2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Drivers' Champion:
Sting Ray Robb
Teams' Champion:
Juncos Racing

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The 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship was the 22nd season in series history. An 18-round schedule was announced on 12 September 2019, featuring six permanent road courses, two street circuits, and two ovals. Except for the two Indianapolis-area rounds, they were NTT IndyCar Series support races. The Indianapolis road course race was a stand-alone race because the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine 400 weekend was combined with the GMR Grand Prix weekend as a double header so that weekend is full, and the Lucas Oil Raceway round, normally held on Indianapolis 500 weekend, is part of the USAC Silver Crown Series Dave Steele Classic round.[1]

RP Motorsport USA withdrew from the series this season because of travel restrictions due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.[2]

American Sting Ray Robb, driving for Juncos Racing, clinched the championship with two races remaining on the season.[3]

## Drivers and teams

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Competitors entered for the March round at St. Petersburg took part in a practice session prior to the cancellation, and are marked with a C.

Team  | No. | Drivers  | Rounds

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Abel Motorsports | 51  |  Jacob Abel | 6–7, 11–15
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 17  |  Devlin DeFrancesco[4] | All
DEForce Racing | 6  |  Moisés de la Vara[5] | C, 1–12, 16–17
7  |  Kory Enders[6] | C, 3–17
8  |  Manuel Sulaimán[7] | C, All
9  |  Parker Thompson[8] | C, All
Exclusive Autosport[9] | 1  |  Braden Eves[10] | C, 1–10
90  |  Tristan Charpentier[11] | 16–17
FatBoy Racing!  | 83  |  Charles Finelli  | C, 1–7, 11–17
Juncos Racing[9] | 2  |  Sting Ray Robb[12] | C, All
42  |  Artem Petrov[13] | C, All
69  |  Nate Aranda[14] | 1–6, 8–10, 16–17
Legacy Autosport  | 20  |  Kody Swanson[15] | 6–7
Pabst Racing | 18  |  Hunter McElrea[16] | C, All
19  |  Colin Kaminsky[17] | C, All
57  |  Bob Kaminsky  | 1–5, 8–12
RP Motorsport USA[18] | 4  |  Lucas Petersson[19] | C
5  |  Phillippe Denes[20] | C
BN Racing w/ Team Benik  | 36  |  Jacob Loomis  | 1–5, 8–10
37  |  Sabré Cook[21] | C, 1–5
Turn 3 Motorsport[22] | 3  |  Lucas Kohl[23] | C
Antoine Comeau[24] | 1–15
Rasmus Lindh[25] | 16–17
68  |  Danial Frost[26] | All

## Schedule

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Rd.  | Date  | Race name  | Track  | Location

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1  | July 9–10  | Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Road America
Presented by Cooper Tires Honoring First Responders |  R  Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

3  | July 29–30  | Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
Presented by Cooper Tires Honoring First Responders  |  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio

6  | August 22  | Cooper Tires Freedom 90 |  O  Lucas Oil Raceway | Brownsburg, Indiana
7  | August 29  | Indy Pro 2000 Oval Challenge of St. Louis
Presented by Cooper Tires |  O  World Wide Technology Raceway | Madison, Illinois
8  | September 3–4  | Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Indy Grand Prix  |  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana

11  | September 11–13  | Surgere Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio |  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio

13  | October 9–11  | Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix
at New Jersey Motorsports Park  |  R  New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey

16  | October 23–25  | Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Presented by Cooper Tires |  R  Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida
17  | Indy Pro 2000 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Presented by Allied Building Products
References:[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Cancelled events  Date  | Race name  | Track  | City

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April 25–26  | Never announced |  R  Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas
July 10–12[35] | Never announced |  R  Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 11–13  | Never announced |  R  Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon
September 18–20  | Never announced |  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California

## Race results

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Round  | Race  | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led  | Race Winner

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Driver  | Team
1  | Road America 1 |  Devlin DeFrancesco |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Devlin DeFrancesco |  Danial Frost | Turn 3 Motorsport
2  | Road America 2 |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Braden Eves |  Artem Petrov |  Artem Petrov | Juncos Racing
3  | Mid-Ohio 1 |  Braden Eves |  Hunter McElrea |  Braden Eves |  Braden Eves | Exclusive Autosport
4  | Mid-Ohio 2 |  Braden Eves |  Jacob Loomis  |  Artem Petrov |  Artem Petrov | Juncos Racing
5  | Mid-Ohio 3 |  Jacob Loomis  |  Danial Frost |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing
6  | Freedom 90 |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Kody Swanson |  Kody Swanson | Legacy Autosport
7  | Gateway |  Devlin DeFrancesco |  Braden Eves |  Devlin DeFrancesco |  Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
8  | Indianapolis GP 1 |  Artem Petrov |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing
9  | Indianapolis GP 2 |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing
10  | Indianapolis GP 3 |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing
11  | Mid-Ohio 4 |  Danial Frost |  Hunter McElrea |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Manuel Sulaimán | DEForce Racing
12  | Mid-Ohio 5 |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing
13  | New Jersey 1 |  Devlin DeFrancesco |  Devlin DeFrancesco |  Devlin DeFrancesco |  Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport
14  | New Jersey 2 |  Sting Ray Robb |  Colin Kaminsky |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing
15  | New Jersey 3 |  Colin Kaminsky |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Manuel Sulaimán |  Manuel Sulaimán | DEForce Racing
16  | St. Petersburg 1 |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Racing
17  | St. Petersburg 2 |  Sting Ray Robb |  Sting Ray Robb |  Hunter McElrea |  Hunter McElrea | Pabst Racing

## Championship standings

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### Drivers' Championship

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Scoring system
Position  |  1st  |  2nd  |  3rd  |  4th  |  5th  |  6th  |  7th  |  8th  |  9th  |  10th  |  11th  |  12th  |  13th  |  14th  |  15th  |  16th  |  17th  |  18th  |  19th  |  20th

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Points  | 30  | 25  | 22  | 19  | 17  | 15  | 14  | 13  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1
Points (O)  | 45  | 38  | 33  | 29  | 26  | 23  | 21  | 20  | 18  | 17  | 15  | 14  | 12  | 11  | 9  | 8  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 2

* The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
* One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
* One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.

| Pos  | Driver  | ROA | MOH | LOR | GMP | IMS | MOH | NJMP | STP | Points

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1  |  Sting Ray Robb | 5  | 2  | 10  | 3  | 1*  | 6  | 4  | 1*  | 1*  | 1*  | 4  | 1*  | 2  | 1*  | 3  | 1*  | 5 | 437
2  |  Devlin DeFrancesco | 2*  | 4  | 7  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 1*  | 4  | 2  | 8  | 14  | 11  | 1*  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 341
3  |  Danial Frost | 1  | 3  | 2  | 8  | 11 | 5  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 9  | 2 | 5  | 12  | 5  | 7  | 2  | 3  | 329
4  |  Artem Petrov | 13  | 1*  | 5  | 1*  | 8  | 9  | 3  | 10 | 3  | 3  | 5  | 4  | 5  | 3  | 11  | 3  | 9  | 326
5  |  Hunter McElrea | 15  | 15  | 8 | 6  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 2  | 6  | 2  | 3 | 9  | 6  | 4  | 5  | 4  | 1*  | 320
6  |  Manuel Sulaimán | 16 | 11 | 4  | 5  | 6  | 3 | 7  | DNS  | 14  | 4  | 1*  | 7 | 3  | 11  | 1*  | 5  | 10  | 289
7  |  Parker Thompson | 14  | 16  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 10  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 13  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 13  | 12  | 283
8  |  Colin Kaminsky | 3  | 6  | 6  | 15  | 16  | 8  | 13  | 6  | 11  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 7  | 8 | 2 | 9  | 2  | 252
9  |  Antoine Comeau  | 8  | 7  | 15  | 11  | 7  | 13  | 8  | 7  | 12  | 14  | 9  | 10  | 8  | 7  | 9  |  |  | 181
10  |  Kory Enders  |  |  | 17  | 17  | 5  | 14  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 11  | 8  | 14  | 10  | 9  | 6  | 14  | 7  | 164
11  |  Braden Eves | 4  | 5 | 1*  | 9 | 9  | 7  | 2 | 12  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 163
12  |  Moisés de la Vara | 7  | 8  | 16  | 7  | 12  | 11  | 15  | 11  | 7  | 6  | 10  | 8  |  |  |  | 8  | 13  | 163
13  |  Nate Aranda  | 9  | 9  | 12  | 10  | 13  | DNS  |  | 9  | 9  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 8  | 109
14  |  Jacob Abel |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  |  |  |  | 7  | 3  | 9  | 6  | 8  |  |  | 107
15  |  Charles Finelli  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 14  | 14  | DNS  | 14  |  |  |  | 12  | 13  | 11  | DNS  | DNS  | 12  | 14  | 92
16  |  Bob Kaminsky  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 13  | 10  |  |  | 14  | 10  | 13  | 11  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  | 91
17  |  Jacob Loomis  | 6  | 14  | 9  | 16 | DSQ |  |  | 13  | 8  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76
18  |  Kody Swanson |  |  |  |  |  | 1*  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60
19  |  Sabré Cook | 10  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47
20  |  Rasmus Lindh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 4  | 34
21  |  Tristan Charpentier |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 11  | 20
|  | 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  | 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

Bold | Pole position
(1 point)
Italics | Ran fastest race lap
(1 point)
*  | Led most race laps
(1 point)
Not awarded if more than
one driver leads most laps
Rookie

## See also

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* 2020 IndyCar Series
* 2020 Indy Lights (canceled)
* 2020 U.S. F2000 National Championship

## References

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2. ^ Wood, Elliot (July 7, 2020). "RP Motorsport to miss Indy Pro 2000 season due to coronavirus". formulascout.com.
3. ^ Woollard, Craig (October 11, 2020). "Sulaiman wins in wet at New Jersey, Robb crowned IP2000 champion". FormulaScout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
4. ^ "ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT RETURNS TO ROAD TO INDY WITH STEINBRENNER RACING AND DEFRANCESCO". IndyPro2000.com. July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
5. ^ @DEForceRacing (December 5, 2019). "Also on our #IndyPro2000 line-up for the 2020 Season, @Moidlv 🇲🇽! ¡Vamos Moi, con todo!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. ^ @DEForceRacing (December 5, 2019). "On the #IndyPro2000 front, the one and only... @KoryEnders 🇺🇸! Let's get it, Kory!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. ^ @DEForceRacing (January 24, 2020). "🚨 #FRIDAY News! Continuing with our 2020 Line-up, we're excited to welcome back @manuelsulaiman, to our @IndyPro2000 team! 💥 Let's get it, Manuel! 🏆🇲🇽" (Tweet). Retrieved January 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
8. ^ "THOMPSON JOINS DEFORCE RACING IN 2020". December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
9. ^ a b "Mix of New and Experienced Drivers set for Chris Griffis Road to Indy Test". IndyPro2000.com. Andersen Promotions. October 15, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
10. ^ "SCHOLARSHIP WINNER EVES JOINS EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT FOR 2020". December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
11. ^ "🚨 DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Exclusive Autosport is pleased to announce the addition of Tristan Charpentier for the #RoadToIndy season finale in St. Petersburg, FL. Charpentier will drive the #90 Indy Pro 2000 Championship car for the #EhTeam this coming weekend. "I am extremely excited to welcome Tristan to the Exclusive Autosport Indy Pro 2000 line up for St. Petersburg. I was very impressed with his pace when I first watched him test an Indy Lights car earlier this year. He brings with him a wealth of experience on-track, so I look forward to seeing him in the #90 Exclusive Autosport car very soon." - Team Owner, Michael Duncalfe #RoadToIndy // #TeamCooperTire // #EhTeam // #CambridgeFX". October 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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13. ^ "ARTEM PETROV TO CONTEST 2020 WITH JUNCOS RACING". February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
14. ^ "ARANDA JOINS JUNCOS RACING DRIVER LINE UP". March 26, 2020.
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16. ^ "MCELREA MOVES UP THE ROAD TO INDY LADDER WITH PABST RACING". March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
17. ^ "Kaminsky to Indy Pro 2000 with Pabst for 2020". IndyPro2000.com. Andersen Promotions. November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
18. ^ "Mix of New and Experienced Drivers set for Chris Griffis Road to Indy Test". IndyPro2000.com. Andersen Promotions. October 15, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
19. ^ "Petersson signs on for Indy Pro 2000 with RPM USA". February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
20. ^ "Indy Pro 2000 Current Drivers". Retrieved March 7, 2020.
21. ^ "SABRÉ COOK RETURNS TO ROAD TO INDY WITH TEAM BENIK IN INDY PRO 2000". February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
22. ^ "Ninth Annual Chris Griffis Memorial Mazda Road to Indy Open Test Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2023.
23. ^ Staff, SPEED SPORT (March 11, 2020). "Kohl Replacing Comeau In Indy Pro 2000 Opener". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
24. ^ "COMEAU AND TURN 3 MOTORSPORT RETURN FOR 2020". March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
25. ^ "🚨TEAM NEWS🚨 We are excited to have @rasmus_lindh join us for the #IndyPro2000 season finale at the @gpstpete this weekend! 🏁 Rasmus will be filling in for Antoine in the #3 ACR/T3M car. Full story in bio ➡️ #RoadtoIndy #TeamCooperTire #SeasonFinale #GPSTPETE @roadtoindyinsider @roadtoindy_official @roadtoindytv @danialnielsenfrost @danial_frost". October 21, 2020. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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35. ^ "Toronto City cancellations prompt IndyCar race postponement". racer.com. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.

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