Jesse Lacey Earns Pole at New Jersey Motorsports Park

July 29, 2023 15:54

MILLVILLE, N.J. (July 29, 2023) – Jesse Lacey secured the pole for Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) in Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda (F4 U.S.) competition on Saturday morning. Driving the No. 16 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3 on Hankook tires, the Australian laid down a 1:24.095 lap to earn his second-career pole. Lacey currently ranks third in the driver’s championship standings with four podium finishes, including three runner-up results, while he still searches for his first win.

Alex Berg (No. 08 MySim.ca / Rohde & Liesenfeld / Easy Drift / Penn Elcom Online / Dae Systems Ligier JS F4), who finished last year’s NJMP race weekend with two fourth-place finishes and a fifth-place result, qualified second this morning with a 1:24.166. Current points leader Patrick Woods-Toth (No. 27 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4) rounded out the top three after pacing yesterday’s practice.

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Next up for F4 U.S. is their Race 1 of the weekend. The lights will go out at 1:40 p.m. ET to start the action, and live timing and scoring will be available via the Race Monitor app. For news and updates throughout the weekend, follow F4 U.S. on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.