2013 U.S. F2000 Winterfest

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The 2013 U.S. F2000 Cooper Tires Winterfest was the third year of the winter racing series promoted by the U.S. F2000 National Championship. It consisted of six races held during two race meets in Florida during February 2013 and served as preparation for the 2013 U.S. F2000 National Championship.

American Neil Alberico, in his second year in the series and first with Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing won five of the six races and captured the championship. His Cape teammate, Canadian Scott Hargrove, won one race and finished second in the other five and was runner-up in the championship. Their teammate James Fletcher had three podium finishes and finished third in points. Canadian James Dayson was the only National class entrant and only contested the first three rounds of the championship. There were no lead changes during any of the six races and the first three races at Sebring International Raceway were run without a caution period.

Drivers and teams

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!Team

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Drivers

!Notes

rowspan=4|{{flagicon|USA}} Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing

|align="right"| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

|

align="right"| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Fletcher

|

align="right"| 32

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Slaghekke

|

align="right"| 38

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Hargrove

|

rowspan=4| {{flagicon|USA}} Belardi Auto Racing

|align="right"| 4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Burkett

| Sebring only

align="right"| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Danilo Estrela

| Sebring only

align="right"| 14

| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt McMurry

| Palm Beach only

align="right"| 41

| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Portante

|

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Andretti Autosport

|align="right"| 7

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Garett Grist

|

align="right"| 77

| {{flagicon|USA}} Austin Cindric

|

rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} JAY Motorsports

|align="right"| 9

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Donato

| Sebring only

align="right"| 91

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Florian Latorre

|

{{flagicon|USA}} ZSports w/ Team E Racing

|align="right"| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} R. C. Enerson

| Sebring only

rowspan=4| {{flagicon|USA}} JDC Motorsports

|align="right"| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur Oliveira

|

align="right"| 19

| {{flagicon|USA}} Clarke Toppe

|

align="right"| 54

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Johnson

|

align="right"| 93

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Stefan Rzadzinski

|

rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} ArmsUp Motorsports

|align="right"| 16

| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Dayson

| National class, Sebring only

align="right"| 51

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Donato

| Palm Beach only

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Afterburner Autosport

|align="right"| 17

| {{flagicon|USA}} Wyatt Gooden

| Sebring only

align="right"| 18

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jake Eidson

| Sebring only

rowspan=2|{{flagicon|USA}} Pabst Racing Services

|align="right"| 21

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jesse Lazare

|

align="right"| 23

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Wolfe

|

{{flagicon|CAN}} MDL Racing

|align="right"| 56

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Matthew Di Leo

|

Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on October 23, 2012.[http://www.usf2000.com/news/12-10-23/USF2000_Unveils_2013_Schedule.aspx USF2000 Unveils 2013 Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130205140114/http://www.usf2000.com/news/12-10-23/USF2000_Unveils_2013_Schedule.aspx |date=2013-02-05 }}, US F2000, October 23, 2012, Retrieved 2012-12-05

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! Round|Rnd

! Circuit

! Location

! Date

! Pole position

! Fastest lap

! Most laps led

! Winning driver

! Winning team

1

|rowspan=3| Sebring Raceway

|rowspan=3| Sebring, Florida

| February 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{Tooltip|Cape Motorsports|Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing}}

2

|rowspan=2| February 6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{Tooltip|Cape Motorsports|Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing}}

3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Garett Grist

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{Tooltip|Cape Motorsports|Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing}}

4

|rowspan=3| Palm Beach International Raceway

|rowspan=3| Jupiter, Florida

| February 9

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Hargrove

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Hargrove

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Hargrove

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{Tooltip|Cape Motorsports|Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing}}

5

|rowspan=2| February 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{Tooltip|Cape Motorsports|Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing}}

6

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

| {{flagicon|USA}} {{Tooltip|Cape Motorsports|Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing}}

Championship standings

=Drivers' Championship=

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

!colspan=3| SEB

!colspan=3| PBI

!valign="middle"| Points

colspan=9| Championship Class
1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Neil Alberico

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*

! 186

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Hargrove

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1*

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2

! 157

3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Fletcher

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 19

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

! 107

4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Garett Grist

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

! 102

5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Stefan Rzadzinski

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

! 87

6

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jesse Lazare

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

! 84

7

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Wolfe

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

! 68

8

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Matthew Di Leo

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

! 60

9

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Portante

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

! 58

10

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Arthur Oliveira

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

! 51

11

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Donato

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 20

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

! 45

12

|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Florian Latorre

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

! 38

13

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Toppe

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 16

! 32

14

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Austin Cindric

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15

! 29

15

|align="left"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Slaghekke

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 19

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 15

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

! 29

16

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Johnson

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 17

! 29

colspan=9| Not classified
|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jake Eidson

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

|

|

|

! 43

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Danilo Estrela

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 19

|

|

|

! 40

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} R. C. Enerson

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|

|

|

! 37

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Wyatt Gooden

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 17

|

|

|

! 18

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Burkett

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13

|

|

|

! 18

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt McMurry

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

!

colspan=9| National Class
1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} James Dayson

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 16

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 18

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| DNS

|

|

|

! 44

|valign="top"|

{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"

! Color

! Result

style="background:#FFFFBF;"

| Gold

| Winner

style="background:#DFDFDF;"

| Silver

| 2nd place

style="background:#FFDF9F;"

| Bronze

| 3rd place

style="background:#DFFFDF;"

| Green

| 4th & 5th place

style="background:#CFEAFF;"

| Light Blue

| 6th–10th place

style="background:#CFCFFF;"

| Dark Blue

| Finished
(Outside Top 10)

style="background:#EFCFFF;"

| Purple

| Did not finish

style="background:#FFCFCF;"

| Red

| Did not qualify
(DNQ)

style="background:#DFC484;"

| Brown

| Withdrawn
(Wth)

style="background:#000000; color:white;"

| Black

| Disqualified
(DSQ)

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

| White

| Did not start
(DNS)

Blank

| Did not
participate

|-

|

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|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center colspan=2|In-line notation
Championship Class only

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Bold

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Pole position
(1 point)

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Italics

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Ran fastest race lap
(1 point)

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|*

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps
(1 point)

|}

|}

=Teams'=

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!Pos

!Team

!Points

1

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing

!240

2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andretti Autosport

!70

3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Pabst Racing Services

!59

4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Belardi Auto Racing

!49

5

|{{flagicon|USA}} JDC Motorsports

!48

6

|{{flagicon|USA}} Afterburner Autosport

!23

7

|{{flagicon|USA}} ArmsUp Motorsports

!14

8

|{{flagicon|CAN}} MDL Racing

!14

9

|{{flagicon|USA}} JAY Motorsports

!13

10

|{{flagicon|USA}} ZSports w/ Team E Racing

!12

References

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