Skip Barber National Drivers are Three of Eight Candidates to Compete for 21st AnnualTeam USA Scholarship
Three young drivers of the BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National presented by Mazda race series will compete in a shoot-out todayfor a pair of the prestigious Team USA Scholarships to race in the final Formula Ford events in England in October and November.
Sophomore Ashley Freiberg and rookies and MAZDASPEED Development drivers Spencer Pigot and Felix Serralles are three of eight nominees who will follow in the footsteps of past nominees and former Skip Barber racers AJ Allmendinger, Bryan Herta, Memo Gidley, Josef Newgarden, Conor Daly, Brett Smrz and more.
The 2010 nominees are:
• Neil Alberico, 17, from Los Gatos, Calif. – winner of the 2009-2010 BondurantChampionship Race Series
• Ashley Freiberg, 18, from Homer Glen, Ill. – earlier this year became the first female ever towin a Skip Barber Racing Series title, clinching the Southern Regional crown, and the first towin a round of the Skip Barber National
• Patrick Gallagher, 17, from Thornville, Ohio – standout in SCCA Formula 5 and Formula Ecompetition
• Miles Maroney, 16, from Topanga Canyon, Calif. – currently second and top rookie in thePacific F2000 Series
• Arie Ouimet, 19, from Plymouth, Mass. – currently second in the VW Jetta TDI Cup withtwo podium finishes
• Spencer Pigot, 16, from Windermere, Fla. – MAZDASPEED Development Driver, currentleader of the BFGoodrich Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda Series with two wins, ninepodium finishes and four poles from 10 races
• Jonathan Scarallo, 18, from Hauppauge, N.Y. – recently claimed his first win in the F2000Championship Series
• Felix Serralles, 17, from Haines City, Fla. – MAZDASPEED Development Driver, currentlythird in the Skip Barber National Series point standings
Pigot is currently leading the points in the 2010 season of BFGoodrich/Skip Barber Nationalpresented by Mazda. With four poles, two wins and eleven top-five finishes in twelve races, theWindermere, Fla. driver holds a 20-point advantage for the lead and also leads the rookiestandings by 45 points over Serralles who currently resides in third in the championship.Freiberg recently became the first woman to win a Skip Barber National event, and stands fifthin the championship with seven top-ten finishes.
