CRANSTON RACING
Bex Cranston is a professional formula racer in the USF Pro Championships, the feeder series to IndyCar. Starting karting only 3 years ago, Bex quickly rose through national karting and is now a top contender in USF Juniors, the top driver development program in the world
MEET BEX CRANSTON
Bex Cranston is a formula racing driver from Greenwich, CT. From an early age, Bex was all about cars. For years he dragged his parents to race tracks and car shows. He also spent ten thousand hours on the SIM.
At age 13, Bex approached his parents requesting their support in helping him pursue his childhood dream of becoming a professional race car driver. Over the next two years, Bex quickly rose the ranks of the National karting scene. In 2025, Bex make his debut in cars competing in the Lucas Oil Racing Series, finishing 2nd in the championship, securing multiple wins, podiums, poles, and awards along the way. For 2026, Bex is competing in USF Juniors, the first step on the IndyCar ladder, for Exclusive Autosport. After a strong Yacademy Winter Series, Bex is expected to fight for the series championship amongst tough competition representing 9 different nations.
USF JUNIORS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
February 4-5 • Sebring, FL SEBRING INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY • Winter Series February 6-8 • Sebring, FL HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY• Winter Series February 16-18 • Homestead, FL HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY April 16-19 • Kershaw, SC CAROLINA MOTORSPORTS PARK April 27-28 • Lexington, OH MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE May 14-17 • Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK with NASCAR July 2-5 • Lexington, OH MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE with INDYCAR July 10-11 • Lakeville, CT LIME ROCK PARK with NASCAR September 24-26 • Elkhart Lake, WI ROAD AMERICA
RACE HIGHLIGHTS
USF JUNIORS // Home Track: Lime Rock Park
Lakeville, CT JULY 10-11
First time at the home track with the USF Series. Strong pace from start to finish at our home event. Finished P2 in practice before a red flag in qualifying left us P5 on the grid. Charged from P5 to P2 with the fastest lap in Race 1, then took the lead in Race 2 and led over 20 laps before finishing P2 by inches after a late battle. A weekend full of positives with two podiums, front-running speed, and valuable momentum heading into the season finale at Road America.
Having my friends, family, sponsors, and supporters there made this weekend even more special.
Thank you to everyone who came out—your support means the world
USF JUNIORS // Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, OH JULY 2-5
Podium in Ohio. Round 4 of the USF Juniors series was a weekend of strong pace all around. Bex topped first practice with P1, but a small mistake in qualifying dropped him to P6 for the races. In Race 1, he charged up to 3rd before a drive-thru penalty for contact sent him to the back — still fought back to P13 with the fastest lap of the race. Race 2 started 8th after a grid penalty, dropped to 12th early, then clawed all the way to 2nd before a late restart mix-up cost a spot. Brought home P3, with good points and momentum heading into Lime Rock.
USF JUNIORS // Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Bowmanville, Ontario. MAY 14-17
Round 3 brought the team to CTMP for the first time, with very little dry practice to prepare us for qualifying. Bex qualified P5, just two tenths off pole, with a few mistakes costing us a real shot at the top spot. Race 1 saw a rough start from 5th, dropping to 9th before fighting back to P7. In Race 2, he rolled off 4th, gained a spot at the start, and battled hard for 3rd before the leaders pulled away, finishing P5 despite having one of the fastest cars on track. Race 3 had him starting 4th again, this time on used tires while the rest of the top 7 ran stickers — still set the fastest lap of the race while fighting for the podium, narrowly missing it for a P4 finish. A solid bounce back from CMP, and a weekend that showed real pace. Now it's about closing the gap in qualifying.
USF JUNIORS // Carolina Motorsports Park
Kershaw, SC. APRIL 16 -19
Tough Round 2 at the USF Juniors Championship. We spent practice dialing in the car as changing track conditions made things tricky, but a difficult qualifying session put us deep in the field. Fought forward in each race and made up positions, but incidents and damage held us back from the results we were aiming for. A lot learned this weekend—especially how crucial qualifying up front is. On to the next one.
USF JUNIORS // Homestead-Miami Speedway
HOMESTEAD, FL. FEB 16-18
Strong pace but tough results at the Miami season opener. Qualified P2 and showed front-running speed all weekend, but contact in Race 1 and a Day 3 penalty limited our finishes. Battled through food poisoning on Day 2—still managed to charge from last to 5th with fastest lap after early contact. The car had winning pace; now we need clean races to show it.
YACADEMY WINTER SERIES 2026
SEBRING FEB 4-5. HOMESTEAD FEB 6-8
Dominant pace all weekend—took pole position and led multiple practice sessions. Charged from last to P5 with fastest lap after an out-lap mistake. Finished P2 in Race 1, then P4 in Race 2 after contact dropped us to P15. Final race ended in contact while battling for the lead. Podium in every race completed—the speed was there for wins.
LUCAS OIL SCHOOL OF RACING // 2025
2nd Overall (15 races, 4 wins, 10 podiums, 4 poles)