Team USA Scholarship
Drivers' Championships | 1998 EFDA Winter Series (Edwards) 1999 Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series (Edwards) 2000 Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series (Giebler) 2006 Formula Palmer Autumn Trophy(Cameron) 2008 Formula Ford Festival(Newgarden) 2008 Walter Hayes Trophy(Daly) 2009 Walter Hayes Trophy(De Phillippi) 2012 Walter Hayes Trophy(Nunez) 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout (Askew) |
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The Team USA Scholarship is a scholarship program which allows young
History
Formula Ford Festival (part 1)
The Scholarship was launched late in the 1990 racing season by the prominent automobile racing journalist Jeremy Shaw. The Scholarship was set up with initial support from
International F3 Trophy
For 1995 Team USA Scholarship had an agreement with Dick Bennetts, team owner of West Surrey Racing to field a Mugen-Honda powered Dallara F395 for a selected driver in the International Formula 3 Trophy. The race was run at Donington Park on 22 October 1995.[13] Memo Gidley was selected and qualified the car in 16th position. Gidley finished the race in eleventh place after lengthy battles with Marc Cramer and Thomas Schwister.[14] Owen McAuley won the race with Jason Elliott and Scott Lakin completing the podium.[15]
EFDA Nations Cup
With Formula 3 deemed to expensive, the Team USA Scholarship returned to more affordable racing. The
The team returned to the Nations Cup in 1997 with Buddy Rice and Matt Sielsky.[18] Paul Edwards was selected as a third driver, racing in the Formula Ford Festival. Edwards started fifth in the Festival race and worked his way up to third. Unfortunately, a run in with Robert Lechner caused Edwards to retire. In the Nations Cup Rice and Sielsky struggled in qualifying with the setup and the team had to settle for fifth.[19]
In 1998 Team USA Scholarship supported Paul Edwards in the final three rounds of the
Formula Palmer Audi (part 1)
For 1999 Team USA Scholarship shifted focus to the Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series. A series set up by former Formula 1 driver Jonathan Palmer featuring one-make Van Diemen chassis powered by 1.8L Audi engines.[3] Three drivers were selected to compete, Paul Edwards, Andy Lally and Jeff Simmons were selected to compete.[22] Edwards won three out of four races (at Snetterton and Brands Hatch), with Paul Munn winning the fourth race. Edwards won the championship with an 8-point advantage.[23] Lally finished fifth, Simmons eighth.[24]
Phil Giebler and Joey Hand were selected for Team USA Scholarship for the 2000 Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series.[25] Giebler scored three podiums and a win at Brands Hatch to claim the title. Hand scored a single podium finish, a second place at Snetterton, to settle for sixth in the championship.[26]
New Zealand Formula Ford
In November 2001 twelve drivers were selected for a shootout style event at the
Representatives (Scholarship Winners)
Representatives by state1
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Notes
^1 State as listed on the Team USA Scholarship website.[31]
Other finalists
Year | Driver |
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1992 | Greg Tracy[32] |
1992 | Chris Simmons[32] |
1992 | Geoff Boss[32] |
1992 | Ernest Sikes[32] |
1996 | Alex Barron[33] |
1996 | Derek Hill[33] |
1996 | Steve Knapp[33] |
1996 | Allen May[33] |
1996 | Bryan Selby[33] |
1997 | Jeff Shafer[18] |
1997 | Rocky Moran Jr.[18] |
1997 | Chris Menninga[18] |
1997 | Mikel Miller[18]
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1999 | Aaron Justus[22] |
2000 | Tom Dyer[25] |
2000 | Ryan Hunter-Reay[25] |
- Danica Patrick and Patrick Long declined to compete for the 2000 Team USA Scholarship.[25]
References
- ^ "Management". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Vasser For FF Festival". Team USA Scholarship. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "History". Team USA Scholarship. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Herta to Represent U.S. in World Cup". Team USA Scholarship. 1991-10-19. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Interview -- Bryan Herta". Motorsport Magazine. December 1, 1991. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Ave and Lewis to Represent U.S. in Formula Ford Festival". Team USA Scholarship. September 11, 1992. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Team USA Impresses in Shakedown Test". Team USA Scholarship. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Team USA Out of Luck in Qualifying". Team USA Scholarship. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Lewis Finishes Fifth at Brands Hatch". Team USA Scholarship. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Nadeau Scores Stunning Victory in Fastest Heat Race". Team USA Scholarship.
- ^ "Nadeau Claims Fighting Fourth in Thrilling Festival Finale". Team USA Scholarship.
- ^ "Team USA Shut out in Formula Ford Festival". Team USA Scholarship.
- ^ "Vasser, Herta Confirm Worth of Team USA Scholarship". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Gidley Displays His Racecraft on F3 Debut". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "The month in Motor Sport". Motorsport Magazine. 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Tony Renna Wins 1996 Team USA Scholarship". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Nadeau to Represent America in Nations Cup VII". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Rice, Sielsky Win 1997 Team USA Scholarships". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Team USA Places Fifth; Edwards Stars in World Cup". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Formula Opel Euroseries". The GEL Motorsport Information Page.
- ^ "Cancellation Ensures Edwards' Championship". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ a b "Team USA Scholarship Expands to Three-Car Effort". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series (1998-2008)". Motorsport Winners. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series 1999 standings". DriverDB.com. 2017-11-15.
- ^ a b c d "Six Young Americans Selected for Scholarship Shootout". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series 2000 standings". DriverDB.com. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Allmendinger, Sellers Earn 2001 Team USA Scholarships". Team USA Scholarship. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "2001-02 Talley's Formula Ford Championship". DriverDB.com. 2017-11-15.
- ^ "P&O Nedlloyd New Zealand Grand Prix". Motorsport New Zealand. 2017-11-15. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25.
- ^ "Three American Youngsters Set To Contest New Zealand Formula Ford Series". Team USA Scholarship. December 17, 2003.
- ^ "Alumni". Team USA Scholarship. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Team USA Scholarship Hopefuls Try out in England". Team USA Scholarship. 1992-08-18.
- ^ a b c d e "Seven 1996 Finalists Survive All-Star "Grilling"". Team USA Scholarship. August 15, 1996. Retrieved November 8, 2017.