Creating a Pathway to the Top
Why choose to race in the Pacific F2000 Championship Presented by Corsa Car Care? Because it offers some of the best value-for-money open-wheel competition in the world, and it has a proven track record of providing a launching pad to those seeking to make a career in the ultra competitive world of auto racing.
Young drivers who have made significant progress since the series’ inception in 2004 include:
Robert Podlesni – 2009 Pacific F2000 champion, 2007 Champ Car Atlantic and Star Mazda Testing, 2006 Pacific F2000 Champion, 2006 Team USA Scholarship winner, 2006 Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy 4th Overall.
Patrick Barrett – 2007 Pacific F2000 champion, also earned a prestigious Team USA Scholarship; currently contesting the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal.
www.patrickbarrettracing.com
Jason Bowles – finished on the podium in each of the first two Pacific F2000 races at California Speedway, and now a race winner in the NASCAR Camping World Series, West.
www.jasonbowles.com
Dane Cameron – earned two Pacific F2000 podium finishes in 2005; won a Team USA Scholarship in 2006 and used it win the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy in England; won the 2007 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear; now contesting the Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda as a member of the Mazdaspeed Motorsports Development Program.
Mike Forest – won the 2005 Pacific F2000 Championship; now racing in the Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal.
www.mikeforestracing.com
J.R. Hildebrand – runner-up and Rookie of the Year in the 2005 Pacific F2000 series, earning himself a Team USA Scholarship; won the 2006 Cooper Tires Formula Ford Championship; currently a leading contender – and already a race winner – in the 2008 Indy Pro Series.
www.jrhildebrandracing.com
Brad Jaeger – inaugural (2004) Pacific F2000 Series champion, now contesting the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal, co-driving a Daytona Prototype with former Champ Car driver Memo Gidley.
www.bradjaeger.com
Joel Miller – won the first-ever Pacific F2000 race at California Speedway in 2004; won the 2007 BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda and a 2007 Team USA Scholarship; currently a leading contender – and already a race winner – in the 2008 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear.
www.joelmillerracing.com
Thomas Merrill – placed second and won Rookie of the Year honors in the 2007 Pacific F2000 Championship; currently contesting the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal.
www.thomasmerrillmotorsports.com
Other leading names to have graduated through F2000 in the past include:
Damon Hill – 1996 Formula 1 World Champion
Sam Hornish Jr. – Two-time Indy Racing League Champion and 2006 Indianapolis 500 winner
Buddy Rice – 2004 Indianapolis 500 winner
Ayrton Senna – 1992 British FF2000 Champion and three-time Formula 1 World Champion
Paul Tracy – 2003 Champ Car World Series Champion
Jimmy Vasser – 1996 Champ Car World Series champion
Dan Wheldon – Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner (2011 & 2005)
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