AUSTIN, Texas (October 31, 2024) – Alex Popow has secured the pole in his first Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) race, topping the leaderboard at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) on Thursday afternoon. Piloting the No. 55 MLT Motorsports Ligier JS F422, Popow recorded a 2:11.816 lap to take the pole position by 0.192 seconds over Alex Crosbie (No. 41 Crosslink Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422).
With the championship to be decided this weekend, frontrunners Nicolas Stati (No. 15 AGI Sport Ligier JS F422) and Daniel Quimby (No. 24 Cruise America / MIR Raceline / FIJI Airways / GalvanizeIns Ligier JS F422) will line up side by side on the starting grid, with Stati qualifying in third and Quimby in fourth. Connor Roberts (No. 46 ApexSpeed.com / Entropy Cellars Ligier JS F422), who is also in mathematical contention for the championship, rounds out the top five.
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The green flag waves this afternoon at 5:35 p.m. CT for the first race of the weekend. Live timing and scoring can be accessed on the Race Monitor app. Additional news and updates will be posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
