1990 USAC FF2000 Championship

1990 USAC FF2000 Championship season

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The 1990 USAC FF2000 Championship was the first season of the series. The series was sanctioned by the United States Auto Club and ran races in California and Arizona. Vince Puleo, Jr. won the inaugural championship in a Fast LG-1 entered by Fast Forward Racing.[1][2]

## Race calendar and results

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Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole Position | Fastest lap | Winner

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1 | Willow Springs Raceway |  Rosamond, California | April 22 |  Vince Puleo, Jr. |  |  Vince Puleo, Jr.
2 | Mesa Marin Raceway |  Bakersfield, California | May 20 |  |  |  Bob Lesnett
3 | Willow Springs Raceway |  Rosamond, California | July 1 |  Vince Puleo, Jr. |  |  Vince Puleo, Jr.
4 | Cajon Speedway |  El Cajon, California | July 4 |  Bob Lesnett |  |  Bob Lesnett
5 | Willow Springs Raceway |  Rosamond, California | July 22 |  Bob Lesnett |  |
6 | Infineon Raceway |  Sonoma, California | August 26 |  Bob Lesnett |  |  Vince Puleo, Jr.
7 | Firebird International Raceway |  Chandler, Arizona | September 29 |  |  |  Curtis Farley
8 | Infineon Raceway |  Sonoma, California | October 21 |  Tom Nields |  |  Tom Nields
9 | Phoenix International Raceway |  Avondale, Arizona | November 11 |  Vince Puleo, Jr. |  |  Vince Puleo, Jr.

## Final standings

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Color  | Result

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Gold  | Winner
Silver  | 2nd place
Bronze  | 3rd place
Green  | 4th & 5th place
Light Blue  | 6th–10th place
Dark Blue  | 11th place or lower
Purple  | Did not finish
Red  | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown  | Withdrawn (Wth)
Black  | Disqualified (DSQ)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Blank  | Did not participate (DNP)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Injured (Inj)
No race held (NH)
Rank | Driver |
WSR1 |
MMR |
WSR2 |
CAJ |
WSR3 |
SON1 |
FIR |
SON2 |
PIR | Points

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1 |  Vince Puleo, Jr.[3] | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 144
2 |  Bob Lesnett[4] | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |  | 2 |  | 121
3 |  Les Phillips |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83
4 |  Randy McDaniel[5] | 2 | 2 | 4 |  | 7 | 7 |  |  |  | 67
5 |  Lars Dirks[6] | 8 | 5 |  |  | 9 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 64
|  Dennis Ashbury[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 8 |
|  Daniel Benjamin[8] | 16 |  | 15 |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |
|  Claudio Burtin[9] |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  | 7 |  |
|  Steven Campbell[10] |  |  |  | 9 | 12 | 12 |  |  |  |
|  Frank Carlone[11] | 11 |  | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 11 |  | 13 |
|  Curtis Farley[12] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
|  Nick Firestone[13] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
|  Robbie Flock[14] | 5 | 6 |  | 3 | 18 |  |  | 15 | 2 |
|  Marcelo Gaffoglio[15] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |
|  Jamie Galles[16] | 3 |  | 12 | 10 |  | 9 |  | 4 |  |
|  Carlos Garza[17] | 9 |  | 11 |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |
|  Gerry Gentry[18] |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 14 |
|  Ron Gregory[19] |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |
|  Peter Hastrup[20] | 7 |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 17 |  |
|  Kara Hendrick[21] | 15 | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Tony Hunt[22] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |
|  Phil Katzakian[23] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 10 |  |
|  Darren Law[24] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  | 16 |
|  Jim Levi[25] | 13 |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  | 11 |
|  Paul McKee[26] | 10 |  | 9 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 |  | 15 |
|  Steven Mullins[27] | 12 |  | 7 |  | 11 | 19 |  |  |  |
|  Dave Murvin[28] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |
|  Tom Nields[29] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
|  Andy Paterson[30] |  | 12 | 17 |  | 4 | 6 |  |  | 5 |
|  Dennis Patterson[31] | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 10 |  | 9 |
|  Kenneth Rodrigues[32] | 6 | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  Dale Sexton, Jr.[33] |  | 10 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |
|  Trevor Shaw[34] | 18 |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  | 6 |  |
|  Bill Stern[35] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 11 |  |
|  Ed Stout[36] |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
|  Craig Taylor[37] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
|  Gary Teed[38] |  | 13 | 8 |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "United States Formula Ford 2000 Championship :: Overview". motorsport-archive.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
2. ^ "The Series". USF2000. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
3. ^ "VINCE PULEO - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
4. ^ "BOB LESNETT - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
5. ^ "RANDY MCDANIEL - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
6. ^ "LARS DIRKS - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
7. ^ "DENNIS ASBURY - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
8. ^ "DANIEL BENJAMIN - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
9. ^ "CLAUDIO BURTIN - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
10. ^ "STEVEN CAMPBELL - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
11. ^ "FRANK CARLONE - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
12. ^ "CURTIS FARLEY - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
13. ^ "NICK FIRESTONE - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
14. ^ "ROBBY FLOCK - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
15. ^ "MARCELO GAFFOGLIO - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
16. ^ "JAMIE GALLES - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
17. ^ "CARLOS GARZA - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
18. ^ "GERRY GENTRY - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
19. ^ "RON GREGORY - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
20. ^ "PETER HASTRUP - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
21. ^ "KARA HENDRICK - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
22. ^ "TONY HUNT - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
23. ^ "PHIL KATZAKIAN - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
24. ^ "DARREN LAW - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
25. ^ "JIM LEVI - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
26. ^ "PAUL MCKEE - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
27. ^ "STEVEN MULLINS - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
28. ^ "DAVE MURVIN - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
29. ^ "TOM NIELDS - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
30. ^ "ANDY PATERSON - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
31. ^ "DENNIS PATTERSON - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
32. ^ "KENNETH RODRIGUES - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
33. ^ "DALE SEXTON JR. - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
34. ^ "TREVOR SHAW - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
35. ^ "BILL STERN - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
36. ^ "ED STOUT - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
37. ^ "CRAIG TAYLOR - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
38. ^ "GARY TEED - OVERALL START/FINISH POSITIONS (CLASS POSITIONS NOT SHOWN)". USF2000. Retrieved January 27, 2016.

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U.S. F2000 National Championship

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* 1990 Vince Puleo Jr.
* 1991 Craig Taylor
* 1992 West Greg Moore
* 1992 East Chris Simmons
* 1992 ACC Greg Ray
* 1993 West David DeSilva

* 1993 East Chris Simmons
* 1993 ACC Ernest Sikes
* 1994 NAT Clay Collier
* 1994 ACC Mike Borkowski
* 1995 Jeret Schroeder
* 1996 Steve Knapp

* 1997 Zak Morioka
* 1998 David Besnard
* 1999 Dan Wheldon
* 2000 Aaron Justus
* 2001 Jason LaPoint
* 2002 Bryan Sellers

* 2003 Jonathan Bomarito
* 2004 Bobby Wilson
* 2005 Jay Howard
* 2006 J. R. Hildebrand
* 2010 Sage Karam
* 2011 Petri Suvanto

* 2012 Matthew Brabham
* 2013 Scott Hargrove
* 2014 Florian Latorre
* 2015 Nico Jamin
* 2016 Anthony Martin
* 2017 Oliver Askew

* 2018 Kyle Kirkwood
* 2019 Braden Eves
* 2020 Christian Rasmussen
* 2021 Kiko Porto
* 2022 Michael d'Orlando
* 2023 Simon Sikes
* 2024 Max Garcia

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* 2011 Zach Veach
* 2012 Spencer Pigot
* 2013 Neil Alberico
* 2014 R. C. Enerson
* 2015 Nico Jamin

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Road to Indy Shootout|

2016 Oliver Askew
2017 Keith Donegan
2018 Hunter McElrea

Sanctioning bodies|

USAC (1990–1995)
SCCA Pro Racing (1992–1999)
Grand-Am (2000–2001)
SCCA Pro Racing (2002–2006)
INDYCAR (2010–present)

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Van Diemen (1997–2002)
Tatuus (1997–1999)
Nemesis (1997)
Swift (1997)
Bowman (1998–1999)
Mygale (1999–2002)
Carbir (1999–2001)
Vector (2000)

Engines|

Ford NEA (1990–2001)
Ford Zetec (2002–2006)
Mazda MZR (2010–present)

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