The 2017 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda will be the eighth season – since its revival in 2010 – of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in INDYCAR's Road to Indy ladder, operated by Andersen Promotions. A 14-race schedule was announced on September 14, 2016.[1]
The 2017 season will see the introduction of the Tatuus USF-17 car for the Championship class.[2] SCCA Formula Continental chassis (including the previous Van Diemen\Elan DP08) were slated to compete in National Class, but after the first weekend there were no race entries in that class and it was abandoned.
2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout champion Oliver Askew of Cape Motorsports came out strong, winning five of the first six races. However, he faltered at the Road America round and Dutch driver Rinus Veekay won both races there, opening the door to a tighter championship fight. Askew won two more races down the stretch while Veekay won only one more, the final race at Watkins Glen International, where Askew finished second, good enough to claim the championship. Canadian Parker Thompson won three races in the second half of the season and finished third in points. Robert Megennis won the season's first race at St. Petersburg and was the only other driver to win a race. He finished sixth in points, as he did not finish on the podium again the rest of the season.
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Race calendar and results
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Teams' Championship
edit| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Pabst Racing | 369 |
| 2 | Cape Motorsports | 277 |
| 3 | Team Pelfrey | 258 |
| 4 | Exclusive Autosport | 215 |
| 5 | DEForce Racing | 110 |
| 6 | Newman Wachs Racing | 102 |
| 7 | ArmsUp Motorsports | 85 |
| 8 | John Cummiskey Racing | 42 |
| 9 | RJB Motorsports | 32 |
| 10 | Team BENIK | 30 |
References
edit- ^ "Mazda Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires Solidifies 2017 Schedule".
- ^ "New-for-2017 Tatuus USF-17 Unveiled at Indianapolis Motor Speedway".
- ^ ArmsUp Motorsports [@ArmsUpAieee] (11 November 2016). "We're so excited to announce @devinwojcikrac1 as the 1st driver to join us for #USF2000 2017! Welcome him to the te…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Bruna Tomaselli anuncia que disputará temporada em categoria preliminar da Fórmula Indy".
- ^ "Zach Holden Joins BN Racing for USF2000 in Watkins Glen".
- ^ release, Team. "Cape Motorsports confirms Donison as first USF2000 driver". www.racer.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ^ Staff, RACER. "Rising MRTI stars Martin, Askew to race with Cape Motorsports in 2017". www.racer.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Home". deforceracing.com.
- ^ http://www.exclusiveautosport.ca/exclusiveautosport.ca/News/Entries/2016/10/5_Exclusive_Autosport_Announces_Three_USF2000_Drivers_for_Chris_Griffis_Memorial_Test.html [dead link]
- ^ "Exclusive Autosport Signs Parker Thompson for USF2000 Title Bid". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE AUTOSPORT ADDS GABIN TO LINEUP". Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Dev Gore Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2017".
- ^ "Coming Soon! JCR Unveils Usf-17 Liveries".
- ^ "Bayley Mickler to Drive for John Cummiskey Racing at Barber".
- ^ a b c "Hi-Tide Boat Lifts Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Race 1)" (PDF). usf2000.com. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Newman Wachs to return, joins 2017 USF2000 series".
- ^ "Newman Wachs Racing Announces First Driver".
- ^ "Newman Wachs Racing signs Castro for 2017".
- ^ "Newman Wachs Racing Adds Third Driver for GP of St. Pete".
- ^ "Christmas in September at Pabst Racing".
- ^ "Rinus VeeKay Signs with Pabst Racing for 2017".
- ^ "Pabst Racing Announces Calvin Ming for 2017".
- ^ "Pabst Racing Announces Lucas Kohl for 2017". February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "RJB Motorsports Announces Chandler Horton for 2017 Season".
- ^ "Team Pelfrey Debuts New Tatuus USF-17 at Indianapolis".
- ^ "Megennis returns to Pelfrey for 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Team Pelfrey Confirms Ayla Agren for USF2000 Seat in 2017".