AUSTIN, Texas (November 2, 2022) – Jacob Loomis secured his first career pole in Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda (F4 U.S.) on Wednesday afternoon at Circuit of The Americas. With a lap time of 2:15.228, Loomis (No. 24 Velocity Racing Development Ligier JS F4) surpassed championship points leader Lochie Hughes (No. 6 Jay Howard Driver Development / CSU One Cure / Lucas Oil / Pelican Ligier JS F4) to take the pole position during the final lap of the session. Hughes, who was seventh in practice earlier in the day, picked up over a half second from his best practice lap to run a 2:15.275 lap time. Bryson Morris (No. 39 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4), who is racing against Hughes for the Driver’s Point Championship, qualified third.
Another driver in the championship hunt, Noah Ping (No. 65 Velocity Racing Development Ligier JS F4), qualified fourth overall. Rounding out the top five was Ethan Barker (No. 12 Velocity Racing Development Ligier JS F4), who joined the Velocity Racing Development for this weekend’s race.
Championship contender Ryan Shehan (No. 66 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F4) qualified seventh overall, just 0.709-seconds off the pole. Shehan is still in the hunt for the Driver’s Points Championship, just 57.5-points out of the lead.
A full rundown of the provisional qualifying results can be found, here.
Lights out for F4 U.S.’s Race 1 is scheduled for 9:40 a.m. CT on Thursday, November 3. For updates, follow F4 U.S. on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or use Race Monitor to follow live timing and scoring.
Photos by Gavin Baker Photography.
