ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Christian Brooks has made tremendous progress throughout his rookie Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship campaign with the Exclusive Autosport team. Sunday in the USF2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by Cooper Tires, Brooks led confidently throughout the 20-lap season finale to secure a hard-earned maiden victory. Brooks, 20, got the ball rolling Saturday morning in qualifying by claiming his first Cooper Tires Pole Award. Porto had to be content with second, although he also took home the Ticket Clinic Fastest Lap Award after posting a new USF2000 race lap record with a best of 1:12.2279, for an average speed of 89.716 mph.

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