Liam McNeilly claimed the first checkered flag in IndyCar’s ladder series winning the first of two USF2000 events on the streets of St. Petersburg.
McNeilly began the race second but found himself beating Jack Jeffers by 0.5143 seconds while Jeshua Alianell rounded out the podim.
The USF2000 Series will run their second race of the weekend at 12:30 pm Saturday. Those hoping to watch the event can do so on YouTube.
USF2000 St. Petersburg Race No. 1 Results
February 28, 2025
| Pos | Start Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Best Tm | Diff | Gap | Best Speed | In Lap | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Liam McNeilly (R) | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1:12.5717 | 89.291 | 20 | 20 | 32 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 92 | Jack Jeffers (R) | Exclusive Autosport | 1:12.6606 | 0.5143 | 0.5143 | 89.182 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Jeshua Alianell (R) | DEForce Racing | 1:12.8455 | 2.8743 | 2.3600 | 88.955 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
| 4 | 8 | 90 | Evan Cooley (R) | Exclusive Autosport | 1:12.9614 | 3.9321 | 1.0578 | 88.814 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| 5 | 9 | 23 | G3 Argyros | Pabst Racing | 1:12.9961 | 5.4912 | 1.5591 | 88.772 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
| 6 | 13 | 9 | Anthony Martella (R) | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1:13.2664 | 5.9846 | 0.4934 | 88.444 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
| 7 | 11 | 91 | Lucas Fecury | Exclusive Autosport | 1:13.0722 | 6.5067 | 0.5221 | 88.679 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
| 8 | 12 | 19 | Christian Cameron (R) | VRD Racing | 1:12.9325 | 6.6995 | 0.1928 | 88.849 | 19 | 20 | 13 |
| 9 | 15 | 58 | Ayrton Houk | Benchmark Autosport | 1:13.6053 | 10.0808 | 3.3813 | 88.037 | 19 | 20 | 12 |
| 10 | 14 | 30 | Eddie Beswick (R) | Synergy Motorsport | 1:13.5071 | 10.5730 | 0.4922 | 88.155 | 19 | 20 | 11 |
| 11 | 6 | 12 | Sebastian Garzon (R) | DEForce Racing | 1:13.2903 | 10.7033 | 0.1303 | 88.416 | 17 | 20 | 10 |
| 12 | 19 | 2 | Thomas Schrage | VRD Racing | 1:12.9393 | 11.1382 | 0.4349 | 88.841 | 17 | 20 | 9 |
| 13 | 10 | 18 | Brady Golan | DEForce Racing | 1:13.1297 | 11.6610 | 0.5228 | 88.610 | 19 | 20 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | 25 | Teddy Musella (R) | VRD Racing | 1:13.1252 | 42.0536 | 30.3926 | 88.615 | 19 | 20 | 7 |
| 15 | 17 | 8 | Timothy Carel (R) | Jay Howard Driver Development | 1:13.4489 | 1:00.6980 | 18.6444 | 88.225 | 18 | 20 | 6 |
| 16 | 16 | 99 | Ryan Giannetta (R) | VRD Racing | 1:14.2182 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | 87.310 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 17 | 18 | 67 | Wian Boshoff (R) | Sarah Fisher Hartman Development | 1:15.1731 | 12 Laps | 11 Laps | 86.201 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 24 | Caleb Gafrarar (R) | Pabst Racing | 1:13.6048 | 15 Laps | 3 Laps | 88.038 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 | 5 | 7 | Brad Majman (R) | Jay Howard Driver Development | – | 0 | 2 |
