INDY LIGHTS: Canadian Demelo joins Juncos Racing

Canadian racer Zachary Claman Demelo will join Juncos Racing for the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season. Claman joins Californian Kyle Kaiser in the lineup for the the regaining 2015 Indy Lights champions.  

“I’m very happy about being given the opportunity to work with Juncos Racing,” said the Montreal native, who tested with the team during the Chris Griffis Memorial Mazda Road to Indy test at Circuit of The Americas earlier this year. “I get along very well with all the guys and I think we work well together. I’m looking forward to a strong season and showing everyone what we are capable of as a team.”

Claman joins the Mazda Road to Indy ladder after competing in the 2014 F3 Cup and Formula Renault 2.0 series in Europe. A successful go-karter, Claman won several championships throughout North America including Canadian National Champion and four Eastern Karting Championships. The young Canadian took third in the World Finals, won the Florida Winter Tour Tag Senior Championship, and was the runner up in the Florida Winter Tour Rotax Senior Championship.

Team boss Ricardo Juncos was impressed with Claman’s preseason test, where he posted the third-fastest overall time and is confident the young Canadian will be a standout driver in his rookie Indy Lights season.

“Zach has been extremely impressive in preseason testing thus far. Everyone is excited to see what he can do come St. Petersburg,” Juncos said. "I have to personally thank Mike Wilson for organizing the first test between Zach and Juncos Racing. Mike has been a huge supporter of Juncos Racing for over a decade and we will be putting our full effort behind Zach.”