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.

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.

Persistent rain today ensured an unfortunate early conclusion to the two-day USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire Spring Training test session at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, La. Thankfully, the weather yesterday proved more hospitable, allowing 66 young drivers an opportunity to gain some bragging rights prior to two of the three series which comprise the acclaimed open-wheel driver development ladder kicking off their race seasons next weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla.

Preparations for a new USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire season will reach a crescendo this weekend, February 22/23, with a two-day Spring Training open test at NOLA Motorsports Park.