2010 F2000 Championship Series
# 2010 F2000 Championship Series

The 2010 F2000 Championship Series season marked the fifth season of competition in the series. It comprised 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 10 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding September 5 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

With six victories during the season, Victor Carbone finished it as the champion, 74 points clear of closest rival Cole Morgan, who took two wins. Daniel Erickson finished the season in third place, despite missing two early-season rounds at Road Atlanta and Mosport, taking a double win at Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. Jonathan Scarallo, Chris Livengood and Remy Audette took the other race wins as they all finished inside the top ten in the championship standings.

## Drivers and teams

The series released a 33-car entry list on March 29, 2010.

| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 1 | Cole Morgan | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | In partnership with Greisiger Motorsports |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 12 | Bob Reid | Van Diemen RF04 | Zetec | Road America only |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 20 | Matthew Inge | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 42 | James Winslow | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | Watkins Glen race 1 only |
| Primus Racing | 02 | Daniel Erickson | Van Diemen | Zetec | Skipped Mosport |
| Z-Sports | 03 | Tim Walsh | Van Diemen | Zetec | VIR & Road Atlanta only |
| GTP Motorsports | 3 | Phil Lombardi | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | |
| GTP Motorsports | 14 | Blake Teeter | Van Diemen | Zetec | VIR to Mosport only |
| GTP Motorsports | 16 | Peter González | Van Diemen RF05 | Zetec | Skipped Watkins Glen & Road America |
| GTP Motorsports | 17 | Félix Serrallés | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | Lime Rock only |
| GTP Motorsports | 69 | Paul Farmer | Mygale SJ05 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
| GTP Motorsports | 70 | Tom Fatur | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport & Road America |
| GTP Motorsports | 86 | Jim Hanrahan | Van Diemen | Zetec | Lime Rock only |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 4 | Rich Balsley | Van Diemen RF07 | Zetec | Road America only |
| R-Sport | 5 | Keith McCrone | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | |
| R-Sport | 22 | Jonathan Scarallo | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | |
| SMR Motorsports | 06 | Timothy Paul | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport |
| SMR Motorsports | 14 | Stevan McAleer | Van Diemen | Zetec | Watkins Glen onwards |
| Lap 2 Racing 8000Inc Racing | 7 | Brent Gilkes | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
| St. Clair Motorsports | 8 | Mark Defer | Van Diemen | Zetec | Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock |
| St. Clair Motorsports | 42 | Bill Jordan | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock |
| St. Clair Motorsports | 51 | Dan Denison | Van Diemen RF05 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
| St. Clair Motorsports | 97 | Chris Gumprecht | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport |
| Dole Fuels Racing | 08 | John Dole | Van Diemen RF99 | Zetec | Lime Rock only |
| JDC MotorSports | 10 | Mikhail Goikhberg | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only |
| JDC MotorSports | 55 | Gerry Kraut | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only |
| Company Motorsports | 11 | Jesse Yorio | Piper DF-5 | Zetec | Skipped Road Atlanta & Road America |
| Company Motorsports | 25 | Jeff McCusker | Piper DF-5 Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
| John LaRue | 17 | John LaRue | Citation | Zetec | VIR only |
| Audette Racing | 21 | Remy Audette | Van Diemen RF08 | Zetec | VIR to Mosport only |
| Alegra Motorsports | 23 | Victor Carbone | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | |
| Alegra Motorsports | 26 | Fabio Orsolon | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | |
| Clawson Motorsports | 27 | Craig Clawson | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | |
| AcceleRace Motorsports | 28 | Ardie Greenamyer | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
| AcceleRace Motorsports | 4 | Chris Camadella | Van Diemen | Zetec | Watkins Glen only |
| Len Amato | 33 | Len Amato | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, Road America |
| Liberty Motorsports | 36 | Tim Kautz | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | VIR & Road Atlanta only |
| Liberty Motorsports | 41 | Brian Belardi | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | VIR, Road Atlanta, & Road America only |
| Liberty Motorsports | 80 | Bobby Caldwell | Van Diemen RF00 | Zetec | In partnership with Caldwell Racing |
| Liberty Motorsports | 85 | Zach Craigo | Van Diemen | Zetec | Joined at Mosport, skipped Lime Rock |
| Work Racing | 37 | Chris Livengood | Van Diemen RF00 | Pinto | |
| McLaughlin Motorsports | 57 | Billy McLaughlin | Van Diemen RF06 | Zetec | VIR & Road Atlanta only |
| Weitzenhof Racing | 67 | Dave Weitzenhof | Citation | Zetec | VIR to Mosport only |
| Vaughn Horvath | 73 | Vaughn Horvath | Van Diemen RF97 | Pinto | Skipped Lime Rock |
| Fat Boy Racing | 83 | Charles Finelli | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock race 2, & Road America |
| Fat Boy Racing | 83 | Brendan Puderbach | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Lime Rock race 2 only |
| Ski Motorsports | 88 | Tim Minor | Van Diemen RF98 | Zetec | Skipped Road America |
| K-FAST | 89 | Rob Nicholas | Van Diemen RF01 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport, Lime Rock, & Road America |
| ADSA/Wright Racing | 90 | Robert Wright | Van Diemen RF03 | Zetec | |
| ADSA/Wright Racing | 94 | Al Guibord, Sr. | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Lime Rock and Road America |
| ADSA/Wright Racing | 95 | Al Guibord, Jr. | Van Diemen RF02 | Zetec | Skipped Mosport and Lime Rock |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | April 10 | Daniel Erickson | Cole Morgan | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
| 2 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | April 11 | Daniel Erickson | Jonathan Scarallo | Cole Morgan | K-Hill Motorsports |
| 3 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 7 | Victor Carbone | Rob Nicholas | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
| 4 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 8 | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
| 5 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | June 12 | Remy Audette | Remy Audette | Remy Audette | Audette Racing |
| 6 | Mosport International Raceway | Bowmanville, Ontario | June 13 | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
| 7 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | July 3 | Chris Livengood | Cole Morgan | Daniel Erickson | Primus Racing |
| 8 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | July 4 | Daniel Erickson | Victor Carbone | Daniel Erickson | Primus Racing |
| 9 | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 23 | Keith McCrone | Daniel Erickson | Cole Morgan | K-Hill Motorsports |
| 10 | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 24 | Victor Carbone | Daniel Erickson | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
| 11 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 7 | Daniel Erickson | Victor Carbone | Victor Carbone | Alegra Motorsports |
| 12 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 8 | Jonathan Scarallo | Jonathan Scarallo | Jonathan Scarallo | R-Sport |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | September 4 | Victor Carbone | Chris Livengood | Chris Livengood | Work Racing |
| 14 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | September 5 | Victor Carbone | Chris Livengood | Daniel Erickson | Primus Racing |

## Final standings

| Pos | Driver | VIR | VIR | ATL | ATL | MOS | MOS | WGI | WGI | LRP | LRP | ROA | ROA | MID | MID | Total | Drop | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Victor Carbone | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 562 | 27 | 535 |
| 2 | Cole Morgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 482 | 21 | 461 |
| 3 | Daniel Erickson | 2 | 10 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 395 | | 395 |
| 4 | Phil Lombardi | 7 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 398 | 21 | 377 |
| 5 | Keith McCrone | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 21 | Ret | 327 | 5 | 322 |
| 6 | Fabio Orsolon | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 314 | | 314 |
| 7 | Jonathan Scarallo | 6 | 7 | 25 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 289 | | 289 |
| 8 | Chris Livengood | 9 | 21 | 15 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | DNS | 5 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 286 | | 286 |
| 9 | Tim Minor | 10 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | 22 | DNS | 283 | | 283 |
| 10 | Remy Audette | 5 | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | 6 | 236 | | 236 |
| 11 | Bobby Caldwell | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 12 | 215 | 1 | 214 |
| 12 | Stevan McAleer | | | | | | | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 | | | 153 | | 153 |
| 13 | Rob Nicholas | DNS | 5 | 4 | 24 | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | 6 | 8 | 153 | | 153 |
| 14 | Craig Clawson | 20 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 138 | 3 | 135 |
| 15 | Dave Weitzenhof | 15 | 11 | | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | 130 | | 130 |
| 16 | Mark Defer | 19 | 13 | 14 | 8 | | | Ret | 14 | | | 20 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 116 | | 116 |
| 17 | Tom Fatur | 29 | 12 | 18 | 12 | | | Ret | 19 | 9 | Ret | | | 11 | 11 | 113 | | 113 |
| 18 | Robert Wright | 21 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 9 | Ret | 28 | 28 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 108 | 2 | 106 |
| 19 | Gerry Kraut | | | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | | | 94 | | 94 |
| 20 | Ardie Greenamyer | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | DNS | 26 | 18 | 19 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 91 | | 91 |
| 21 | Jeff McCusker | Ret | 20 | | | | | 18 | 20 | 8 | 12 | | | 15 | 15 | 84 | | 84 |
| 22 | Chris Gumprecht | 8 | Ret | 7 | 28 | | | 19 | 16 | 14 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | 83 | | 83 |
| 23 | Peter González | 18 | DNS | 16 | 18 | 11 | 10 | | | 23 | 17 | | | | | 78 | | 78 |
| 24 | Tim Kautz | 14 | 8 | 13 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 76 | | 76 |
| 25 | Brent Gilkes | 27 | 17 | 26 | DNS | 8 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | | | | | 76 | | 76 |
| 26 | Paul Farmer | 30 | 22 | DNS | 15 | 18 | DNS | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | | | 19 | 16 | 76 | | 76 |
| 27 | Al Guibord, Jr. | 13 | 25 | | | | | 22 | 11 | | | 12 | 12 | | | 73 | | 73 |
| 28 | Dan Denison | | | 20 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 29 | 23 | 22 | 20 | | | 16 | DNS | 67 | | 67 |
| 29 | Mikhail Goikhberg | | | 28 | 21 | | | | | | | 4 | 9 | | | 62 | | 62 |
| 30 | Bill Jordan | 24 | 24 | 19 | 23 | | | | | | | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | | 62 |
| 31 | Jesse Yorio | 11 | 26 | | | Ret | 15 | 14 | 13 | 25 | DNS | | | | | 61 | | 61 |
| 32 | Zach Craigo | | | | | 13 | 12 | 21 | 22 | | | 18 | 20 | | | 55 | | 55 |
| 33 | Brian Belardi | | | 8 | 25 | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | | | 51 | | 51 |
| 34 | Blake Teeter | | | 21 | 13 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 44 | | 44 |
| 35 | Al Guibord, Sr. | 25 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 27 | | | | | | | 42 | | 42 |
| 36 | Bob Reid | | | | | | | 24 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | | | 42 | | 42 |
| 37 | John Dole | | | | | | | | | 10 | 11 | | | | | 40 | | 40 |
| 38 | Matthew Inge | | | 9 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | 30 |
| 39 | Tim Paul | 22 | 27 | 23 | 17 | | | Ret | 25 | 24 | DNS | 22 | 22 | | | 29 | | 29 |
| 40 | Charles Finelli | Ret | DNS | | | | | 15 | 17 | Ret | DNS | | | | | 21 | | 21 |
| 41 | Billy McLaughlin | 23 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | 14 |
| 42 | Chris Keller | DNS | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | 7 |
| 43 | Tim Walsh | 26 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| 44 | Len Amato | 28 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | VIR | VIR | ATL | ATL | MOS | MOS | WGI | WGI | LRP | LRP | ROA | ROA | MID | MID | Total | Drop | 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) |
| Blank | Not competing |

In-line notation :

| Bold | Pole position (3 points) |
| - | - |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (2 points) |

* Full Results
* This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.
