A busy day of racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course saw Pabst Racing’s Jacob Douglas and Exclusive Autosport’s Jack Jeffers each claim an accomplished USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire victory in entirely different conditions.
The first 25-lap race that comprised the Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis was held in tricky wet/dry conditions during which a perfectly timed pit stop was rewarded by an impressive victory for New Zealander Douglas. Mac Clark, from Milton, Ont., Canada, finished a strong second for Exclusive Autosport, while fellow Canadian Mayer Deonarine secured the final podium finish after an impressive debut for Pabst Racing.
“It was a crazy race,” said Douglas. “I started out on the wet tyres. The yellow came out on the first lap and the team made a great call to go to slicks. We managed to pick off all the guys on wets and then navigate a couple of restarts and get the win.
“Big thanks to the Pabst Racing crew for all their help and everyone at Fleet Cost & Care for everything they do in helping me get out on track.”
Later in the day, under an almost cloudless sky and a warm sun, last year’s USF2000 champion Jeffers, from San Antonio, Texas, held off a determined challenge from points leader Frankie Mossman (VRD Racing), from Newport Beach, Calif., to earn his second win of the season for Exclusive Autosport. Teammate Teddy Musella, from Orlando, Fla., earned his first podium finish in third.
After retiring out of Race 1, fellow Kiwi Seb Manson in Race 2 finished just off the podium in fourth while Douglas came in ninth.
Provisional championship points after four of 18 rounds:
1/ Jack Jeffers, 87
2/ Frankie Mossman, 87
3/ Leonardo Escorpioni, 58
4/ Michael Costello, 56
5/ Brady Golan, 54
6/ Jacob Douglas, 52
7/ G3 Argyros, 52
8/ Andres Cardenas, 50
9/ Christian Cameron, 45
10/ Mac Clark, 44
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