# 2017 U.S. F2000 National Championship

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.
The 2017 season will see the introduction of the Tatuus USF-17 car for the Championship class. 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.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 4 | Alexandre Baron | 9–11, 14 |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 7 | Devin Wojcik | All |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 8 | Bruna Tomaselli (N) | 1–2 |
| ArmsUp Motorsports | 97 | Bruna Tomaselli | 3–8, 12–14 |
| BN Racing | 72 | Zach Holden | 14 |
| BN Racing | 79 | David Malukas | 5–8, 10–14 |
| Cape Motorsports | 2 | Ricky Donison | 1–8, 10–11 |
| Cape Motorsports | 3 | Oliver Askew | All |
| DEForce Racing | 10 | José Sierra | 10–11 |
| DEForce Racing | 10 | Andrés Gutiérrez | 12–14 |
| DEForce Racing | 11 | Kory Enders | All |
| DEForce Racing | 12 | Moisés de la Vara | 1–13 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 90 | Parker Thompson | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 91 | Luke Gabin | 1–6 |
| Exclusive Autosport | 92 | Dev Gore | All |
| Exclusive Autosport | 93 | Jayson Clunie | 5–8, 10–14 |
| John Cummiskey Racing | 27 | Colin Kaminsky | 3–8, 12–13 |
| John Cummiskey Racing | 33 | Bayley Mickler | 3–4 |
| John Cummiskey Racing | 34 | Kris Wright | 1–6 |
| Kaminsky Racing | 27 | Colin Kaminsky | 1–2 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 36 | Dakota Dickerson | 1–6 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 36 | Darren Keane | 7–8, 10–14 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 37 | Andre Castro | 1–4 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 37 | Jacob Abel | 12–13 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 37 | Niall Murray | 14 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 38 | Cameron Das | 1–2 |
| Newman Wachs Racing | 38 | Flinn Lazier | 3–4 |
| Pabst Racing Services | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | All |
| Pabst Racing Services | 22 | Calvin Ming | All |
| Pabst Racing Services | 23 | Lucas Kohl | All |
| RJB Motorsports | 20 | Chandler Horton | 1–8 |
| Team BENIK | 31 | Toby Sowery | 3–4 |
| Team BENIK | 31 | Callan O'Keeffe | 5–6, 14 |
| Team BENIK | 32 | Darren Keane | 3–6 |
| Team Pelfrey | 80 | Robert Megennis | All |
| Team Pelfrey | 81 | Kaylen Frederick | All |
| Team Pelfrey | 82 | Ayla Ågren | 1–6, 9 |
| Team Pelfrey | 82 | Jacob Loomis | 7–8 |
| Team Pelfrey | 82 | Phillippe Denes | 12–14 |
| Icon | Class |
| (N) | National Class |

## Race calendar and results

| Rnd | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 11 | Robert Megennis | Oliver Askew | Robert Megennis | Robert Megennis | Team Pelfrey |
| 2 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 12 | Parker Thompson | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports |
| 3 | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama | April 21 | Oliver Askew | Kaylen Frederick | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports |
| 4 | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama | April 22 | Oliver Askew | Kaylen Frederick | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports |
| 5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 12 | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports |
| 6 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | Speedway, Indiana | May 13 | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports |
| 7 | Grand Prix of Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 23 | David Malukas | Oliver Askew | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Pabst Racing Services |
| 8 | Grand Prix of Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 24 | Rinus VeeKay | Calvin Ming | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Pabst Racing Services |
| 9 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | July 9 | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports |
| 10 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | July 16 | Parker Thompson | Rinus VeeKay | Parker Thompson | Parker Thompson | Exclusive Autosport |
| 11 | Grand Prix of Toronto | Toronto, Canada | July 17 | Oliver Askew | Rinus VeeKay | Parker Thompson | Parker Thompson | Exclusive Autosport |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 28 | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Oliver Askew | Cape Motorsports |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 29 | Parker Thompson | Parker Thompson | Parker Thompson | Parker Thompson | Exclusive Autosport |
| 14 | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 2 | Oliver Askew | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Rinus VeeKay | Pabst Racing Services |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | ROA | ROA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | WGL | Points |
| Championship class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oliver Askew | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 17 | 3 | 1* | 2 | 12 | 1* | 4 | 2 | 351 |
| 2 | Rinus VeeKay | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 344 |
| 3 | Parker Thompson | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 16 | 269 |
| 4 | Kaylen Frederick | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 240 |
| 5 | Calvin Ming | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 207 |
| 6 | Robert Megennis | 1* | 19 | 4 | 6 | DSQ | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 173 |
| 7 | Lucas Kohl | 12 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 160 |
| 8 | Devin Wojcik | 19 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 140 |
| 9 | Kory Enders | 15 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 138 |
| 10 | David Malukas | | | | | 9 | 18 | 2 | 14 | | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 108 |
| 11 | Darren Keane | | | 16 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 18 | | 10 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 104 |
| 12 | Moisés de la Vara | 9 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | DNS | DSQ | DSQ | | 98 |
| 13 | Dev Gore | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 94 |
| 14 | Dakota Dickerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 86 |
| 15 | Ricky Donison | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 10 | | 16 | DNS | | | | 75 |
| 16 | Luke Gabin | 11 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 74 |
| 17 | Ayla Ågren | 21 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | | | 8 | | | | | | 72 |
| 18 | Colin Kaminsky | 16 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 8 | | | | 13 | 17 | | 68 |
| 19 | Jayson Clunie | | | | | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 64 |
| 20 | Alexandre Baron | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 13 | | | 11 | 52 |
| 21 | Bruna Tomaselli | | | 15 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 12 | | | | 15 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| 22 | Chandler Horton | 20 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | 39 |
| 23 | Andres Gutierrez | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 6 | 35 |
| 24 | José Sierra | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 8 | | | | 32 |
| 25 | Kris Wright | 14 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 26 | Toby Sowery | | | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 27 | Callan O'Keeffe | | | | | 5 | 21 | | | | | | | | 12 | 27 |
| 28 | Cameron Das | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 29 | Andre Castro | 10 | 20 | 9 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 30 | Phillippe Denes | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | 13 | 15 |
| 31 | Jacob Abel | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | | 14 |
| 32 | Jacob Loomis | | | | | | | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | 13 |
| 33 | Flinn Lazier | | | 22 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 34 | Niall Murray | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 2 |
| 35 | Bayley Mickler | | | 24 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 36 | Zach Holden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 1 |
| National class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Bruna Tomaselli | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | ROA | ROA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | WGL | Points |
| 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 |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap (1 point) |
| * | Led most race laps (1 point) Not awarded if more than one driver leads most laps |
| Rookie ||

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 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 |