Aug 29, 2009
\nRancho Santa Margarita, Calif. — Twenty years after the first Team USA Scholarship was awarded to Jimmy Vasser in 1990, seven talented young American drivers have been nominated as candidates for 2009 Team USA Scholarships.<\/p>\n
The 2009 nominees are:
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Connor De Phillippi, 16, from San Clemente, Calif. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c current leader of the BFGoodrich Skip Barber National Series with seven wins from 10 races
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Liam Kenney, 17, from Sterling, Va.. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c finished second in the 2008 VW Vetta TDI Cup, with two wins; currently competing in the German-based ADAC Formula Master series
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Timmy Megenbier, 18, from Melrose Park, Ill. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c current leader of the VW Jetta TDI Cup Series with three wins from six races
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Chris Miller, 20, from Edina, Minn. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c recently clinched the F2000 Championship Series title with four wins and seven poles from 12 races
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Ben Searcy, 18, from Tuscaloosa, Ala. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c finished fourth overall and claimed Rookie of the Year honors in the 2009 F2000 Championship Series with three wins and a pole
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Brett Smrz, 18, from Coeur d\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Alene, Idaho \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a race winner in the BFGoodrich Skip Barber National Series and front-runner in the Playboy Mazda MX-5 Series
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a2 Court Vernon, 17, from Key Biscayne, Fla. \u00e2\u20ac\u201c currently second in the BFGoodrich Skip Barber National Series (and top rookie) with one win and a series-high four poles<\/p>\n
The intention is to select two drivers to contest a pair of prestigious events to be held in England this fall, the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch (won last year by Team USA Scholarship driver Josef Newgarden) and the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone (won last year by teammate Conor Daly). <\/p>\n
The Team USA Scholarship was founded in 1990 and is supported by Doug Mockett & Company, Terminal Velocity Processing, Road Racing Drivers Club, Firestone Indy Lights Championship, Highcroft Racing, American Honda, Silicon Salvage, McMurry Inc., Dyson Racing, Metalore, The Gorsline Company, Integrated Performance Technology, Andersen Racing Team, PitFit Training, Sparco USA, eFormulaCarNews.com, Speedstar Management, Manifest Group and an array of past Scholarship winners including Jimmy Vasser, Bryan Herta, A.J. Allmendinger, Buddy Rice, Andy Lally, Paul Edwards and Memo Gidley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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