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Friday morning at Elkhart Lake - USF2000 hold practice and qualifying for Race 1…
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First thing this morning the kids from USF2000 held a practice to prep for qualifying for Race 1 of the weekend later in the day. The TOP FIVE in practice were, in order of speed:
1 - Billy Frazer, Exclusive Autosport
2 - Thomas Nepveu, DEForce Racing
3 - Myles Rowe, Pabst Racing
4 - Michael D’Orlando, Cape Motorsports
5 - Jace Denmark, Pabst Racing
No surprises in that, these five guys are consistently among the series HOT SHOES, including a WIN each for Michael and Jace and 2 WINS for Myles so far, this season. A little later in the day the kids went out to qualify for Race 1 of the weekend.
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Here is the way USF2000 will grid for Season Round 9, with times for the TOP SIX: [R] denotes rookie
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Row 1
Pole - Michael D’Orlando, Cape Motorsports - time of 02:10.7439s for a speed of 110.524mph

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P2 - Jace Denmark, Pabst Racing - time of 02:10.8503s for a speed of 110.435mph

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Row 2
P3 - Billy Frazer, Exclusive Autosport - time of 02:10.8820s for a speed of 110.408mph

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P4 - Jagger Jones [R], Cape Motorsports - time of 02:11.0223s for a speed of 110.290mph

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Row 3
P5 - Myles Rowe, Pabst Racing - time of 02:11.1617s for a speed of 110.172mph

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P6 - Dylan Christie, DEForce Racing - time of 02:11.2484s for a speed of 110.100mph

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Row 4
P7 - Nikita Johnson [R], Velocity Racing Development
P8 - Trey Burke, Joe Dooling Autosports
Row 5
P9 - Bijoy Garg, DEForce Racing
P10 - Joey Brienza [R], Exclusive Autosport
Row 6
P11 - Jackson Lee, Cape Motorsports
P12 - Danny Dyszelski [R], Jay Howard Driver Development
Row 7
P13 - Jorge Garciarce [R], Jay Howard Driver Development
P14 - Thomas Nepveu, DEForce Racing
Row 8
P15 - Christian Weir, Turn 3 Motorsports
P16 - Spike Kohlbecker, Turn 3 Motorsports
Row 9
P17 - Nicky Hays [R], Cape Motorsports
P18 - Nicholas d’Orlando [R], Velocity Racing Development
Row 10
P19 - Jacob Douglas [R], Exclusive Autosport
P20 - Evagoras Papasavvas [R], Jay Howard Driver Development
Row 11
P21 - Viktor Andersson [R], Velocity Racing Development
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Notable:
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This is Michael d’Orlando’s 2nd pole of the season and 6th Road to Indy career pole. Last year, he started one of the 2 races in P3 and ended in P2, so he likes Road America.
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Both Cape Motorsports and Pabst Racing have cars in the TOP SIX. These are traditionally the two teams with the fastest cars. In fact, Pabst Racing is collectively known as the “speed boys”.
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Dylan Christie has been in the faster group half this season but this is especially good for the sophomore.
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Nikita Johnson is doing well for his first USF2000 race in P7 and Trey Burke is performing well in P8.
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Nikita Johnson (left) and Trey Burke


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USF2000 Race 1 will be held on Saturday, midday. Next, Indy Pro 2000 practice and qualify…
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