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Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Canadian Lineup

Looking forward to this weekend’s Grand Prix of St.Petersburg we have seven drivers and one team participating in the weekends races.

IndyCar of course we have James Hinchcliffe in the #5 SPM Honda, while in Pirelli World Challenge we have the following:

GT – We have F.Ferri Motorsport returning this year with the #61 Ferrari 488 GT3 with Alex Riberas driving.

GTS – #8 Anthony Mantella in a KTM Xbow GT4

– #80 Martin Barkey also in a KTM Xbow GT4

– #018 Cameron Cassels in a Porsche Cayman GT4 Club Sport MR

 

Indy Lights there are two drivers this weekend, #13 Zachary Claman De Melo for Carlin and #28 Scott Hargrove for Andretti Autosport.

USF2000 sees Parker Thompson racing for Exclusive Autosport

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Canadian Zachary Claman DeMelo switches teams for 2017 Indy Lights Season @ZACHCD13
Zach Claman De Melo

18 year old Canadian Zachary Claman DeMelo has signed with the Indy Lights reigning champion team of Carlin Racing for the 2017 season. Zach spent his rookie Indy Lights season driving the #13 car for Juncos Racing.

Last year Zach finished in 9th place overall in the driver standings one position ahead of fellow Canadian Dalton Kellett.

Trevor Carlin commented ” We are very happy to have Zach join the team. We’ve worked very successfully with Zach before and I think together we’ll get some great results this year.”

Zach’s teammates will be Garth Rickards and Matheus Leist.

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Indy Lights – Garett Grist joins Team Pelfrey

IL_principal_black14 June 2016

Pompano Beach, Fla. – Team Pelfrey Indy Lights announced today that Mazda Road to Indy veteran Garett Grist will pilot the No. 3 BuyGapGuard.com Team Pelfrey Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires Mazda machine for the remaining road course races in 2016.

“I am very excited to be joining team Pelfrey for the rest of the 2016 Indy Lights season,” said Grist. “The team has proven they can win races and run up front. I’d like to thank Dale Pelfrey for the opportunity he has given me. It wouldn’t be possible without him and my other supporters, Lander Property Management and Mac tools.”

The Grimsby, Ontario-native has been competing in the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires for the past two and a half seasons, recording 5 wins and 30 top-10 finishes. The 21 year-old finished third in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered By Mazda in 2013, and repeated the feat during the 2015 Pro Mazda season.
“I have been watching Garett for quite some time now,” said Team Pelfrey Indy Lights Team Manager, Gary Neal. “I am very happy that we have been able to put together a program for Garett to join Team Pelfrey Indy Lights team for the final road course events this season to prepare him for a full program in 2017. Our expectations at the track are always to be in the mix for the win and we aim to deliver a competitive car for Garett in his first event at Road America.”

Grist’s first race with the team will come at the inaugural Mazda Indy Lights Grand Prix of Road America Presented by Cooper Tires. He is partnered with Mac Tools, Spyder Active, Lander Property Management, Sparco and Bell Helmets. He will be teaming up with Juan Piedrahita in a pair of trademark yellow Team Pelfrey Indy Lights cars.

“We know it won’t be easy coming in half way through the year. But we plan to work hard, and improve every time we are on track. I am looking forward to working with everyone on the team and learning from each of them,” said Grist.

Rounds 9 and 10 of the 2016 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires season take place June 24-26 at the historic 4.048-mile, 14-turn Road America circuit. You can follow Garett on Instagram @GarettGrist and Team Pelfrey Indy Lights @TeamPelfrey on twitter, Facebook and Instagram.