Jace Denmark
| Jace Denmark | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | Jace Denmark-Gessel July 1, 2004 Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Pabst Racing |
| Car number | 20 |
| Starts | 23 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021–2022 2021 2020 | USF2000 Championship F1600 Championship Series Formula 4 United States Championship |
Jace Denmark-Gessel (born July 1, 2004) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship for Pabst Racing. Denmark previously competed in the USF2000 Championship with Pabst Racing.[2]
Career
[edit]USF2000 Championship
[edit]2021
[edit]On April 1, 2021, Pabst Racing announced that it had signed Denmark to drive in the U.S. F2000 National Championship. He got his first podium at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Denmark finished 11th in the championship.
2022
[edit]Denmark would return to the USF2000 series for the 2022 season again driving for Pabst Racing. He got his maiden win at the first race of the season at St. Petersberg after a crash with Myles Rowe and Thomas Nepveu promoted Denmark to the lead.[3] In the second race, Denmark reached the podium again, finishing P2.
Denmark continued to have multiple wins throughout the season at Road America and Toronto, before heading into the three-race season finale in Portland.
Season finale
[edit]At the beginning of the Portland race weekend, Denmark was sitting third in the championship with 321 points, just behind Michael d'Orlando (323 points) and Myles Rowe (346 points). After a successful qualifying, Denmark was in P1 for all three races and won Race 1 despite some contact in the opening lap. This put Denmark to within 4 points of championship leader Myles Rowe (Rowe: 357, Denmark: 353 , d’Orlando: 337).[4]
In Race 2, Denmark started in pole position, however his teammate and championship leader Rowe drove over the back of Denmark's car at turn one, causing Denmark to retire. Rowe subsequently finished 16th, with fellow championship contender d'Orlando finishing P4.
Denmark (357 points) was once again on pole for Race 3 and was just 6 points behind championship leader Rowe (363 points), with d'Orlando just one point behind (356 points). Denmark led the way heading into turn one, but another driver, this time Thomas Nepveu made contact with Denmark's rear spinning Denmark around. This knocked Denmark out of the points. Rowe also experience contact in the opening lap, and despite making up 10 places, finished the race in 5th. d'Orlando won the race, and thus won the championship,
Alongside the third place championship trophy, Denmark also received the championship's Spirit Award for the USF2000 2022 season.
USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit]In 2023, Denmark signed with Pabst Racing for the USF Pro 2000 Championship. In the first four races Denmark has had 3 top five finishes, with one podium.
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Formula 4 United States Championship | DC Autosport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23rd |
| 2021 | F1600 Championship Series | K-Hill Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 27th |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 11th | |
| 2022 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 363 | 3rd |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Pabst Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 252 | 7th |
| 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Pabst Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 345 | 3rd |
* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
[edit]U.S. F2000 National Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pabst Racing | ALA 1 8 |
ALA 2 12 |
STP 1 15 |
STP 2 11 |
IMS 1 10 |
IMS 2 20 |
IMS 3 15 |
LOR 3 |
ROA 1 6 |
ROA 2 7 |
MOH 1 7 |
MOH 2 9 |
MOH 3 7 |
NJMP 1 7 |
NJMP 2 5 |
NJMP 3 7 |
MOH 4 20 |
MOH 5 15 |
11th | 210 |
| 2022 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 1 |
STP 2 2* |
ALA 1 11 |
ALA 2 18 |
IMS 1 14 |
IMS 2 4 |
IMS 3 4 |
IRP 4 |
ROA 1 1 |
ROA 2 5 |
MOH 1 2 |
MOH 2 3 |
MOH 3 2 |
TOR 1 2 |
TOR 2 1* |
POR 1 1* |
POR 2 18 |
POR 3 16 |
3rd | 363 |
USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 5 |
STP 2 3 |
SEB 1 4 |
SEB 2 17 |
IMS 1 16 |
IMS 2 3 |
IRP 18 |
ROA 1 7 |
ROA 2 7 |
MOH 1 2 |
MOH 2 5 |
TOR 1 9 |
TOR 2 16 |
COTA 1 18 |
COTA 2 8 |
POR 1 4 |
POR 2 6 |
POR 3 4 |
7th | 252 |
| 2024 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 20 |
STP 2 7 |
LOU 1 3 |
LOU 2 7 |
LOU 3 2 |
IMS 1 12 |
IMS 2 3 |
IMS 3 6 |
IRP 2 |
ROA 1 4 |
ROA 2 4 |
ROA 3 3 |
MOH 1 2 |
MOH 2 2 |
TOR 1 2 |
TOR 2 3 |
POR 1 14 |
POR 2 4 |
3rd | 345 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jace Denmark (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-04-01). "Jace Denmark-Gessel steps up to USF2000 with Pabst Racing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2022-02-25). "Denmark wins USF2000 opener after Nepveu and Rowe crash on last lap". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (2022-09-02). "Victory allows Denmark to close in on USF2000 lead". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-04-24.