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series that is the first step in

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won the championship in a tightly contested points race by winning the final race at

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over New Zealander Hunter McElrea of Pabst Racing. Eves won six times with two other podium finishes while McElrea, who had won the Road to Indy Shootout to earn his place on the U.S. F2000 grid, won four times with eight other podiums. Danish driver Christian Rasmussen won three races and finished tied for the third most points with American

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. Rasmussen won third by virtue of Kaminsky not capturing any race wins. Darren Keane won one race and finished fifth in the championship. Australian Cameron Shields, who ended his championship campaign after the Toronto round, was the sole other race winner on the season. Pabst Racing won its third straight team championship despite their top driver McElrea losing out on the drivers' championship.

Drivers and teams

Schedule

Race results

Championship standings

;Scoring system * One point is awarded to the driver who qualifies on pole position. * One point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in the race. * One point is awarded to the driver who sets the fastest lap during the race.

Drivers' Championship

Teams' championship

;Scoring system *Single car teams receive 3 bonus points as an equivalency to multi-car teams *Only the best two results count for teams fielding more than two entries

References

External links

* {{Road to Indy US F2000 National Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship