2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest

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The 2013 U.S. F2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest was the third year of the winter racing series promoted by the U.S. F2000 National Championship. It consisted of six races held during two race meets in Florida during February 2013 and served as preparation for the 2013 U.S. F2000 National Championship.

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American Neil Alberico, in his second year in the series and first with Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing won five of the six races and captured the championship. His Cape teammate, Canadian Scott Hargrove, won one race and finished second in the other five and was runner-up in the championship. Their teammate James Fletcher had three podium finishes and finished third in points. Canadian James Dayson was the only National class entrant and only contested the first three rounds of the championship. There were no lead changes during any of the six races and the first three races at Sebring International Raceway were run without a caution period.

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversNotes
Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing
2 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Fletcher
32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke
38 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove
Flag of the United States.svg Belardi Auto Racing 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett Sebring only
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Estrela Sebring only
14 Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry Palm Beach only
41 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Portante
Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport 7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist
77 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric
Flag of the United States.svg JAY Motorsports 9 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Donato Sebring only
91 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre
Flag of the United States.svg ZSports w/ Team E Racing 10 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Sebring only
Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports 12 Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur Oliveira
19 Flag of the United States.svg Clarke Toppe
54 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Johnson
93 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Rzadzinski
Flag of the United States.svg ArmsUp Motorsports 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Dayson National class, Sebring only
51 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Donato Palm Beach only
Flag of the United States.svg Afterburner Autosport 17 Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Gooden Sebring only
18 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson Sebring only
Flag of the United States.svg Pabst Racing Services 21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Lazare
23 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Wolfe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MDL Racing 56 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Di Leo

Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on October 23, 2012. [1]

RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1 Sebring Raceway Sebring, Florida February 5 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
2February 6 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
3 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
4 Palm Beach International Raceway Jupiter, Florida February 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
5February 10 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
6 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver SEB PBI Points
Championship Class
1 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico 1*1*1*21*1*186
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove 2221*22157
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Fletcher 1934334107
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Garett Grist 1743445102
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Rzadzinski 497115687
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jesse Lazare 765136384
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Wolfe 91012971168
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Di Leo 101496131460
9 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Portante 878DNS16858
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Arthur Oliveira 1415148121251
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Donato DNS20155101045
12 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre 2021111411738
13 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe 1316DNS10141632
14 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric 12DNSDNS7DNS1529
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke DNS19161581329
16 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Johnson 11131812151729
Not classified
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson 68643
Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Estrela 351940
Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson 5121037
Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Gooden 18111718
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett 15171318
Flag of the United States.svg Matt McMurry DNS99
National Class
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Dayson 1618DNS44
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
In-line notation
Championship Class only
Bold Pole position
(1 point)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(1 point)

Teams'

PosTeamPoints
1 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing 240
2 Flag of the United States.svg Andretti Autosport 70
3 Flag of the United States.svg Pabst Racing Services59
4 Flag of the United States.svg Belardi Auto Racing49
5 Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports48
6 Flag of the United States.svg Afterburner Autosport23
7 Flag of the United States.svg ArmsUp Motorsports14
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MDL Racing14
9 Flag of the United States.svg JAY Motorsports13
10 Flag of the United States.svg ZSports w/ Team E Racing12

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References

  1. USF2000 Unveils 2013 Schedule Archived 2013-02-05 at archive.today , US F2000, October 23, 2012, Retrieved 2012-12-05