The battle for this year’s USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire championship has intensified following this weekend’s Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America tripleheader. Liam Loiacono, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, this morning completed a clean sweep for Jay Howard Driver Development, although Brazilian Leonardo Escorpioni, from Windermere, Fla., maintained his points lead following an excellent charge to second place after starting back in 14th for Zanella Racing.

Liam Loiacono is riding a hot streak with the Jay Howard Driver Development team. The 17-year-old from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, followed his recent pair of victories at Mid-Ohio – on separate weekends – with a magnificent double win today in the opening two of three races that comprise the Elite Engines Grand Prix of Road America.

Ten races are in the books and just six remain – to be held over two weekends – to determine who will win the coveted title and a scholarship to advance onto the next step of the acclaimed USF Pro Championships open-wheel racing development ladder, USF2000, in 2026.

Liam Loiacono, from Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, and Jay Howard Driver Development inherited victory in this morning’s USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course after Zanella Racing’s Ty Fisher, from White Rock, B.C., Canada, was disqualified following post-race technical inspection.

Leonardo Escorpioni came from behind this afternoon to claim a sublime victory in the first leg of the PFC Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio doubleheader for USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire.