2010 F2000 Championship Series Explained

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]

TeamNo.DriverChassisEngineNotes
K-Hill Motorsports1 Cole Morgan[2] Van Diemen RF06ZetecIn partnership with Greisiger Motorsports
12 Bob ReidVan Diemen RF04ZetecRoad America only
20 Matthew Inge[3] Van Diemen RF06ZetecSkipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America
42 James WinslowVan Diemen RF06ZetecWatkins Glen race 1 only
Primus Racing02 Daniel Erickson[4] Van DiemenZetecSkipped Mosport
Z-Sports03 Tim Walsh[5] Van DiemenZetecVIR & Road Atlanta only
GTP Motorsports3 Phil Lombardi[6] Van Diemen RF01Zetec
14 Blake TeeterVan DiemenZetecVIR to Mosport only
16 Peter GonzálezVan Diemen RF05ZetecSkipped Watkins Glen & Road America
17 Félix SerrallésVan Diemen RF03ZetecLime Rock only
69 Paul FarmerMygale SJ05ZetecSkipped Road America
70 Tom FaturVan Diemen RF03ZetecSkipped Mosport & Road America
86 Jim HanrahanVan DiemenZetecLime Rock only
ArmsUp Motorsports4 Rich BalsleyVan Diemen RF07ZetecRoad America only
R-Sport5 Keith McCrone[7] Van Diemen RF01Zetec
22 Jonathan ScaralloVan Diemen RF01Zetec
SMR Motorsports06 Timothy Paul[8] Van Diemen RF02ZetecSkipped Mosport
14 Stevan McAleerVan DiemenZetecWatkins Glen onwards
Lap 2 Racing
8000Inc Racing		7 Brent GilkesVan Diemen RF03ZetecSkipped Road America
St. Clair Motorsports8 Mark DeferVan DiemenZetecSkipped Mosport and Lime Rock
42 Bill JordanVan Diemen RF06ZetecSkipped Mosport and Lime Rock
51 Dan DenisonVan Diemen RF05ZetecSkipped Road America
97 Chris GumprechtVan Diemen RF02ZetecSkipped Mosport
Dole Fuels Racing08 John DoleVan Diemen RF99ZetecLime Rock only
JDC MotorSports10 Mikhail Goikhberg[9] Van Diemen RF01ZetecVIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
55 Gerry KrautVan Diemen RF03ZetecVIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
Company Motorsports11 Jesse Yorio[10] Piper DF-5ZetecSkipped Road Atlanta & Road America
25 Jeff McCuskerPiper DF-5
Van Diemen RF01		ZetecSkipped Road America
John LaRue17 John LaRueCitationZetecVIR only
Audette Racing21 Remy Audette[11] Van Diemen RF08ZetecVIR to Mosport only
Alegra Motorsports23 Victor Carbone[12] Van Diemen RF02Zetec
26 Fabio OrsolonVan Diemen RF03Zetec
Clawson Motorsports27 Craig ClawsonVan Diemen RF01Zetec
AcceleRace Motorsports28 Ardie GreenamyerVan Diemen RF02ZetecSkipped Road America
4 Chris CamadellaVan DiemenZetecWatkins Glen only
Len Amato33 Len AmatoVan Diemen RF01ZetecSkipped Mosport, Lime Rock, Road America
Liberty Motorsports36 Tim Kautz[13] Van Diemen RF06ZetecVIR & Road Atlanta only
41 Brian BelardiVan Diemen RF06ZetecVIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only
80 Bobby Caldwell[14] Van Diemen RF00ZetecIn partnership with Caldwell Racing
85 Zach CraigoVan DiemenZetecJoined at Mosport, skipped Lime Rock
Work Racing37 Chris Livengood[15] Van Diemen RF00Pinto
McLaughlin Motorsports57 Billy McLaughlinVan Diemen RF06ZetecVIR & Road Atlanta only
Weitzenhof Racing67 Dave WeitzenhofCitationZetecVIR to Mosport only
Vaughn Horvath73 Vaughn HorvathVan Diemen RF97PintoSkipped Lime Rock
Fat Boy Racing83 Charles FinelliVan Diemen RF02ZetecSkipped Mosport, Lime Rock race 2, & Road America
Brendan PuderbachLime Rock race 2 only
Ski Motorsports88 Tim MinorVan Diemen RF98ZetecSkipped Road America
K-FAST89 Rob NicholasVan Diemen RF01ZetecSkipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America
ADSA/Wright Racing90 Robert WrightVan Diemen RF03Zetec
94 Al Guibord, Sr.Van Diemen RF02ZetecSkipped Lime Rock and Road America
95 Al Guibord, Jr.Van Diemen RF02ZetecSkipped Mosport and Lime Rock

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1Virginia International Raceway Alton, VirginiaApril 10 Daniel Erickson Cole Morgan Victor Carbone Alegra Motorsports
2April 11 Daniel Erickson Jonathan Scarallo Cole Morgan K-Hill Motorsports
3Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaMay 7 Victor Carbone Rob Nicholas Victor Carbone Alegra Motorsports
4May 8 Victor Carbone Victor Carbone Victor Carbone Alegra Motorsports
5Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, OntarioJune 12 Remy Audette Remy Audette Remy Audette Audette Racing
6June 13 Victor Carbone Victor Carbone Victor Carbone Alegra Motorsports
7Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New YorkJuly 3 Chris Livengood Cole Morgan Daniel Erickson Primus Racing
8July 4 Daniel Erickson Victor Carbone Daniel Erickson Primus Racing
9Lime Rock Park Lakeville, ConnecticutJuly 23 Keith McCrone Daniel Erickson Cole Morgan K-Hill Motorsports
10July 24 Victor Carbone Daniel Erickson Victor Carbone Alegra Motorsports
11Road America Elkhart Lake, WisconsinAugust 7 Daniel Erickson Victor Carbone Victor Carbone Alegra Motorsports
12August 8 Jonathan Scarallo Jonathan Scarallo Jonathan Scarallo R-Sport
13Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioSeptember 4 Victor Carbone Chris Livengood Chris Livengood Work Racing
14September 5 Victor Carbone Chris Livengood Daniel Erickson Primus Racing

Final standings

PosDriverVIR
ATL
MOS
WGI
LRP
ROA
MID
TotalDrop
1 Victor Carbone14114152Ret1175356227535
2 Cole Morgan413Ret3243191043248221461
3 Daniel Erickson210111222291395395
4 Phil Lombardi730632510833867539821377
5 Keith McCrone17611566754136321Ret3275322
6 Fabio Orsolon33222RetDNS910Ret47549314314
7 Jonathan Scarallo67252DNSDNS131276211204289289
8 Chris Livengood921157Ret92426DNS52117286286
9 Tim Minor10Ret5454365522DNS283283
10 Remy Audette521326236236
11 Bobby Caldwell12917261781291110Ret1113122151214
12 Stevan McAleer11727310153153
13 Rob NicholasDNS54246Ret68153153
14 Craig Clawson2018241410Ret17151314171417181383135
15 Dave Weitzenhof151177810130130
16 Mark Defer1913148Ret1420181019116116
17 Tom Fatur29121812Ret199Ret1111113113
18 Robert Wright211427169Ret282818Ret132314141082106
19 Gerry Kraut126989494
20 Ardie Greenamyer1616101016DNS261819RetRetRet9191
21 Jeff McCuskerRet20182081215158484
22 Chris Gumprecht8Ret728191614RetDNSDNS8383
23 Peter González18DNS1618111023177878
24 Tim Kautz1481397676
25 Brent Gilkes271726DNS81116Ret16Ret7676
26 Paul Farmer3022DNS1518DNS2019151519167676
27 Al Guibord, Jr.1325221112127373
28 Dan Denison201112Ret2923222016DNS6767
29 Mikhail Goikhberg2821496262
30 Bill Jordan24241923191712136262
31 Jesse Yorio1126Ret15141325DNS6161
32 Zach Craigo1312212218205555
33 Brian Belardi82516135151
34 Blake Teeter211315144444
35 Al Guibord, Sr.25282220141325274242
36 Bob Reid2426171614194242
37 John Dole10114040
38 Matthew Inge9193030
39 Tim Paul22272317Ret2524DNS22222929
40 Charles FinelliRetDNS1517RetDNS2121
41 Billy McLaughlin23151414
42 Chris KellerDNS1977
43 Tim Walsh262344
44 Len Amato28Ret11
PosDriverVIR
ATL
MOS
WGI
LRP
ROA
MID
TotalDrop
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
BoldPole position
(3 points)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(2 points)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Series Releases Tentative 33-Car 2010 Entry List. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-29. 2010-03-30.
  2. News: 2007 F2000 Champion Cole Morgan in for VIR. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-26. 2010-03-26.
  3. News: Inge Returns to F2000 Championship. junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-05-05. 2010-05-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20100511031316/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/05/05/inge-returns-to-f2000-championship/. 2010-05-11. dead.
  4. News: Daniel Erickson Plans to Run F2000 Championship Opener at VIR. junioropenwheeltalent.com. Junior Open Wheel Talent. 2010-04-05. 2010-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100408045601/http://www.junioropenwheeltalent.com/2010/04/05/daniel-erickson-plans-to-run-f2000-championship/. 2010-04-08. dead.
  5. News: Series VIR Thursday test notes. motorsport.com. GMM. 2010-04-08. 2010-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606085110/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=363118&FS=. 2011-06-06. dead.
  6. News: GTP Motorsports Announces Five Car Team for 2010. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-27. 2010-01-27.
  7. News: Scarallo Signs with R-Sport for 2010. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-22. 2010-03-22.
  8. News: From Ovals to F2000: SMR Announces Two Car Team. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-19. 2010-01-19.
  9. News: Battle Brewing as F2000 Races at Road Atlanta. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-05-05. 2010-05-05.
  10. News: Yorio to Campaign New Piper. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-10. 2010-03-22.
  11. News: Audette Racing Sets 2010 Program. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-03-01. 2010-03-01.
  12. News: Carbone Back with Alegra Motorsports for 2010. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2010-01-13. 2010-01-13.
  13. http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=6937 Liberty Motorsports Signs Kautz for 2010 Title Run
  14. News: Bobby Caldwell Files First 2010 Entry. f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2009-12-14. 2010-01-12.
  15. News: Livengood and Work Racing Join Series in 2010. eformulacarnews.com. eFormulaCarNews. 2010-01-25. 2010-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710172809/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=6621&sid=ed2f8abe00e5e802ddb11ef5aaf4fb81. 2011-07-10. dead.

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