USF Pro Insider Podcast

Now into his sophomore USF2000 season, DE Force Racing's Sebastian Garzon aims to leverage what he learned as a rookie to chase the 2026 title and the crucial career-extending scholarship that comes with it. In this episode, Rob talks with Sebastian about his years in karting, his fantastic two-win start to the season at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, and recent series tests at IMS and Mid-Ohio leading into the month of May.

The 2026 USF Juniors season now has two of its six events in the books with races completed at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Carolina Motorsports Park. Spaniard Ivan Machado Perez (VRD Racing with Pole Position Motorsports) is now the point leader after a strong outing at CMP that added two wins to his season total. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden connected with Ivan from his home in Madrid to discuss his career and this intriguing second opportunity to fulfil his racing dreams.

In this milestone 100th episode of the USF Pro Insider podcast, Rob takes a deep dive into this year's USF Pro 2000 championship. Our host looks at the schedule, breaks down the grid, and provides a team-by-team preview of the series for 2026. 

The 2026 USF2000 Championship begins at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this weekend (February 27-March 1) and USF Pro Insider Rob Howden takes a deep dive into the field that will fight for the title this season.

A massive freshman class is set to tackle this year's USF Juniors challenge, with 21 drivers lining up to begin the chase for the series championship and the scholarship worth almost $250,000 to advance to USF2000 in 2027. USF Pro Insider Rob Howden presents a full team-by-team preview ahead of the opening rounds of the series that are part of the annual USF Pro Championships 'Spring Training' event, which takes place on February 16-18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida.

The 2026 season kicks off with USF Spring Training at Homestead-Miami Speedway on February 16-18, where one of this show's guests will start the season with a tripleheader. Exclusive Autosport's Brenden Cooley will be focused in on race wins this year, as will VRD Racing Joao Vergara, who is graduating up into USF2000 for 2026. Both drivers have a goal of battling for a series championship this season

In Episode 96, the co-owners of the newest USF Juniors team will join USF Pro Insider Rob Howden in the online studio. Allen and Alex Berg from Berg Racing will debut this season with Alex handling the driving duties, although the team is focused on building a two-car program. The trio will discuss both Allen and Alex’s racing resumes and how Berg Racing is part of a vertical driver development program that begins with the Allen Berg Racing School at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

It's an all-VRD Racing line-up for this episode of the USF Pro Insider. USF Pro 2000 driver Frankie Mossman and USF2000 sophomore Ryan Giannetta will sit down with Rob to discuss their respective 2025 seasons before looking forward to what's to come in 2026 in the USF Pro Championships.

Two drivers who will be targeting race wins and championships in the USF Pro Championships join Rob in this episode of the USF Pro Insider. Pabst Racing's Brad Majman and DE Force Racing's Vilho Aatola were both impressive in their rookie seasons in their respective series, and each will return as sophomores and primary title contenders.

Over the years, a majority of drivers winning USF Pro Championships titles have done so in their second or third years in a series. In this episode, Rob will chat with Pabst Racing's Jacob Douglas and Exclusive Autosport's Connor Aspley, two racers coming back for ultimate success in 2026. Douglas will be gunning for the USF Pro 2000 title and Aspley has his sights set on the same in USF Juniors.