“We are happy to have had a solid weekend all around in the USF Pro 2000 category,” said Michael Duncalfe, Co-Owner and CEO. “Mac did a really good job with the two podiums and battling through adversity in Race 3. Our crew did a fantastic job ensuring that Mac was able to stay on the lead lap in Race 3, allowing us to salvage crucial points in the driver and team championship standings. Carson battled and showed strong pace all weekend and I feel he will really hit his stride as we move into the last half of the season. Joey put in some of his best performances of the year, battling into the top ten. We look forward to returning to the oval at Indianapolis Raceway Park next weekend. We have a strong package at IRP and we are looking forward to a solid weekend.”

The weekend kicked off on Thursday with two unofficial tests, followed by the one and only official practice session. All three drivers showed great pace throughout the day and were ready to take on qualifying the next morning. In the cool temperatures on Friday morning, EA’s drivers took to the track to qualify for Race 1 and Race 2 in the weekend’s single qualifying session. In the end, although the drivers did not hit the times they were looking for, they all still had the potential for solid results in the opening race of the tripleheader.

Later in the afternoon, the team’s trio of USF Pro 2000 drivers took to an extremely warm track under blazing sun, a stark contrast to qualifying. Clark started seventh and immediately went on the attack, gaining three spots on the opening lap. From there, Mac showed patience and consistency, picking cars off throughout the race to finish an impressive second, his third podium of the year. Brienza fought hard all race to finish in the top-10 before settling for the 11th position. Etter was having a stellar race as well, marching his way forward before suffering a mechanical failure that caused him to retire early.

Race 2 took place first thing Saturday morning, and, in typical Clark fashion, he again went into attack mode on Lap 1, marching his way forward. It was a chaotic race, and after a lot of jockeying, Mac once again powered his way forward to bring the #92 Corpay Cross-Border Solutions car home in second place, his fourth podium of the year. After starting in the 13th position, Brienza was again on the move forward, grabbing his best finish of the season in seventh. Etter advanced into the fight for the top-10 before dropping a wheel off track in turn three, ending up in the gravel trap. It took a lap for the track crew to extricate him from the gravel, causing him to go a lap down and finish in the 18th position. Once again, Carson showed the pace needed to run inside the top 10.

It was an extremely chaotic start for Race 3 later that afternoon, and, unfortunately, Clark was caught up in a Turn 1 incident at the green flag. Fortunately, he was able to make it back to the pit lane for a new front wing without losing a lap, thanks to a quick stop by his EA crew. Coming from the rear of the field with a damaged steering rack was going to be a feat, but Mac aggressively picked off cars one by one and finished in an incredible fifth place, giving him the much-needed championship points. Clark’s trio of finishes has put him fourth in the championship standings, just five points behind second. Brienza raced hard all race and scored yet another top-10 finish to advance into 11th in the standings, while Etter went the distance and was embroiled in a great fight for 11th, ultimately finishing 12th in the final tally.

The EA squad will now head to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the official Series Test this week, before returning to Indianapolis for the Carb Night Classic on May 22-23 with the USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 series.

Exclusive Autosport is pleased to be able to partner with a great company - Corpay Cross-Border Solutions (https://cross-border.corpay.com/exclusive-autosport/) - who specialize in helping companies of all sizes power their international payments, execute plans to manage their currency risk and support their growth around the world.

Exclusive Autosport is also happy to partner with the state-of-the-art establishment of Autobahn Country Club and their Autobahn Driver Academy (https://autobahncc.com/driver-academy/) - our collaboration will offer aspiring racers comprehensive training in open-wheel racing, leveraging EA’s proven track record of success in developing talent from grassroots levels to professional racing careers. The academy will benefit from EA’s innovative coaching techniques and its commitment to driver excellence.

Qualifying: 7th - 1:21.126

Race 1: Start - 7th / Finish – 2nd

Race 2: Start - 6th / Finish – 2nd

Race 3: Start - 6th / Finish – 5th

Driver Quote: “Huge weekend at The Brickyard for our #90 machine. Three hard-fought races and some great points for the Drivers’ Championship. We brought home two second-place finishes after starting from sixth and seventh, and in Race 3 we battled back from last on Lap 1 to finish fifth after an early incident. I’m incredibly proud of the fight this team showed. Massive thanks to my engineer Joe for being on it all weekend, and to Mr. Duncalfe and Mr. Cooley for their belief and leadership. As always, thank you to Exclusive Autosport and my amazing partners—Corpay Cross-Border Solutions, Clubine Motorsports, Actuarial Risk Management, TNG Exotics, and Road to Racing Canada, for making this possible.”

Qualifying: 12th - 1:21.457

Race 1: Start - 12th / Finish -11th

Race 2: Start - 13th / Finish - 7th

Race 3: Start - 13th / Finish – 10th  

Driver Quote: “It was a solid weekend at Indy. We made some good improvements and moved forward with each race. It’s such an amazing place to race and so fun having a bunch of friends and family at the race this weekend, being my adopted home race. Onto the oval in a few weeks time, bring it on!”

Qualifying: 20th - 1:22.414

Race 1: Start - 20th / Finish - 17th (Mechanical)

Race 2: Start - 20th / Finish - 18th

Race 3: Start - 17th / Finish - 12th

Driver Quote: “We experienced the highs and lows this weekend. We had a couple of setbacks, but more importantly, we showed a lot of speed and strength that we are going to build on for the future. I’m working on some things that need to be fixed on my end to make us competitive for the long run, but I'm super happy overall. A huge thank you to the team this weekend for their continuous hard work to make the #92 Priority Workforce/GATC Health car go fast!”