The Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel driver development ladder returns to action this week, April 28-May 1, following a two-month hiatus since the opening races of the new season. The scenic and challenging Barber Motorsports Park, situated just a few miles from Birmingham, Alabama, will provide a rural setting for the third and fourth rounds of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship.
Kiwi drivers Billy Frazer (main picture) and Jacob Douglas will take to the grid. Frazer (Exclusive Autosport) lies second in the early points chase after notching a second and a sixth from the first two races, while Douglas sits 15th overall.
Teammates Jace Denmark, from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Myles Rowe, from New York, N.Y., each earned a race win during the opening weekend for Pabst Racing. But a last-lap incident for Rowe in the first race, combined with a second-place finish for Denmark, ensures that Denmark already holds a handy points advantage prior to this weekend’s Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama, the third and fourth rounds of the 18-race season.
The USF2000 contenders will have their first taste of the track during 30 minutes of official practice at 12:00 noon on Friday. The grid positions for their pair of 40-minute (or 25-lap) races will be set during separate qualifying sessions at 4:15 p.m. on Friday and 10:15 a.m. on Saturday (2:15am Sunday NZ time). Race One will start a little later in the day at 3:20 p.m. (7:20am Sunday NZ time), with the green flag for Race Two scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning (1:00am Monday NZ time).
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