McNeilly Sweeps USF2000 Season Openers  at St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Liam McNeilly today ensured an almost perfect start to his USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire season by claiming his second win for Jay Howard Driver Development. McNeilly, 18, from London, England, also secured two of the three available bonus points after qualifying on pole position and leading all 20 laps in the second leg of The Foundation Building Materials Grand Prix of St. Petersburg to capture a total of 64 points – out of a maximum possible 66 – from the opening weekend of his rookie campaign.

Hauger Wins St. Petersburg Pole in Series Debut

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Saturday, March 1, 2025) – Dennis Hauger continued his strong first weekend in INDY NXT by Firestone, winning the pole for the season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Saturday with a track-record lap for the INDYCAR development series.

De Tullio Finds Perfection for Maiden USF Pro 2000 Victory

Turn 3 Motorsport Team on Top Again on Streets of St. Petersburg 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Alessandro De Tullio has found his stride. After making his USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire debut toward the end of last season following an enforced 18-month hiatus from car racing due to a lack of funding, the 18-year-old university student from Miami, Fla., joined forces with the defending series champion team Turn 3 Motorsport over the winter. He came out of the blocks strongly by setting the pace in last week’s Spring Training test at NOLA Motorsports Park and translated that form into an emphatic victory in today’s first leg of the Andersen Interior Contracting Grand Prix of St. Petersburg doubleheader.
McNeilly Takes Early USF2000 Points Lead  with St. Petersburg Win

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The new USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire season began today on the Streets of St. Petersburg, Fla. Jay Howard Driver Developments’ Liam McNeilly, from London, England, secured an early points lead by winning the first of two 20-lap races which will comprise The Foundation Building Materials Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Kirkwood Takes Top Spot in Opening St. Pete Practice

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Friday, Feb. 28, 2025) – Florida native and resident Kyle Kirkwood enjoyed home cooking Friday afternoon, leading the opening practice for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding.

Kirkwood, from Jupiter, Florida, paced the 80-minute session split into three groups with a best lap of 1 minute, .4409 of a second in the No. 27 Andretti INDYCAR Honda, the leader of two Andretti Global drivers in the top five.

Firestone to continue as title sponsor of the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  through 2028

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2025) – Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced a  three-year extension for its Firestone brand as the entitlement sponsor of the Grand Prix of St.  Petersburg. This agreement with Green Savoree Racing Promotions marks the continuation of a  successful relationship that began in 2014. The new deal keeps the Firestone name on the  opening race of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season through 2028. 

Baseball Legend, FOX Sports MLB Studio Analyst Alex Rodriguez To Ride in Fastest Seat at St. Petersburg

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025) – One of the most prolific sluggers in the history of Major League Baseball and current FOX Sports MLB studio analyst Alex Rodriguez will ride in the Fastest Seat in Sports to begin the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding on Sunday, March 2.

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