2009 F2000 Championship Series

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2009 F2000 Championship season
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The 2009 F2000 Championship Series season was the fourth season of competition in the series. It consisted of 12 rounds (six double-race weekends), beginning April 10 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding August 16 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Chris Miller driving for JDC Motorsports won four races and on his way to the close fought championship over the St. Clair Motorsports entry of Matthew Inge as well as other contenders Remy Audette and Benjamin Searcy. Tom Fatur won the Masters' championship over Tim Minor by only 7 points despite Minor competing in only six races and Fatur driving the entire schedule.

The F2000 Championship Series is a North American–based open wheel road racing series based on Formula Continental, a wings and slicks series that is designed to be the second step after Formula F 1600.

Virginia International Raceway motorsport track in the United States

Virginia International Raceway is a race track located in Alton, Virginia, near Danville. It is less than a half-mile from the North Carolina/Virginia border just outside Milton, North Carolina on the banks of the Dan River. VIR hosts amateur and professional automobile and motorcycle events, driving schools, club days, and private test rentals.

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus.

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Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Virginia International Raceway Flag of the United States.svg Alton, Virginia April 10 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of the United States.svg Phil Lombardi Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Searcy Flag of the United States.svg Zsports Midwest
2 April 11 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports
3 Lime Rock Park Flag of the United States.svg Lime Rock, Connecticut May 23 Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Searcy Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Searcy Flag of the United States.svg Zsports Midwest
4 May 25 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Searcy Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of Canada.svg Audette Motorsports
5 Mosport International Raceway Flag of Canada.svg Bowmanville, Ontario June 13 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports
6 June 14 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge Flag of the United States.svg St. Clair Motorsports
7 Watkins Glen International Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen, New York July 3 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports
8 July 5 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge Flag of the United States.svg Al Guibord, Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Phil Lombardi Flag of the United States.svg GTP Motorsports
9 Summit Point Motorsports Park Flag of the United States.svg Summit Point, West Virginia July 17 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge Flag of the United States.svg St. Clair Motorsports
10 July 19 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Tim Minor Flag of the United States.svg Tim Minor Flag of the United States.svg Ski Motorsports
11 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of the United States.svg Lexington, Ohio August 14 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Tim Minor Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Searcy Flag of the United States.svg Zsports Midwest
12 August 16 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports

Championship results

Pos Driver VIR LRP MOS WGL SUM MDO Points
Drivers' championship
1 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Miller 181 2 2 121 1222 51458
2 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Inge 523 321 302 1 4 6 6405
3 Flag of Canada.svg Remy Audette 2 3 414 4 3 4 4 16 3 2390
4 Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Searcy 1 2717 5 6 DNS 6 5 3 1 10330
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Orsolon 24 21 11 4 3 3 11 7 3 17 4 5284
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Fatur (M) 4 17 12 6 12 8 9 30 8 23 10 15203
7 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Minor (M) 10 4 2212 3197
8 Flag of the United States.svg Al Guibord, Jr. 9 6 6 10 43 13 DNS190
9 Flag of the United States.svg Keith McCrone 13 9 6 22 9 5 17 8161
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Carbone 25 28 DNS 22 7 5 6 20 7 4157
11 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wright (M) 8 22 21 16 16 10 8 27 14 9 18 26146
12 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Clawson (M) 14 13 13 15 17 13 12 9 12 19 22 24144
13 Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Johnston 12 10 10 9 DNS 21 19 14 16 9140
14 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Lombardi 3 7 DNS DNS 2 1138
15 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Scarallo 21 12 7 23 11 20 25 29 17 18 15 14121
16 Flag of the United States.svg Colin Alexander DNS 9 25 8 9 23 29 17 19 8116
17 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Gumprecht 20 25 22 11 31 8 20 6 11 21116
18 Flag of Barbados.svg Brent Gilkes (M) 19 20 14 13 15 15 27 19 13 7115
19 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff McCusker (M) 7 19 24 18 7 11 10 22 DNS 23114
20 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Camadella (M) 23 14 9 21 21 11 5 32 19 18113
21 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Szykulski (M) 13 8 14 14 9 11108
22 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Munoz 15 18 23 20 19 17 14 31 11 12 20 17107
23 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Weitzenhof (M) 10 15 10 22 8 1296
24 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Caldwell 22 26 18 DNS 8 7 17 23 23 1194
25 Flag of the United States.svg Blake Teeter 17 23 17 14 20 16 22 24 15 14 24 2086
26 Flag of the United States.svg Rob Nicholas 13 5 7 21 25 2578
27 Flag of the United States.svg John Dole 4 5 28 DNS63
28 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Denison (M) 18 18 21 21 16 13 21 2261
29 Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Yorio 26 5 DNS DNS 14 1360
30 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Belardi DNS 12 8 1259
31 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Defer (M) 26 28 12 746
32 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gonzalez (M) 11 16 16 DNS39
33 Flag of the United States.svg Dwight Rider 10 1336
34 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Finelli DNS DNS 18 1029
35 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Farmer (M) 20 19 22 1921
36 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Burke 12 1720
37 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Fahan (M) 12 2419
38 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Walsh 16 2412
Pos Driver VIR LRP MOS WGL SUM MDO 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
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(1 point)

This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.
(M) indicates driver is participating in Masters Class for drivers over 40 years of age.

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