# 2006 Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series

The 2006 Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series was the sixth and final season of the USF2000 Ford Zetec championship. It proved to be the ultimate USF2000 championship until the relaunch in 2010. J.R. Hildebrand won the championship in a Cape Motorsports entered Van Diemen RF05.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole Position | Fastest lap | Winner |
| 1 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 13 | Dane Cameron | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 13 | J.R. Hildebrand | Dominik Jackson | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 20 | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 4 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 21 | no pole awarded | | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 5 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | June 17 | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 6 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | June 18 | J.R. Hildebrand | Andy Knight | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 7 | Grand Prix of Cleveland | Cleveland, Ohio | June 24 | Dane Cameron | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 8 | Grand Prix of Cleveland | Cleveland, Ohio | June 25 | J.R. Hildebrand | Dane Cameron | Dane Cameron |
| 9 | Honda Indy Toronto | Toronto | July 8 | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 10 | Honda Indy Toronto | Toronto | July 9 | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 11 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | September 16 | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 12 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | September 17 | Dane Cameron | Dane Cameron | J.R. Hildebrand |
| 13 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 23 | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand | Dane Cameron |
| 14 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 24 | Dane Cameron | J.R. Hildebrand | J.R. Hildebrand |

## Final standings

| Rank | Driver | ATL1 | ATL2 | MDO1 | MDO2 | PIR1 | PIR2 | CLE1 | CLE2 | TOR1 | TOR1 | MDO3 | MDO4 | ROA1 | ROA2 | Points |
| 1 | J.R. Hildebrand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 381 |
| 2 | Dane Cameron | 2 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 272 |
| 3 | Ricardo Vassmer | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 233 |
| 4 | Jason Byers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 228 |
| 5 | Chris Meredith | 5 | 17 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 176 |
| 6 | Noah Bystrom | 15 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 165 |
| 7 | Slade Miller | 7 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 150 |
| 8 | Andy Knight | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 138 |
| 9 | Philip Metzger | 24 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 121 |
| 10 | Juliana Gonzalez | 9 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 101 |
| 11 | Scott Rubenzer | 25 | 8 | 12 | 14 | | | 11 | 12 | | | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 92 |
| 12 | Nick Haye | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 74 |
| 13 | Clark Cambern | 8 | 5 | 17 | 8 | | | 9 | 6 | 18 | 20 | | | | | 74 |
| 14 | Jim Hallman | 14 | 19 | 25 | 28 | | | 17 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 69 |
| 15 | Olivier Comeau | 22 | 16 | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | 16 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 62 |
| 16 | Gerald Kraut | 6 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 30 | | | | | 24 | 24 | 58 |
| 17 | Alexis Sabet | 13 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 14 | | | 13 | 18 | 27 | DNS | 52 |
| 18 | Doug Kniffin | 28 | 12 | 28 | 27 | | | 30 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | | | 52 |
| 19 | Chuck Lessick | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | | | 15 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | | | 52 |
| 20 | Dwight Rider | 11 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | | | 10 | 17 | 50 |
| 21 | Robert Podlesni | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 47 |
| 22 | Steve Welk | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 47 |
| 23 | Dominik Jackson | 20 | 3 | 5 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 41 |
| 24 | Wladimir Genovesi, Jr. | 21 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 21 | 25 | | | | | | | 37 |
| 25 | Chris Hundley | 10 | 10 | | | 9 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 26 | Manuel Gutierrez | | | | | 25 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 10 | | | 34 |
| 27 | Dan Denison | 17 | 22 | 18 | 17 | | | 19 | 24 | 12 | 11 | | | | | 34 |
| 28 | Ira Fierberg | 27 | 11 | | | 26 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | | | | | 29 |
| 29 | Shaun Modisette | | | | | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 30 | Steve Thomson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 31 | John Lombardo | | | | | 13 | 15 | 31 | 31 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 32 | Chris Spreitzer | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 33 | Patrick Barrett | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 12 | 13 |
| 34 | Fiorenzo Tirinnanzi | | | | | 27 | 25 | | | 19 | 19 | | | 30 | 15 | 9 |
| 35 | Todd McNaughton | | | | | 15 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 36 | Scott Foutch | | | | 18 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 37 | Charles Finelli | | | 22 | 22 | | | 22 | 28 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 38 | Andrew King | | | | | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| | Mike Beauchamp | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 23 | |
| | Mark Defer | 19 | 18 | 15 | 23 | | | 20 | 29 | | | | | | | |
| | Brent Gilkes | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | | | 27 | 21 | 11 | 17 | | | | | |
| | Bill Jordan | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | | | 24 | 22 | | | | | 18 | 26 | |
| | Cole Morgan | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 17 | | | 10 | 11 | 11 | 29 | |
| | Seth Ravndal | | | 16 | 15 | | | 28 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | | | |
| | Mike Wettstein | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 28 | |