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KERSHAW, S.C. – Ivan Machado Perez continued his fine form by scoring his second win out of three USF Juniors races as the Continental Tire Grand Prix of South Carolina concluded this morning at Carolina Motorsports Park. The 24-year-old from Madrid, Spain, led from start to finish for VRD Racing by Pole Position, claiming his third win of the season and moving one point clear of former series leader Max Mokarem, 14, from Fairfax, Va., who kept the pressure on with a strong run to second place for Zanella Racing after lining up sixth on the grid.


 

Canadian Cole Medeiros, who won yesterday’s opening race for Exclusive Autosport, rounded out a successful weekend with another podium finish.


 

Race Results


 

For the fifth race in a row dating back to the opening weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida, Machado Perez started at the front of the 22-car field, snagging yet another Continental Tire Pole Award by virtue of having posted the fastest of each driver’s second-fastest laps during the lone qualifying session on Friday.


 

Machado Perez made another good start to maintain his edge into Turn One. Behind him, Poland’s Karol Pasiewicz (Olivia Racing) once again was unable to follow suit, sliding a little wide and allowing both Medeiros and Finland’s Vilho Aatola (DEForce Racing) to slip past.


 

Mokarem also made a good start, taking advantage of fresh tires and a slight miscue by Canadian teammate Leonardo Serravalle at the first corner to move into fifth. He then out-braked Pasiewicz into Turn One on the second lap before pulling a similar maneuver on Aatola at Turn 11 to move into third.


 

Machado Perez soon began to edge clear of Medeiros in second, but Mokarem was the one to watch. He closed up quickly on the Canadian, overtook him on the fourth lap and then lost no time in reducing a deficit of 1.5 seconds to the race leader to just a couple of car lengths.


 

But that was as close as he got. Machado Perez kept his focus, made not the hint of a mistake, and even though Mokarem gained one more opportunity following a full-course caution after Colombian Pipe Chaparro’s car ground to a halt out on the track, Machado Perez was more than up for the challenge.


 

The Spaniard made a picture perfect restart when the green flag flew again with just one lap to go, then paced home for another fine victory. Machado Perez also took advantage of today’s significantly cooler conditions to post a new lap record – faster even than his pole-winning time.


 

Medeiros couldn’t quite match the two leaders’ pace in third, while Pasiewicz thought he had gained some consolation from a difficult weekend for Olivia Racing by passing Aatola for fourth shortly before the caution period. However, the pass was later adjudged to have taken place under yellow, so a resulting five-second penalty dropped Pasiewicz to 11th. Aatola also lost a position to Brazilian Victor Couto (Zanella Racing) on the final lap but still maintained fifth.


 

Mexico’s Elias Vignola (DEForce Racing) bounded back nicely after a crash on Saturday to finish sixth ahead of Serravalle and an impressive Alex Berg, from Calgary, Alb., Canada, who earned the Tilton Hard Charger Award with a fine drive from 20th to eighth after having experienced a mechanical problem in qualifying on his family-run car.


 

The final PFC Award of the weekend was secured by VRD Racing by Pole Position’s Dan Mitchell and Yannick Rolland as the winning car co-owners.


 

Next on the agenda for USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire is a trip north of the border for another tripleheader event, this time at the dauntingly fast Canadian Tire Motorsport Park road course in Bowmanville, Ont., Canada as part of the Victoria Day celebrations the weekend of May 16-17.


 

Provisional championship points after six of 16 races:

1. Ivan Machado Perez, 133

2. Max Mokarem, 132

3. Vilho Aatola, 112

4. Cole Medeiros, 102

5. Olivier Mrak, 90

6. Karol Pasiewicz, 89

7. Casper Nissen, 78

8. Victor Couto, 74

9. Leonardo Serravalle, 71

10. Bex Cranston, 64

 

Ivan Machado Perez (#10 HONR the drive/Skip Barber Racing-VRD Racing Tatuus JR-23): “It was a pretty good race. We knew it was going to be a bit of a challenge, especially with the Zanella guys starting on new tires. I just tried to pull ahead as much as I could in the first laps, tried to get some really good early laps in while they were trying to overtake to go through the pack. And it just worked out. It was just enough to fend off Mokarem, especially towards that last part of the race. It was a bit of a pity, the Safety Car, because it put him right behind me again. I'm just happy about the overall performance of the weekend. The team gave me an amazing car, and I am very thankful for them and for everyone that is supporting me here and back in Spain.”

 

Max Mokarem (#46 District Construction Corp./Zanella Racing Tatuus JR-23): “At the beginning of the race, I managed to make my way through the pack. It was a lot better now that I was starting on new tires compared to the second race yesterday. I was starting on used tires [yesterday], but I really had a lot of pace today. I managed to make my way through the field and catch up to Ivan. We were going about the same pace. I was catching up and then he was pulling away a little bit. It evened out at the Safety Car. I tried to make a few moves, but it didn't stick. I managed to just take second place.”



Cole Medeiros (#97 Network Sewer & Watermain/Nieltech-Exclusive Autosport Tatuus JR-23): “I got into P2 at the start and was holding on and then I saw Max was catching a lot. I didn't want to battle him, and I kind of let him by. I just tried to hold on to third and salvage as many points as I could. I feel like I had an advantage yesterday [with new tires] and not really today, just because the track was a little greasy. I feel like the new tires would have helped a lot for this session, but it's okay. I think I have progressed a lot since Homestead.”

 

 

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KERSHAW, S.C. – USF Juniors Presented by Continental Tire made quite an impression on its first-ever visit to South Carolina with Cole Medeiros and Ivan Machado Perez each taking a victory in the first two of three races that will comprise this weekend’s Continental Tire Grand Prix of South Carolina.


 

Medeiros, from Ayr, Ont., Canada romped to a clear victory this morning for Exclusive Autosport after polesitter Machado Perez was involved in a couple of early skirmishes. Later in the day, Machado Perez, from Madrid, Spain, rebounded to secure an emphatic victory for VRD Racing with Pole Position.


 

Finland’s Vilho Aatola (DEForce Racing) finished second in the opening race ahead of Machado Perez, while Zanella Racing’s Olivier Mrak, from Ottawa, Canada, and fellow Canadian Alex Berg (Berg Racing) completed the podium in Race Two after Medeiros, who had finished second on the road, was penalized for his involvement in an early incident.


 

Race 1 Results

Race 2 Results


 

Machado Perez once again displayed his speed during the lone qualifying session on Friday, claiming his third Continental Tire Pole Award of the young season for VRD Racing by Pole Position. Medeiros posted the second fastest time, only for his best lap to be annulled by the race stewards after he was adjudged to have impeded another driver during the session. Medeiros nevertheless lined up third for the opening race behind Machado Perez and Olivia Racing’s Karel Pasiewicz.


 

But Medeiros was vaulted into the lead after Pasiewicz, from Lodz, Poland, misjudged his braking point for Turn One and cannoned into the rear of the polesitter. Pasiewicz’s car flew into the air following the contact and sustained front wing damage, although he was fortunate enough to make it back to the pits where a new nose was fitted and he rejoined at the rear of the field.


 

Machado Perez was able to resume in third behind Medeiros and Finland’s Vilho Aatola (DEForce Racing), who took advantage of the melee to leap from fourth to second before the caution flags waved.


 

Another couple of incidents broke up the middle stages of the 15-lap race, but neither of them affected Medeiros, who remained untroubled in the lead and went on to claim a well-deserved maiden victory.


 

Aatola withstood intense pressure firstly from the recovering Machado Perez and then from points leader Mokarem, who took advantage of an aborted attempt by the Spaniard to move onto second. Mokarem, however, was later assessed a five-second penalty for incident responsibility which relegated him to ninth in the final results.


 

Machado Perez was therefore elevated to third after sneaking past Denmark’s Casper Nissen (JHDD powered by ECR) on the final lap.


 

Pasiewicz made some impressive moves to rise from 21st following his first-lap incident to 11th at the checkered flag, although, he, too, was assessed a post-race penalty as a result of his first-lap error. He was eventually classified in 18th.


 

The Tilton Hard Charger Award fell the way of JW Main, from Tulsa, Okla., who climbed all the way from 20th on the grid to secure seventh at the finish.


 

Race Two later in the afternoon saw Machado Perez once again taking the Continental Tire Pole Award by virtue of posting the best of each driver’s second-fastest lap during qualifying. The top seven positions remained the same as this morning with Alex Berg (Berg Racing) earning a place on row four by virtue of a significantly faster lap during the opening race following a mechanical problem in qualifying.


 

Machado Perez led the pack cleanly into Turn One, but on this occasion, close behind, Medeiros, who started third, left his braking a tad too late for Turn One and made contact with the unfortunate Pasiewicz, who was knocked off into the gravel trap. The incident resulted in a 10-second post-race penalty for Medeiros which ultimately dropped him from second to ninth.


 

After Pasiewicz’s car was recovered, the green flag flew once again and there was no catching Machado Perez as last year’s runaway Skip Barber Race Series champion quickly pulled clear of the field led by Canadians Antonio Serravalle, Zanella Racing teammate Olivier Mrak, Medeiros, who had dropped to fourth after his first-corner miscue, and Berg.


 

Another mid-race caution negated Machado Perez’s advantage, but it was nothing more than a minor inconvenience as he once again sped away from his pursuers.


 

Instead, all eyes were on the battle for second. Medeiros firstly dispatched Mrak, then closed on Serravalle before making a clean move heading toward Turn One with three laps remaining.


 

Serravalle, meanwhile, came under intense pressure from behind with five cars squabbling for what seemed to be the final podium spot on the last lap. Unfortunately, an incident involving Mrak and Serravalle in Turn 11 precipitated additional contact behind between Englishman Max Cuthbert (JHDD powered by ECR) and Evan Cooley (Exclusive Autosport), from Mokena, Ill.


 

Berg emerged from the chaos to secure a deserved first podium finish of the season ahead of a surprised Aatola, who had seemed set to finish eighth before the late shenanigans.


 

The Tilton Hard Charger Award was claimed by DEForce Racing’s Colombian Pipe Chaparro, who worked his way from 20th to 10th during the 15-lap race.


 

The day’s two PFC Awards went to Josh Cooley and Michael Duncalfe (Exclusive Autosport) and Dan Mitchell and Yannick Rolland (VRD Racing by Pole Position) as the winning team co-owners.


 

The final race of the weekend will see a green flag tomorrow at 10:10 a.m. EDT.


 

Provisional championship points after five of 16 races:

1. Max Mokarem, 107

2. Ivan Machado Perez, 100

3. Vilho Aatola, 97

4. Cole Medeiros, 80

5. Karol Pasiewicz, 79

6. Olivier Mrak, 79

7. Casper Nissen, 75

8. Bex Cranston, 62

9. Leonardo Serravalle, 57

10. Brenden Cooley, 55


 

Race 1 Quotes:

Cole Medeiros (#97 Network Sewer & Watermain/Nieltech-Exclusive Autosport Tatuus JR-23): “The race went really well. At the start it was a little crazy, and I just wanted to hold my position because I knew something was going to happen. I got through and got into the lead. I just kept my head down, focused and pushed forward. My car felt good the whole race. The last few laps I started saving the tires a little bit. I was just coasting around because I knew I had a gap and they were battling a lot behind me. This win feels very special. I would like to thank my parents, Exclusive Autosport, my coach Oliver [Askew], my engineer Zach [Leedy], my mechanic John [Stephens] and everyone who has made this possible.”


 

Vilho Aatola (#14 Mad Croc/Anti Skid Life/X-1R-DEForce Racing Tatuus JR-23): “I had a good start and managed to stay safe in Turn One. I overtook P2 to get into second. I tried to challenge for the lead, but made a small mistake so P3 caught me. We had a good fight, and I'm happy to finish second. I have to thank all my sponsors and supporters, and DEForce Racing. The team has done a very good job. We started where we didn't want to be, but the team did an amazing job to bring the car to the front.”


 

Ivan Machado Perez (#10 HONR the drive/Skip Barber Racing-VRD Racing Tatuus JR-23): “Race One was pretty chaotic. We were expecting to have a bit of an easier job. In the end, with all the mess on the first lap and how everything unfolded through the race, I’m still happy that we managed to get a podium. Now the focus is to try to replicate the start of Race One without all the mess and the scrappy part and try to follow our objective, which is trying to pull away a bit and control the race.”


 

Race 2 Quotes:

Ivan Machado Perez (#10 HONR the drive/Skip Barber Racing-VRD Racing Tatuus JR-23): “I’m really happy about the way Race 2 has gone. It's great to finally get a clean start and just be able to do what we wanted to do all weekend, which is pushing the first laps, managing to open a bit of a gap and just managing the race all around. I'm just really happy about the car the team has given me and the opportunity to be here and show some good pace. I am looking forward to tomorrow and hoping that we are able to get another good result.”


 

Olivier Mrak (#23 Holden Leasing/BASF Canada/Mamma Teresa Restaurant/Colonade Developments/Stinson Fuels-Zanella Racing Tatuus JR-23): “At the beginning I was trying to fend off Alex Berg. I just tried staying consistent and managing my tires. When I saw the opportunity at the end, because they were fighting, I took it and got third. I want to thank my parents, all my sponsors and Zanella Racing for the great car.”


 

Alex Berg (#68 Allen Berg Racing Schools-Berg Racing Tatuus JR-23): “I finished P4 on track, and as far as the result for that, I’m very happy. We started off the season at Homestead with difficulty. I flipped four times there, and the rest of the weekend really wasn't that great either. We came into this weekend with high hopes. I know this track really well. In qualifying, unfortunately, we suffered an alternator failure after being P3 in the last session of practice. We came up with a strategy to try to set a good lap time to get a good grid spot for Race 2, which I was able to secure. I started P8 and slowly moved my way up through the field, then ended up finishing P4 and, with the penalty, P3. I'm very proud of this Berg Racing operation. I think we're right there. We just need that last 10-20 percent. I've already shown I can run up front in the top five.”


 

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