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@USF2000 Race #1 Qualifying Results @ExclAutosport

 

Here are the qualifying results from today, the Exclusive Autosport cars are #’s 90,91,93.

Saturday’s race begins at 10:15am est.

Rank Car Driver Name  Time

1 #12 Sierra, Jose (R)  01:12.5493

2 #8 Kirkwood, Kyle (R)  01:12.6131

3 #24 Frederick, Kaylen  01:12.6874

4 #91 Fraga, Igor (R)  01:12.8418  Exclusive Autosport

5 #10 Holden, Zach (R)  01:12.8625

6 #19 Baron, Alex  01:12.8885

7 #28 Caroline, Jamie (R)  01:12.8923

8 #36 Keane, Darren  01:12.9645

9 #11 Enders, Kory  01:13.0066

10 #22 Kohl, Lucas  01:13.0490

11 #80 Van der Watt, Julian (R)  01:13.1762

12 #27 Kaminsky, Colin  01:13.2698

13 #82 Tomaselli, Bruna  01:13.3026

14 #21 Ming, Calvin  01:13.3856

15 #23 Lindh, Rasmus (R)  01:13.4215

16 #90 Cabrera, Manuel (R)  01:13.8970  Exclusive Autosport

17 #30 Donegan, Keith (R)  01:13.9535

18 #81 Dupell, Kyle (R)  01:14.2468

19 #51 d’Orlando, Michael (R)  01:14.7220

20 #37 Osborne, David (R)  01:14.7725

21 #31 Cook, Sabre (R)  01:15.4673

22 #38 DeLuzuriaga, Oscar (R)  01:16.1822

23 #93 Clunie, Jayson  01:16.5850

24 #29 McDonough, Russell (R)  01:17.7063

25 #5 Soler-Obel, Mathias (R)  No Time No Speed
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2018 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Weekend Driver Lineups

 

The Verizon IndyCar Series  ( with Mazda Road to Indy ) and the Pirelli World Challenge Series ( GT/GTA ) both have their first races of the 2018 season this weekend at St. Petersburg Florida.

Here’s a look at the list of Canadian drivers and teams participating in the weekends events.

IndyCar Series

#5 James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

#6 Robert Wickens Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

#19 Zachary Claman De Melo Dale Coyne Racing

MRTI

Indy Lights

#28 Dalton Kellett Andretti Autosport

Pro Mazda

#90 Parker Thompson Exclusive Autosport

#91 Antonio Serravall Exclusive Autosport

USF2000

#90 Manuel Cabrera Exclusive Autosport

#91 Igor Fraga Exclusive Autosport

#93 Jayson Clunie Exclusive Autosport

Pirelli World Challenge

GT

#2 Daniel Morad CPR Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3

#61 Toni Vilander R. Ferri Motorsport Ferrari 488 GT3

#96 Scott Hargrove Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R (991)

GTS

#13 Orey Fidani Pfaff Motorsports Porsche Cayman GT4 CS-MR

GTSA

#89 Fred Roberts JCR Motorsports Maserati Grand Turismo MC GT4

 

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Exclusive Autosport Primed for Strong 2018 MRTI Season

SASKATOON, SK (March 8, 2018) – Exclusive Autosport is a program in the midst of exciting growth, having extended its own internal ladder system this year from F1600 through USF2000 to Pro Mazda, the second level of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires. The 2018 season looks incredibly bright for the Canadian racing team with their planned expansion into the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires. Exclusive Autosport will begin the new MRTI season with a pair of Canadian drivers in Pro Mazda and a trio of talented pilots in USF2000. Veteran Parker Thompson will lead the charge in Pro Mazda, joined by rookie Antonio Serravalle. In USF2000, Jayson Clunie, Manuel Cabrera and Igor Fraga will chase the team’s fourth series victory, adding to the impressive three-win season delivered by Thompson in the team’s debut in 2017.

 

“I’m really excited about our expansion into Pro Mazda and having two Canadian drivers representing Exclusive Autosport,” enthused Michael Duncalfe, Team Principal. “We’ve shown well in testing and I’m confident that we will continue to be strong in St Pete.”

 

Exclusive Autosport made its debut on the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires last March, scoring two top-five finishes in USF2000 with Parker Thompson at the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. The team went on to sweep the street circuit weekend in Toronto in July and then turned up the heat with another win at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Spring-boarding off that success, the launch of the Pro Mazda program is extremely exciting and illustrates the team’s continuing focus on development and growth.

 

Thompson will begin his fourth season in the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires, advancing from a successful USF2000 stint. As the lead driver for Exclusive Autosport’s freshman season in USF2000, he worked deeply with the team in set-up development for the then-new Tatuus USF-17 and that experience is sure to be crucial as the team puts the new PM-18 on-track each weekend. Parker was consistently impressive at the official pre-season tests and is primed for a strong outing in St. Petersburg.

 

Thompson is paired with a fellow Canadian in Unionville, Ontario’s Antonio Serravalle, a 16-year-old open wheel rookie who will be making his MRTI debut as the youngest driver in the Pro Mazda paddock.  Serravalle has been focused on national and international level shifterkart racing over the last two years and has won his share of races and championships in karting.  His learning curve will be steep, for certain, but he has spent his career moving quickly up the ladder and he is no stranger to being faced with the need for rapid development.  The focus for St. Petersburg will be to gain maximum track time in his first temporary circuit race.

 

Exclusive Autosport’s USF2000 squad features a unique mix of age and nationalities, led by returning team driver Jayson Clunie, who has been part of the EA family for many years. The 48-year-old Canadian made nine USF2000 series starts last year with a pair of top-10s on the streets of Toronto. Jayson has significant F1600 and F2000 experience, and was also an IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge champion in the ST class in 2012. He’ll enter the 2018 season with a much different mindset, having logged significant time in the USF-17.

Mexican driver Manuel Cabrera will make his Mazda Road to Indy debut this year, having spent the 2017 season competing in the Formula PanAm and Formula Master Asia series. The 17-year-old won the Formula PanAm championship and was rewarded with a ticket to the Mazda Road to Indy $200,000 Scholarship Shootout and was he also acknowledged as the Rookie of the Year in the Formula Master Asia program. Pre-season testing has been extremely productive, as Manuel’s comfort level has grown with each on-track session.

 

The third member of Exclusive Autosport’s trio of USF2000 was announced in late February, when the team confirmed Japanese-born Brazilian Igor Fraga for the 2018 season. Fraga is coming off two wins in the FIA Formula F NACAM Championship, and is ready to make his MRTI debut. The 18-year-old graduated from karts into open wheel cars in 2014, racing the Formula 3 Brazil Light and FIA Formula NACAM Championship, earning an impressive 17 wins. He was eventually crowned the Formula 3 Brazil Light champion in 2017. In the testing, Fraga has shown impressive speed and he has been very focused on quickly learning everything he needs to know about the USF2000 car and the program.

 

With pre-season testing now complete, the team is ready for the season opener for the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires in St. Petersburg this weekend (March 9-11). On-track action gets underway on Friday with practice and qualifying ahead of races for both USF2000 and Pro Mazda on Saturday and Sunday. Exclusive Autosport fans can follow the team’s performances through live streaming video on the Mazda Road to Indy app or www.roadtoindy.tv. Live video coverage is also available on the IndyCar.com Race Control page.

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Jayson Clunie Returns To USF2000 With Exclusive Autosport For 2018

 

 

SASKATOON, SK (February 7, 2018) – After gaining valuable experience through nine series starts in 2017, Canadian Jayson Clunie will be back to contest the entire Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda with the Exclusive Autosport team in 2018. The 48-year-old business owner enjoyed steady progress last season, having made his series debut on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May. Clunie also competed in the USF200 events held at Road America, Toronto, Mid-Ohio and Watkins Glen. A veteran of karting, open wheel and sports car competition, Jayson improved significantly through this limited program, an effort that was highlighted by a pair of ninth place finishes on the challenging streets of Toronto. Clunie is the first USF2000 driver confirmed by Exclusive Autosport for 2018.

 

“I am very excited to have Jayson back for his second year of USF2000 competition with Exclusive Autosport,” offered Michael Duncalfe, Exclusive Autosport’s Team Principle. “I have been fortunate to know Jayson for a long time and have had the pleasure of working with him for nine years, as he has been an Exclusive Management Inc. driver since 2009. I am honoured to have a driver like Jayson under the EA banner. In addition to his speed on track, Jayson loves interacting with fans and sharing his passion for motorsports with them. Jayson missed a few events last year due to his professional commitments, however, he will be full-time in the #93 Exclusive Autosport Exclusive Management Inc. USF-17 this year. Every time he is behind the wheel, he gets quicker and quicker. It’ll be really exciting to see what he can do out there this year.”

 

Clunie has diverse experience in a wide array of different types of race cars including the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series in the ST category, where he won at the famed Daytona International Speedway in the 2012 BMW 200 event. Jayson would go on to win the ST championship with teammate Pierre Kleinubing that year, running for i-Moto Racing. Clunie also competed heavily in the Formula 1600 category in 2014, running in the Canadian F1600 Super Series, Ontario Toyo Tires F1600 Championship, the Formula Tour 1600 series in Quebec, and the F1600 Championship Series in the United States. In 2015 and 2016, he competed in the Formula Continental class, running assorted SCCA Majors events, as well as competing in the ST category with Compass360 in IMSA.

 

In 2017, Clunie participated eight race weekends, adding top-five TC class finishes in the Pirelli World Challenge at Road America and the Utah Motorsports Campus to his resume.  Clunie will be rejoining teammate Parker Thompson under the Exclusive Autosport banner, as the fellow Canadian was recently confirmed run in the Pro Mazda Championship. The team has plans to announce a second USF2000 driver next week, and could run as many as four cars this year.

 

Exclusive Autosport is coming off their freshman year in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda.  They ran extremely well, pushing quickly up the learning curve of a new car and a new series. Thompson was able to sweep the doubleheader on the streets of Toronto and added a win in Mid-Ohio to post a record that was accompanied by a pole positions, top-five finishes and third place in the championship.  With Thompson’s USF2000 experience and success, Clunie will be provided with the crucial advice and coaching in his efforts to gain speed and comfort in his USF2000 Tatuus USF-17.

“I’m basically just genuinely excited about having the opportunity to drive with Exclusive Autosport again,” added Clunie. “It has been very rewarding to be involved with Michael and Kimberly Duncalfe for so many years and to watch them develop from some pretty humble beginnings to the team/family that they have created.”

 

With the opening round of the Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires just one month away, at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Florida on March 9-11, pre-season testing continues as the team develops their 2018 driver line-up.  Exclusive Autosport intends to run at least three cars in the USF2000 program this year, and is set up to field a pair of cars in Pro Mazda.