Bryan Herta Autosport is expanding — for at least one race — in the Firestone Indy Lights auto racing series.

Felipe Guimaraes, an 18-year-old Brazilian, will join Daniel Herrington as drivers for Bryan Herta’s Indy Lights team on Saturday at Watkins Glen International in New York.

“I am really looking forward to my first race in the USA, especially at such a legendary circuit as Watkins Glen, which is very special as it is where fellow Brazilian and manager Emerson Fittipaldi won his first Formula 1 race,” Guimaraes said. “I expect some tough competition from the rest of the Firestone Indy Lights field, but I also feel I’ll be working with a great team here.”

Guimaraes has been racing in the A1 Grand Prix for his home country and has recorded one podium finish in the international series. He was second in the race at Kyalami in South Africa. This will be his first start in the Indy Lights series and his first start in a race in the United States.

“We are looking forward to running Felipe in the No. 29 BHA entry at Watkins Glen,” said Herta, a Valencia resident and Hart High graduate. “He is a talent with great potential and will be a welcome addition to our established drivers Daniel Herrington and James Davison of Vision Racing. We are all approaching the race at the Glen with a great deal of optimism.”

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In the Valley Invitational Baseball League, Canyon will be on the road today for a game against Chatsworth. Canyon is coming off a 15-7 loss to Calabasas on Wednesday. Hart beat Harvard-Westlake, 7-6, in its game on Wednesday.