CARMEL, Ind. – It is a full fleet of cars and drivers this weekend for the Jay Howard Driver Development (JHDD) program. Set to tackle the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the next round of the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire, JHDD will bring 10 drivers across three different race programs to Lexington, Ohio.
Six drivers will see action in the USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire as Liam McNeilly and G3 Argyros will lead the contingent to Ohio. McNeilly is sitting fourth in the championship standings and has brought home some hardware for JHDD early this year, while Argyros is looking to build off his podium performance at the most recent round in Virginia. Canadian Ayden Ingratta finished fifth at the most recent race and will look to improve on that as he aims for a podium result at Mid-Ohio. The trio will be joined by Timothy Carel, Hudson Potter and team newcomer JT Hoskins.
Three more drivers will battle in the USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire program, led by 2023 Mid-Ohio winner Evagoras Papasavvas. Evagoras, hailing from Ohio, is a multi-time podium winner and enters the event third in the championship standings. Michael Costello has shown the speed needed to compete as he aims for his best result of the season while Arizona resident and multi-time Radical Cup North America victor Jace Bacon will use Mid-Ohio to attack his open-wheel program.
With nine drivers in two classes, a single JHDD entry will fly the fly in USF Pro 2000. Frankie Mossman, who sits 10th in the championship standings, has had a string of bad luck but has shown the speed to compete in that same time frame. Looking to close his 2024 campaign on a high note beginning this weekend in Ohio, Mossman is aiming high in Rounds 13 and 14 of 2024.
“It will be one of our busiest weekends of the season, but we are ready for it,” expressed Jay Howard. “We have the team and drivers to win, and that is the number one goal.”
JHDD drivers will hit the track on Thursday for a test day before official competition begins Friday with wheel-to-wheel racing continuing through the weekend.