Juncos Racing collected three podium finishes this past weekend in Rounds 5 and 6 of the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires in the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Will Owen picked up two of the podiums, while teammate Jake Parsons earned his first podium finish since joining the Mazda Road to Indy series this year.
Juncos Racing returned to the podium this past weekend with American Kyle Kaiser picking up a third place finish in Round 7 of the Indy Lights Championship Presented by Cooper Tires in the Mazda Grand Prix of Indianapolis.
The Frenchman made it another points scoring weekend at the second round of the Formula V8 Championship. The weekend started well as Aurelien qualified second fastest in the first of the weekends qualifying sessions.
Grist went on to pick up his first podium the following day in the 40-minute race, claiming third in Round 3 and delivering Juncos Racing their first podium finish of the season. Owen picked up a Top-5 in the #23 AMR car, taking fifth. Argentinean Dapero earned his best finish since joining the Mazda Road to Indy ladder series, finishing seventh in the #31 Federal Seguros car. Jake Parsons finished 13 laps down after contact midway through the race forced him to end his day early.
Juncos Racing showed great pace in the first practice session on the 2.3 mile, 17-Turn road course with Kyle Kaiser (Santa Clara, California) finishing second and Zach Claman De Melo (Montreal, Canada) fifth. The next day Claman De Melo qualified second for Round 4, however was unfortunately disqualified in the technical inspection and moved to the back of the 16 car field.
Second-year driver Parker Thompson blitzed the field today in the first of two races which will comprise the Cooper Tires USF2000 Grand Prix of Alabama this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park. Thompson, 18, from Red Deer, Alb., Canada, led throughout the 22-lap race en route to a long overdue maiden victory in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, the first level on the Mazda Road to Indy open-wheel development ladder.
Arden and Jota Sport established a partnership in the latter half of 2015 and over this last weekend the success on track reflects the developed strength of the relationship over the winter.
Kyle Kaiser proved to be perfect in the third round of the 2016 Indy Lights Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, claiming his first win in the series and taking home his second pole of the season at Phoenix International Raceway. Kaiser’s win marks the first win for Juncos Racing this season and moves the American into the lead of the championship.
The series opener took place inside of the SCCA Group 2 event. 32 drivers were registered in Group 2, with 23 of those drivers being eligible for Formula Car Challenge points.
The Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires opened up the 2016 season this past weekend with Rounds 1 and 2 of the Allied Building Products Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The 2015 Pro Mazda reigning champions Juncos Racing took to the field with returning drivers Garett Grist and Will Owen, along with rookies Nicolas Dapero and Jake Parsons. The four car lineup picked up one Top-5 finish in back to back green flag races.
The 2016 Indy Lights Championship Presented by Cooper Tires is shaping up to be an exciting year for Juncos Racing after a successful weekend at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Presented by Lucas School of Racing.
The Arden backed Young Racing Driver Academy (YRDA) are delighted to announce their first USA driver to be a part of their program. The fourteen year old from New York City, was selected in November 2015 by the founder of the YRDA, Jamie Horner.
Arden Motorsport is delighted to confirm Aurelien Panis has signed with the team for the 2016 FV8 3.5 season. Aurelien had a very competitive and learning first season in the Championship (formerly World Series by Renault 3.5) scoring 42 points in 2015. Familiarity with the Series has been the backbone of the 21-year olds racing […]
Also 2016, the young drivers of the FIA Formula 3 Championship will be disputed again in the most important race tracks on the continent their race. With a total of ten events in seven different countries then the successor to the reigning European Champion Felix Rosenqvist (Prema Powerteam) is wanted. The season starts in early […]
Speedway Main Street’s newest addition accommodates Juncos racing team’s continued growth Argentinean racing team Juncos Racing is today breaking ground on a new facility and headquarters in downtown Speedway. Joined by the Speedway Redevelopment Commission (SRC), Speedway Town Manager Ian Nicolini and President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Doug Boles, Juncos dug the first shovels […]
“Talented team claims multiple wins and a championship in 2015 with Sam Beasley ; looks forward to 2016” Coming off a three win performance the previous season, Sam Beasley joined Legacy Autosport for the 2015 season in the quest to take on the F2000 Championship Series in his sophomore season. Campaigning a converted Mygale […]
Juncos Racing is pleased to announce Zachary Claman Demelo will join the team for the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires. Claman is the second driver to join the regaining 2015 Indy Lights Champions line up for the 2016 season. The 2016 Indy Lights season will mark Zachary Claman Demelo’s (Montreal, Canada) first run […]