2009 F2000 Championship Series
# 2009 F2000 Championship Series

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.

## Race calendar and results

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

## Championship results

| Pos | Driver | VIR | VIR | LRP | LRP | MOS | MOS | WGL | WGL | SUM | SUM | MDO | MDO | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drivers' championship |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Miller | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 458 |
| 2 | Matthew Inge | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 405 |
| 3 | Remy Audette | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 390 |
| 4 | Benjamin Searcy | 1 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | DNS | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 330 |
| 5 | Fabio Orsolon | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 284 |
| 6 | Tom Fatur (M) | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 203 |
| 7 | Tim Minor (M) | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 197 |
| 8 | Al Guibord, Jr. | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | 4 | 3 | | | 13 | DNS | 190 |
| 9 | Keith McCrone | | | | | 13 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 161 |
| 10 | Victor Carbone | 25 | 28 | DNS | 22 | 7 | 5 | | | 6 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 157 |
| 11 | Robert Wright (M) | 8 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 146 |
| 12 | Craig Clawson (M) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 144 |
| 13 | Caitlin Johnston | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | DNS | 21 | 19 | 14 | | | 16 | 9 | 140 |
| 14 | Phil Lombardi | 3 | 7 | DNS | DNS | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 138 |
| 15 | Jonathan Scarallo | 21 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 121 |
| 16 | Colin Alexander | DNS | 9 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 8 | | | 116 |
| 17 | Chris Gumprecht | 20 | 25 | 22 | 11 | | | 31 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 116 |
| 18 | Brent Gilkes (M) | 19 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 7 | | | 115 |
| 19 | Jeff McCusker (M) | 7 | 19 | 24 | 18 | | | 7 | 11 | 10 | 22 | DNS | 23 | 114 |
| 20 | Chris Camadella (M) | 23 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 32 | | | 19 | 18 | 113 |
| 21 | Jerry Szykulski (M) | 13 | 8 | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | 9 | 11 | 108 |
| 22 | Alejandro Munoz | 15 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 107 |
| 23 | Dave Weitzenhof (M) | 10 | 15 | | | 10 | 22 | | | | | 8 | 12 | 96 |
| 24 | Bobby Caldwell | 22 | 26 | 18 | DNS | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 11 | | | 94 |
| 25 | Blake Teeter | 17 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 86 |
| 26 | Rob Nicholas | | | | | | | 13 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 78 |
| 27 | John Dole | | | 4 | 5 | | | 28 | DNS | | | | | 63 |
| 28 | Dan Denison (M) | | | | | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 61 |
| 29 | Jesse Yorio | 26 | 5 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 60 |
| 30 | Brian Belardi | DNS | 12 | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 59 |
| 31 | Mark Defer (M) | | | | | | | 26 | 28 | | | 12 | 7 | 46 |
| 32 | Peter Gonzalez (M) | 11 | 16 | 16 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 33 | Dwight Rider | | | | | | | 10 | 13 | | | | | 36 |
| 34 | Charles Finelli | | | DNS | DNS | | | 18 | 10 | | | | | 29 |
| 35 | Paul Farmer (M) | | | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 36 | Chris Burke | | | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 37 | Chris Fahan (M) | | | 12 | 24 | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 38 | Tim Walsh | 16 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | VIR | VIR | LRP | LRP | MOS | MOS | WGL | WGL | SUM | SUM | MDO | 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) |
| Blank | Not competing |

In-line notation :

| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| - | - |
| Italics | Ran 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.

