# 2022 USF Juniors

The 2022 USF Juniors championship was the inaugural season of USF Juniors. It became the new first rung of the Road to Indy ladder. The season featured a six-round 16-race calendar, which began April 23 at Ozarks International Raceway and concluded on September 18 at the Circuit of the Americas.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Barker Racing | 12 | Ethan Barker | 5–16 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 28 | Lucas Fecury | 5–10, 14–16 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 31 | Titus Sherlock | All |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 37 | Madison Aust | 8–10, 14–16 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 39 | Bryson Morris | 14–16 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 44 | Bailey Cruse | 14–16 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 66 | Ryan Shehan | 5–7, 14–16 |
| Crosslink Kiwi Motorsports | 87 | Jeremy Fairbairn | All |
| DC Autosport w/Cape Motorsports | 24 | Earl Tucker | 1–10 |
| DC Autosport w/Cape Motorsports | 61 | Nicholas d'Orlando | 1–4 |
| DC Autosport w/Cape Motorsports | 71 | Ethan Ho | All |
| DEForce Racing | 16 | Quinn Armstrong | 5–16 |
| DEForce Racing | 17 | Mac Clark | All |
| DEForce Racing | 18 | Maxwell Jamieson | All |
| DEForce Racing | 19 | Jake Bonilla | All |
| Future Star Racing | 8 | David Burketh | 3–4 |
| IGY6 Motorsports | 9 | Bianca Bustamante | 1–4 |
| IGY6 Motorsports | 25 | Jacob Bolen | 1–4, 11–13 |
| International Motorsport | 21 | Maite Cáceres | 11–16 |
| International Motorsport | 23 | André Castro | All |
| International Motorsport | 32 | Giorgio Carrara | 8–16 |
| International Motorsport | 53 | Alan Isambard | 1–13 |
| Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Development | 67 | Elliot Cox | 1–13 |
| Velocity Racing Development | 7 | Nikita Johnson | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 14 | Sam Corry | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 20 | Alessandro De Tullio | All |
| Velocity Racing Development | 55 | Noah Ping | 1–4 |

## Schedule

| Round | Date | Race name | Circuit | Location |
| 1 | April 22–24 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of The Ozarks | Ozarks International Raceway | Gravois Mills, MO |
| 2 | April 22–24 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of The Ozarks | Ozarks International Raceway | Gravois Mills, MO |
| - | April 22–24 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of The Ozarks | Ozarks International Raceway | Gravois Mills, MO |
| 3 | April 28–29 | Andersen Interior Contracting Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
| 4 | April 28–29 | Andersen Interior Contracting Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL |
| 5 | June 3–5 | Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, VA |
| 6 | June 3–5 | Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, VA |
| 7 | June 3–5 | Cooper Tires VIR Grand Prix | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, VA |
| 8 | July 7–9 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 9 | July 7–9 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 10 | July 7–9 | Cooper Tires Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 11 | July 29–31 | Fleet Farm Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 12 | July 29–31 | Fleet Farm Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 13 | July 29–31 | Fleet Farm Grand Prix of Road America | Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI |
| 14 | September 16–18 | Cooper Tires Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix Finale | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX |
| 15 | September 16–18 | Cooper Tires Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix Finale | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX |
| 16 | September 16–18 | Cooper Tires Circuit of the Americas Grand Prix Finale | Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX |
* The round at Ozarks International Raceway was scheduled to have 3 races, but the third race was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. To make up for the cancelled race, a third race was added for the event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

## Race results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race Winner | Race Winner |
| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team |
| 1 | R1 | Ozarks International Raceway | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Ozarks International Raceway | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| - | - | Ozarks International Raceway | Race cancelled due to inclement weather | Race cancelled due to inclement weather | Race cancelled due to inclement weather | Race cancelled due to inclement weather | Race cancelled due to inclement weather |
| 3 | R1 | Barber Motorsports Park | Mac Clark | Sam Corry | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Barber Motorsports Park | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway | Jeremy Fairbairn | Alessandro De Tullio | Sam Corry | Alessandro De Tullio | Velocity Racing Development |
| 6 | R2 | Virginia International Raceway | Mac Clark | Alessandro De Tullio | Mac Clark | Alessandro De Tullio | Velocity Racing Development |
| 7 | R3 | Virginia International Raceway | Mac Clark | Nikita Johnson | Alessandro De Tullio | Alessandro De Tullio | Velocity Racing Development |
| 8 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Mac Clark | Alessandro De Tullio | Mac Clark | Sam Corry | Velocity Racing Development |
| 9 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Mac Clark | Alessandro De Tullio | Mac Clark | Alessandro De Tullio | Velocity Racing Development |
| 10 | R3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Mac Clark | Nikita Johnson | Mac Clark | Mac Clark | DEForce Racing |
| 11 | R1 | Road America | Mac Clark | Sam Corry | Sam Corry | Sam Corry | Velocity Racing Development |
| 12 | R2 | Road America | Sam Corry | Mac Clark | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Velocity Racing Development |
| 13 | R3 | Road America | Sam Corry | Alessandro De Tulio | Sam Corry | Alessandro De Tulio | Velocity Racing Development |
| 14 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas | Sam Corry | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Velocity Racing Development |
| 15 | R2 | Circuit of the Americas | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Bryson Morris | Sam Corry | Velocity Racing Development |
| 16 | R3 | Circuit of the Americas | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | Nikita Johnson | 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 | OIR | OIR | OIR | ALA | ALA | VIR | VIR | VIR | MDO | MDO | MDO | ROA | ROA | ROA | COA | COA | COA | Points |
| 1 | Mac Clark | 1* | 1* | C | 1* | 1* | 4 | 10* | 2 | 2* | 2* | 1* | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 393 |
| 2 | Sam Corry | 3 | 3 | C | 2 | 4 | 3* | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1* | 2 | 2* | 4 | 1 | 2 | 369 |
| 3 | Nikita Johnson | 2 | 6 | C | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 1* | 10 | 1* | 352 |
| 4 | Alessandro De Tullio | 6 | 2 | C | 4 | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1* | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | DSQ | 1 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 314 |
| 5 | Andre Castro | 4 | 4 | C | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 233 |
| 6 | Jeremy Fairbairn | 5 | 13 | C | 6 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 201 |
| 7 | Ethan Ho | 12 | 7 | C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 182 |
| 8 | Titus Sherlock | 11 | 5 | C | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 178 |
| 9 | Jake Bonilla | 8 | 14 | C | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 160 |
| 10 | Alan Isambard | 7 | 15 | C | 18 | DNS | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | | 151 |
| 11 | Elliot Cox | 9 | 8 | C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 16 | | | | 140 |
| 12 | Quinn Armstrong | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 123 |
| 13 | Giorgio Carrara | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 122 |
| 14 | Ethan Barker | | | | | | 13 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 110 |
| 15 | Maxwell Jamieson | DNS | DNS | C | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | DNS | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 97 |
| 16 | Ryan Shehan | | | | | | 16 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | 5 | 9 | 6 | 72 |
| 17 | Lucas Fecury | | | | | | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | | | | 13 | 16 | 16 | 70 |
| 18 | Bryson Morris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2* | 5 | 65 |
| 19 | Earl Tucker | 13 | 9 | C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | DNS | | | | | | | 63 |
| 20 | Noah Ping | 10 | 12 | C | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 21 | Maite Cáceres | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 45 |
| 22 | Nicholas d'Orlando | DNS | 11 | C | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 23 | Jacob Bolen | 15 | DNS | C | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 12 | | | | 39 |
| 24 | Madison Aust | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | 14 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| 25 | Bianca Bustamante | 14 | 10 | C | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 26 | David Burketh | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 27 | Bailey Cruse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | OIR | OIR | OIR | ALA | ALA | VIR | VIR | VIR | MDO | MDO | MDO | ROA | ROA | ROA | COA | COA | COA | Points |
| 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) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| 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 ||