Billy Frazer second in action-packed USF2000 Indianapolis opener

Kiwi Billy Frazer has finished second behind debutant Alex Quinn in an action-packed USF2000 outing in Indianapolis.

Despite starting tenth on the grid, Frazer made his way decisively through the tight field to continue his record of a second-place finish in the opening race of each USF2000 weekend so far this year.

Jagger Jones started on pole and held his lead at the start as Myles Rowe rocketed from seventh to second before a full course yellow came out after contact further down the pack.

Championship leader Rowe took full advantage of the long straight and wide braking zone into turn one to overtake for the lead at the restart, followed by Alex Quinn who moved into second.

A squabble between the leaders brought Jones back into the picture as both ran wide, with the polesitter moving up into the lead once again.

Rowe came together with rival Michael d'Orlando on lap sixth, with Frazer narrowly avoiding the collision to move up into third before the yellow flags came out once again.

"I was close to the incident between Rowe and d’Orlando but I was able to squeeze through and make it work," said Frazer.

Quinn made the decisive move for the race at the restart, making the final pass for the lead.

Jagger Jones, now in second, fell down to fourth at one stage as the field ran four-wide into turn one, but was able to come out on top and hold his second place.

There was a final yellow flag when Bijoy Garg ran off into the gravel, giving Frazer a chance at the restart to make his move for second.

Quinn took the chequered flag, winning on debut and claiming the first ever USF2000 victory for the Velocity Racing Development team.

“It’s great to get the win here, that was the most fun I’ve ever had in a race car," said the young English driver.

"I had no expectations but I got on the track immediately – the team did a great job."

"They got me over here and they provided me with a great car and I’m very happy for that."

Frazer finished second ahead of Jones after the action-packed race.

"We’ve had a solid race car all weekend, though P10 in qualifying wasn’t where I wanted to start" said the Exclusive Autosport driver.

"This was fantastic racing, though the cautions were pretty scary – you know that when it goes green, you just have to fly into turn one and do your best."

"It was such a racecraft race – I was making passes inside, outside, down the middle, using as much of the draft as possible."

"And this finish was so important: these are the kind of races that help win championships, minimizing the bad luck."

Frazer is now second in the championship standings, just seven points shy of Jones.

"Super happy for the team, the No. 92 Corpay/Giltrap car was on fire.”

Fellow Kiwi Jacob Douglas was fifteenth.

The USF2000 series returns for two more races at the Indy road course, with race two at 10.05pm Saturday (AEST) before race three at 1.15am Sunday morning.

For fans in New Zealand race two starts at 12.05am Sunday morning (NZST) before race three at 3.15am.