AVA HANSSEN & KELSEY PINKOWSKI Build Momentum Through Mid-Ohio Challenge

June 25, 2025

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AVA HANSSEN continues building her rookie season momentum with a fifth-place finish that converted to her second podium after post-race penalties at Mid-Ohio. Despite battling setup issues all weekend, the American-German driver held her ground in wheel-to-wheel combat and showed the consistency that’s kept her scoring points in every race this season.
KELSEY PINKOWSKI faced a weekend of mixed fortune but gained invaluable racecraft experience on the notoriously tricky Mid-Ohio circuit. The Crosslink Motorsports driver showed flashes of pace with an excellent start in race two that gained her four positions, though contact in the final race reminded everyone that junior formula racing doesn’t hand out participation trophies.
Both women are proving that consistency beats flash in junior formula development. While the field delivered its usual chaos with multiple safety cars and incidents across three races, HANSSEN and PINKOWSKI focused on learning the craft – exactly what smart drivers do when building toward bigger things. Their willingness to fight for positions while managing risk shows the kind of racing intelligence that separates future stars from weekend warriors.