USF Pro Insider Podcast

USF Pro Insider - EP.92 - Anthony Martella / JT Hoskins

As we prepare to head into the new year, just two months from the start of the 2026 USF2000 schedule at St Pete, Exclusive Autosport's Anthony Martella will sit down with Rob. He'll be joined by JT Hoskins from Jay Howard Driver Development, who will need to wait a couple of weeks after St Pete for his USF Pro 2000 debut at the highly-anticipated temp circuit race in Arlington.

USF Pro Insider - EP.91 - David and Ernesto Martinez - DE Force Racing

While drivers are always working their way up and through the USF Pro Championships ladder, it's the teams that are the constant. They are the foundation of the program. In this edition of the USF Pro Insider podcast, Rob sits down with DE Force team owners David Martinez and Ernesto Martinez. They'll discuss the team's history, what is takes to win at this level, and how they develop their own culture for winning under their tent.

USF Pro Insider - EP.90 - Maddie Colleran / Thomas Nordquist

As the 2026 season approaches, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down to chat with USF Pro Championships drivers Maddie Colleran (Zanella Racing) and Thomas Nordquist (DE Force Racing) to discuss how they got into the sport and how they fared in their rookie seasons in USF Juniors. They also looked forward to the 2026 season, as Colleran will return to USF Juniors for her sophomore season while Nordquist will make the jump to USF2000.

USF Pro Insider - EP.89 - Joey Brienza / G3 Argyros

With the 2026 USF Pro 2000 season just two months away, teams are beginning to confirm their drivers for next year's campaign. Exclusive Autosport's Joey Brienza and Pabst Racing's G3 Argyros are set to go for 2026, and they joined USF Pro Insider Rob Howden to discuss this past season and how excited they are for next year's schedule. 

USF Pro Insider - EP.88 - Champions 2025

With the 2025 season now over three months in the rearview mirrors, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden starts the off-season and his look at 2026 by sitting down with the three series champions and scholarship winners who will run the USF Pro Championships livery on their cars next year. Champions Max Garcia (USF Pro 2000), Jack Jeffers (USF2000), and Leonardo Escorpioni (USF Juniors) speak with Rob about the past, present, and future.

USF Pro Insider - EP.87 - Max Garcia

Pabst Racing’s Max Garcia clinched this year’s USF Pro 2000 championship in the opening race in Toronto, scoring his second consecutive USF Pro Championships title. In the first of three ‘2025 Champions’ interviews, USF Pro Insider Rob Howden sat down with the young American to discuss his journey up the ladder and his dream season that will put him on the INDY NXT grid in 2026.

USF Pro Insider - EP.86 - Leonardo Escorpioni

Zanella Racing’s Leonardo Escorpioni leads the USF Juniors championship standings heading into the season finale in Portland on the August 8-10 weekend. The Brazilian-American has delivered a stellar sophomore season, finishing on the podium in 11 of 13 races thus far, and only once outside the top-five. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden caught up with Leo after a crucial weekend at Road America that featured two podiums and three top-fives after qualifying 17^th.

USF Pro Insider - EP.85 - Mac Clark

Heading into his home race at the Ontario Honda Dealers Toronto Indy, Canadian Mac Clark has been racking up impressive podium performances all season racing with Exclusive Autosport in the USF Pro 2000 series. Clark will be gunning for his first win of the season this weekend, and the 2022 USF Juniors champion would like nothing more to make that happen on home soil. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden caught up with Mac at the beginning of Race Week.

USF Pro Insider - EP.84 - Thomas Schrage

With just five races over two events left on the 2025 USF2000 schedule, VRD Racing’s Thomas Schrage heads to the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto tied for the championship points lead. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden spoke with the two-time race winner about his career, this year’s success, and what it will take to score the title and the scholarship in Portland.

USF Pro Insider - EP.83 - Caleb Gafrarar

North Carolina’s Caleb Gafrarar became the newest USF2000 race winner at Mid-Ohio when he was victorious in the first race of the tripleheader over the July 4^th weekend. The Pabst Racing driver added another podium and another top-five result to advance to fifth in points, keeping himself in the championship discussion heading to Toronto. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden spoke with Caleb about his impressive karting career, his family’s roots in racing, and move to car racing in 2023.