2010 F2000 Championship Series season

2010 F2000 Championship season
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The 2010 F2000 Championship Series season marked the fifth season of competition in the series. It comprised 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 10 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding September 5 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

With six victories during the season, Victor Carbone finished it as the champion, 74 points clear of closest rival Cole Morgan, who took two wins. Daniel Erickson finished the season in third place, despite missing two early-season rounds at Road Atlanta and Mosport, taking a double win at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. Jonathan Scarallo, Chris Livengood and Remy Audette took the other race wins as they all finished inside the top ten in the championship standings.

Drivers and teams

The series released a 33-car entry list on March 29, 2010.[1]

Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Notes
United States K-Hill Motorsports 1 United States Cole Morgan[2] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec In partnership with Greisiger Motorsports
12 United States Bob Reid Van Diemen RF04 Zetec Road America only
20 United States Matthew Inge[3] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America
42 United Kingdom James Winslow Van Diemen RF06 Zetec Watkins Glen race 1 only
United States Primus Racing 02 Australia Daniel Erickson[4] Van Diemen Zetec Skipped Mosport
United States Z-Sports 03 United States Tim Walsh[5] Van Diemen Zetec VIR & Road Atlanta only
United States GTP Motorsports 3 United States Phil Lombardi[6] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec
14 United States Blake Teeter[6] Van Diemen Zetec VIR to Mosport only
16 United States Peter González[6] Van Diemen RF05 Zetec Skipped Watkins Glen & Road America
17 Puerto Rico Félix Serrallés Van Diemen RF03 Zetec Lime Rock only
69 United States Paul Farmer[6] Mygale SJ05 Zetec Skipped Road America
70 United States Tom Fatur[6] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec Skipped Mosport & Road America
86 United States Jim Hanrahan Van Diemen Zetec Lime Rock only
United States ArmsUp Motorsports 4 United States Rich Balsley Van Diemen RF07 Zetec Road America only
United States R-Sport 5 United States Keith McCrone[7] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec
22 United States Jonathan Scarallo[7] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec
United States SMR Motorsports 06 United States Timothy Paul[8] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Skipped Mosport
14 United Kingdom Stevan McAleer Van Diemen Zetec Watkins Glen onwards
United States Lap 2 Racing
Barbados 8000Inc Racing		 7 Barbados Brent Gilkes Van Diemen RF03 Zetec Skipped Road America
United States St. Clair Motorsports 8 United States Mark Defer Van Diemen Zetec Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock
42 United States Bill Jordan Van Diemen RF06 Zetec Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock
51 United States Dan Denison Van Diemen RF05 Zetec Skipped Road America
97 United States Chris Gumprecht Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Skipped Mosport
United States Dole Fuels Racing 08 United States John Dole Van Diemen RF99 Zetec Lime Rock only
United States JDC MotorSports 10 Russia Mikhail Goikhberg[9] Van Diemen RF01 Zetec VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
55 United States Gerry Kraut[9] Van Diemen RF03 Zetec VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
United States Company Motorsports 11 United States Jesse Yorio[10] Piper DF-5 Zetec Skipped Road Atlanta & Road America
25 United States Jeff McCusker[10] Piper DF-5
Van Diemen RF01		 Zetec Skipped Road America
United States John LaRue 17 United States John LaRue Citation Zetec VIR only
Canada Audette Racing 21 Canada Remy Audette[11] Van Diemen RF08 Zetec VIR to Mosport only
United States Alegra Motorsports 23 Brazil Victor Carbone[12] Van Diemen RF02 Zetec
26 Brazil Fabio Orsolon Van Diemen RF03 Zetec
United States Clawson Motorsports 27 United States Craig Clawson Van Diemen RF01 Zetec
United States AcceleRace Motorsports 28 United States Ardie Greenamyer Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Skipped Road America
4 United States Chris Camadella Van Diemen Zetec Watkins Glen only
United States Len Amato 33 United States Len Amato Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, Road America
United States Liberty Motorsports 36 United States Tim Kautz[13] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec VIR & Road Atlanta only
41 United States Brian Belardi[9] Van Diemen RF06 Zetec VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
80 United States Bobby Caldwell[14] Van Diemen RF00 Zetec In partnership with Caldwell Racing
85 United States Zach Craigo Van Diemen Zetec Joined at Mosport, skipped Lime Rock
United States Work Racing 37 United States Chris Livengood[15] Van Diemen RF00 Pinto
United States McLaughlin Motorsports 57 United States Billy McLaughlin Van Diemen RF06 Zetec VIR & Road Atlanta only
United States Weitzenhof Racing 67 United States Dave Weitzenhof Citation Zetec VIR to Mosport only
United States Vaughn Horvath 73 United States Vaughn Horvath Van Diemen RF97 Pinto Skipped Lime Rock
United States Fat Boy Racing 83 United States Charles Finelli Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock race 2, & Road America
United States Brendan Puderbach Lime Rock race 2 only
United States Ski Motorsports 88 United States Tim Minor Van Diemen RF98 Zetec Skipped Road America
United States K-FAST 89 United States Rob Nicholas Van Diemen RF01 Zetec Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America
United States ADSA/Wright Racing 90 United States Robert Wright Van Diemen RF03 Zetec
94 United States Al Guibord, Sr. Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Skipped Lime Rock and Road America
95 United States Al Guibord, Jr. Van Diemen RF02 Zetec Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Virginia International Raceway United States Alton, Virginia April 10 Australia Daniel Erickson United States Cole Morgan Brazil Victor Carbone United States Alegra Motorsports
2 April 11 Australia Daniel Erickson United States Jonathan Scarallo United States Cole Morgan United States K-Hill Motorsports
3 Road Atlanta United States Braselton, Georgia May 7 Brazil Victor Carbone United States Rob Nicholas Brazil Victor Carbone United States Alegra Motorsports
4 May 8 Brazil Victor Carbone Brazil Victor Carbone Brazil Victor Carbone United States Alegra Motorsports
5 Mosport International Raceway Canada Bowmanville, Ontario June 12 Canada Remy Audette Canada Remy Audette Canada Remy Audette Canada Audette Racing
6 June 13 Brazil Victor Carbone Brazil Victor Carbone Brazil Victor Carbone United States Alegra Motorsports
7 Watkins Glen International United States Watkins Glen, New York July 3 United States Chris Livengood United States Cole Morgan Australia Daniel Erickson United States Primus Racing
8 July 4 Australia Daniel Erickson Brazil Victor Carbone Australia Daniel Erickson United States Primus Racing
9 Lime Rock Park United States Lakeville, Connecticut July 23 United States Keith McCrone Australia Daniel Erickson United States Cole Morgan United States K-Hill Motorsports
10 July 24 Brazil Victor Carbone Australia Daniel Erickson Brazil Victor Carbone United States Alegra Motorsports
11 Road America United States Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 7 Australia Daniel Erickson Brazil Victor Carbone Brazil Victor Carbone United States Alegra Motorsports
12 August 8 United States Jonathan Scarallo United States Jonathan Scarallo United States Jonathan Scarallo United States R-Sport
13 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course United States Lexington, Ohio September 4 Brazil Victor Carbone United States Chris Livengood United States Chris Livengood United States Work Racing
14 September 5 Brazil Victor Carbone United States Chris Livengood Australia Daniel Erickson United States Primus Racing

Final standings

Pos Driver VIR
United States		 ATL
United States		 MOS
Canada		 WGI
United States		 LRP
United States		 ROA
United States		 MID
United States		 Total Drop Points
1 Brazil Victor Carbone 1 4 1 1 4 1 5 2 Ret 1 1 7 5 3 562 27 535
2 United States Cole Morgan 4 1 3 Ret 3 2 4 3 1 9 10 4 3 2 482 21 461
3 Australia Daniel Erickson 2 10 1 1 12 2 2 2 9 1 395 395
4 United States Phil Lombardi 7 30 6 3 2 5 10 8 3 3 8 6 7 5 398 21 377
5 United States Keith McCrone 17 6 11 5 6 6 7 5 4 13 6 3 21 Ret 327 5 322
6 Brazil Fabio Orsolon 3 3 2 22 Ret DNS 9 10 Ret 4 7 5 4 9 314 314
7 United States Jonathan Scarallo 6 7 25 2 DNS DNS 13 12 7 6 21 1 20 4 289 289
8 United States Chris Livengood 9 21 15 7 Ret 9 2 4 26 DNS 5 21 1 7 286 286
9 United States Tim Minor 10 Ret 5 4 5 4 3 6 5 5 22 DNS 283 283
10 Canada Remy Audette 5 2 1 3 2 6 236 236
11 United States Bobby Caldwell 12 9 17 26 17 8 12 9 11 10 Ret 11 13 12 215 1 214
12 United Kingdom Steven McAleer 11 7 2 7 3 10 153 153
13 United States Rob Nicholas DNS 5 4 24 6 Ret 6 8 153 153
14 United States Craig Clawson 20 18 24 14 10 Ret 17 15 13 14 17 14 17 18 138 3 135
15 United States Dave Weitzenhof 15 11 7 7 8 10 130 130
16 United States Mark Defer 19 13 14 8 Ret 14 20 18 10 19 116 116
17 United States Tom Fatur 29 12 18 12 Ret 19 9 Ret 11 11 113 113
18 United States Robert Wright 21 14 27 16 9 Ret 28 28 18 Ret 13 23 14 14 108 2 106
19 United States Gerry Kraut 12 6 9 8 94 94
20 United States Ardie Greenamyer 16 16 10 10 16 DNS 26 18 19 Ret Ret Ret 91 91
21 United States Jeff McCusker Ret 20 18 20 8 12 15 15 84 84
22 United States Chris Gumprecht 8 Ret 7 28 19 16 14 Ret DNS DNS 83 83
23 United States Peter González 18 DNS 16 18 11 10 23 17 78 78
24 United States Tim Kautz 14 8 13 9 76 76
25 Barbados Brent Gilkes 27 17 26 DNS 8 11 16 Ret 16 Ret 76 76
26 United States Paul Farmer 30 22 DNS 15 18 DNS 20 19 15 15 19 16 76 76
27 United States Al Guibord, Jr. 13 25 22 11 12 12 73 73
28 United States Dan Denison 20 11 12 Ret 29 23 22 20 16 DNS 67 67
29 Russia Mikhail Goikhberg 28 21 4 9 62 62
30 United States Bill Jordan 24 24 19 23 19 17 12 13 62 62
31 United States Jesse Yorio 11 26 Ret 15 14 13 25 DNS 61 61
32 United States Zach Craigo 13 12 21 22 18 20 55 55
33 United States Brian Belardi 8 25 16 13 51 51
34 United States Blake Teeter 21 13 15 14 44 44
35 United States Al Guibord, Sr. 25 28 22 20 14 13 25 27 42 42
36 United States Bob Reid 24 26 17 16 14 19 42 42
37 United States John Dole 10 11 40 40
38 United States Matthew Inge 9 19 30 30
39 United States Tim Paul 22 27 23 17 Ret 25 24 DNS 22 22 29 29
40 United States Charles Finelli Ret DNS 15 17 Ret DNS 21 21
41 United States Billy McLaughlin 23 15 14 14
42 United States Chris Keller DNS 19 7 7
43 United States Tim Walsh 26 23 4 4
44 United States Len Amato 28 Ret 1 1
Pos Driver VIR
United States		 ATL
United States		 MOS
Canada		 WGI
United States		 LRP
United States		 ROA
United States		 MID
United States		 Total Drop Points
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(3 points)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
(2 points)

References

  1. ↑ "Series Releases Tentative 33-Car 2010 Entry List". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  2. ↑ "2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan in for VIR". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Inge Returns to F2000 Championship". junioropenwheeltalent.com (Junior Open Wheel Talent). 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Erickson Plans to Run F2000 Championship Opener at VIR". junioropenwheeltalent.com (Junior Open Wheel Talent). 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  5. ↑ "Series VIR Thursday test notes". motorsport.com (GMM). 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "GTP Motorsports Announces Five Car Team for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Scarallo Signs with R-Sport for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  8. ↑ "From Ovals to F2000: SMR Announces Two Car Team". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Battle Brewing as F2000 Races at Road Atlanta". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Yorio to Campaign New Piper". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  11. ↑ "Audette Racing Sets 2010 Program". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  12. ↑ "Carbone Back with Alegra Motorsports for 2010". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  13. ↑ Liberty Motorsports Signs Kautz for 2010 Title Run, Liberty PR via eFormulaCarNews, April 1, 2010, Retrieved 2010-04-02
  14. ↑ "Bobby Caldwell Files First 2010 Entry". f2000championshipseries.com (F2000 Championship Series). 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  15. ↑ "Livengood and Work Racing Join Series in 2010". eformulacarnews.com (eFormulaCarNews). 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-25.

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