The 2009 Star Mazda Championship was the eleventh season of the Star Mazda Championship , an open wheel auto racing series that competes using spec chassis and engines. It consisted of a 13-race schedule beginning in March and ending in October. For the first time since 2006, the series featured races on oval tracks , more precisely the Milwaukee Mile and the Iowa Speedway . The remaining races except the one at Virginia were held jointly with the also Mazda-backed Atlantic Championship . In addition to the main championship that is typically tested by young, developing drivers, there were also additional class titles for senior drivers.
Adam Christodoulou won the championship ahead of Peter Dempsey, after the Irish driver's retirement at the final round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca gifted the title to the Briton.[1] [2] Chris Cumming and Michael Guasch won class titles for older drivers.[3]
Team Driver(s) Round(s) Notes AIM Autosport 3 Peter Dempsey 1–5 71 David Ostella All 72 Jorge Goncalvez All 73 Giancarlo Vilarinho 13 Unregistered American Speed Factory 31 Carlos Conde 2, 4–5, 8–9 Masters Series Andersen Racing 2 Joel Miller 7–13 5 Joe D'Agostino 1 17 Mikaël Grenier 2–6, 10 21 Denis Navarro All 22 Conor Daly All 33 Richard Kent 1, 3–13 DF Racing 12 Chuck Hulse 3, 13 Masters Series Eliseo THL Motorsports 77 Kevin Toledo 1–10, 12 Goshen Motorsports 80 Toshi Deki 1–10 Expert Series 82 Billy Goshen 1–7 83 Ryan Booth 1–2 Bruce Binnquist 3 Unregistered JDC MotorSports 2 Joel Miller 1–6 11 Adam Christodoulou All 19 Caio Lara All 20 Gustavo Linares 3, 6–7 Unregistered 51 Alex Ardoin All 55 Gerry Kraut 1–4, 8, 11–13 Masters Series 85 Chris Miller 12–13 Unregistered 91 Michael Guasch 1–5, 8–11, 13 Masters Series Juncos Racing 3 Peter Dempsey 6–13 13 Michael Furfari 1–10 23 Walt Bowlin 1–5, 10–12 Masters Series 61 Sean Burstyn 1–5, 7–10 80 Toshi Deki 11–13 Expert Series Kester Racing with Team 3G 15 Taylor Hacquard 1–7 16 Chris Cumming 1–6 Expert Series 24 Jeffery Kester 1–7 48 Kristy Kester 1–7 Mitchell Motorsports 66 Rusty Mitchell All Mundill 13 Michael Furfari 11–13 27 Anders Krohn All 64 Patrick O'Neill 2–3, 13 Expert Series Northwest Autosport 29 Phil Fogg 1, 3 Expert Series Team Apex 57 Bob Kaminsky 8 Unregistered Team GDT 30 Rick Rosin 2–5, 8–9, 12 Unregistered Kyle Marcelli 13 Unregistered 65 J. W. Roberts 1, 10, 13 Expert Series Ashley Freiberg 8–9 Unregistered Worldspeed Motorsports 16 Chris Cumming 8–9, 12–13 Expert Series 18 Stan Kohls 3 Unregistered 86 Dave House 3 Unregistered
Race calendar and results edit
Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 20 Richard Kent Caio Lara Adam Christodoulou JDC MotorSports 2 Virginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia April 26 Adam Christodoulou Adam Christodoulou Peter Dempsey AIM Autosport 3 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah May 16 Adam Christodoulou Adam Christodoulou Adam Christodoulou JDC MotorSports 4 New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey June 13 Conor Daly Conor Daly Conor Daly Andersen Racing 5 June 14 Richard Kent Adam Christodoulou Richard Kent Andersen Racing 6 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin June 20 Richard Kent Peter Dempsey Anders Krohn Mundill 7 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa July 10 Peter Dempsey Peter Dempsey Peter Dempsey Juncos Racing 8 Autobahn Country Club Joliet, Illinois July 25 Peter Dempsey Adam Christodoulou Peter Dempsey Juncos Racing 9 July 26 Peter Dempsey Adam Christodoulou Peter Dempsey Juncos Racing 10 Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 16 Rusty Mitchell Conor Daly Alex Ardoin JDC MotorSports 11 Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario August 29 Richard Kent Conor Daly Richard Kent Andersen Racing 12 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia September 25 Peter Dempsey Peter Dempsey Peter Dempsey Juncos Racing 13 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 10 Peter Dempsey Peter Dempsey Adam Christodoulou JDC MotorSports
Championship standings edit
Color Result 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 (DNP) Not competing
In-line notation Bold Pole position (1 point)Italics Ran fastest race lap
Masters (age 45 and older) edit Note: Expert and Masters classes have different point system than the overall championship.
^ Darley, Andy. Star Mazda: Adam Christodoulou wins championship showdown , Brits on Pole , October 11, 2009, Retrieved 2011-07-25 ^ STAR MAZDA: Christodoulou Wins Championship Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine , Speed , October 11, 2009, Retrieved 2011-07-25^ 2009 Star Mazda points Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine , Star Mazda Championship , Retrieved 2011-07-25