CHICAGO – Darren Keane will return to Newman Wachs Racing for his sophomore season in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship.
The 18-year-old from Boca Raton, Fla., had a strong rookie season in USF2000, joining Newman Wachs Racing at Road America in June. Keane raced in six of the eight weekends and posted five top-10 finishes with a best result of fourth in Toronto. He finished the year 11th in the overall championship standings.
“We had the pleasure of running Darren last year in his rookie season and we’re thrilled to have him back with us for 2018,” said Brian Halahan, NWR Team Manager. “I’m stoked with the speed he showed at the Chris Griffis test at Indianapolis and I’m extremely impressive with his development. He’s matured so much over the last few months and I’m pleased that we’ll be able to continue on the path that we started on last year. I’m very exciting for next season.”
A karting graduate, Keane took what he learned from the season and applied the training behind the wheel when he returned to the track with Newman Wachs Racing at the official Chris Griffis Memorial Test on Oct. 21-22 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Keane was in the top-four of all eight sessions over the weekend, topping two sessions while posting the fastest outright USF2000 lap of the test. Keane is being coached by veteran driver Oswaldo Negri.
“I’m really happy to be signing with NWR,” Keane said. “They’re a great group of guys and we have improved so much as a team over the last season. I’m really pleased to have a plan put together this early, because it gives us all the time we need to prepare for a championship next season. I think we’re going to have a great year and I’m looking forward to coming back to USF2000. Last year’s purpose was to learn as much as I could, and now I’m ready to use that knowledge to get results this season.”
Source :speedsport.com
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