2014 U.S. F2000 Winterfest

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The 2014 U.S. F2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest was the fourth year of the winter racing series promoted by the U.S. F2000 National Championship. It consisted of six races held during two race meets during February 2014 and serves as preparation for the 2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship. Both venues are new for 2014 as the series previously raced on tracks in the state of Florida for the Winterfest.

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American R. C. Enerson captured a closely contested title over Brit Michael Epps, with each driver capturing two wins and two other podium finishes. American rookie Jake Eidson finished third in points as the only driver to finish in the top-five in every race. Victor Franzoni won the first race but had two retirements and a DNS and fell to seventh in points and Clarke Toppe won the third race but it was his only top-five finish of the series as he finished fifth in points, six points behind Florian Latorre.

Drivers and teams

TeamNo.DriversNotes
Flag of the United States.svg Afterburner Autosport15 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Myasava
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke
Flag of the United States.svg ArmsUp Motorsports24 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Portante Barber only
51 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz
Flag of the United States.svg Belardi Auto Racing 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett Barber only
14 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre
41 Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps
Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo EstrelaNOLA only
Flag of the United States.svg JAY Motorsports96 Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Furuseth
Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports 12 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe DonatoBarber only
93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Andrews
97 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe
Flag of the United States.svg M2 Autosport13 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Diego Maldonado
25 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Lozano
Flag of the United States.svg Pabst Racing Services 23 Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen
77 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric
Flag of the United States.svg Team E Racing7 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson

Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series', was announced on October 24, 2013. [1]

RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning team
1 NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, Louisiana February 21 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag placeholder.svgnot awarded Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni Flag of the United States.svg Afterburner Autosport
2February 22 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg Team E
3 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports
4 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama February 25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps Flag of the United States.svg Belardi Auto Racing
5 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps Flag of the United States.svg Belardi Auto Racing
6February 26 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson Flag of the United States.svg Team E

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver NOL BAR Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg R. C. Enerson 31*6421*146
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Epps 712311*2132
3 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson 532554118
4 Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre 96102*35103
5 Flag of the United States.svg Clark Toppe881*108697
6 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 1614574385
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Franzoni 1216319DNS84
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Andrews174489778
9 Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Furuseth 25714151872
10 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Cindric 1317896961
11 Flag of the United States.svg Will Owen 1016911131354
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke 14131212101253
13 Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin 671716181446
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Myasava1191319141543
15 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Portante 67842
16 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Diego Maldonado15111515161638
17 Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Lozano12101418171736
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Danilo Estrela4151135
19 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Donato13111029
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett 17121123
PosDriver NOL BAR Points
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 Belardi Auto Racing 149
2 Flag of the United States.svg Team E Racing115
3 Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing 98
4 Flag of the United States.svg JDC Motorsports 80
5 Flag of the United States.svg ArmsUp Motorsports72
6 Flag of the United States.svg Afterburner Autosport65
7 Flag of the United States.svg JAY Motorsports55
8 Flag of the United States.svg Pabst Racing Services26
9 Flag of the United States.svg M2 Autosport12

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  1. Mazda Road to Indy 2014 Schedule Confirmed Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine , Andsersen Promotions PR, October 24, 2013, Retrieved 2013-11-05