The 21-year-old led from flag to flag for Exclusive Autosport, fending off a stern challenge from the driver who succeeded him as winner of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, Christian Rasmussen

Points leader Braden Eves secured his second Indy Pro 2000 pole position of the season, while stablemate Christian Brooks ensured a spectacular day for Canadian-owned Exclusive Autosport by taking pole for the first of two USF2000 races

There is no respite for the teams and drivers on the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires open-wheel racing development ladder, or indeed their more experienced cohorts in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES at the pinnacle of the sport in North America.

Denmark’s Christian Rasmussen was a dominant force in today’s second leg of the Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires, but it was New Zealander Hunter McElrea who claimed the victory spoils following a dramatic 30-lap contest.

Braden Eves today made a perfect return to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, scoring a dominant victory from the pole in the first of two races which will comprise the Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by Cooper Tires.