Cool, dry conditions persisted throughout the weekend, providing teams and drivers on all three steps of the open-wheel development ladder an opportunity to properly commence preparations for the 2026 season.

The Cape brothers’ multi-year Indy NXT collaboration with Andretti Global came to an end after the 2025 season, but the longstanding open-wheel entrants have found a new alignment with Ed Carpenter Racing.

Leonardo Escorpioni took another step toward winning the USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire championship with a flag-to-flag victory in Friday’s 14th of 16 rounds – and the first of three races which will conclude the season in the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland. The Florida-based Brazilian survived an...

The battle for this year’s USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire championship has intensified following this weekend’s Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America tripleheader. Liam Loiacono, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, this morning completed a clean sweep for Jay Howard Driver Development, although Brazilian Leonardo Escorpioni, from Windermere, Fla.,...

Liam Loiacono is riding a hot streak with the Jay Howard Driver Development team. The 17-year-old from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, followed his recent pair of victories at Mid-Ohio – on separate weekends – with a magnificent double win Friday in the opening two of three races that comprise the...

Liam Loiacono, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, and Jay Howard Driver Development inherited victory in Saturday morning’s USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after Zanella Racing’s Ty Fisher, from White Rock, B.C., Canada, was disqualified following post-race technical inspection.The Australian, who started eighth,...

Difficult conditions greeted the USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire field this morning, but Liam Loiacono was up for the challenge as he splashed to a fine maiden victory.

Florida-based Brazilian Joao Vergara scored his second USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire victory of the year Saturday afternoon with a fine performance in the first of two races that comprise the PFC Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio.Vergara held off a concerted attack from VRD Racing teammate Oliver Wheldon, from St....

The traditional Carb Night Classic at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Friday produced a pair of impressive USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire victories for Israel’s Ariel Elkin, in USF Pro 2000, and Canada’s Anthony Martella, in USF2000.USF Pro 2000: Elkin on a rollThe traditional single-car qualifying session...

Liam McNeilly notched two race victories in Friday’s Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland for Jay Howard Driver Development, but a pair of podium finishes was enough for teenager Max Taylor (pictured above) to claim the USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire championship title with one race to spare for...