2011 F1600 Championship Series Explained

The 2011 F1600 Championship Series season was the inaugural season for the F1600 Championship Series. Bill Valet took the championship over Tim Kautz in the final round.

Drivers and teams

Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine
Valet Racing	83	Bill Valet	Swift DB6
David James Racing	74	David James	Van Diemen RF98
BCR Racing	31	Brian Copperthite
Kolthoff Racing	77	Michael Kolthoff	Swift DB6
Zuponcic racing	73	Ralph Zuponcic	???	???
Maisey Racing	41	Bill Maisey	Swift DB1
Maisey Racing	99	Sean Maisey	Citation SF95
	93	Glenn Taylor	???	???
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing	01 16	Ryan Leach	Swift DB6 Spectrum 011
	16	Mitch Martin	Spectrum 011
	01	Shannon McIntosh	Swift DB6
McBride Racing	53	Russ McBride	Swift DB1
Rice Racing	13	Greg Rice
Rice Racing	07	Steve Bamford	Van Diemen RF93	Ford Kent
Lee Racing	76	Jim Lee	Swift DB6
Lee Racing	19	John Robinson	Swift DB6
Generotti Motorsports	13	Jason Generotti	Swift DB1
JC Racing	8	Jacob Carpenter	Van Diemen RF93
Front Range Motorsports	60	Dwight Rider	Lola T440
	21	Jon Butkovich	Swift DB1
	11	Doug Stout	Swift DB1
LNR Racing	33	Len Amato	Van Diemen RF04
	3	Ric Baribeault	Piper DF5
	31	Chris Keller	Van Diemen RF04
Allen Racing	28	Wes Allen	Piper DF2
Roux Racing	36	Steve Roux	Royale RP31
	69	Erik Shepard	Tatuus RC98
Primus Racing	9	Samuel Beasley	Mygale SJ10
	47	Jim MacNicholl	Van Diemen RF81
DBM Racing	15	Jim Oseth	???	???
Bardwell Racing	35	Todd Bardwell	Swift DB1	??
Brumbaugh Racing	86	Kevin Brumbaugh	Crosslé 35F	Ford Kent
Pennon Racing	18	Dan Pyanowski	Swift DB1
	0	Lewis Cooper, III	Van Diemen RF00
Hobby Racing	91	Doug Hobby	Swift DB1
BGR Team Grote	6	Brian Graham	Van Diemen RF02
Devoe Racing	14	Ross Devoe	Van Diemen RF93
RECON Racing	44	Ed Callo	Bowman BC5
RMD Racing	4	Bob Detrick	Van Diemen RF98
Ski Motorsports	12	Jeremy Grenier	Citation FCZ0805
Groom Racing	63	Jon Groom	Swift DB1
ONP Racing	2	Mike Scanlan	Swift DB6
Oseth Racing	72	Stephen Oseth	Citation SF94
Hull Racing	71	Forrest Hull	Van Diemen
Warp 9 Motorsports	68	Caitlin Johnston	Van Diemen RF97
Quantum Racing Services	17		Van Diemen RF98
TTO Motorsports	5		Swift DB6
Foster Racing	23	Arthur Foster	Van Diemen RF00
Raceworks	7	Jim Goughary, Jr.	Piper DF5
Kautz Racing	88	Tim Kautz	Piper DF5	Ford Kent

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1^[1]	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 9	Samuel Beasley	Tim Kautz	Jim Goughary, Jr.
2^[2]	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 10	Tim Kautz	Tim Kautz	Tim Kautz
3^[3]	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 4	Bill Valet	Tim Kautz	Bill Valet
4^[4]	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	June 5	Tim Kautz	Tim Kautz	Tim Kautz
5^[5]	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 1	Wyatt Gooden	Wyatt Gooden	Wyatt Gooden
6^[6]	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 2	Mitch Martin	Mitch Martin	Wyatt Gooden
7^[7]	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	September 17	Jim Goughary, Jr.	Forrest Hull	Bill Valet
8^[8]	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	September 17	Jim Goughary, Jr.	Colin Thompson	Arthur Foster
9^[9]	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 15	Wyatt Gooden	Wyatt Gooden	Wyatt Gooden
10^[10]	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 16	Wyatt Gooden	Wyatt Gooden	Wyatt Gooden

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	VIR		WG1		MDO		LRP		WG2		Points
Drivers' championship
1	Bill Valet	3	3	1	2	6	7	1	DNS	3	3	322
2	Tim Kautz	4	1	2	1	4	3	DNF	DNF	7	6	317
3	Jim Goughary, Jr.	1	7	DNF	4	3	5	DNF	DNF	6	4	246
4	Arthur Foster	5	27	5	7	8	21	2	1	8	7	232
5	Colin Thompson	6	24	3	6			3	3	9	8	221
6	Wyatt Gooden					1	1			1	1	215
7	Caitlin Johnston	7	6	8	8	13	11	5	7	11	16	202
8	Forrest Hull			4	5	10	22	4	DNF	10	9	181
9	John Robinson	2	2	6	3	7	DNF					178
10	Ryan Leach	24	8	DNF	24	22	20	DNF	2	2	2	162
11	Stephen Oseth	DNF	28			9	6	6	4	12	10	155
12	Mike Scanlan	10	13	DNS	9	11	8	7	12	21	DNS	152
13	Jon Groom			10	12	14	13	DNF	6	13	11	141
14	Jeremy Grenier					5	4			4	5	130
15	Sean Maisey	9	9	15	19	16	14	11	10	DNS		125
16	Mitch Martin					2	2					89
17	Bob Detrick			DNF	14			14	5	14	13	82
18	Doug Stout	11	19	11	18					15	12	81
19	Ed Callo					17	16	15	8	20	20	77
20	Ross Devoe			DNS	11			9	9	DNS		65
21	Chris Keller			3						5	21	63
22	Brian Graham	8	5									56
23	Ric Baribeault	19	12					13	13			52
24	Doug Hobby			13	16			8	DNF			51
25	Lewis Cooper, III	13	4									49
26	John Butkovich	17	14	12	17					DNS		48
26	Dan Pyanowski	21	21	17	15		18			DNF	17	48
28	Kevin Brumbaugh	15	22			18	19			19	18	45
29	Todd Bardwell			9	10							44
29	Jim Oseth					12	15			17	19	44
31	Jim MacNicholl							10	11			38
32	Samuel Beasley	DNF	10			19	23					35
33	Erik Shepard					15	DNS			16	14	34
34	Steve Bamford		23			20	10					31
34	Steve Roux	23	17	14	20					DNS	DNS	31
36	Wes Allen					DNS	9					23
36	Len Amato	18	16		21							23
38	Dwight Rider	16	15									21
39	Jacob Carpenter	DNF	DNS			21	12			DNF	DNS	20
39	Jason Generotti		11									20
41	Jim Lee	14	20									19
41	Greg Rice									18	15	19
43	Russ McBride	12	25									18
44	Shannon McIntosh			DNF	13							16
44	Glenn Taylor							12	DNF			16
46	Bill Maisey	20	18									14
46	Ralph Zuponcic			16	22							14
48	Michael Kolthoff					DNF	17					9
49	Brian Copperthite	22	26					DNF	DNF			6
50	David James			DNS	23							3

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Other finishers
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)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Ran fastest race lap (2 points)

External links

Official website

Notes and References

News: Race 1. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 2. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 3. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 4. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 5. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 6. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 7. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 8. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 9. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.
News: Race 10. f1600championshipseries.com. 23 February 2013.