The 2023 Pacific F2000 Championship was the twentieth season of the Formula 2000-level single-seater championship across the Western US.

The season was held over six weekends from February to November 2023.[1] Troy Shooter defended his championship title.

Drivers

All drivers competed using F2000 cars as specified by the series regulations, powered by a 2L Ford Zetec engine on Hoosier Tires.[2][3]

No. Driver Car Rounds
2 United States Thomas Browne 2002 Van Diemen RF02 3–4
03 United States Mark Peller 2001 Van Diemen RF01 11–12
4 United States William Kincaid 2003 Van Diemen RF03 7–8
04 United States Greg Coffin Mygale SJ07 9–10
7 United States Daniel Swanbeck 2001 Van Diemen RF01 1–8
9 United States Gary Peterson 2008 Van Diemen 1–2, 5–12
15 United States James Hakewill 2003 Van Diemen RF03 7–10
18 United States Tom Hope 2008 RFR FC 1–6, 9–10
21 United States Peter West 2005 Van Diemen RF05 All
31 United States Nick Kodenko 2005 Van Diemen RF05 1–2, 11–12
46 United States John Fabijanic Piper DF5 1–4, 9–12
49 United States Greg Pizzo 2008 Van Diemen FR2000 1–2
51 United States Jerry Dutch Schultz 2001 Van Diemen RF01 1–6, 9–10
57 United States Nicholas Coe 2002 Van Diemen RF02 7–10
80 United States Jeff Pietz 2008 Van Diemen DP 08 5–8
81 United States Ken Roseboom 2008 Van Diemen DP 08 7–8
87 United States Troy Shooter 1999 Van Diemen RF99 1–2, 5–12
88 United States Lyn Greenhill 2002 Van Diemen RF02 5–10
96 United States Harindra de Silva 2006 Van Diemen RF2006-FC 1–2, 11–12
122 United States Hunter Tatman 2006 Van Diemen RF06 9–10
Sources: [4][5][6][7][8][9]

Race calendar

The calendar, announced in November 2022, spanned six race weekends and featured four circuits.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow February 25 SCCA Super Tour
SCCA Majors Championship
2 February 26
3 Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County March 4 SVRA Sprint Series
Trans-Am Series
4 March 5
5 May 5 SCCA Super Tour
SCCA Majors Championship
6 May 6
7 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey July 29 San Francisco Region SCCA Series
Formula Car Challenge
8 July 30
9 Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point September 2 San Francisco Region SCCA Series
Formula Car Challenge
10 September 3
11 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow November 4 California Sports Car Club
12 November 5

Race results

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow United States Peter West United States Troy Shooter United States Tom Hope
2 United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter
3 Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County United States Jerry Dutch Schultz United States Jerry Dutch Schultz United States Jerry Dutch Schultz
4 United States Jerry Dutch Schultz United States Jerry Dutch Schultz United States Jerry Dutch Schultz
5 United States Jerry Dutch Schultz United States Jerry Dutch Schultz United States Jerry Dutch Schultz
6 United States Troy Shooter United States Daniel Swanbeck United States Daniel Swanbeck
7 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter
8 United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter
9 Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point United States Hunter Tatman United States Hunter Tatman United States Hunter Tatman
10 United States Hunter Tatman United States Troy Shooter United States Hunter Tatman
11 Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter
12 United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter United States Troy Shooter

Championship standings

Scoring system

Two points were awarded for pole position and fastest lap. All started drivers that failed to finish inside the top 19 after completing 50% of the race were awarded one point.[10]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  16th 17th 18th 19th
Points 30 25 22 19 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2

Each driver's worst result was dropped.

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver BUT1 THU1 THU2 LAG SON BUT2 Pts
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12
1 United States Troy Shooter 2 1 DNS 8 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 240
2 United States Peter West 3 (6) 3 3 3 5 4 6 5 6 4 3 214
3 United States Gary Peterson 5 5 4 4 5 5 2 7 3 4 186
4 United States Daniel Swanbeck DNS DNS 2 2 5 1 9 3 133
5 United States Tom Hope 1 2 DNS DNS 2 3 6 9 129
6 United States Jerry Dutch Schultz DNS DNS 1 1 1 2 Ret DNS 128
7 United States John Fabijanic 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 Ret 110
8 United States James Hakewill 2 2 Ret 3 73
9 United States Nick Kodenko 4 3 6 5 73
10 United States Hunter Tatman 1 1 66
11 United States Lyn Greenhill DNS 7 7 7 3 Ret 65
12 United States Nicholas Coe 6 8 8 5 58
13 United States Mark Peller 2 2 50
14 United States William Kincaid 3 4 41
15 United States Jeff Pietz DNS 6 8 9 40
=16 United States Thomas Browne 4 4 38
=16 United States Greg Coffin 4 4 38
18 United States Harindra de Silva DNS DNS 5 6 36
— United States Greg Pizzo DNS DNS —
— United States Ken Roseboom DNS DNS —
Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Pts
BUT1 THU1 THU2 LAG SON BUT2

References

  1. 1 2 "PacificF2000 Racing". PacificF2000 Racing. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. ↑ "PACIFIC F2000 RACING CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL 2015 COMPETITION RULES" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Pacific F2000 FAQ'S" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  6. ↑ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  8. ↑ "Pacifc F2000 Pro Race - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  9. ↑ "Cal Club Championship Divisional and Track Event - Attendees". MotorsportReg.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  10. ↑ "Pacific F2000 Final Standings 2022" (PDF).
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