The Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda and Pro Mazda presented by Cooper Tire series only get one 30 minute practice session each before qualifying this afternoon.

The USF2000 session was led by four sophomore drivers.  Rookie Yufeng Luo joined veterans Nico Jamin, Jake Eidson, Aaron Telitz and Victor Franzoni in the top 5.  Most drivers were able to complete just north of a dozen laps.

The only red flag in the session came when rookie Michai Stephens hit the inside barrier at the exit of the final turn.  The left rear corner of the car was badly bent up and the Afterburner Autosport crew will need have their work cut out for them to have the car ready for qualifying.

Here are the complete times for the session:

Weiron Tan led the 14 Pro Mazda drivers with a top time of 93.3 seconds.  The Andretti Autosport rookie recently tested at NOLA Motorsports Park, so he is familiar with the circuit.  Jack Aitken, who is making a guest appearance for Cooper Tires Winterfest (he will contest a full season of Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup) was the second quickest driver.  Dalton Kellett, Will Owen and Raoul Owens rounded out the rest of the top 5. Four different teams were represented in the top 5.

The lone red flag of the Pro Mazda session was brought out by M1 Autosport rookie Alessandro Latif who came to a stop at the entry of the final corner after an off-track excursion damaged the left rear suspension on his No. 14 machine.

Here are the complete times for the session:

Thanks for reading, and we’ll be back after qualifying.