ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – After winning Race 1 the day before, Scott Hargrove doubled the victory for locally-based team Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing. Hargrove led all 21 green-flag laps around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn street circuit to claim his third win from four starts this season.

The 18-year-old from Vancouver, B.C., Canada, leads the point standings 122 to 79 over top rookie Wyatt Gooden, who claimed his second successive podium finish for Afterburner Autosport team in the No. 17 PerfectPedal.com/Pedal Power entry.

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“My race was phenomenal,” Hargrove said. “The Peninsula Pipeline USF2000 race was interesting due to the weather. We weren’t sure if it was going to rain and it was a relief that it was dry. Cape Motorsports gave me a great car all weekend and I owe the success that I have had to them. My luck has been great and I hope it doesn’t end soon.”

Another Canadian teenager, 15-year-old Jesse Lazare, from Montreal, Que, Canada, completed the podium after another impressive drive for Pabst Racing Services.

Hargrove’s teammate Neil Alberico once again struck misfortune for the third time in four races. The young Californian, who won the Cooper Tires Winterfest, was due to start second but was called into the pits at the end of the pace lap with a braking problem.

Belardi Auto Racing’s Danilo Estrela finished fourth, while Indianapolis-native Brandon Newey rounded out the top five.

Scott Rettich (Alliance Autosport), from Camden, Ohio, continued his perfect form in the National Class Presented by SCCA Formula Enterprises, having won the class in all four rounds of the series.

“I played it smart at the beginning of the race and tried not to be too aggressive to get tied up in the Championship Class battle,” Rettich said. “I made sure I kept a gap to James [Dayson] and after that, I just put my foot down and turned some consistent laps. It was a lot of fun. I love this track and had a great time here last year. It is definitely one of my favorite tracks.”

Additional awards included the PFC Award to the winning car owners of Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing and Alliance Autosport; the Staubli Award to Hargrove; and the National Class Masters Award Presented by Elite Engines/Comprent to Rettich.

After four races in 10 days, the championship will now take a break before resuming for Round 5, the only oval race of the season at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis for the traditional “Night Before  the 500" on Saturday, May 25.