# 2023 USF Juniors

The 2023 USF Juniors championship was the second season of USF Juniors. The season features a six-round 16-race calendar, which began on March 23 at Sebring International Raceway and concluded on August 27 at the Circuit of the Americas.
When the top rung of the Road to Indy ladder system, Indy Lights, was bought by Penske Entertainment (owners of INDYCAR) in 2021 and the lower level series changed sanctioning to the United States Auto Club, changes were made to the other championships in the ladder. This, together with the Indy Lights being rebranded to Indy NXT, effectively ended the "Road to Indy" branding, with the three championships below Indy NXT now collectively called "USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires". The USF Juniors serves as the bottom rung of this ladder.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| DC Autosport | 46 | Connor Roberts | 14–16 |
| DC Autosport | 57 | Carson Etter | All |
| DC Autosport | 68 | Ethan Ho | 1–10 |
| DEForce Racing | 16 | Quinn Armstrong | All |
| DEForce Racing | 17 | Lucas Fecury | All |
| DEForce Racing | 18 | Brady Golan | All |
| DEForce Racing | 19 | Nicolas Giaffone | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Erick Schotten | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Joey Brienza | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Jack Jeffers | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 93 | Giovanni Cabrera | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 95 | Bianca Bustamante | 14–16 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 3 | Ayden Ingratta | 11–13 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 3 | Aiden Potter | 14–16 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 4 | Hudson Potter | 11–16 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 5 | Ava Dobson | 11–13 |
| Jay Howard Driver Development | 5 | Dane Scott | 14–16 |
| Ram Racing | 55 | Juan Felipe Pedraza | 4–5 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 12 | Ethan Barker | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 29 | Hudson Schwartz | 4–16 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 33 | Max Taylor | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 48 | Jimmie Lockhart | All |

## Schedule

| Round | Date | Race name | Circuit | Location |
| 1 | March 23–25 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, FL |
| 2 | March 23–25 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, FL |
| 3 | March 23–25 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, FL |
| 4 | April 27–28 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
| 5 | April 27–28 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
| 6 | June 2–4 | Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, VA |
| 7 | June 2–4 | Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, VA |
| 8 | June 2–4 | Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, VA |
| 9 | July 6–8 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 10 | July 6–8 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 11 | August 11–13 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 12 | August 11–13 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 13 | August 11–13 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 14 | August 24–27 | Cooper Tires Circuit of The Americas Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX |
| 15 | August 24–27 | Cooper Tires Circuit of The Americas Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX |
| 16 | August 24–27 | Cooper Tires Circuit of The Americas Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX |

## Race results

| Rd. | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race winner | Race winner |
| Rd. | Track | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Sebring International Raceway | Joey Brienza | Joey Brienza | Quinn Armstrong | Quinn Armstrong | DEForce Racing |
| 2 | Sebring International Raceway | Joey Brienza | Nicolas Giaffone | Joey Brienza | Nicolas Giaffone | DEForce Racing |
| 3 | Sebring International Raceway | Joey Brienza | Jimmie Lockhart | Joey Brienza | Joey Brienza | Exclusive Autosport |
| 4 | Barber Motorsports Park | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | DEForce Racing |
| 5 | Barber Motorsports Park | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | DEForce Racing |
| 6 | Virginia International Raceway | Ethan Ho | Max Taylor | Jack Jeffers | Nicolas Giaffone | DEForce Racing |
| 7 | Virginia International Raceway | Jack Jeffers | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | DEForce Racing |
| 8 | Virginia International Raceway | Nicolas Giaffone | Jack Jeffers | Nicolas Giaffone | Jack Jeffers | Exclusive Autosport |
| 9 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | Nicolas Giaffone | DEForce Racing |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Hudson Schwartz | Hudson Schwartz | Hudson Schwartz | Quinn Armstrong | DEForce Racing |
| 11 | Road America | Quinn Armstrong | Ayden Ingratta | Quinn Armstrong | Quinn Armstrong | DEForce Racing |
| 12 | Road America | Ayden Ingratta | Nicolas Giaffone | Jack Jeffers | Jack Jeffers | Exclusive Autosport |
| 13 | Road America | Nicolas Giaffone | Max Taylor | Nicolas Giaffone | Max Taylor | Velocity Racing Development |
| 14 | Circuit of the Americas | Jack Jeffers | Nicolas Giaffone | Max Taylor | Jack Jeffers | Exclusive Autosport |
| 15 | Circuit of the Americas | Jack Jeffers | Nicolas Giaffone | Jack Jeffers Jimmie Lockhart | Jimmie Lockhart | Velocity Racing Development |
| 16 | Circuit of the Americas | Jack Jeffers | Jack Jeffers | Jack Jeffers | Jimmie Lockhart | Velocity Racing Development |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship
#### Scoring system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th+ |
| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
* The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
* One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
* One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.
| Pos | Driver | SEB | SEB | SEB | ALA | ALA | VIR | VIR | VIR | MDO | MDO | ROA | ROA | ROA | COA | COA | COA | Points |
| 1 | Nicolas Giaffone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1 | 1* | 2* | 1* | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2* | 3 | 7 | 8 | 389 |
| 2 | Quinn Armstrong | 1* | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 324 |
| 3 | Jack Jeffers | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 2* | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1* | 3 | 1 | 16* | 14* | 313 |
| 4 | Jimmie Lockhart | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1* | 1 | 292 |
| 5 | Joey Brienza | 2 | 2* | 1* | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 280 |
| 6 | Max Taylor | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2* | 14 | 6 | 236 |
| 7 | Ethan Barker | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 228 |
| 8 | Hudson Schwartz | | | | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 2* | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 208 |
| 9 | Lucas Fecury | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 206 |
| 10 | Brady Golan | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 202 |
| 11 | Erick Schotten | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 199 |
| 12 | Carson Etter | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 155 |
| 13 | Giovanni Cabrera | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 140 |
| 14 | Ethan Ho | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 3 | | | | | | | 134 |
| 15 | Hudson Potter | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 50 |
| 16 | Ava Dobson | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | | 28 |
| 17 | Bianca Bustamante | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 18 | 9 | 27 |
| 18 | Aiden Potter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 19 | Connor Roberts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | 10 | 22 |
| 20 | Ayden Ingratta | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | 14 | | | | 21 |
| 21 | Dane Scott | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| 22 | Juan Felipe Pedraza | | | | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) |
| * | Led most race laps (1 point) Not awarded if more than one driver leads most laps |
| Rookie ||