2015 F2000 Championship Series

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2015 F2000 Championship season
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The 2015 F2000 Championship Series season is the tenth season of competition for the series.

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21 year-old American Sam Beasley won all but two races of the fourteen round championship, dominating his way to the title. Second place Eric Filgueras was held winless and finished well back in the Championship. Canadian Steve Bamford won the Masters Championship for drivers over 40 years old and finished third overall in points with one win.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg Braselton, Georgia April 11 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg John LaRue Flag of the United States.svg David Grant
2 April 12 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
3 Watkins Glen International Flag of the United States.svg Watkins Glen, New York May 15 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Paul Flag of Canada.svg Steve Bamford Flag of Canada.svg Steve Bamford
4 May 16 Flag of the United States.svg David Grant Flag of Canada.svg Steve Bamford Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
5 Virginia International Raceway Flag of the United States.svg Alton, Virginia June 6 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
6 June 7 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of Canada.svg Steve Bamford Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Flag of the United States.svg Lexington, Ohio July 4 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg John LaRue Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
8 July 5 Flag of the United States.svg John LaRue Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
9 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Flag of the United States.svg Wampum, Pennsylvania August 1 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
10 August 2 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
11 New Jersey Motorsports Park Flag of the United States.svg Millville, New Jersey August 29 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
12 August 30 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
13 Pittsburgh International Race Complex Flag of the United States.svg Wampum, Pennsylvania October 17 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley
14 October 18 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley

Final standings

Pos. Driver Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
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WGI
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VIR
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MDO
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PIT1
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NJMP
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PIT2
Points
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Beasley 191 2 11111111111593
2 Flag of the United States.svg Eric Filgueiras 7 2 6 3 3 4 7 5 2 13 4 2 45423
3 Flag of Canada.svg Steve Bamford (M) 2 315 172 18 14 3 2 3 7 2 18415
4 Flag of the United States.svg Austin McCusker 3 5 4 4 2 6 4 6 6 4 6 12 3 6399
5 Flag of the United States.svg David Grant 1 8 32 5 3 7 9 7 4 20 3374
6 Flag of the United States.svg Quinlan Lall 23DNS 7 9 6 8 17 4 8 8 5 8 6 2324
7 Flag of the United States.svg Trent Walko 8 13 8 7 4 5 5 2 4 3 18 17 18 17318
8 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Chastain 6 4 9 22 7 17 3 21 21 19 2 5 8 13266
9 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Weitzenhof (M) 10 9 10 11 12 13 10 17 12 14 9 9 12 9240
10 Flag of the United States.svg John McCusker 5 6 18 22 20DNS 19 5 7 16 3 5 4232
11 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Denison (M) 11 11 11 10 11 11 13 12 11 8192
12 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Reid (M) 20 14 17 15 14 11 15 10 17 10 14 7173
13 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Jenks (M) 14 10 11DNS 9 16 9 8 10 18155
14 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Dixon (M) 13 16 9 5 8 15 7 16152
15 Flag of the United States.svg Nick Palacio 8 7 19 6 11 6130
16 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Gumprecht 22 19 14 16 15DNS 18 11 11 13 13DNS121
17 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Finelli (M) 15 15 14 21 10 9 15 14108
18 Flag of the United States.svg John LaRue 4 1622092
19 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wright (M) 23 25DNS 19 18 12 9 20DNS 15 14 16 1090
20 Flag of the United States.svg Mauro Fauza (M) 25 20 22 18 14 13 10 1187
21 Flag of Barbados.svg Brent Gilkes (M) 12 17 16 12 14 1087
22 Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Puderbach 16 19 20 16 15 12 19 15 22DNS67
23 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Paul 5 663
24 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Allaer (M) 8 362
25 Flag of the United States.svg Alan Guibord (M) 13 12 857
26 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kopp 6 756
27 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Brockman 9 750
28 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gonzalez (M) 15 17 12DNS 21 1549
29 Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Teixeira 17 18DNS 16 17 1146
30 Flag of the United States.svg Matt Machiko 9 1240
31 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Riley 23 20 13 1437
32 Flag of Canada.svg Jim Hallman (M) 21 21 24 19 13DNS37
33 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Baker 13 1036
34 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Weyls (M) 16 1227
35 Flag of the United States.svg Michael DeQuesada 18 1225
36 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Anti 14 1623
37 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Verhagen 10DNS21
38 Flag of the United States.svg Craig Clawson 15 1316
39 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Monteleone 21 1714
40 Flag of the United States.svg Devin Lesueur 18 1512
41 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Fatur (M) 16DNS10
42 Flag of the United States.svg John Dole (M) 197
43 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Heffring 171
Flag of the United States.svg Davy D'addario DNS
Pos. Driver Flag of the United States.svg
ATL
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WGI
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VIR
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MDO
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PIT1
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NJMP
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PIT2
Points

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