Zack Ping will make his USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires debut this weekend with VRD Racing on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

French-Canadian Louka St-Jean is set to make his USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires debut this weekend with Jay Howard Driver Development on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

Danny Dyszelski is set to make his first appearance on the Streets of St. Petersburg at the start of a new USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires season.

A new North American open-wheel racing season is set to begin this coming weekend with the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg hosting the top two levels of the USF Pro Championships Presented by Cooper Tires driver development ladder in conjunction with the first round of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.

After a partial season of action in the 2022 USF2000 Presented by Cooper Tires championship, Nick d’Orlando will return to the series' racing action this weekend at the 2023 season opener on the streets of St Petersburg, Fla., reuniting with Indianapolis-based Exclusive Autosport.