As with the earlier USF Pro 2000 Presented by Cooper Tires race, the third-place starter in this afternoon’s USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires contest at Sebring International Raceway stole a march on both front-row qualifiers to take a lead he was never to relinquish. This time it was Lochie Hughes, from Surfers Paradise, Australia, who translated the hole-shot into his second win of the season for the Jay Howard Driver Development team.

All three levels of the USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel racing development ladder – USF Pro 2000, USF2000 and USF Juniors – will see action this coming weekend at Sebring International Raceway.

It is the second event weekend in the USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires program and the second event in the state of Florida this month for French Canadian Louka St-Jean.

Leaving St. Pete 11th in the USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires championship standings, Jay Howard Driver Development competitor Al Morey is set to take on the Sebring International Raceway this coming weekend.

After scoring three Blue Marble Radical Cup North America victories less than two weeks ago, Danny Dyszelski will make the switch back to open-wheel racing this weekend as USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires visits Sebring.