# 2023 Pacific F2000 Championship

The 2023 Pacific F2000 Championship was the twentieth season of the Formula 2000-level single-seater championship across the Western US.
The season was held over six weekends from February to November 2023. Troy Shooter defended his championship title.

## Drivers

All drivers competed using F2000 cars as specified by the series regulations, powered by a 2L Ford Zetec engine on Hoosier Tires.
| No. | Driver | Car | Rounds |
| 2 | Thomas Browne | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 3–4 |
| 03 | Mark Peller | 2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 11–12 |
| 4 | William Kincaid | 2003 Van Diemen RF03 | 7–8 |
| 04 | Greg Coffin | Mygale SJ07 | 9–10 |
| 7 | Daniel Swanbeck | 2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 1–8 |
| 9 | Gary Peterson | 2008 Van Diemen | 1–2, 5–12 |
| 15 | James Hakewill | 2003 Van Diemen RF03 | 7–10 |
| 18 | Tom Hope | 2008 RFR FC | 1–6, 9–10 |
| 21 | Peter West | 2005 Van Diemen RF05 | All |
| 31 | Nick Kodenko | 2005 Van Diemen RF05 | 1–2, 11–12 |
| 46 | John Fabijanic | Piper DF5 | 1–4, 9–12 |
| 49 | Greg Pizzo | 2008 Van Diemen FR2000 | 1–2 |
| 51 | Jerry Dutch Schultz | 2001 Van Diemen RF01 | 1–6, 9–10 |
| 57 | Nicholas Coe | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 7–10 |
| 80 | Jeff Pietz | 2008 Van Diemen DP 08 | 5–8 |
| 81 | Ken Roseboom | 2008 Van Diemen DP 08 | 7–8 |
| 87 | Troy Shooter | 1999 Van Diemen RF99 | 1–2, 5–12 |
| 88 | Lyn Greenhill | 2002 Van Diemen RF02 | 5–10 |
| 96 | Harindra de Silva | 2006 Van Diemen RF2006-FC | 1–2, 11–12 |
| 122 | Hunter Tatman | 2006 Van Diemen RF06 | 9–10 |
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## Race calendar

The calendar, announced in November 2022, spanned six race weekends and featured four circuits.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Supporting | Map of circuit locations |
| 1 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | February 25 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 2 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | February 26 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | March 4 | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 4 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | March 5 | SVRA Sprint Series Trans-Am Series | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 5 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | May 5 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 6 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | May 6 | SCCA Super Tour SCCA Majors Championship | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | July 29 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 8 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | July 30 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 9 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | September 2 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 10 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | September 3 | San Francisco Region SCCA Series Formula Car Challenge | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | November 4 | California Sports Car Club | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |
| 12 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | November 5 | California Sports Car Club | SonomaThunderhillButtonwillowLaguna Seca |

## Race results

| Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 1 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | Peter West | Troy Shooter | Tom Hope |
| 2 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter |
| 3 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | Jerry Dutch Schultz | Jerry Dutch Schultz | Jerry Dutch Schultz |
| 4 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | Jerry Dutch Schultz | Jerry Dutch Schultz | Jerry Dutch Schultz |
| 5 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | Jerry Dutch Schultz | Jerry Dutch Schultz | Jerry Dutch Schultz |
| 6 | Thunderhill Raceway Park, Glenn County | Troy Shooter | Daniel Swanbeck | Daniel Swanbeck |
| 7 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter |
| 8 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter |
| 9 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | Hunter Tatman | Hunter Tatman | Hunter Tatman |
| 10 | Sonoma Raceway, Sears Point | Hunter Tatman | Troy Shooter | Hunter Tatman |
| 11 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter |
| 12 | Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter | Troy Shooter |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Two points were awarded for pole position and fastest lap. All started drivers that failed to finish inside the top 19 after completing 50% of the race were awarded one point.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
| Points | 30 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Each driver's worst result was dropped.

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | BUT1 | BUT1 | THU1 | THU1 | THU2 | THU2 | LAG | LAG | SON | SON | BUT2 | BUT2 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
| 1 | Troy Shooter | 2 | 1 | | | DNS | 8 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 240 |
| 2 | Peter West | 3 | (6) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 214 |
| 3 | Gary Peterson | 5 | 5 | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 186 |
| 4 | Daniel Swanbeck | DNS | DNS | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | | | | | 133 |
| 5 | Tom Hope | 1 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 2 | 3 | | | 6 | 9 | | | 129 |
| 6 | Jerry Dutch Schultz | DNS | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | Ret | DNS | | | 128 |
| 7 | John Fabijanic | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 110 |
| 8 | James Hakewill | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | | | 73 |
| 9 | Nick Kodenko | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 73 |
| 10 | Hunter Tatman | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 66 |
| 11 | Lyn Greenhill | | | | | DNS | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | | | 65 |
| 12 | Nicholas Coe | | | | | | | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | | | 58 |
| 13 | Mark Peller | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 14 | William Kincaid | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | | | | | 41 |
| 15 | Jeff Pietz | | | | | DNS | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | 40 |
| =16 | Thomas Browne | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| =16 | Greg Coffin | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | 38 |
| 18 | Harindra de Silva | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | 36 |
| — | Greg Pizzo | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | — |
| — | Ken Roseboom | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | — |
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | BUT1 | BUT1 | THU1 | THU1 | THU2 | THU2 | LAG | LAG | SON | SON | BUT2 | BUT2 | | Pts |