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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding SCHEDULE TIME SERIES SESSION 8:45 a.m.-9:20 a.m.USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipPractice 9:35 a.m.-10:10 a.m.USF2000 Championship Practice 10:25 a.m.-10:55 a.m.IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengePractice 1 11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m.USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipQualifying 11:55 a.m.-12:25 p.m.USF2000 Championship Qualifying 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.NTT INDYCAR SERIES Autograph Session - Fan Village 12:40 p.m.-1:10 p.m.IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengePractice 2 1:35 p.m.-2:20 p.m.INDY NXT by Firestone Practice 1 2:45 pm.-4:00 p.m.NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 1 4:20 p.m.-5:05 p.m.USF2000 Championship Race 1 5:25 p.m.-6:00 p.m.IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengeQualifying 7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.A Grand Prix Evening - Celebrating 20 Years of Champions TIME SERIES SESSION 8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipRace 2 9:10 a.m.-9:40 a.m.NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm-up 10:10 a.m.-11:05 a.m.INDY NXT by Firestone (45 Laps) Race 11:40 a.m. NTT INDYCAR SERIES Driver Introductions 12:30 p.m. Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding (100 Laps) TIME SERIES SESSION 8:25 a.m.-9:10 a.m.INDY NXT by Firestone Practice 2 9:35 a.m.-10:35 a.m.NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 2 10:55 a.m.-11:40 a.m.IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengeRace 1 11:55 a.m.-12:40 p.m.USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipRace 1 1:05 p.m.-1:35 p.m.INDY NXT by Firestone Qualifying 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying 3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.IMSA VP Racing SportsCar ChallengeRace 2 3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.INDY NXT by Firestone Autograph Session - Fan Village 4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.USF2000 Championship Race 2 Checkered FlagBret Michaels Concert - Mahaffey Plaza TIME SERIES SESSION 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.INDYCAR Party in the Park North Straub Park 5:30 p.m. 5K Run & Walk North Straub Park FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024 SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024 THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2024 **Schedule subject to change.
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On behalf of the entire team at Green Savoree Racing Promotions, welcome to the 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding, the 20th annual running of this iconic event in beautiful downtown St. Pete.

As we kick off another NTT INDYCAR SERIES season and celebrate 20 years of racing along the spectacular St. Petersburg waterfront, a special thank you goes to Firestone, our title sponsor since 2014. Also, RP Funding returns as the presenting sponsor for a third year. The support and commitment from both of these great partners makes this world-class event possible.

To commemorate the 20th Grand Prix weekend, fans and community members can expect an enhanced experience in 2024. The festivities began Thursday, when fans got up close to race cars at INDYCAR Party in the Park, a free community event in North Straub Park. Also on Thursday night, the 5K Run on the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Track provided runners and walkers the opportunity to “race on track.” All proceeds from the 5K benefi the Police Athletic League of St. Petersburg (PAL). Since 2017, contributions from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and 5K proceeds have surpassed $270,000, helping PAL provide enriching activities and experiences to hundreds of at-risk children living in our community.

Then, on the evening of Friday, March 8, most of our past INDYCAR SERIES race winners, St. Petersburg community leaders, Mayor Ken Welch and past mayors, and race fans will gather at the Mahaffey Theater to celebrate and honor two decades of success for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding. Proceeds from “A Grand Prix Evening - Celebrating 20 Years of Champions” serve to fundraise for four designated local St. Petersburg youth organizations and programs: Pinellas Technical College, Youth Sports, Cultured Books Literacy Foundation and AKA Akademy.

On the race track, fans can enjoy a jam-packed schedule of high-speed open-wheel and sports car competition from Friday to Sunday. Catch the rising stars of the USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 Championships throughout the weekend as they figh to work their way up the openwheel ranks. On Saturday, the IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge will make its St. Petersburg debut and take on a street course for the very fist time. The series will showcase ultra-competitive Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring 4 race cars in two 45-minute sprint races. Saturday night, multi-platinum rock legend Bret Michaels will keep the party going with a live concert in the Duke Energy Center for the Arts plaza, accessible to those with Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding weekend or Saturday admission tickets.

To cap off an exhilarating weekend on and off the track, INDY NXT by Firestone will warm up the crowd on Sunday morning, Finally, the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will open its season in St. Petersburg for the 14th time with 100 wheel-to-wheel laps.

Mayor Welch and his team at the City of St. Petersburg are tremendous hosts who help us bring this event to life each year from assisting with the track build to the logistics surrounding the race weekend. This event happens because of their support, plus over 500 volunteers also offer their time to make this event run smoothly. Their dedication to key specialty areas are appreciated by our entire team.

We thank each and every one of you, our loyal fans. It’s going to be a great weekend of celebration and racing here at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding, so get ready. We’ll see you at the green flag!

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DEAR INDYCAR FANS

Welcome to the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding, a fan-favorite race on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule for the last 20 years. INDYCAR is committed to delivering a comprehensive fan experience through outstanding entertainment and thrilling competition as our drivers take on the challenges presented by St. Petersburg’s challenging, 1.8-mile temporary street course.

Whether this is your fist time at an INDYCAR race weekend or you have been attending this race for years, we are excited for you to witness the spectacle of the sport. This weekend is a destination event, so we urge you to take in as much as possible and enjoy it all.

For the 14th time, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding opens the 17-race NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. This weekend also serves as the green flag for our official development series – INDY NXT by Firestone.

All weekend, you’ll see close and unpredictable competition on the track that makes for a true proving ground for our elite drivers as they compete for the most challenging championship in motorsports. But you’ll also see that the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is well on the way to being one of the most sustainable racing series in the world.

Our partners at Shell have created a 100% Renewable Race Fuel and later this year we’ll add hybrid technology to all the INDYCAR SERIES cars. Firestone again will use a tire made from rubble produced by the sustainable desert shrub guayule as the alternate tire, not only here in St. Petersburg, but also at other street circuits.

You should fin that the NTT INDYCAR SERIES offers some of the most daring athletes in sports, including reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou, young stars like Pato O’Ward, Kyle Kirkwood, Christian Lundgaard and Scott McLaughlin and record-chasing legends in the making such as Scott Dixon, Josef Newgarden and Will Power. The rising talents of the sport, such as Louis Foster, Nolan Siegel, Jamie Chadwick and Myles Rowe will be showcased in thrilling, competitive INDY NXT by Firestone action.

While at this beautiful facility, we invite you to download the INDYCAR App powered by NTT DATA on your smartphone to get behind-the-scenes driver features, live timing and scoring, in-car cameras and more information to help you follow the action. Also, follow the NTT INDYCAR SERIES online at INDYCAR.com, on Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok (@INDYCAR), and keep track of INDY NXT by Firestone at indynxt.com or on Instagram, X, Facebook and TikTok (@indynxt)

Thank you for your continued support. INDYCAR appreciates your attendance this weekend. We are glad you can experience the speed, action and excitement that defins the series.

Enjoy the weekend!

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Deven Keady, Christopher Kersey, Chad Seufert, Ben Valentine Operations & Event Control

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Michael Morrisey Executive Vice President & CFO

Jeff Atkinson Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Craig Kersey Vice President, Operations

Weston Bell, Kris Boatwright, Nathan Long, Spencer Prill, Dave Schwall, Jordan Sipes, Jim Tario, Nathan Young Track Operations

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FIRESTONE’S 25TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON AS EXCLUSIVE TIRE SUPPLIER OF THE NTT INDYCAR® SERIES STARTS

at Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

While 2023 marked Firestone’s tenth consecutive year as the entitlement sponsor of the season-opening race, this year’s 20th annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding will kick off celebrations of another key milestone for the iconic brand: 25 consecutive seasons as exclusive tire supplier of the NTT INDYCAR® SERIES.

Firestone’s storied heritage in racing dates back to 1911 when Ray Harroun drove his Firestone-equipped Marmon Wasp to the win at the inaugural Indianapolis 500® Mile Race. In using world-class racing to demonstrate its uncompromising durability and dependability, Firestone

continues in its role as a key innovation and marketing partner for the most versatile racing series in the world.

The Firestone Race Tire Engineering team and nearly 60 expert tire builders will deliver approximately 32,000 Firestone Firehawk race tires for the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, including more than 5,000 tires for use in practice, qualifying and competition for the Indy 500® alone. In all, Firestone Racing will design, develop, and deliver more than 60 different race tire specifications to meet the extensive and varying demands of the 16 unique oval, road, and street course circuits across the 2024 schedule.

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Firestone further demonstrates its continued commitment to the future of NTT INDYCAR SERIES racing as presenting sponsor and exclusive tire supplier of the top-tier development series, INDY NXT by Firestone, which also competes on the streets of St. Petersburg. While involved with previous iterations of the ladder series since the early 1990s, this season Firestone will produce more than 5,000 tires with 16 different specifiations to support the series and help develop the next generation of drivers.

In merging with Bridgestone in 1988 to form one of the world’s largest tire and rubber companies, Firestone plays a vital role in delivering Bridgestone’s vision to realizing a more sustainable future for tires, racing, and mobility. Motorsports serves as both a global co-creation platform and a proving ground for delivering the values of the Bridgestone E8 Commitment, which outlines eight areas where the company is focused on contributing to a more sustainable world.

Recent Firestone Racing activities have demonstrated Bridgestone E8 Commit-

ment values of emotion, energy, and ecology as part of a broader initiative to accelerate the use of sustainable technologies across the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Since 2023, Firestone has provided alternate race tires for all street course races, including the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, made with natural rubber sourced from guayule shrubs grown at the company’s research facility in Arizona.

Additionally, Firestone Firehawk race tires developed specifially for last year’s Indianapolis 500 included a monomer that was produced in partnership with Shell from hard-to-recycle plastic

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shopping bags, film, stretch wrap, and other flexible polymer packaging. Efforts are also ongoing to advance energy-efficient transportation and end-oflife recycling initiatives for race tires used throughout the season.

All Firestone Firehawk race tires are manufactured at Bridgestone’s energy-efficient Advanced Tire Production Center (ATPC) in Akron, Ohio, which opened in 2022 and was certifie by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certifiation (ISCC) system for its transparency and traceability of sustainable raw materials. It’s here that the Firestone Race Tire Engineering team works side-by-side with passenger tire engineers at the nearby Bridgestone Americas Technology Center to leverage lessons from racing to improve the products featured across the Bridgestone and Firestone passenger tire lines.

continues to be a trusted provider of tire and automotive service for customers in the area.

The Firestone brand’s history in Tampa and St. Petersburg dates back 90 years to the opening of its fist area retail location. The Firestone Complete Auto Care store location on Kennedy Boulevard in downtown Tampa opened in 1933 and

The Firestone brand’s role as a key marketing partner for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES extends from coast to coast, starting with the green flag at the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and continuing through the checkered flag at the champion-crowning season fiale on the Streets of Nashville, home to Bridgestone Americas’ headquarters.

Follow along with Firestone all season via @FirestoneRacing and @FirestoneTires on Threads, Instagram, Facebook, and X, as well as @Firestone on Tik Tok.

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LEGION-GANASSI MISSION TO HELP VETERANS MARCHES FORWARD

There’s much more to racing than sleek cars speeding around a racetrack trying to get to the finsh line fist. There are many other layers that tell a broader story. Take Chip Ganassi Racing and its sponsor The American Legion as a prime example.

On Nov. 27, CGR and The American Legion announced that Linus Lundqvist will drive the No. 8 The American Legion Honda throughout the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season. That news was just the start; this story goes much deeper.

These two organizations, which have been partners since 2021, have established connections that go well beyond the proud red, white and blue colors on CGR’s The American Legion Honda.

This partnership is about saving military veterans’ lives – literally.

The American Legion’s mission with Chip Ganassi Racing and within the NTT

INDYCAR SERIES is to spread awareness of the number one issue in the veteran community -- suicide. According to the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, it is estimated that 17 veterans take their lives each day.

“If we save one life today, that big number that everybody talks about goes down by default,” said Dean Kessel, chief marketing officer of The American Legion. “That’s the only metric that matters.”

One of the initiatives to raise that awareness began Nov. 28, Giving Tuesday.

Chip Ganassi Racing is using the global generosity movement that helps transform communities across the world to encourage fans to think about The American Legion as a preferred charity during this season of generosity.

On Giving Tuesday, the partners collaborated and launched “12 Days of #VetsGiving,” featuring prize packages listed for auction and with a buy-it-now option.

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This initiative, #VetsGiving, was fist launched by the team in 2022. Nearly $40,000 has been raised, with all proceeds going directly to The American Legion.

12 Days of #VetsGiving is just one way to spark awareness. So is the “Be The One” campaign fans will continue to see on Lundqvist’s car in 2024 after appearing on CGR Hondas driven by 2023 Rookie of the Year Marcus Armstrong, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Indianapolis 500 winner and INDYCAR SERIES champion Tony Kanaan and twotime NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou in recent years.

“They (Chip Ganassi Racing) have rallied behind our mission, launching not only a brand last year, but also our ‘Be The One’ platform, which is all about destigmatizing veterans asking for help,” Kessel said. “The visibility is off the chart, and for our 1.6 million members across the country, this is amazing.”

Part of this partnership is an activation unit at every NTT INDYCAR SERIES race venue. On race day for the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding in 2023, a life was saved at that unit.

Kessel said a young man was walking around by himself at that activation unit

for about 30 or 40 minutes. He fially mustered enough courage and walked up to a representative and said, “Hey, I need to talk to somebody.”

“We found out he was active duty in the military,” Kessel said. “He was supposed to go out for his 17th tour, and he said that the only way to not go back out there is if he was no longer here, and that he did not want to go back out. We had our service officer there and someone from the VA (Veterans Administration) there that could talk to this young man and get him the right resources.

“We found out he was from Florida and lived near a very active (Legion) Post. We helped connect him to our tribe in Florida. We found out he liked to ride motorcycles. We have a 300,000-person group called “The American Legion Riders,” and that group has wrapped their arms around this young man and made him a part of their tribe. We check on him about every two weeks through the VA, and he is doing very well.”

Later that afternoon, Marcus Ericsson won the race in a Ganassi car. Kessel mentioned in a phone call to team owner Chip Ganassi later in the day that the team achieved two victories that afternoon in St. Petersburg.

“I did not get a chance to see Chip after the race, as we were still dealing with this,” Kessel said. “I called Chip from the airport, and I fist of all congratulated him for the race, but I told him, ‘Chip, we actually won twice today.’ He said, ‘Well, what does that mean?’ and then I told him the story.

“I could hear it in his voice. His father served and drove a tank in the Army. His voice started to crack a bit, and he said: ‘I’ve been a part of a lot of sponsorships over the years. I’ve sold a lot of products for a lot of companies, but I have never had the opportunity to save somebody’s life.’ He thanked us for trusting his organization to be a part of this mission.”

Without this sponsorship-team partnership and their initiatives and activations, another veteran’s life could have been lost this year. Due to this partnership, a veteran was saved.

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WHO’S NEXT?

T USF2000 Preview

he last four seasons of USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire have ended with a different team at the top of the pecking order. Jay Howard Driver Development was top dog in 2020 with Christian Rasmussen, who subsequently went on to claim championships in both USF Pro 2000 and, last year, INDY NXT before securing a ride in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES for 2024 with Ed Carpenter Racing. The following year it was DEForce Racing to the fore with Brazilian Kiko Porto. Then in 2022 Cape Motorsports capped its remarkable run of 10 championships in 12 years through the efforts of Michael d’Orlando before calling time and heading off to fresh pastures in INDY NXT.

Last year, fially, after falling agonizingly short on a regular basis over the course of the past decade, Pabst Racing broke through in style as Simon Sikes scored six race wins, seven poles and nine fastest race laps. Sikes also took home a scholarship valued at $433,200 to make the step up into USF Pro 2000.

So, can Pabst continue its form into 2024 or will the streak of winning drivers from different teams continue?

The fist true indication will come with The Andersen Companies Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this weekend, when the fist two rounds of the new season has attracted an intriguing blend of drivers with differing levels of experience.

Once again, many of the leading protagonists from 2023 have graduated to the next level, leaving Ohio’s Evagoras Papasavvas (Jay Howard Driver Development), who placed fourth last year, and North Carolinian Sam Corry, who ended the year seventh in points, as the early

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Max Garcia, fastest in Spring Training, seeks a second straight USF2000 title for Pabst Racing. USF Juniors champion Nicolas Giaffone proudly carries the scholarship livery in 2024.

favorites to chase after a career enhancement scholarship valued at $458,400.

Corry has joined defending champion team Pabst Racing alongside returning driver Max Garcia, from Coconut Grove, Fla., who, at only 13 years of age, was not old enough to take part in the opening event of the 2023 season in St. Petersburg. But Garcia quickly established himself as a regular contender for honors. He also topped the timing charts during the recent Sprint Training pre-season test at NOLA Motorsports Park.

Hudson Schwartz, from Arlington, Va., also 14, will complete the Pabst lineup after winning last year’s Lucas Oil School of Racing Championship Series and finshing eighth in USF Juniors despite not competing in the opening event of the season.

Other returning drivers of note will include Joey Brienza (Exclusive Autosport) and Max Taylor (VRD Racing), both of whom were race winners in USF Juniors while also dipping a toe in the USF2000 waters; Thomas Schrage (Exclusive Autosport), winner of the 2022 FRP Formula 1600 Championship Series and a prestigious Team USA Scholarship who impressed in a handful of outings last year; and Indianapolis, Ind., native Elliot

Cox, who returns with the Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development team after shining on several occasions in 2023.

Third generation Brazilian racer Nicolas Giaffone seems set to shine among the rookie contingent after comfortably wrapping up the USF Juniors crown last year with DEForce Racing. Others to watch include Giaffone’s teammate Quinn Armstrong, from Newcastle, Australia, who was vice champion in USF Juniors last year, Michael Costello, a standout in the F4 United States Championship for Jay Howard Driver Development, and 2023 Team USA Scholarship winner Ayrton Houk, from McCordsville, Ind., who has joined DC Autosport after two strong seasons in F1600.

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding Joey Brienza impressed during the Sprint Training test. Evagoras Papasavvas stood on the podium at St. Petersburg in 2023.

PICK A WINNER

USF Pro 2000 is the most senior of the three openwheel series which comprise the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire driver development ladder. Along with USF Juniors and USF2000, they provide a distinct and well-proven pathway from karting all the way to the senior levels of auto racing in North America: INDY NXT and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Each series provides full scholarships to ensure progression for the champions to move up onto the next level of the ladder.

The 2023 season provided some extraordinary competition. It was arguably the most competitive year in the series’ history dating back to 1999. There were more different race and pole winners – nine apiece – than ever before. No fewer than a dozen drivers secured at least one fastest race lap. The season also included re-

cord-breaking streaks for different consecutive race winners (six) and pole winners (seven) before Myles Rowe emerged from the pack to clinch the champion’s crown and a scholarship valued at $664,500 to make the step up into INDY NXT this year. The triumph continued Rowe’s rich vein of form which also included claiming the

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Simon Sikes progresses comfortably clinching the USF2000 title in 2023. Photo by: Gavin Baker Photography Christian Brooks was a winner last year on the St. Petersburg streets. Photo: Gavin Baker Photography
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USF2000 champion’s scholarship in 2022.

A bumper entry of 23 drivers representing eight nationalities is entered for the season’s opening pair of races this weekend which will comprise the Foundation Building Materials Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

After clinching last year’s USF2000 championship and a scholarship valued at over $433,000, Simon Sikes heads a strong rookie contingent with an eye to becoming the second driver in three years to secure successive titles in USF2000 and USF Pro 2000. Denmark’s Christian Rasmussen, who achieved the feat in 2020 and 2021, will line up on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES grid this year with Ed Carpenter Racing. Sikes, from Augusta, Ga., remains with Pabst Racing, which also guided Rowe to last year’s USF Pro 2000 crown.

The fiel also will include the second and third-place finshers in the 2023 USF2000 title-chase, Nikita Johnson and Lochie Hughes. In addition to clinching second place in the title decider at Portland, highly rated local driver Johnson (VRD Racing), from Gulfport, Fla., won a pair of USF Pro 2000 races in just five outings toward the end of last year as he looked to gain a jump start on his 2024 campaign. Australian Hughes didn’t enjoy the same luxury after vying with Sikes for superiority throughout the season, but is also expected to be right on the front-running pace

after joining Turn 3 Motorsport.

Others to watch include Canadian Mac Clark (DEForce Racing), who won the inaugural USF Juniors title in 2022 and impressed in a one-off USF Pro 2000 outing at Circuit of The Americas, where he claimed a pole, two podium finshes and a fastest race lap, as well as Mexican Ricardo Escotto (BN Racing), who claimed a fin victory last year on the Indianapolis road course in constantly changing weather conditions.

With several of the top point-scorers last year moving up the ladder to INDY NXT including Rowe – who becomes the sixth consecutive USF Pro 2000 champion to advance – Arizonan Jace Denmark (Pabst Racing) is the highest placed returnee. Denmark, who also placed third in the 2022 USF2000 standings, is joined in the Pabst Racing stable by Christian Brooks, from Los Angeles, Calif., who won once –right here on the streets of St. Petersburg –despite making only four starts in 2023.

Braden Eves also is set to rejoin the fray with a point to prove. Eves, the 2019 USF2000 champion, placed second in the 2021 USF Pro 2000 season and now returns with the Exclusive Autosport team after a year’s hiatus.

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding Lochie Hughes set the pace during the recent Spring Training test in Louisiana. Photo: Gavin Baker Photography Braden Eves is a proven champion and St. Pete race winner. Photo: Gavin Baker Photography

2005 REWIND: THE FIRST GRAND PRIX

It was a 1-23-4 sweep for Andretti Green Racing with the late Dan Wheldon leading the charge followed by teammates Tony Kanaan, Dario Franchitti, and the pole sitter Bryan Herta. Wheldon led 10 of the 100 laps and later won the Indianapolis 500 and the series championship that season.

The 2005 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg also made history as the fist-ever street race for the Indy Racing League and the fist event promoted by Kim Green and Kevin Savoree, who still own and operate

the event today, as well as co-owners of Andretti Green Racing at the time.

A stretch of the St. Petersburg street circuit is now known as “Dan Wheldon Way” and a winners monument erected near the course in memory of this popular winner and local resident

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NTT INDYCAR SERIES

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding Streets of St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, Florida # DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR NAME TEAM ENGINE 2 Josef Newgarden Nashville, Tennessee PPG Team Penske Team Penske Chevrolet 3 Scott McLaughlin Christchurch, New Zealand DEX Imaging Team PenskeTeam Penske Chevrolet 4 KyffiSimpson (R) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 5 Pato O’Ward Monterrey, MexicoArrow McLaren Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 6 Callum Ilott Cambridge, EnglandArrow McLaren Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 7 Alexander Rossi Nevada City, California Arrow McLaren Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 8 Linus Lundqvist (R) Stockholm, Sweden American Legion Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 9 Scott Dixon Auckland, New Zealand PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 10 Alex Palou Barcelona, Spain DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 11 Marcus Armstrong Christchurch, New Zealand Ridgeline Lubricants Chip Ganassi Racing Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 12 Will Power Toowoomba, Australia Verizon Business Team PenskeTeam Penske Chevrolet 14 Santino Ferrucci Woodbury, Connecticut AJ FOYT RACING / SEXTON PROPERTIES A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 15 Graham Rahal New Albany, Ohio Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 18 Jack Harvey Bassingham, England Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing Honda 20 Christian Rasmussen (R) Copenhagen, Denmark Guy Care Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 21 Rinus VeeKay Hoofddorp, Netherlands Ed Carpenter Racing Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 26 Colton Herta Valencia, California Gainbridge Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 27 Kyle Kirkwood Jupiter, Florida AutoNation Andretti Global Honda 28 Marcus Ericsson Kumla, Sweden Delaware Life Andretti Global Honda 30 Pietro Fittipaldi Miami, Florida OAKBERRY PneuStore Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 41 Sting Ray Robb Payette, Idaho AJ FOYT RACING / PRAY.COMA.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 45 Christian Lundgaard Hedensted, Denmark Hy-Vee Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 51 Colin Braun (R) Ovalo, Texas Dale Coyne Racing Dale Coyne Racing Honda 60 Felix Rosenqvist Värnamo, Sweden AutoNation/SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing Honda 66 Tom Blomqvist (R) Cambridge, England AutoNation/Arctic Wolf Meyer Shank Racing Honda 77 Romain Grosjean Geneva, Switzerland Juncos Hollinger RacingJuncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 78 Agustin Canapino Arrecifes, Argentina Juncos Hollinger RacingJuncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding Streets of St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, Florida # DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR NAME TEAM 2 Salvador de Alba Jr. (R) Guadalajara, Mexico Grupo Indi Andretti Cape INDY NXT 3 TBA Andretti Cape INDY NXT Andretti Cape INDY NXT 7 Christian Bogle Covington, Louisiana HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 10 Reece Gold Miami, Florida HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 11 Nolan Allaer (R) Grosse Point Woods, Michigan HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 14 Josh Pierson Portland, Oregon HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 17 Callum Hedge (R) Auckland, New Zealand HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 18 Caio Collet (R) Sao Paulo, Brazil HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 21 Josh Mason (R) Birmingham, EnglandAbel Motorsports Abel Motorsports 22 Yuven Sundaramoorthy (R) Oconomowoc, Wisconsin S Team Motorsports/Abel MotorsportsAbel Motorsports 23 Jonathan Browne (R) Dublin, Ireland HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 26 Louis Foster Odiham, England Copart / Novara Technologies Andretti Global 27 Bryce Aron (R) Winnetka, Illinois Jaguar Land Rover Chesterfied Andretti Global 28 Jamie Chadwick Bath, England VEXT Andretti Global 29 James Roe Naas, Ireland TopCon Andretti Global 33 Niels Koolen (R) Vorden, Netherlands HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 39 Nolan Siegel Palo Alto, California HMD Motorsports HMD Motorsports 40 Jack William Miller (R) Indianapolis, IndianaPatterson Dental Haven Go by SAAM Miller Vinatieri Motorsports 51 Jacob Abel Louisville, Kentucky Abel Construction Abel Motorsports 75 TBA Juncos Hollinger Racing Juncos Hollinger Racing 76 Lindsay Brewer (R) Denver, Colorado Juncos Hollinger Racing Juncos Hollinger Racing 99 Myles Rowe (R) Powder Springs, Georgia HMD Motorsports with Force Indy HMD Motorsports
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding Foundation Building Materials Grand Prix of St. Petersburg # DRIVER HOMETOWNRESIDENCETEAM SPONSORS 2 Adam Fitzgerald (R) Galway, IrelandGalway, IrelandTurn 3 Motorsport TBA
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Jorge Garciarce Guadalajara, MexicoGuadalajara, Mexico DEForce Racing Sidral Aga/Red Cola/ Skarch 17 Nikita Johnson St. Petersburg, FLGulfport, FL VRD Racing Allen Exploration, LLC/ Walker’s Cay 18 Simon Sikes (R) Atlanta, GA Augusta, GA Pabst Racing Mockett/Bell Racing/ Sabelt 19 Christian Brooks Santa Clarita, CALos Angeles, CA Pabst Racing BUCKED UP/Deploy Survelliance 20 Jace Denmark Phoenix, AZ Brownsburg, IN Pabst Racing TBA 21 Logan Adams (R) Greenfied, INGreenfied, INComet/NCMP Racing TBA 26 Liam Sceats (R) Auckland, New ZealandAuckland, New Zealand TJ Speed Motorsports TBA 27 Hunter Yeany (R) Charlottesville, VA Virginia Beach, VA TJ Speed Motorsports TBA 28 David Morales Ft. Lauderdale, FLFt. Lauderdale, FL TJ Speed Motorsports TBA 33 Tyke Durst (R) Memphis, TN Charlotte, NC Turn 3 Motorsport FHI/Relay Payments/Drive Toward a Cure 44 Lochie Hughes (R) Gold Coast, Australia Indianapolis, INTurn 3 Motorsport TBA 68 Ethan Ho (R) Los Angeles, CALos Angeles, CA Turn 3 Motorsport Triple S Suspensions 74 Nicolas Baptiste (R) Bogota, ColombiaBogota, Colombia BN Racing TBA 77 Ricardo Escotto Mexico City, MexicoMexico City, Mexico BN Racing TBA 78 Esteban Rodriguez (R) Mexico City, MexicoMexico City, Mexico BN Racing TBA 92 Braden Eves Gahanna, OH Indianapolis, IN Exclusive Autosport Corpay Cross-Border Solutions
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Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding The Andersen Companies Grand Prix of St. Petersburg # DRIVER HOMETOWNRESIDENCETEAM SPONSORS 1 Nicolas Giaffone (R) Sao Paulo, BrazilSao Paulo, Brazil DEForce Racing OMNI 3 Max Taylor Greenwich, CT Hoboken, NJ VRD Racing PINK ETF/Susan G Komen Foundation 6 Evagoras Papasavvas Kirkland, WA Loveland, OH Jay Howard Driver Development BodyWise/Tiger Natural Gas/Ares Elite 7 Tanner DeFabis (R) Indianapolis, INAvon, IN Jay Howard Driver Development Destination Athlete 8 Michael Costello (R) Wilkes-Barre, PANaples, FL Jay Howard Driver Development ProGuard Warranty 10 Lucas Fecury (R) Sao Luis, BrazilSao Luis, Brazil DEForce Racing Br Consulting/Jeneve Soda/Allma Racing Lab 11 Quinn Armstrong (R) Newcastle, AustraliaNewcastle, Australia DEForce Racing NDA 12 Maxwell Jamieson Houston, TX Houston, TX DEForce Racing 2W Technologies, INC. 14 Cole Kleck (R) San Antonio, TXSan Antonio, TX VRD Racing TBA 19 Xavier Kokai (R) Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne, Australia VRD Racing KWILL Constructions 22 Hudson Schwartz (R) Washington, DC Arlington, VA Pabst Racing Lucas Oil School of Racing/ Axios/Axios HQ 23 Sam Corry Cornelius, NCCornelius, NC Pabst Racing Redline Oil/Stilo/Simpson Race Products 24 Max Garcia Miami, FL Coconut Grove, FL Pabst Racing Advance Auto Parts 32 Nico Christodoulou (R) Aurora, Ont., CanadaVaugh, Ont., Canada VRD Racing TBA 57 Carson Etter Villa Park, CAVilla Park, CA DC Autosport Priority Workforce/GATC Health 58 Ayrton Houk (R) Indianapolis, INMcCordsville, IN DC Autosport Wings and Wheels Foundation 67 Elliot Cox Indianapolis, INIndianapolis, IN Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Dev. Drive Planning/Hartman Oil 91 Joey Brienza Denver, CO Golden, CO Exclusive Autosport Huntsman Mental Health Foundation/UBS 92 Thomas Schrage Bethel, OH Bethel, OH Exclusive Autosport Corpay Cross-Border Solutions USF 2000 PRESENTED BY CONTINENTAL TIRES (R) Series Rookie ENTRY LISTS

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