2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest
# 2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest

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.

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

| Team | No. | Drivers | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 2 | Neil Alberico | |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 3 | James Fletcher | |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 32 | Jeroen Slaghekke | |
| Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 38 | Scott Hargrove | |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | Daniel Burkett | Sebring only |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 11 | Danilo Estrela | Sebring only |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 14 | Matt McMurry | Palm Beach only |
| Belardi Auto Racing | 41 | Peter Portante | |
| Andretti Autosport | 7 | Garett Grist | |
| Andretti Autosport | 77 | Austin Cindric | |
| JAY Motorsports | 9 | Felipe Donato | Sebring only |
| JAY Motorsports | 91 | Florian Latorre | |
| ZSports w/ Team E Racing | 10 | R. C. Enerson | Sebring only |
| JDC Motorsports | 12 | Arthur Oliveira | |
| JDC Motorsports | 19 | Clarke Toppe | |
| JDC Motorsports | 54 | Michael Johnson | |
| JDC Motorsports | 93 | Stefan Rzadzinski | |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 16 | James Dayson | National class, Sebring only |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 51 | Felipe Donato | Palm Beach only |
| Afterburner Autosport | 17 | Wyatt Gooden | Sebring only |
| Afterburner Autosport | 18 | Jake Eidson | Sebring only |
| Pabst Racing Services | 21 | Jesse Lazare | |
| Pabst Racing Services | 23 | Jason Wolfe | |
| MDL Racing | 56 | Matthew Di Leo | |

## Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on October 23, 2012.

| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sebring Raceway | Sebring, Florida | February 5 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports |
| 2 | Sebring Raceway | Sebring, Florida | February 6 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports |
| 3 | Sebring Raceway | Sebring, Florida | February 6 | Neil Alberico | Garett Grist | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports |
| 4 | Palm Beach International Raceway | Jupiter, Florida | February 9 | Scott Hargrove | Neil Alberico | Scott Hargrove | Scott Hargrove | Cape Motorsports |
| 5 | Palm Beach International Raceway | Jupiter, Florida | February 10 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports |
| 6 | Palm Beach International Raceway | Jupiter, Florida | February 10 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports |

## Championship standings

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | SEB | SEB | SEB | PBI | PBI | PBI | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship Class |||||||||
| 1 | Neil Alberico | 1* | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 1* | 186 |
| 2 | Scott Hargrove | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 157 |
| 3 | James Fletcher | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 107 |
| 4 | Garett Grist | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 102 |
| 5 | Stefan Rzadzinski | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 87 |
| 6 | Jesse Lazare | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 84 |
| 7 | Jason Wolfe | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 68 |
| 8 | Matthew Di Leo | 10 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 60 |
| 9 | Peter Portante | 8 | 7 | 8 | DNS | 16 | 8 | 58 |
| 10 | Arthur Oliveira | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 51 |
| 11 | Felipe Donato | DNS | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 45 |
| 12 | Florian Latorre | 20 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
| 13 | Clark Toppe | 13 | 16 | DNS | 10 | 14 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric | 12 | DNS | DNS | 7 | DNS | 15 | 29 |
| 15 | Jeroen Slaghekke | DNS | 19 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 29 |
| 16 | Michael Johnson | 11 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 29 |
| Not classified |||||||||
| | Jake Eidson | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | 43 |
| | Danilo Estrela | 3 | 5 | 19 | | | | 40 |
| | R. C. Enerson | 5 | 12 | 10 | | | | 37 |
| | Wyatt Gooden | 18 | 11 | 17 | | | | 18 |
| | Daniel Burkett | 15 | 17 | 13 | | | | 18 |
| | Matt McMurry | | | | DNS | 9 | 9 | |
| National Class |||||||||
| 1 | James Dayson | 16 | 18 | DNS | | | | 44 |
| 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 |

In-line notation Championship Class only :

| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| - | - |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) |
| * | Led most race laps (1 point) |

### Teams'

| Pos | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing | 240 |
| 2 | Andretti Autosport | 70 |
| 3 | Pabst Racing Services | 59 |
| 4 | Belardi Auto Racing | 49 |
| 5 | JDC Motorsports | 48 |
| 6 | Afterburner Autosport | 23 |
| 7 | ArmsUp Motorsports | 14 |
| 8 | MDL Racing | 14 |
| 9 | JAY Motorsports | 13 |
| 10 | ZSports w/ Team E Racing | 12 |
