USF Pro Insider Podcast

Now into his sophomore USF2000 season, DE Force Racing's Sebastian Garzon aims to leverage what he learned as a rookie to chase the 2026 title and the crucial career-extending scholarship that comes with it. In this episode, Rob talks with Sebastian about his years in karting, his fantastic two-win start to the season at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and recent series tests at IMS and Mid-Ohio...

The 2026 USF Juniors season now has two of its six events in the books with races completed at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Carolina Motorsports Park. Spaniard Ivan Machado Perez (VRD Racing with Pole Position Motorsports) is now the point leader after a strong outing at CMP that added two wins to his season total. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden connected with Ivan from his home in Madrid to discuss h...

In this milestone 100th episode of the USF Pro Insider podcast, Rob takes a deep dive into this year's USF Pro 2000 championship. Our host looks at the schedule, breaks down the grid, and provides a team-by-team preview of the series for 2026. 

The 2026 USF2000 Championship begins at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this weekend (February 27-March 1) and USF Pro Insider Rob Howden takes a deep dive into the field that will fight for the title this season.

A massive freshman class is set to tackle this year's USF Juniors challenge, with 21 drivers lining up to begin the chase for the series championship and the scholarship worth almost $250,000 to advance to USF2000 in 2027. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden presents a full team-by-team preview ahead of the opening rounds of the series that are part of the annual USF Pro Championships 'Spring Training' eve...

The 2026 season kicks off with USF Spring Training at Homestead-Miami Speedway on February 16-18, where one of this show's guests will start the season with a tripleheader. Exclusive Autosport's Brenden Cooley will be focused in on race wins this year, as will VRD Racing Joao Vergara, who is graduating up into USF2000 for 2026. Both drivers have a goal of battling for a series championship this se...

In Episode 96, the co-owners of the newest USF Juniors team will join USF Pro Insider Rob Howden in the online studio. Allen and Alex Berg from Berg Racing will debut this season with Alex handling the driving duties, although the team is focused on building a two-car program. The trio will discuss both Allen and Alex’s racing resumes and how Berg Racing is part of a vertical driver development pr...

It's an all-VRD Racing line-up for this episode of the USF Pro Insider. USF Pro 2000 driver Frankie Mossman and USF2000 sophomore Ryan Giannetta will sit down with Rob to discuss their respective 2025 seasons before looking forward to what's to come in 2026 in the USF Pro Championships.

Two drivers who will be targeting race wins and championships in the USF Pro Championships join Rob in this episode of the USF Pro Insider. Pabst Racing's Brad Majman and DE Force Racing's Vilho Aatola were both impressive in their rookie seasons in their respective series, and each will return as sophomores and primary title contenders.

Over the years, a majority of drivers winning USF Pro Championships titles have done so in their second or third years in a series. In this episode, Rob will chat with Pabst Racing's Jacob Douglas and Exclusive Autosport's Connor Aspley, two racers coming back for ultimate success in 2026. Douglas will be gunning for the USF Pro 2000 title and Aspley has his sights set on the same in USF Juniors.

As we prepare to head into the new year, just two months from the start of the 2026 USF2000 schedule at St Pete, Exclusive Autosport's Anthony Martella will sit down with Rob. He'll be joined by JT Hoskins from Jay Howard Driver Development, who will need to wait a couple of weeks after St Pete for his USF Pro 2000 debut at the highly-anticipated temp circuit race in Arlington.

While drivers are always working their way up and through the USF Pro Championships ladder, it's the teams that are the constant. They are the foundation of the program. In this edition of the USF Pro Insider podcast, Rob sits down with DE Force team owners David Martinez and Ernesto Martinez. They'll discuss the team's history, what is takes to win at this level, and how they develop their own cu...

As the 2026 season approaches, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down to chat with USF Pro Championships drivers Maddie Colleran (Zanella Racing) and Thomas Nordquist (DE Force Racing) to discuss how they got into the sport and how they fared in their rookie seasons in USF Juniors. They also looked forward to the 2026 season, as Colleran will return to USF Juniors for her sophomore season while Nordq...

With the 2026 USF Pro 2000 season just two months away, teams are beginning to confirm their drivers for next year's campaign. Exclusive Autosport's Joey Brienza and Pabst Racing's G3 Argyros are set to go for 2026, and they joined USF Pro Insider Rob Howden to discuss this past season and how excited they are for next year's schedule. 

With the 2025 season now over three months in the rearview mirrors, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden starts the off-season and his look at 2026 by sitting down with the three series champions and scholarship winners who will run the USF Pro Championships livery on their cars next year. Champions Max Garcia (USF Pro 2000), Jack Jeffers (USF2000), and Leonardo Escorpioni (USF Juniors) speak with Rob about...

Pabst Racing’s Max Garcia clinched this year’s USF Pro 2000 championship in the opening race in Toronto, scoring his second consecutive USF Pro Championships title. In the first of three ‘2025 Champions’ interviews, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with the young American to discuss his journey up the ladder and his dream season that will put him on the INDY NXT grid in 2026.

Zanella Racing’s Leonardo Escorpioni leads the USF Juniors championship standings heading into the season finale in Portland on the August 8-10 weekend. The Brazilian-American has delivered a stellar sophomore season, finishing on the podium in 11 of 13 races thus far, and only once outside the top-five. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden caught up with Leo after a crucial weekend at Road America that fea...

Heading into his home race at the Ontario Honda Dealers Toronto Indy, Canadian Mac Clark has been racking up impressive podium performances all season racing with Exclusive Autosport in the USF Pro 2000 series. Clark will be gunning for his first win of the season this weekend, and the 2022 USF Juniors champion would like nothing more to make that happen on home soil. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden ca...

With just five races over two events left on the 2025 USF2000 schedule, VRD Racing’s Thomas Schrage heads to the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto tied for the championship points lead. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden spoke with the two-time race winner about his career, this year’s success, and what it will take to score the title and the scholarship in Portland.

North Carolina’s Caleb Gafrarar became the newest USF2000 race winner at Mid-Ohio when he was victorious in the first race of the tripleheader over the July 4th weekend. The Pabst Racing driver added another podium and another top-five result to advance to fifth in points, keeping himself in the championship discussion heading to Toronto. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden spoke with Caleb about his impre...

VRD Racing driver Teddy Musella steered his way into the USF2000 title discussion at Road America with a massive first win in Race 2 as the series heads into the stretch run. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden spoke with the young American ahead of the Mid-Ohio weekend to discuss his career and his extremely consistent rookie season.

Australian driver Liam Loiacono scored his first USF Juniors win of the 2025 season at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in early June, mastering the challenging wet conditions in Sunday's Race 2. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with the 17-year-old Jay Howard Driver Development pilot to discuss the win, his season thus far, and his career.

The hottest driver right now in the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire is Ariel Elkin from TJ Speed Motorsports. The USF Pro 2000 driver from Israel has won three of the last four events, winning two of three on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course before triumphing in the Freedom 90 at IRP at the Carb Night Classic. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with Ariel to discuss...

Winning at Indianapolis is a huge achievement for any driver, and when it's your first series victory, it's even more special. Exclusive Autosport's Jack Jeffers know how this feels having scored his maiden USF2000 win in early May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Texan took over the point lead in the process, and USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with Jack after the victory to discuss hi...

Rookie Ty Fisher from Zanella Racing is the new point leader in the USF Juniors series after scoring his second win of the season in tough conditions at Barber Motorsports Park. Six straight top-five finishes to start his 2025 campaign is the level of consistency that team owners look for, and the 14-year-old Canadian sat down with USF Pro Insider Rob Howden to discuss his early success.