Myles Rowe

Myles Rowe (born June 19, 2000) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Pabst Racing with Force Indy.[2] Rowe most recently competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Pabst Racing as well as with Force Indy.[3]

Myles Rowe
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2000-06-19) June 19, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamPabst Racing with Force Indy
Car number99
Starts4
Wins3
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finishTBD in 2023
Previous series
2021–22
2017–18		USF2000 Championship
Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series

Career

2021

After not competing in motorsports for several years, newly formed team Force Indy announced that Rowe and the team would compete in the USF2000 Championship in 2021.[4] Rowe would get his first win at the second race in New Jersey.[5] He would make history by becoming the first African American to win in the series. Rowe would end up finishing 13th by the end of the season.

2022

After the 2021 season concluded, Force Indy announced that it would move up to the Indy Lights series in 2022.[6] However, this resulted in Rowe being out of a ride for the 2022 season in the USF2000 Championship. Due to a lack of a budget for the full season, Rowe launched a GoFundMe campaign.[7] He received a $200,000 donation which allowed him to sign with Pabst Racing to compete at the opening round in St. Petersburg.[8] After crashing in the first race at St. Petersburg with Thomas Nepveu, Rowe would win the second race and his first with Pabst Racing.[9] With additional sponsorship, he was able to compete at the second round at Barber and would win the first race.[10] Rowe continued into the third round at Indianapolis searching for additional funds with his season likely to be cut short if additional funding could not be found.[11] However, his season was saved due to additional funding from Roger Penske.[12]

Rowe ended the 2022 USF2000 season with 5 wins, finishing 2nd in the overall championship.

USF Pro 2000 Championship

For 2023, Rowe moved up to the USF Pro 2000 Championship under the Pabst Racing with Force Indy banner. He was dominant through the first quarter of the season. In the opening round at St. Petersburg, Rowe brought home two podiums, including a win in race 2. At Sebring in late March, he won both the 3rd and 4th rounds, increasing his points total to more than 40 that of his closest competitor.[13][14]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series N/A 6 3 2 2 3 190 13th
2018 Lucas Oil Formula Car Race Series N/A 2 2 0 0 2 80 19th
2021 USF2000 Championship Force Indy 18 1 0 0 1 137 13th
2022 USF2000 Championship Pabst Racing 18 5 2 6 10 381 2nd
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Pabst Racing with Force Indy 4 3 0 1 4 116* 1st*

* Season still in progress.

USF2000 Championship

(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 Force Indy ALA
1
24		 ALA
2
6		 STP
1
8		 STP
2
23		 IMS
1
21		 IMS
2
10		 IMS
3
23		 LOR
12		 ROA
1
20		 ROA
2
10		 MOH
1
28		 MOH
2
16		 MOH
3
28		 NJMP
1
13		 NJMP
2
1		 NJMP
3
16		 MOH
4
5		 MOH
5
21		 13th 137
2022 Pabst Racing STP
1
18		 STP
2
1		 ALA
1
1*		 ALA
2
4*		 IMS
1
17		 IMS
2
3		 IMS
3
6		 IRP
3		 ROA
1
2		 ROA
2
2		 MOH
1
1*		 MOH
2
1*		 MOH
3
3		 TOR
1
1*		 TOR
2
5		 POR
1
10		 POR
2
16		 POR
3
5		 2nd 381

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(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 with Force Indy STP
1
3		 STP
2
1*		 SEB
1
1*		 SEB
2
1*		 IMS
1
 IMS
2
 IRP
 ROA
1
 ROA
2
 MOH
1
 MOH
2
 TOR
1
 TOR
2
 COTA
1
 COTA
1
 POR
1
 POR
2
 POR
3
 1st* 116*

References
  1. "Myles Rowe (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. "Force Indy Expands Reach, Focus in 2023 with Francis, Rowe". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. "Myles Rowe named as Force Indy's first USF2000 driver". Formula Scout. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  4. "Force Indy Announces Myles Rowe as 2021 USF2000 Driver". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  5. Ryan, Nate (2021-08-30). "Myles Rowe delivers first victory to Force Indy in USF2000 - NBC Sports". MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  6. "How a surprise phone call led to Indy Lights' most exciting rookie yet". Formula Scout. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  7. "Rowe launches GoFundMe campaign to fund second USF2000 season". RACER. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  8. Wood, Ida (2022-02-22). "Penske backs Myles Rowe for USF2000 opener". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  9. Woollard, Craig (2022-02-27). "Rowe rebounds to win messy second USF2000 St. Petersburg race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  10. Wood, Ida (2022-04-30). "Rowe boosts his USF2000 prospects with second win from three races". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  11. "Rowe's USF2000 run continues into round three as budget hunt goes on". Formula Scout. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  12. "Rowe's USF2000 season saved by additional Penske funding". RACER. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  13. "Rowe gets first USF Pro 2000 win, second at St. Petersburg". RACER. 5 March 2023.
  14. Wood, Ida (25 March 2023). "Rowe goes three in a row in Sebring race two with latest USFP2000 win". Formula Scout.
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