2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest

The 2012 U.S. F2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest was the second 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 February 2012 and served as preparation for the 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship.

American Spencer Pigot won five of the six races on his way to dominating the championship over his closest pursuer, Cape Motorsports teammate Trent Hindman. The third Cape driver, Matthew Brabham, was the only other driver to win a race when he captured third race at Sebring and finished third in the championship. Andretti Autosport's Shelby Blackstock and JDC Motorsports' Scott Hargrove were the only other drivers to finish on the podium, with one third-place finish each as they finished fourth and sixth in the championship respectively. Andretti Autosport's Thomas McGregor finished fifth in the championship.

Canadian James Dayson won the National Class championship by one point over American Paul Alspach.

Drivers and teams

The entry list for the Sebring round was announced on February 2, 2012.^[1]

Team	No.	Drivers	Notes
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing	2	Spencer Pigot
	3	Trent Hindman
	83	Matthew Brabham
Belardi Auto Racing	4	Roman Lagudi
	9	Luca Forgeois
	11	Colin Thompson
	14	Scott Anderson
Pabst Racing Services	5	Dalton Kellett
Pabst Racing Services	6	J. R. Smart	National class
Andretti Autosport	7	Thomas McGregor
Andretti Autosport	8	Shelby Blackstock
Dayson Racing	12	James Dayson	National class
ArmsUp Motorsports	15	Luigi Biangardi	Sebring only
JDC Motorsports	19	Neil Alberico
	38	Scott Hargrove
	54	Michael Johnson
	93	Zac Silver
JAY Motorsports	23	Jason Wolfe
MDL Racing	33	Matthew Di Leo
Robinson Motor Sports	97	Paul Alspach	National class; Sebring only

Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on November 2, 2011.^[2]

Rnd	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Sebring Raceway	Sebring, Florida	February 6	Spencer Pigot	Trent Hindman	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Cape Motorsports
2			February 7	Trent Hindman	Matthew Brabham	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Cape Motorsports
3			February 7	Matthew Brabham	Matthew Brabham	Matthew Brabham	Matthew Brabham	Cape Motorsports
4	Palm Beach International Raceway	Jupiter, Florida	February 11	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Cape Motorsports
5			February 12	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Cape Motorsports
6			February 12	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Cape Motorsports

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	SEB			PBI			Points
Championship Class
1	Spencer Pigot	1*	1*	2	1*	1*	1*	187
2	Trent Hindman	3	3	3	2	2	3	140
3	Matthew Brabham	2	2	1*	4	14	2	135
4	Shelby Blackstock	5	7	5	7	3	4	103
5	Thomas McGregor	17	4	8	6	4	8	83
6	Scott Hargrove	7	9	15	3	9	6	81
7	Neil Alberico	15	11	10	5	5	5	78
8	Scott Anderson	4	14	11	12	7	7	73
9	Matthew Di Leo	6	5	4	14	16	10	70
10	Roman Lagudi	11	8	7	8	6	14	66
11	Dalton Kellett	10	12	14	13	10	11	56
12	Jason Wolfe	13	10	12	11	11	15	49
13	Zac Silver	9	13	13	10	13	DNS	47
14	Luigi Biangardi	8	6	6				43
15	Luca Forgeois	18	DNS	DNS	9	8	12	35
16	Colin Thompson	16	15	9	DSQ	DNS	9	35
17	Michael Johnson	12	16	16	15	15	13	34
National Class
1	James Dayson	19	DNS	DNS	17	12	DNS	45
2	Paul Alspach	DNS	17	17				44
3	J. R. Smart	14	18	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	40
Pos	Driver	SEB			PBI			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

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' Championship

Pos	Team	Points
1	Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing	240
2	Andretti Autosport	100
3	JDC Motorsports	68
4	Belardi Auto Racing	54
5	MDL Racing	33
6	ArmsUp Motorsports	20
7	Pabst Racing Services	8
8	JAY Motorsports	6
9	Dayson Racing	3

References

^ Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship – Entry List as of February 2, 2012^{[permanent dead link‍]}, U. S. F2000, February 2, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-03
^ USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest Schedule Confirmed Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, US F2000, November 2, 2011, Retrieved 2011-11-02

External links

U.S. F2000 National Championship official website

[1] Cooper Tires Winterfest Championship – Entry List as of February 2, 2012^{[permanent dead link‍]}, U. S. F2000, February 2, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-03

[2] USF2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest Schedule Confirmed Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, US F2000, November 2, 2011, Retrieved 2011-11-02

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