,050. * The power output by the Elite Mazda engines on road and street circuits was increased, with a heightened Rev limiter, rev limit resulting in a power increase of 20 horsepower at the top end. Drivers and teams All drivers compete using Tatuus, Tatuus USF-22 racecars with Mazda MZR engine, Elite Mazda 2.0-014A engines and Continental tires. Team changes Both DC Autosport and DD Autosports left the series - DD Autosports had entered the series in 2024, while DC Autosport had been competing since 2023. Two new teams entered the series in Benchmark Autosport and Synergy Motorsport, both entering one car each. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USF2000 Championship
The USF2000 Championship Presented by Continental Tire is an American racing series using an American variation of the Formula Ford standard, "F2000", that resumed operation for the 2010 season. As of 2022, it is sanctioned by the United States Auto Club, and operated by Andersen Promotions. It is the second rung of the Road to Indy. History Andersen/Foschi era The series was initially founded by Doug Powell in 1990, and regularly fielded over 60 entries per race. In the first seasons the series was mainly based in the western part of the United States sanctioned by the United States Auto Club. For 1992 the series started a Western Division and an Eastern Division, the Eastern Division being headed by Dan Andersen and Mike Foschi. In the 1992 season the race at Indianapolis Raceway Park (Night before the 500) and the race at Heartland Park Topeka (East-West Shootout) counted towards both championships and attracted huge fields. It was a regular site at Indianapolis that drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Sikes
Simon Sikes (born December 7, 2000) is an American racing driver. He currently competes in the USF2000 Championship with Pabst Racing. He is the 2023 USF2000 champion. Career USF2000 Championship Having competed in three part-time seasons of the USF2000 Championship from 2020 onwards, Sikes would complete a full season in the series in 2023 with Pabst Racing. At the second round at Sebring, Sikes would get his maiden victory in the series. The Georgian would win a further five races and clinched the title at the final weekend. USF Pro 2000 For the 2024 season, Sikes would use his scholarship money from winning the USF2000 series to progress to the USF Pro 2000 Championship The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an Open-wheel car, open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the ..., where he remained with Pabst Racing. Racing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Giaffone
Nicolas Reuter "Nic" Giaffone (born 6 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for DEForce Racing. Career USF Juniors On 5 January 2023, Giaffone competed in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for DEForce Racing. At the second race of the season at Sebring International Raceway, he would get his maiden win in the championship. Giaffone would also finish second in race 3 of the first round. At the second round at Barber Motorsports Park, Giaffone would take pole for both races. He would go on to dominate and win both races, resulting in him taking the championship lead. Giaffone would continue his win streak by winning the next two races at Virginia International Raceway. He would qualify on pole for race 3 at VIR, but would finish second after Jack Jeffers went on a late charge to take the win. At Mid-Ohio, Giaffone would once again be on pole for race one and go on to win the race. This would be his final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Taylor (racing Driver)
Max Taylor (born October 1, 2007) is an American racing driver who competes in the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports, and the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development. He previously competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship and the 2024 USF Juniors driving for Velocity Racing Development. Taylor is the 2024 USF Juniors Champion. Racing career USF Juniors 2023 On November 17, 2022, Taylor announced that he would be making his open-wheel racing debut in the 2023 USF Juniors driving for Velocity Racing Development. He would get his maiden win in the series in the third race at the Road America round. Taylor would finish sixth in the championship. 2024 Taylor would return to the series for the 2024 season once again with Velocity Racing Development. He would be in title contention all season with rival Liam McNeilly. USF2000 Championship 2023 Alongside his full season campaign in USF Juniors, Taylor would make select starts in the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Ligier JS F4 Series
The 2024 Ligier JS F4 Series is the inaugural season of the Ligier JS F4 Series. The series was founded from the ashes of the Formula Development series, which served as a feeder into the United States Formula 4 Championship, but suffered chronically low grid numbers. The series is sanctioned by Parella Motorsports Holdings. The series was created for teams and drivers to utilize the first-generation Ligier JS F4 chassis with Honda engines that lost their homologation after the 2023 season as a development series when the United States Formula 4 Championship switched to the new generation Ligier JS F422 chassis with Ligier Storm engines that complied with newer Formula 4 regulations. It serves as a development series for drivers before advancing to the current generation F4. Teams and drivers Race calendar The 2024 calendar was announced on 3 October 2023. All rounds will be under the 2024 Formula Regional Americas Championship, Formula Regional Americas Championship an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USF Juniors
The USF Juniors championship, also known as USF Juniors presented by Continental Tire for sponsorship reasons, is an American auto racing series running with U.S. F2000 National Championship, USF2000 cars (as of 2023). The series was inaugurated in 2022 as a new first rung of the Road to Indy, below the USF2000 Championship. The series is owned by Andersen Promotions and sanctioned by United States Auto Club, USAC. History The USF Juniors championship was formally announced in September 2021. Series founder Dan Andersen cited the need for an additional step up above karting luxe to the increasingly competitive nature of the USF2000 Championship. He further established the want to provide "a true entry level series that is professionally managed where drivers, teams and parents can focus on training and racing via shorter, more economical events, while also lowering the spotlight on young drivers that often occurs on IndyCar race weekends." The series was also made as a direct comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Costello (racing Driver)
Michael Costello (born January 15, 2007) is an American racing driver. He competes in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Pabst Racing. Costello previously competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship with Jay Howard Driver Development. Career Formula 4 United States Championship In 2023, Costello made the step up from karting to open-wheel, debuting in the 2023 Formula 4 United States Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development. He would have a successful season with three wins, two poles, and five podiums to finish fifth in the championship. USF2000 Championship For 2024, Costello made the switch to the USF2000 Championship along with Jay Howard Driver Development. He would have an inconsistent first half of the season, but eventually got his first win the series in race one at Portland International Raceway. USF Pro 2000 Championship Costello would climb up the USF Pro Championships ladder and enter the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMD Motorsports
HMD Motorsports is an American racing team in the Indy NXT series. The team is owned by Henry Malukas. Indy NXT (2019–present) 2019 The origins of HMD Motorsports traces back to BN Racing's Indy Lights operation as the team had entered the 2019 Indy Lights series. David Malukas ran for the team in 2019 with a limited budget. Toby Sowery won the Sunday race at Portland for HMD Motorsports/ Team Pelfrey. During the season, the BN Racing Indy Lights team was bought out by Henry Malukas. This led to the creation of HMD Motorsports while BN Racing continued to be a separate entity. HMD was to run the 2020 Indy Lights series, but the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. 2021 HMD Motorsports, together with Global Racing Group fielded four cars to start the 2021 Indy Lights series season. Drivers included Benjamin Pedersen, Linus Lundqvist, Nikita Lastochkin, and David Malukas. Exclusive Autosport, due to delaying its planned Indy Lights entry, sold their two cars to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indy NXT
Indy NXT (pronounced "Indy Next"), previously Indy Lights, is an American Minor league, developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as INDY NXT by Firestone for sponsorship reasons. Indy NXT is the highest step on the Road to Indy, a program of racing series leading up to the IndyCar Series. A similar series named Indy Lights filled the developmental role for the Champ Car, CART series, and ran from 1986 to 1993 as the American Racing Series and Dayton Indy Lights from 1991 to 2001. The current IndyCar sanctioned series was founded in 2002 Infiniti Pro Series season, 2002 as the Infiniti Pro Series as a way to introduce new talent to IndyCar, with the moniker Indy Lights returning in 2008 when CART and IndyCar unified. The Indy Lights champion was awarded a $1M scholarship toward the IndyCar Series, and guaranteed three races including the Indianapolis 500 during this time. For 2023, Penske Corporation, Penske Entertainment announced a rebrandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evagoras Papasavvas
Evagoras Papasavvas (born December 25, 2007) is an American racing driver of Cypriot descent who currently competes in the 2025 Indy NXT driving for HMD Motorsports. He previously competed in the 2024 USF2000 Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development. Racing career USF2000 2022 On November 30, 2021, it was announced that Papasavvas would make his debut in single seaters in the 2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development. Due to an injury sustained racing karts, he had to miss the first half of the season. Papasavvas would make his debut at the ninth round held at Road America, but would retire during the race. He would finish 23rd in the standings. 2023 In late 2022, it was announced that Papasavvas would race in the 2023 USF2000 Championship once again with Jay Howard Driver Development. He would receive his maiden podium in the series at the first race held at St. Petersburg. At Mid-Ohio, Papasavvas would qualify ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USF Pro 2000 Championship
The USF Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, formerly known as the Star Mazda Championship, Pro Mazda Championship, and later Indy Pro 2000 Championship, is an Open-wheel car, open-wheel racing series serving as the third step on the Road to Indy ladder system, between the USF2000 Championship and Indy NXT. The series is sanctioned by the United States Auto Club and operated by Andersen Promotions. The series' champion is awarded a scholarship package to advance to Indy NXT competition for the following season. It competes on all open-wheel disciplines: Road racing, road courses, Street circuit, street courses, and Oval track racing, ovals. The series' primary sponsor is the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company via their Cooper Tires brand. Many Pro Mazda graduates have gone on to race in top-tier open-wheel series, including American Formula One and NASCAR driver Scott Speed, IndyCar Series drivers Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, James Hinchcliffe and Raphael Matos, and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Garcia (racing Driver)
Max Garcia (born March 17, 2009) is an American racing driver who competes the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship, driving for Pabst Racing. He is the 2024 USF2000 champion. Career USF Pro 2000 Championship Following his 2024 USF2000 Championship title, Garcia moved up to compete in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing. After a podium in the opening race of the season, Garcia took his maiden win in race two at St. Petersburg. He left the weekend leading the points standings, as race one winner Alessandro de Tullio crashed in race two. Garcia followed this up with two pole positions and another win in NOLA Nola is a town and a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, southern Italy. It lies on the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines. It is traditionally credited as the diocese that introduced bells to Christian worship. ..., and led the standings with a sixteen-point gap to de Tullio. Despite only taking one podium in Indianap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
