Colorado driver first confirmation for team’s USF Juniors debut season
BROWNSBURG, IN – Exclusive Autosport is excited to announce that they have re-signed Colorado’s Joey Brienza II for the 2023 USF Juniors Presented by Cooper Tires season. The 18-year-old will also participate in select USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires races. Brienza will run the #91 Tatuus JR-23 with support from his title sponsor - UBS.
Joey has spent the past two years with Exclusive Autosport in the Formula Race Promotions F1600 Championship Series, gaining crucial experience to ensure his success moving up the ranks of open-wheel competition. In his two years of F1600, Joey earned three wins, two poles and 14 podiums.
During 2022, he also competed in three USF2000 races, where he brought home one top-10 and one top-15 finish. He will now use an extensive off-season testing schedule to ensure a streaming 2023 season.
“I am thrilled to announce that I am returning to Exclusive Autosport for the 2023 USF Juniors,” Brienza enthused. “I look forward to continuing to build on the success from the past two years, and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to race for Michael, Kimberly, and everyone else at Exclusive Autosport this year. This team has become family to me over the past few years, and I am excited to show what we are capable of in our first year of USF Juniors. Now with that being said, let’s go get a championship!”
“I am happy to officially welcome Joey back to the Exclusive Autosport program,” enthused Michael Duncalfe, Team Principal. “We have taken a calculated and very methodical approach with Joey’s development program, and I am really excited to see him drive the new Tatuus JR-23 in the 2023 USF Juniors Championship Presented by Cooper Tires.”
Brienza will take part in Exclusive Autosport’s extensive off-season testing program for their USF Juniors, USF2000, and USF Pro 2000 teams leading into the 2023 USF Pro Championships season. Drivers with interest in joining or testing with the EA squad are asked to contact the team directly by emailing info@exclusiveauotosport.com.
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