Character building is the best way to summarize what young rising open wheel star, Hunter McElrea experienced during the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship finale at Laguna Seca

Open-Wheel Champions Askew, Kirkwood, Eves the Big Winners in Monterey

A great season ends in disappointment for 14-year-old

Jay Howard Driver Development’s (JHDD) Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship team, along with Christian Rasmussen, proved once again that they are the in-form partnership on the Road to Indy with a win and second place finish in the season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Eves vaulted from third to first on the opening lap, then held off a series of challenges throughout a thrilling 20-lap contest to claim the victory – his sixth of the season – and put the championship beyond the reach of McElrea