Friday morning’s practice session began just as the sun was rising, with the streets of St. Petersburg still damp from a heavy overnight rain. There were no major incidents in the session, as Eidson topped Afterburner Autosport’s Victor Franzoni, Jamin, Telitz, and John Cummiskey Racing’s Anthony Martin.
The second practice session began under the threat of rain, and the field was quick to get down to work to maximize their on-track running. Just after the halfway point, the rain began to fall and that was the end of usable running for the field. It was good news for Eidson, though, as he was fastest when the precipitation started, ahead of Telitz, Jamin, Martin, and Franzoni. The theme of the day, as it was during the Cooper Tires WinterFest races, was the domination of the veterans. Eidson, Jamin, Franzoni, and Telitz were all frontrunners last season and returned to the front again today. Their dominance was interrupted—as it was at NOLA and Barber—by John Cummiskey Racing. Today, though, it was Martin—and not his teammate and fellow Australian rookie Jordan Lloyd—who played spoiler in the top five.
Tomorrow morning the USF2000 drivers will be on-track at 8 a.m. ET for qualifying, followed by the first of this weekend’s doubleheader races rolling off around 10:15 a.m. ET.
USF2000 Practice 2 Results
1. Jake Eidson
2. Aaron Telitz
3. Nico Jamin
4. Anthony Martin
5. Victor Franzoni
6. Parker Thompson
7. Garth Rickards
8. Keyvan Andres Soori
9. Yufeng Luo
10. Jordan Lloyd
11. Luke Gabin
12. Max Hanratty
13. Nikita Lastochkin
14. Ayla Agren
15. Augie Lerch
16. James Dayson
17. Andrew List
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