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fresh partnership as the gifted Canadian led from start to finish in the opening
race of the season.
Kyle Kirkwood, who won last year’s Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship,
the first step on the unique Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-
wheel development ladder, bounced back from a disappointing result
in round one to finish second for RP Motorsport USA. Danial Frost, from
Singapore, overcame a two-position grid penalty to complete the podium for
Exclusive Autosport.
After picking up Abel Motorsports’ second PFC Award of the weekend for
the winning car owner, Thompson holds an early 19-point lead, 64-45 over
Lindh in the quest for a scholarship valued at nearly $600,000 to graduate
into Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the top step of the Road to Indy, in- Up next are two more races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road
course on May 10-11 as part of that busy month of May.
US F2000
Eves Leads Flag-to-Flag to Win USF2000 Opener in St. PetersburgThe first step of the Road to Indy Series and F2000 also enjoyed two great
races at St Pete and Race Control magazines own Hunter McElrea was making