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 |
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Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing |
2 | Neil Alberico | |
3 | James Fletcher | ||
32 | Jeroen Slaghekke | ||
38 | Scott Hargrove | ||
Belardi Auto Racing | 4 | Daniel Burkett | Sebring only |
11 | Danilo Estrela | Sebring only | |
14 | Matt McMurry | Palm Beach only | |
41 | Peter Portante | ||
Andretti Autosport | 7 | Garett Grist | |
77 | Austin Cindric | ||
JAY Motorsports | 9 | Felipe Donato | Sebring only |
91 | Florian Latorre | ||
ZSports w/ Team E Racing | 10 | R. C. Enerson | Sebring only |
JDC Motorsports | 12 | Arthur Oliveira | |
19 | Clarke Toppe | ||
54 | Michael Johnson | ||
93 | Stefan Rzadzinski | ||
ArmsUp Motorsports | 16 | James Dayson | National class, Sebring only |
51 | Felipe Donato | Palm Beach only | |
Afterburner Autosport | 17 | Wyatt Gooden | Sebring only |
18 | Jake Eidson | Sebring only | |
Pabst Racing Services | 21 | Jesse Lazare | |
23 | Jason Wolfe | ||
MDL Racing | 56 | Matthew Di Leo |
Race calendar and results
The race schedule was announced on October 23, 2012.[1]
Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team |
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1 | Sebring Raceway | Sebring, Florida | February 5 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports |
2 | February 6 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports | ||
3 | 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 | February 10 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports | ||
6 | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Neil Alberico | Cape Motorsports |
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
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Teams'
Pos | Team | Points |
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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 |
References
- USF2000 Unveils 2013 Schedule Archived 2013-02-05 at Archive.today, US F2000, October 23, 2012, Retrieved 2012-12-05