Joel Granfors will not contest the final two rounds of the USF Pro 2000 Presented by Cooper Tires campaign, opting instead to redirect efforts towards 2024.

As the 2023 season draws towards its conclusion, championship titles and Discount Tire Career Enhancement Scholarships valued at over $900,000 will be at stake when two of the three rungs on the USF Pro Championship Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel driver development ladder convene this weekend at Circuit of The Americas, near Austin, Texas.

Jay Howard Driver Development will field a total of five young drivers in two series during this weekend's USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires event at Circuit of The Americas.

USF Pro 2000 Championships Presented by Cooper Tires rookie and Turn 3 Motorsport driver Louka St-Jean heads into the final two race events of the season, a back-to-back two-week stint first traveling to Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, then making his way to the West Coast for the season finale at Portland International Raceway.

Nikita Johnson, who has already won this season in USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires and who won twice just under a year ago in USF Juniors at Circuit of The Americas, has set his aim at becoming the first driver in history to win in all three USF PRO Championships’ series with a win at COTA.