# 2005 Formula Ford Zetec Championship Series

The 2005 Formula Ford Zetec Cooper Tires Championship Series was the fifth the USF2000 Ford Zetec championship. Aiken Racing driver Jay Howard took the title in a Van Diemen RF03. He was the second Brit to win the championship, after Dan Wheldon in 1999.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole Position | Fastest lap | Winner |
| 1 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | April 16 | Jay Howard | Jason Bowles | Jay Howard |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | April 17 | Jason Bowles | Jay Howard | Jay Howard |
| 3 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 22 | Jay Howard | Joey Foster | Jay Howard |
| 4 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | May 22 | Joey Foster | Joey Foster | Jay Howard |
| 5 | Grand Prix of Cleveland | Cleveland, Ohio | June 25 | Mike Forest | Jay Howard | Jay Howard |
| 6 | Grand Prix of Cleveland | Cleveland, Ohio | June 26 | Jay Howard | Jay Howard | Jay Howard |
| 7 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 6 | Jay Howard | Joey Foster | Joey Foster |
| 8 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 7 | Joey Foster | Joey Foster | Jay Howard |
| 9 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 27 | Joey Foster | Jay Howard | Joey Foster |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 28 | Joey Foster | Jay Howard | Jay Howard |
| 11 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | October 9 | Jay Howard | Alan Sciuto | Alan Sciuto |
| 12 | Virginia International Raceway | Alton, Virginia | October 9 | Alan Sciuto | Alan Sciuto | Jay Howard |

## Final standings

| Rank | Driver | ATL1 | ATL2 | MDO1 | MDO2 | CLE1 | CLE2 | ROA1 | ROA2 | MDO3 | MDO4 | VIR1 | VIR2 | Points |
| 1 | Jay Howard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 307 |
| 2 | Joey Foster | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 215 |
| 3 | Chris Guerrieri | 28 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 180 |
| 4 | Jason Byers | 5 | 9 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 164 |
| 5 | Chris Meredith | 10 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 133 |
| 6 | Doug Smith | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 132 |
| 7 | Matt McDonough | 9 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | 3 | 3 | | | 128 |
| 8 | Gerry Kraut | 11 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 116 |
| 9 | Nick Haye | 4 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 116 |
| 10 | Nicholas Boulle | 26 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 113 |
| 11 | John Lombardo | 12 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 8 | | | 79 |
| 12 | Enzo Potolicchio | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 13 | Chuck Lessick | 16 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 64 |
| 14 | Scott Rubenzer | 7 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 18 | 17 | | | 27 | 11 | | | 56 |
| 15 | Noah Bystrom | | | | | 37 | 20 | 4 | 4 | | | 18 | 10 | 54 |
| 16 | Brian Graham | 30 | 12 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | | | | | 54 |
| 17 | Jason Bowles | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 18 | Dwight Rider | 15 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 32 | | | 29 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 41 |
| 19 | Chris Hundley | 19 | 16 | | | 16 | 35 | 8 | 7 | | | | | 40 |
| 20 | Ira Fierberg | 33 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 34 |
| 21 | Fiorenzo Tirinnanzi | 14 | 15 | | | | | 12 | 16 | 30 | 29 | | | 28 |
| 22 | Franklin Futrelle | 34 | 6 | 12 | 27 | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 23 | Cole Morgan | 8 | 20 | | | 17 | 38 | | | 18 | 16 | | | 27 |
| 24 | David Clarke | 31 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 25 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 11 | DNS | 25 |
| 25 | Rich Zober | 21 | 28 | DNS | DNS | 21 | 25 | | | | | 12 | 13 | 21 |
| 26 | John Gluckin | 24 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 21 | | | | | 15 |
| 27 | Dick Rose | | | 18 | 25 | 32 | 29 | | | 19 | 19 | | | 11 |
| 28 | Chris Dona | | | 15 | DNS | 19 | 23 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 29 | Slade Miller | 36 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 30 | Scott Dick | | | 18 | 25 | 32 | 29 | | | 19 | 19 | | | 3 |
| 31 | Brian Tomasi | 35 | DNS | | | | | 27 | 28 | | | | | 2 |
| 32 | Kevin Hartwig | | | 22 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Jim Belay | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bryan Blair | | | | | 23 | 28 | | | | | | | |
| | Dan Bruggeman | 17 | DNS | | | | | 16 | 26 | | | | | |
| | Brian Burke | 23 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | | | |
| | Craig Clawson | | | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 13 | 15 | |
| | Brian Cleary | | | | | | | 20 | 22 | | | | | |
| | Olivier Comeau | | | | | | | 9 | 18 | | | | | |
| | Mark Defer | | | | | 35 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | Dan Denison | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 26 | 18 | | | |
| | Mark Dickens | | | | | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Forest | | | 4 | 7 | 5 | 37 | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Gonzalez | 25 | 31 | 19 | 20 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Haynie | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 39 | | | 23 | 22 | | | |
| | J.R. Hildebrand | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | 17 | 3 | |
| | Brad Jaeger | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Jordan | 18 | DNS | | | 22 | 30 | | | | | 14 | 18 | |
| | Doug Kniffin | 20 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 21 | | | 28 | 30 | 16 | 17 | |
| | Philip Metzger | | | | | | | 19 | 10 | | | | | |
| | Adam Pecorari | | | | | | | | | 6 | 28 | | | |
| | Greg Pizzo | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Podlesni | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 19 | |
| | Brendan Puderbach | | | | | 26 | 26 | | | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | |
| | Seth Ravndal | | | | | 20 | 18 | | | | | | | |
| | Glennon Reidler | 29 | DNS | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Al Salvo | | | 14 | 9 | 39 | 27 | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Sciuto | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | |
| | Ricardo Vassmer | 13 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | | | |
| | Walter Vollrath | | | | | | | 18 | 23 | | | | | |
| | William Wald | | | | | 28 | 31 | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Wettstein | | | | | | | 17 | 29 | | | | | |
| | Browning Williams | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | |