Brazil’s Leonardo Escorpioni, who lives now in Windermere, Fla., and Zanella Racing teammate Ty Fisher, from White Rock, B.C., Canada, shared the spoils today as USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire wrapped up its season-opening Continental Tire Grand Prix of Louisiana tripleheader weekend with a pair of races at NOLA Motorsports Park.

Florida-based Brazilian Joao Vergara narrowly headed VRD Racing teammate Oliver Wheldon in perfect weather conditions to win the opening race of the USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire season at NOLA Motorsports Park.

Andretti Global announced today that junior development driver Oliver Wheldon will compete with VRD Racing in the 2025 USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire Championship

All three steps on the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire open-wheel driver development ladder will be featured this week, April 10-13, at NOLA Motorsports Park.

Senoia, Georgia’s Emma Scarbrough will make her USF Juniors debut this season, advancing from national level karting where she quickly developed her skills and speed.