2006 Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series

The 2006 Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series was the sixth and final season of the USF2000 Ford Zetec championship. It proved to be the ultimate USF2000 championship until the relaunch in 2010. J.R. Hildebrand won the championship in a Cape Motorsports entered Van Diemen RF05.

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole PositionFastest lapWinner
1[1]Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaMay 13 Dane Cameron J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand
2[2]Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaMay 13 J.R. Hildebrand Dominik Jackson J.R. Hildebrand
3[3]Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioMay 20 J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand
4[4]Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioMay 21no pole awarded J.R. Hildebrand
5[5]Portland International Raceway Portland, OregonJune 17 J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand
6[6]Portland International Raceway Portland, OregonJune 18 J.R. Hildebrand Andy Knight J.R. Hildebrand
7[7]Grand Prix of Cleveland Cleveland, OhioJune 24 Dane Cameron J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand
8[8]Grand Prix of Cleveland Cleveland, OhioJune 25 J.R. Hildebrand Dane Cameron Dane Cameron
9[9]Honda Indy Toronto TorontoJuly 8 J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand
10[10]Honda Indy Toronto TorontoJuly 9 J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand
11[11]Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioSeptember 16 J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand
12[12]Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioSeptember 17 Dane Cameron Dane Cameron J.R. Hildebrand
13[13]Road America Elkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 23 J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand Dane Cameron
14[14]Road America Elkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 24 Dane Cameron J.R. Hildebrand J.R. Hildebrand

Final standings

RankDriver
ATL1

ATL2

MDO1

MDO2

PIR1

PIR2

CLE1

CLE2

TOR1

TOR1

MDO3

MDO4

ROA1

ROA2
Points
1 J.R. Hildebrand111111121111131381
2 Dane Cameron[15]22263892122217111272
3 Ricardo Vassmer[16]3761352243333435233
4 Jason Byers[17]1662273551555642228
5 Chris Meredith[18]5173212173115843236176
6 Noah Bystrom[19]1526761713107448964165
7 Slade Miller[20]724271166887258150
8 Andy Knight[21]448421264138
9 Philip Metzger[22]242811711101210614652125121
10 Juliana Gonzalez[23]925142616181815147148810101
11 Scott Rubenzer[24]258121411129716992
12 Nick Haye[25]454474
13 Clark Cambern[26]8517896182074
14 Jim Hallman[27]141925281716791213152269
15 Olivier Comeau[28]22167816692762
16 Gerald Kraut[29]6151392082630242458
17 Alexis Sabet[30]1314231619111314131827DNS52
18 Doug Kniffin[31]281228273026810151252
19 Chuck Lessick[32]2320191915181012111452
20 Dwight Rider[33]1192424231629191818101750
21 Robert Podlesni[34]3247
22 Steve Welk[35]2347
23 Dominik Jackson[36]20352541
24 Wladimir Genovesi, Jr.[37]21279101226212537
25 Chris Hundley[38]101092035
26 Manuel Gutierrez[39]252425131316181034
27 Dan Denison[40]172218171924121134
28 Ira Fierberg[41]271126171620171529
29 Shaun Modisette[42]10528
30 Steve Thomson[43]7728
31 John Lombardo[44]1315313114
32 Chris Spreitzer[45]141414
33 Patrick Barrett[46]171213
34 Fiorenzo Tirinnanzi[47]2725191930159
35 Todd McNaughton[48]15217
36 Scott Foutch[49]18274
37 Charles Finelli[50]222222284
38 Andrew King[51]22232
Mike Beauchamp[52]2523
Mark Defer[53]191815232029
Brent Gilkes[54]1821212027211117
Bill Jordan[55]2623201824221826
Cole Morgan[56]121310122419141710111129
Seth Ravndal[57]161528239131615
Mike Wettstein[58]2828

References