2010 F2000 Championship Series

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 edit

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

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

Race calendar and results edit

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

Final standings edit

Pos Driver VIR
 
ATL
 
MOS
 
WGI
 
LRP
 
ROA
 
MID
 
Total Drop Points
1   Victor Carbone 1 4 1 1 4 1 5 2 Ret 1 1 7 5 3 562 27 535
2   Cole Morgan 4 1 3 Ret 3 2 4 3 1 9 10 4 3 2 482 21 461
3   Daniel Erickson 2 10 1 1 12 2 2 2 9 1 395 395
4   Phil Lombardi 7 30 6 3 2 5 10 8 3 3 8 6 7 5 398 21 377
5   Keith McCrone 17 6 11 5 6 6 7 5 4 13 6 3 21 Ret 327 5 322
6   Fabio Orsolon 3 3 2 22 Ret DNS 9 10 Ret 4 7 5 4 9 314 314
7   Jonathan Scarallo 6 7 25 2 DNS DNS 13 12 7 6 21 1 20 4 289 289
8   Chris Livengood 9 21 15 7 Ret 9 2 4 26 DNS 5 21 1 7 286 286
9   Tim Minor 10 Ret 5 4 5 4 3 6 5 5 22 DNS 283 283
10   Remy Audette 5 2 1 3 2 6 236 236
11   Bobby Caldwell 12 9 17 26 17 8 12 9 11 10 Ret 11 13 12 215 1 214
12   Stevan McAleer 11 7 2 7 3 10 153 153
13   Rob Nicholas DNS 5 4 24 6 Ret 6 8 153 153
14   Craig Clawson 20 18 24 14 10 Ret 17 15 13 14 17 14 17 18 138 3 135
15   Dave Weitzenhof 15 11 7 7 8 10 130 130
16   Mark Defer 19 13 14 8 Ret 14 20 18 10 19 116 116
17   Tom Fatur 29 12 18 12 Ret 19 9 Ret 11 11 113 113
18   Robert Wright 21 14 27 16 9 Ret 28 28 18 Ret 13 23 14 14 108 2 106
19   Gerry Kraut 12 6 9 8 94 94
20   Ardie Greenamyer 16 16 10 10 16 DNS 26 18 19 Ret Ret Ret 91 91
21   Jeff McCusker Ret 20 18 20 8 12 15 15 84 84
22   Chris Gumprecht 8 Ret 7 28 19 16 14 Ret DNS DNS 83 83
23   Peter González 18 DNS 16 18 11 10 23 17 78 78
24   Tim Kautz 14 8 13 9 76 76
25   Brent Gilkes 27 17 26 DNS 8 11 16 Ret 16 Ret 76 76
26   Paul Farmer 30 22 DNS 15 18 DNS 20 19 15 15 19 16 76 76
27   Al Guibord, Jr. 13 25 22 11 12 12 73 73
28   Dan Denison 20 11 12 Ret 29 23 22 20 16 DNS 67 67
29   Mikhail Goikhberg 28 21 4 9 62 62
30   Bill Jordan 24 24 19 23 19 17 12 13 62 62
31   Jesse Yorio 11 26 Ret 15 14 13 25 DNS 61 61
32   Zach Craigo 13 12 21 22 18 20 55 55
33   Brian Belardi 8 25 16 13 51 51
34   Blake Teeter 21 13 15 14 44 44
35   Al Guibord, Sr. 25 28 22 20 14 13 25 27 42 42
36   Bob Reid 24 26 17 16 14 19 42 42
37   John Dole 10 11 40 40
38   Matthew Inge 9 19 30 30
39   Tim Paul 22 27 23 17 Ret 25 24 DNS 22 22 29 29
40   Charles Finelli Ret DNS 15 17 Ret DNS 21 21
41   Billy McLaughlin 23 15 14 14
42   Chris Keller DNS 19 7 7
43   Tim Walsh 26 23 4 4
44   Len Amato 28 Ret 1 1
Pos Driver VIR
 
ATL
 
MOS
 
WGI
 
LRP
 
ROA
 
MID
 
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)
  • Full Results
  • This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.

References edit

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