Virginia International Raceway Day 1 Trackside Report

Virginia International Raceway Day 1 Trackside Report

Schedule of Today’s Events (All Times Local)

Friday, Aug. 25, 2017

7:00 a.m.   Registration Opens

7:00 a.m.   F4 Tech & Scales Open

7:45 a.m.   F4 U.S. Tech Closes

8:00 a.m.   F4 U.S. Official Practice Starts

8:30 a.m.   F4 U.S. Official Practice Ends

9:00 a.m.   F4 U.S. Tech Opens

9:25 a.m.   F4 U.S. Official Practice 1 Ends

12:45 p.m. F4 U.S. Tech Closes

12:45 p.m. Lunch Starts

12:50 p.m. Pregrid for Qualifying Opens

1:15 p.m.   Lunch Ends

1:15 p.m.   F4 U.S. Qualifying Starts

1:45 p.m.   F4 U.S. Qualifying Ends

1:45 p.m.   F4 U.S. Parc Ferme Starts

2:45 p.m.   F4 U.S. Parc Ferme Ends

3:00 p.m.   F4 U.S. Tech Opens

4:00 p.m.   F4 U.S. Drivers Meeting Starts

4:00 p.m.   Registration Closes

4:30 p.m.   F4 U.S Drivers Meeting Ends

5:00 p.m.   F4 U.S. Tech Closes

 

Entry List

Car #:

Driver:

Hometown:

Team:

Engine:

Sponsors:

 

2

 

Skylar Robinson

 

Augusta, Ga

 

Momentum Motorsports

 

Honda

 

Momentum Motorsports

 

3

 

Vincent Khristov

 

Delray Beach, FL

 

Indy Motorsports Group

 

Honda

 

CPC Inc

 

4

 

Jim Goughary Jr

 

Jupiter, FL

 

Primus Racing Team

 

Honda

 

Primus Race Parts

 

5

 

Austin McCusker

 

Glen Head, NY

 

Primus Racing Team

 

Honda

 

Dot Works / Primus Racing

 

6

 

Parker Locke

 

San Antonio, TX

Jay Howard’s Motorsports

Driver Development

 

Honda

 

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development

 

7

 

Blake Mount

 

Denver, CO

 

JDX Racing

 

Honda

 

Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex

 

8

 

Kyle Kirkwood

 

Jupiter, FL

 

Cape Motorsports

 

Honda

 

 

9

 

Mathias Soler-Obel

 

Bogota, Colombia

 

Cape Motorsports

 

Honda

 

 

10

 

Davis Durrett

 

Carmel, IN

 

Indy Motorsports Group

 

Honda

 

 

11

 

Tyler O’Connor

 

New Hartford, CT

Jay Howard’s Motorsports

Driver Development

 

Honda

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development

/ Lucan Oil / Green 1

 

12

 

Moises de la Vara

 

Guadalajara, Mexica

 

DE Force Racing

 

Honda

 

UAG / Promomin / Repsol

 

14

 

Elliot Finlayson

 

Yorkville, IL

Jay Howard’s Motorsports

Driver Development

 

Honda

 

 

16

 

Kent Vaccaro

 

Plattsburgh, NY

 

Momentum Motorsports

 

Honda

 

Momentum Motorsports

 

19

 

Timo Reger

 

Houston, TX

 

JDX Racing

 

Honda

 

 

22

 

Jacob Abel

 

Louisville, KY

 

Abel Motorsports

 

Honda

 

Abel Construction / Advance Inc

 

24

 

Benjamin Pedersen

 

Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Global Racing Group

 

Honda

DirtFish / Alfa Romeo of Seattle / Egrari Non- Invasive Center

 

27

 

Austin Kaszuba

 

Burleson, TX

 

Crosslink Racing

 

Honda

LVP Powder and Paints / Cross Link Power Coating

 

 

28

 

Ben Waddell

 

Denver, CO

 

JDX Racing

 

Honda

 

Stoner Car Care / USWAG

 

29

 

Jonathan Scarallo

 

Smithtown, NY

 

Group A Racing

 

Honda

 

 

35

 

Chris Archinaco

 

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Indy Motorsports Group

 

Honda

 

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

 

37

 

Jordan Sherratt

 

Durban, South Africa

 

Crosslink Racing

 

Honda

 

Crosslink Powder Coating

 

39

 

Justin Sirgany

 

Kingston, Jamaica

 

Global Racing Group

 

Honda

JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob Marley Foundation

 

40

 

Jack William Miller

 

Westfield, IN

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports

 

Honda

 

Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble

 

45

 

Baltazar Leguizamon

 

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports

 

Honda

 

Motorola

 

61

 

John Paul Southern Jr

 

Westlake, OH

Jay Howard’s Motorsports

Driver Development

 

Honda

 

Pittsburgh International Race Complex

 

62

 

Raphael Forcier

 

Montreal, Quebec

 

Indy Motorsports Group

 

Honda

 

Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architetcs

 

68

 

Jacob Loomis

 

Corinth, TX

 

Global Racing Group

 

Honda

 

Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric

 

77

 

Kory Enders

 

Warwick, NY

 

DE Force Racing

 

Honda

 

MBSugerland

 

85

 

Dakota Dickerson

 

San Diego, CA

Kiwi Motorsport / RJB Motorsports

 

Honda

 

RJB Motorsports / Metalloid Corporation

 

86

 

Brendon Leitch

Invercargill, New Zealand

 

Kiwi Motorsport LTD

 

Honda

 

ITM / Kiwi Motorsport

 

96

 

Lawson Nagel

 

Fort Worth, TX

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon Motorsports

 

Honda

 

Marc Samuels Jewelers

 

97

Christopher Gumprecht

 

Stanfordville, NY

 

C.G. Racing

 

Honda

 

 

07

 

Steve Bamford

 

Toronto, Ontario

 

Cape Motorsports

 

Honda

 

Rice Race Prep

 

Car count: 33

 

 

***

Teams started arriving at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Alton, Virginia, around 6:30 a.m. The temperature was 61 degrees with 56 percent humidity. Wind speeds were at 5 miles per hour.

***

The first morning test session began at 8:00 a.m. and lasted 30 minutes. F4 U.S. was the first session of the day. Track conditions were cold and damp from morning dew. Thirty-two of the 33 competitors tested. Austin Kaszuba of Burleson, Texas, did not participate due to mechanical issues that stemmed from the promoter test day on Wednesday. Several short yellow flags flew during the session. Turn 17 created problems for the competitors, collecting four drivers at separate times throughout the practice. At the five-minute mark, Chris Gumprech of Stanfordville, New York, hit the tire wall in T3, which caused a red. The driver was uninjured but the clean-up and restructure of the wall consumed a lot of practice time. The cars returned to the track for three additional laps, until another red stopped their progress. Individual, unrelated incidents from Jordan Sherratt of Durban, South Africa, and Ben Waddell of Denver caused the flag. Sherratt shunted in T17 and Waddell hit the tire wall in T10. Both drivers were unharmed. Sherratt returned to the pit-lane lineup, but severe damage from impact mangled Waddell’s car, forcing him to retire. The clean-up and wall reinforcement ran out the practice clock and the session finished under red conditions. Kyle Kirkwood of Jupiter, Florida, laid down the fastest lap time in practice with a 1:55.455.

Pos

No.

Name

Best Tm

Diff

In Lap

Hometown

Team

Sponsor

1

8

Kyle Kirkwood

1:55.455

 

5

Jupiter Fla.

Cape Motorsports

Cape Motorsports

2

29

Jonathan Scarallo

1:55.821

0.366

5

Smithtown N.Y.

Group A Racing

Group A Racing

3

61

John Paul Southern Jr

1:55.849

0.394

5

Westlake Ohio

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay

4

2

Skylar Robinson

1:56.059

0.604

4

Augusta Ga.

Momentum Motorsports

Momentum Motorsports

5

11

Tyler O'Connor

1:56.520

1.065

5

New Hartford CT

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm

6

9

Mathias Soler-Obel

1:56.696

1.241

4

Bogota COL

Cape Motorsports

Cape Motorsports

7

86

Brendon Leitch

1:56.820

1.365

5

Invercargill NZL

Kiwi Motorsport

ITM/ Kiwi Motorsport

8

62

Raphael Forcier

1:56.868

1.413

4

Montreal Qué. Can.

Indy Motorsports Group

Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architects

9

85

Dakota Dickerson

1:57.136

1.681

5

San Diego Calif.

Kiwi Motorsport

Kiwi Motorsport

10

14

Elliot Finlayson

1:57.243

1.788

5

Yorkville Ill.

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm

11

28

Ben Waddell

1:57.560

2.105

2

Denver Colo.

JDX Racing

Stoner Car Care / USWAG

12

07

Steve Bamford

1:57.875

2.420

5

Toronto Ont. Can.

Cape Motorsports

Rice Race Prep

13

77

Kory Enders

1:57.952

2.497

3

Warwick N.Y.

DE Force Racing

MBSugerland

14

5

Austin McCusker

1:57.963

2.508

5

Glen Head N.Y.

Primus Racing Team

Dot Works / Primus Racing

15

35

Chris Archinaco

1:58.032

2.577

5

Pittsburgh Pa.

Indy Motorsports Group

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

16

24

Benjamin Pedersen

1:58.070

2.615

2

Copenhagen DNK

Global Racing Group

Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-In

17

39

Justin Sirgany

1:58.128

2.673

5

Kingston JAM

Global Racing Group

JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob M

18

16

Kent Vaccaro

1:58.172

2.717

4

Plattsburgh N.Y.

Momentum Motorsports

Momentum Motorsports

19

40

Jack William Miller

1:58.265

2.810

4

Westfield Ind.

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M

Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble

20

68

Jacob Loomis

1:58.581

3.126

5

Corinth Texas

Global Racing Group

Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric

21

10

Davis Durrett

1:58.698

3.243

4

Carmel Ind.

Indy Motorsports Group

Underwood Machinery Transport / Tag  Heu

22

4

Jim Goughary Jr

1:59.181

3.726

4

Jupiter Fla.

Primus Racing Team

Primus Race Parts

23

19

Timo Reger

1:59.185

3.730

2

Houston Texas

JDX Racing

JDX Racing

24

22

Jacob Abel

1:59.504

4.049

5

Louisville Ky.

Abel Motorsports

Abel Construction / Advance Inc

25

6

Parker Locke

1:59.546

4.091

5

San Antonio Texas

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm

26

7

Blake Mount

2:00.945

5.490

4

Denver Colo.

JDX Racing

Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex

27

3

Vincent Khristov

2:03.105

7.650

2

Delray Beach Fla.

Indy Motorsports Group

Counter Pressure  Casting Machines

28

37

Jordan Sherratt

2:04.252

8.797

2

Durban ZAF

Crosslink Racing

Crosslink Powder Coating / Patrick Flynn Mo

29

12

Moises de la Vara

2:06.676

11.221

3

Guadalajara MEX

DE Force Racing

UAG/Promomin/Repsol

30

45

Baltazar Leguizamon

2:08.842

13.387

1

Buenos Aires ARG

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M

Motorola

31

96

Lawson Nagel

2:09.948

14.493

1

Fort Worth Texas

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M

Marc  Samuels Jewelers

32

97

Christopher Gumprech

 

 

0

Stanfordville N.Y.

C.G. Racing

C.G. Racing

 

 

***

12:00 p.m. Competitors and staff broke for lunch early

***

The second F4 U.S. testing session started after lunch at 1:05 p.m. Gumprech, Waddell, Sherratt, Lawson Nagel of Fort Worth, Texas, and Benjamin Pedersen of Copenhagen, Denmark, served a five-minute penalty at the start of qualifying for incidents that occurred in practice. All 33 cars participated, however, Chris Archinaco of Pittsburgh was assigned “not classified” for his session. After completing his first lap, Archinaco hit the tire wall in T3, which brought out the red flag. The damage sustained to his car caused him to retire to the paddock and withdraw from the next round of racing. Archinaco was uninjured.  The session continued with Skylar Robinson of Augusta, Georgia, Dakota Dickerson of San Diego and Kirkwood exchanging fast lap times. Their battle for the Cameron Das Hard Charger Award presented by ProSim halted after incidental contact between Justin Sirgany of Kingston, Jamaica, and Blake Mount of Denver caused a red. The session resumed with 5 minutes on the clock, just enough time for Kirkwood to capture fast lap. Dickerson finished just over a tenth of a second behind Kirkwood with Baltazar Leguizamon of Buenos Aires, Argentina close behind. (provisional results listed below)

Pos

No.

Name

Best Tm

Diff

In Lap

Hometown

Team

Sponsor

1

8

Kyle Kirkwood

1:54.337

 

11

Jupiter Fla.

Cape Motorsports

Cape Motorsports

2

85

Dakota Dickerson

1:54.501

0.164

4

San Diego Calif.

Kiwi Motorsport

Kiwi Motorsport

3

45

Baltazar Leguizamon

1:54.553

0.216

8

Buenos Aires ARG

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M

Motorola

4

2

Skylar Robinson

1:54.792

0.455

11

Augusta Ga.

Momentum Motorsports

Momentum Motorsports

5

86

Brendon Leitch

1:54.812

0.475

4

Invercargill NZL

Kiwi Motorsport

ITM/ Kiwi Motorsport

6

61

John Paul Southern Jr

1:54.955

0.618

9

Westlake Ohio

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay

7

68

Jacob Loomis

1:55.026

0.689

11

Corinth Texas

Global Racing Group

Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric

8

9

Mathias Soler-Obel

1:55.080

0.743

8

Bogota COL

Cape Motorsports

Cape Motorsports

9

62

Raphael Forcier

1:55.146

0.809

11

Montreal Qué. Can.

Indy Motorsports Group

Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architects

10

29

Jonathan Scarallo

1:55.193

0.856

10

Smithtown N.Y.

Group A Racing

Group A Racing

11

37

Jordan Sherratt

1:55.205

0.868

8

Durban ZAF

Crosslink Racing

Crosslink Powder Coating / Patrick Flynn Mo

12

24

Benjamin Pedersen

1:55.379

1.042

5

Copenhagen DNK

Global Racing Group

Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-In

13

11

Tyler O'Connor

1:55.384

1.047

8

New Hartford CT

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm

14

28

Ben Waddell

1:55.440

1.103

8

Denver Colo.

JDX Racing

Stoner Car Care / USWAG

15

22

Jacob Abel

1:55.601

1.264

8

Louisville Ky.

Abel Motorsports

Abel Construction / Advance Inc

16

14

Elliot Finlayson

1:55.678

1.341

6

Yorkville Ill.

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm

17

77

Kory Enders

1:55.682

1.345

11

Warwick N.Y.

DE Force Racing

MBSugerland

18

10

Davis Durrett

1:55.863

1.526

7

Carmel Ind.

Indy Motorsports Group

Underwood Machinery Transport / Tag  Heu

19

40

Jack William Miller

1:56.064

1.727

8

Westfield Ind.

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M

Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble

20

12

Moises de la Vara

1:56.118

1.781

5

Guadalajara MEX

DE Force Racing

UAG/Promomin/Repsol

21

27

Austin Kaszuba

1:56.150

1.813

10

Burleson Texas

Austin Kaszuba Racing

LVP Powder and Paints/Crosslink Powder Co

22

5

Austin McCusker

1:56.423

2.086

10

Glen Head N.Y.

Primus Racing Team

Dot Works / Primus Racing

23

39

Justin Sirgany

1:56.442

2.105

6

Kingston JAM

Global Racing Group

JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob M

24

19

Timo Reger

1:56.684

2.347

6

Houston Texas

JDX Racing

JDX Racing

25

16

Kent Vaccaro

1:56.721

2.384

11

Plattsburgh N.Y.

Momentum Motorsports

Momentum Motorsports

26

4

Jim Goughary Jr

1:56.838

2.501

4

Jupiter Fla.

Primus Racing Team

Primus Race Parts

27

6

Parker Locke

1:56.947

2.610

7

San Antonio Texas

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driv

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Developm

28

3

Vincent Khristov

1:56.971

2.634

11

Delray Beach Fla.

Indy Motorsports Group

Counter Pressure  Casting Machines

29

07

Steve Bamford

1:57.746

3.409

11

Toronto Ont. Can.

Cape Motorsports

Rice Race Prep

30

7

Blake Mount

1:58.440

4.103

7

Denver Colo.

JDX Racing

Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex

31

96

Lawson Nagel

1:58.584

4.247

5

Fort Worth Texas

Miller Vinatieri Leguizamon M

Marc  Samuels Jewelers

32

97

Christopher Gumprech

1:59.679

5.342

6

Stanfordville N.Y.

C.G. Racing

C.G. Racing

 

***

Official qualifying results are listed below. Penalties from Round 12 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and VIR qualifying affected results. Kirkwood received a two-grid spot penalty for rolling on the start from Round 12. He will now start in P3 instead of on pole. Jack William Miller of Westfield, Indiana, was also issued a penalty from Round 12 for causing an incident. Steve Bamford of Toronto will serve a 10-grid spot penalty for the next three races for an engine change. He moved from P22 to P32. Vincent Khristov of Delray Beach, Florida, Parker Locke of San Antonio and Kory Enders of Warwick, New York, all were issued penalties for continuing on a red flag during qualifying. Each will suffer a two-grid spot penalty.  

 

PO

Car

NO

 

Name/Hometown

 

Sponsor

Best

Time

Best

Speed

 

Diff

1

85

Dakota Dickerson/San Diego Calif.

Kiwi Motorsport

1:54.501

102.81

0.164

2

45

Baltazar Leguizamon/Buenos Aires ARG

Motorola

1:54.553

102.77

0.216

3

8

Kyle Kirkwood/Jupiter Fla.

Cape Motorsports

1:54.337

102.96

-

4

2

Skylar Robinson/Augusta Ga.

Momentum Motorsports

1:54.792

102.55

0.455

5

86

Brendon Leitch/Invercargill NZL

ITM/ Kiwi Motorsport

1:54.812

102.53

0.475

6

61

John Paul Southern Jr/Westlake Ohio

Pittsburgh International Race Complex/ Jay Howard’

1:54.955

102.41

0.618

7

68

Jacob Loomis/Corinth Texas

Optima Anesthesia / Epic Electric

1:55.026

102.34

0.689

8

9

Mathias Soler-Obel/Bogota COL

Cape Motorsports

1:55.080

102.29

0.743

9

62

Raphael Forcier/Montreal Qué. Can.

Parizeau Pawulski Deslandes Architects

1:55.146

102.24

0.809

10

29

Jonathan Scarallo/Smithtown N.Y.

Group A Racing

1:55.193

102.19

0.856

11

37

Jordan Sherratt/Durban ZAF

Crosslink Powder Coating / Patrick Flynn Motorsport

1:55.205

102.18

0.868

12

24

Benjamin Pedersen/Copenhagen DNK

Dirtfish/Alfa Romeo of Seattle/Egrari Non-Invasive C

1:55.379

102.03

1.042

13

11

Tyler O'Connor/New Hartford CT

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development/Luca

1:55.384

102.03

1.047

14

28

Ben Waddell/Denver Colo.

Stoner Car Care / USWAG

1:55.440

101.98

1.103

15

22

Jacob Abel/Louisville Ky.

Abel Construction / Advance Inc

1:55.601

101.83

1.264

16

14

Elliot Finlayson/Yorkville Ill.

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development

1:55.678

101.77

1.341

17

10

Davis Durrett/Carmel Ind.

Underwood Machinery Transport / Tag Heuer / Mole

1:55.863

101.6

1.526

18

12

Moises de la Vara/Guadalajara MEX

UAG/Promomin/Repsol

1:56.118

101.38

1.781

19

77

Kory Enders/Warwick N.Y.

MBSugerland

1:55.682

101.76

1.345

20

27

Austin Kaszuba/Burleson Texas

LVP Powder and Paints/Crosslink Powder Coating

1:56.150

101.35

1.813

21

5

Austin McCusker/Glen Head N.Y.

Dot Works / Primus Racing

1:56.423

101.11

2.086

22

39

Justin Sirgany/Kingston JAM

JFP / Your Complete Décor Solution / Bob Marley Fo

1:56.442

101.1

2.105

23

19

Timo Reger/Houston Texas

JDX Racing

1:56.684

100.89

2.347

24

16

Kent Vaccaro/Plattsburgh N.Y.

Momentum Motorsports

1:56.721

100.86

2.384

25

4

Jim Goughary Jr/Jupiter Fla.

Primus Race Parts

1:56.838

100.76

2.501

26

7

Blake Mount/Denver Colo.

Expedia / HD Supply / Sobel Westex

1:58.440

99.392

4.103

27

96

Lawson Nagel/Fort Worth Texas

Marc Samuels Jewelers

1:58.584

99.271

4.247

28

6

Parker Locke/San Antonio Texas

Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development

1:56.947

100.66

2.610

29

40

Jack William Miller/Westfield Ind.

Indy Dental Group LLC / Blue Marble

1:56.064

101.43

1.727

30

3

Vincent Khristov/Delray Beach Fla.

Counter Pressure Casting Machines

1:56.971

100.64

2.634

31

97

Christopher Gumprecht/Stanfordville N.Y

C.G. Racing

1:59.679

98.363

5.342

32

07

Steve Bamford/Toronto Ont. Can.

Rice Race Prep

1:57.746

99.978

3.409

 

Car #07: 10 place grid penalty, per F4US SR 28.2.a (engine change)

Car #3: 2 place grid penalty, per driver's meeting notes 5.4 & 5.6 (ignoring red flag) Car #6: 2 place grid penalty, per driver's meeting notes 5.4 & 5.6 (ignoring red flag) Car #8: 2 place grid penalty, per F4US SR 36.7.b (rolled with start lights on in R12) Car #40: 10 place grid penalty, per F4US SR 15.1.d (causing a collision)

Car #77: 2 place grid penalty, per driver's meeting notes 5.4 & 5.6 (ignoring red flag)

 

***

4:00 p.m. Drivers required a mandatory meeting regarding starting procedures.

 

***

5:00 p.m. Tech inspections end. All cars passed tech with only minor infractions issued.

 

 

Quotes from Practice Results

Tyler O’Conner, Jay Howard’s Motorsports Driver Development- Everyone at MDD has helped make the transition to F4 as smooth as possible. My first official day in the F4 U.S. car was fantastic. Unfortunately, we didn’t get as many laps in as we were hoping, but the car had excellent speed. We started well in practice and the car felt great in qualifying. Overall, I’m pleased with how Friday went and I’m looking forward to racing tomorrow to help the team come away with some points.

Moises de la Vara, DEForce Racing-It is a great feeling getting back into the F4 U.S. car that taught me so much about racing. The grid has grown substantially since I competed last season, and that makes it very fun. We had great pace in the first practice, but unfortunately had a mechanical issue in qualifying that set us back. I am looking forward to the races and seeing what we can accomplish our first weekend competing.

Results

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