Callum Hedge will lead the field to the starting grid after securing the pole for Race 1 of the Formula Regional Americas Championship Powered by Honda final weekend at Circuit of The Americas. Hedge (No. 17 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) set a fast lap of 2m03.575s to better teammate and championship rival Ryan Shehan (No. 66 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) by just 0.776s. Oliver Westling (No. 1 JENSEN Ligier JS F3), who is fighting to finish in the top three in the point standings, rounded out the top three in qualifying.
The lights go out 9:15am CT, and a live stream broadcast of the race will be available on the SpeedTourTV YouTube page
Titus Sherlock is racing for the Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda (F4 U.S.) title this weekend at COTA, and Friday, he’ll start that championship battle from the front of the grid. Recording a 2m15.593s, Sherlock (No. 31 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4) had just a 0.006s advantage over Daniel Cará (No. 10 Tenuta Foppa & Ambrosi Ligier JS F4) to secure the pole position for Race 1. After winning two of the three rounds at VIRginia International Raceway last month, Augie Soto-Schirripa (No. 24 International Motorsport Ligier JS F4) qualified third for tomorrow’s race with a lap time of 2:15.760.
Sherlock is currently tied with Michael Costello (No. 19 Jay Howard Driver Development / CSU One Cure / Lucas Oil / LHP Ligier JS F4) for second in the point standings, and both drivers are 66.5 points behind leader Patrick Woods-Toth (No. 27 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4). Costello will line up 13th, while Woods-Toth will start from fourth on the grid.
F4 U.S. hits the track tomorrow for Race 1 at 12pm CT on Friday, and a live stream broadcast of the race will be available on the SpeedTourTV YouTube page.