Following a cocktail reception on a glorious summer’s evening overlooking the Columbia River and with Mt. Hood looming in the distance, over $2.6M was distributed in the Mount St. Helens Ballroom at the Red Lion On The River, Jantzen Beach, just a mile or so away from Portland International Raceway which this past weekend hosted a hugely successful return of major-league open-wheel auto racing to the Pacific Northwest after an absence of 11 years.

Dakota Dickerson and Max Peichel improve in each official on track session at the season finale

Kory Enders wrapped up the 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda on a high note in Portland over the Labor Day weekend after finishing on the podium in Race 1 and 8th overall in the Championship points standings

Julian Van der Watt earns his first podium of the season for Team Pelfrey as the season comes to a close

The recently crowned champion stalked polesitter Rasmus Lindh through the opening stages, then pounced decisively before edging away to another relatively comfortable victory – his 11th in a row and 12th of the 14-race season, which equals the record established by former Verizon IndyCar Series driver J.R. Hildebrand en route to the championship title in 2006.