DeLuzuriaga Joins Newman Wachs For USF2000 Campaign

Oscar DeLuzuriaga will join Newman Wachs Racing for the full USF2000 schedule next season.

CHICAGO – Newman Wachs Racing has confirmed 18-year-old Oscar DeLuzuriaga will join the team for the full Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship schedule.

DeLuzuriaga, who was born in England and resides in Singapore, has been hard at work testing with the team in their USF-17 cars after joining the crew for the first time in June. DeLuzuriaga also tested with Newman Wachs Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Mazda Road to Indy Chris Griffis Memorial test in October.

DeLuzuriaga will make his Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires debut when the USF2000 seasons begins at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 9-11.

“I’m really excited to add Oscar to our team for the 2018 season,” said Brian Halahan, NWR Team Manager. “We began a testing program a few months back to see if he would be ready for next year and he has come a very long way in a short time. He has put in a lot of work in, so I feel he deserves a spot on the team.”

DeLuzuriaga got his start in karting at the age of 13. He raced in numerous karting series across the UK and Asia, developing his skills and his racecraft. Early on DeLuzuriaga had his sights on single-seat formula cars. In 2015 DeLuzuriaga began his open wheel program, kicking off a testing plan with numerous British F3 teams in England before jumping into competition last season in the Lucas Oil Formula Race Series in the United States. During those events DeLuzuriaga landed with Newman Wachs Racing after mid-summer testing.

“I am ecstatic about driving with NWR this coming season,” DeLuzuriaga said. “We have been testing for the past few months and have seen lots of improvement in my driving and in the relationship that I have with the team and the other drivers. I have already learned so much from them and I can’t wait to further enhance my driving skills and further my driver career with them. Working with the team is a great deal of fun and has been very professional. I can’t wait to get the season started.”

Source :speedsport.com

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