Exclusive Autosport maintains second in the team and driver championship standings
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Exclusive Autosport headed to NOLA Motorsports Park this past weekend for their first tripleheader event of the season. The combined St Petersburg results of the team’s trio of drivers – Jack Jeffers, Evan Cooley and Lucas Fecury – meant that they entered the weekend sitting second place in the team championship standings, as well as second place in the overall driver's championship standings.
On the strength of two runner-up finishes in Florida, Jeffers was P2 to start the event, and he delivered a second-place finish in Race 1 and followed with two more top-five finishes to maintain second in the standings. Cooley added his first podium of the year with a third in Race 2, and his trio of top-10 finishes has moved him to fourth in the standings. Fecury did not lay down the qualifying times he wanted, but he leveraged his experience and moved forward in all three races to record a best finish of eighth in Race 1.
“It was a good weekend for the Exclusive Autosport USF2000 squad, turning out some solid results in two podium finishes,” said Michael Duncalfe, Co-Owner and CEO. “I’m very happy for the team that we achieved those, but we are by no means content. We will continue to push our development and education for our drivers to continue challenging for the top spots.”
The weekend kicked off Thursday with unofficial practice, followed by official practice and the first of two qualifying sessions on Friday. Early Saturday morning, the drivers would cap off the two qualifying sessions before their first race later that afternoon. After the green flag flew for Race 1, all three drivers charged towards the front. Jeffers moved himself from third to second on the opening lap, where he would finish the race. Cooley and Fecury were embroiled in a battle with their competitors, resulting in eighth and ninth-place finishes, respectively.
Sunday morning would start with Cooley on the outside pole, and once the green flag flew, he jumped into first place and went on to lead a number of laps before settling into second. While in second, he battled with Thomas Schrage, who would eventually grab the second spot, placing Evan in third, where he would finish the race, gathering his first podium of the year. Jeffers and Fecury didn’t have the starting spots they desired for Race 2, but they both moved themselves forward, with Jack finishing fifth and Lucas moving up six positions to 11th, resulting in ‘Hard Charger’ honors.
Later that afternoon, the drivers capped off their weekend with Race 3. After the original start was waved off, the race went green to checkered without incident. While Fecury was able to move up a number of spots to go from 19th to 15th in the early going, both Jeffers and Cooley would settle in and finish fourth and fifth. The team maintains second in the team and the driver championship standings. Cooley moved himself up to the fourth spot in the standings, with Fecury moving up one spot to 14th.
With NOLA now in the rearview mirror, the team has headed back to the shop in Brownsburg to prepare their USF Juniors cars for their second round of the season at Barber Motorsports Park, where Kaylee Countryman and Brenden Cooley will make their NTT INDYCAR SERIES weekend debut on May 1-3.
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EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT – DRIVER RESULTS AND QUOTES
USF PRO CHAMPIONSHIPS – ROUNDS 3-5 – APRIL 10-13, 2025
LUCAS FECURY - #90
Qualifying 1: 11th – 1:35.001
Qualifying 2: 17th – 1:35.019
Race 1: Start – 11th / Finish – 8th
Race 2: Start – 17th / Finish – 11th
Race 3: Start – 19th / Finish – 15th
Driver Quote: "We had a bit of a rough weekend. The pace was there, but a problem in qualifying made things a little harder throughout the races. A big thanks to the whole #90 crew for working hard all weekend. We'll keep pushing towards Indy in a couple of weeks."
EVAN COOLEY - #91
Qualifying 1: 5th – 1:34.717
Qualifying 2: 2nd – 1:33.820
Race 1: Start – 5th / Finish – 9th
Race 2: Start – 2nd / Finish – 3rd
Race 3: Start – 4th / Finish – 5th
Driver Quote: “Wrapping up here at NOLA with another solid weekend in the books. We had a strong pace across the entire weekend and were able to convert it into a trio of top-10 finishes with ninth, fifth and third. Huge thanks to the team, as they worked very hard to get our cars up there after a challenging first day. I also want to thank my sponsors, Brown Brothers Harriman, Sim Racing Chicago and Autobahn Country Club for their continued support.”
JACK JEFFERS - #92
Qualifying 1: 3rd – 1:34.538
Qualifying 2: 8th – 1:34.134
Race 1: Start – 3rd / Finish – 2nd
Race 2: Start – 8th / Finish – 5th
Race 3: Start – 5th / Finish – 4th
Driver Quote: “It was a tough weekend for us. We struggled with a few things throughout the weekend, and I was a bit under the weather. Thankfully, I managed to come home with one podium and maintaining second place in points. I have full faith in my team and myself to bounce back stronger at IMS. As always, a huge thank you to the entire team for working hard the whole weekend. A huge thank you to Lou and Braden for working nonstop with me. I can’t wait for the month of May to arrive and come back stronger.”