After knocking on the door of Victory Lane in each of the opening three races of the season, last year’s winner of the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship overtook polesitter Hunter McElrea before driving away into the distance

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.