British racing driver Jamie Caroline will join BN Racing for the 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda.
With the first event this coming weekend on the Streets of St. Petersburg, the reigning British F4 champion sets his sights on the Mazda Road to Indy and the exciting scholarship program.
"I have always had my eye on the racing scene in the United States and look forward to getting on track next week," Caroline said. "The competition always seems to be very good in the U.S. and I am up to the challenge. BN Racing has shown well in last year's hand full of events they competed at in 2017 and they have been well on pace in 2018 testing."
Caroline enters the 2018 season with experience in single-seater competition as well as a solid resume of results.
Moving to open wheel competition in 2014, Caroline competed in both the Ginetta Junior Winter Series and the Ginetta Junior Championship claiming titles in both. In 2016, the multi-time race winner and champion split his time between British F4 and the British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy before focusing on the the British F4 program in 2017.
Amassing 10 victories, six pole positions and an astounding sixteen podium results, the 19-year-old went onto claim another championship.
"The Mazda Road to Indy offers something that not many other series do and that is why I am making the switch to racing in the United States,” Caroline said. “To have the opportunity to gain scholarship money with championships and move up the ladder is unprecedented, and I am excited for the challenge. Also, to compete alongside the Verizon IndyCar Series at many events is something that I am looking forward to."
"Jamie's resume speaks for itself," said BN Racing's Bryn Nuttall. "He has had success with multiple teams in many different programs, ultimately topping the end of the year points battles in many of them. A quick study off the track and even faster on it, Caroline will be the final piece to a powerful BN Racing program for 2018."
Holden lands at DeForce Racing
DeForce Racing will field a fourth car in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda for talented American racer Zach Holden.
The 17-year-old from Greenfield, Indiana finished third in the F1600 Championship in 2017 with six victories, six pole positions, seven fastest laps and 15 podiums.
He made his USF2000 debut at Watkins Glen in September and finished second in the Formula F class at the SCCA National Runoffs at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Holden, who was one of the top go-kart racers in the U.S., joins Kory Enders, Jose Sierra and Colin Kaminsky in the DeForce lineup