So how do these f2000 points get calculated.
Each race day consists of a morning qualification race where drivers compete for the fastest possible lap time; the fastest drivers are awarded the best starting positions for the afternoon race. Fastest lap gets the 'pole' position. The fastest qualifier also is awarded '2' points.
In the afternoon, the 'race' has drivers are competing 'head to head' against one another for the fastest possible finish, of all laps, or 30 minutes of driving. Drivers cars are timed each lap and again the driver with the fastest lap time for the entire race is awarded '2' points.
the points are awarded to the top 19 drivers who finish the race (at least 50% of the race) according to their finish position.
1st 30
2nd 25
3rd 22
4th 19
5th 17
6th 15
7th 14
8th 13
9th 12
10 11
11 10
12 9
13 8
14 7
15 6
16 5
17 4
18 3
19 2
All other starters earn '1' point
Over the entire season, drivers count their best 11 scores of 12 races.
Again, two bonus points are awarded for the fastest lap in both qualifying and for the fastest race lap.
click on link for standings after Round 3/4 2008 at Willow Springs
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Westphal, Podlesni win at Buttonwillow 5/4-5/2008 -JeffWestphalRacing.com
The 5th and 6th Rounds of the Pacific F2000 Championship were underway this past Friday, with the teams practicing and honing in on the race day set up for Saturday and Sunday.
Qualifying one took place at 8:00am Saturday morning, where local favorite Robert Podlesni set the pace early only to be challenged every lap by points leader Jeff Westphal. With 3 minutes to run, Westphal had quickest time, but ran into traffic on all three of his final chances to better his time, leaving a window of opportunity for Robert Podlesni to snag pole position.
“Buttonwillow is Robert’s track, so I knew it was going to be very tough to out qualify him, and unfortunately slower traffic thwarted any effort I put together, so we’ll settle for the outside front row today”
Race one got started with some confusion with the starter who was unfamiliar with the rules of the Pacific F2000 series and threw the green a bit early.
“I saw green so I went, but we were no where near the punch off cone for our rolling start, so I hesitated. That little bit of lift was enough to drop from the front row to the second before turn 1” said Westphal. “It wasn’t ideal, but we made the best of it, passing for second by turn 10.”
Over the next 14 laps, Westphal began closing the 2 second advantage that Podlesni had gained after clearing the field in turn 1. However it was not enough to get the job done, the race ended with a .3 second gap between winner Podlesni and Westphal, but with Westphal claiming fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying two on Sunday morning was even closer with Westphal and Podlesni swapping pole position every lap, and with 2 laps to go Westphal had pole by .1 sec. Both drivers made a last bid for the top spot on the final lap of the session, but again it was Podlesni who came out on top.
“I knew I had to put down the perfect lap, so I did and crossed the line with a 1.44.385 bettering my time by two tenths, but as soon as I radioed my team they said we’d have to wait and see the print out, as it was too close to call for even a stopwatch. Apparently Robert came by and ran the exact same time on his last lap as well” exclaimed Westphal.
Race two was set to go with the top two drivers separated by .030 of a second, Podlesni’s 1.44.345 to Westphal’s 1.44.385, and the rest of the field eager to close the gap between the leaders.
“We came onto the front straight and knew that this race would be won on the start, so I made the run at the best start I could and it payed off!”
Westphal got just enough advantage at the start to clear pole sitter Podlesni at turn one, and then ran the remainder of the race with no more than a .4 second advantage. The gap between first and second opened and closed on the front half and back half of the track, as the two cars showed strengths and weaknesses every lap. But it was Westphal who crossed the line in front today, and Podlesni narrowly claiming fast lap by .030 seconds while following in Westphal’s draft.
“It was a great race, I don’t think Robert even gave me a chance to breathe, but we stayed consistent and got good runs out of the important places to fend off any attempts from Robert to overtake” said Westphal.
Overall, it is Westphal who has won 4 of the 6 races so far, and Podlesni with the remaining two, thus the standings between the two are as follows Westphal - 163, Podlesni – 162, heading into Rounds 7 & 8 at Infineon Raceway July 4th – 6th.
Qualifying one took place at 8:00am Saturday morning, where local favorite Robert Podlesni set the pace early only to be challenged every lap by points leader Jeff Westphal. With 3 minutes to run, Westphal had quickest time, but ran into traffic on all three of his final chances to better his time, leaving a window of opportunity for Robert Podlesni to snag pole position.
“Buttonwillow is Robert’s track, so I knew it was going to be very tough to out qualify him, and unfortunately slower traffic thwarted any effort I put together, so we’ll settle for the outside front row today”
Race one got started with some confusion with the starter who was unfamiliar with the rules of the Pacific F2000 series and threw the green a bit early.
“I saw green so I went, but we were no where near the punch off cone for our rolling start, so I hesitated. That little bit of lift was enough to drop from the front row to the second before turn 1” said Westphal. “It wasn’t ideal, but we made the best of it, passing for second by turn 10.”
Over the next 14 laps, Westphal began closing the 2 second advantage that Podlesni had gained after clearing the field in turn 1. However it was not enough to get the job done, the race ended with a .3 second gap between winner Podlesni and Westphal, but with Westphal claiming fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying two on Sunday morning was even closer with Westphal and Podlesni swapping pole position every lap, and with 2 laps to go Westphal had pole by .1 sec. Both drivers made a last bid for the top spot on the final lap of the session, but again it was Podlesni who came out on top.
“I knew I had to put down the perfect lap, so I did and crossed the line with a 1.44.385 bettering my time by two tenths, but as soon as I radioed my team they said we’d have to wait and see the print out, as it was too close to call for even a stopwatch. Apparently Robert came by and ran the exact same time on his last lap as well” exclaimed Westphal.
Race two was set to go with the top two drivers separated by .030 of a second, Podlesni’s 1.44.345 to Westphal’s 1.44.385, and the rest of the field eager to close the gap between the leaders.
“We came onto the front straight and knew that this race would be won on the start, so I made the run at the best start I could and it payed off!”
Westphal got just enough advantage at the start to clear pole sitter Podlesni at turn one, and then ran the remainder of the race with no more than a .4 second advantage. The gap between first and second opened and closed on the front half and back half of the track, as the two cars showed strengths and weaknesses every lap. But it was Westphal who crossed the line in front today, and Podlesni narrowly claiming fast lap by .030 seconds while following in Westphal’s draft.
“It was a great race, I don’t think Robert even gave me a chance to breathe, but we stayed consistent and got good runs out of the important places to fend off any attempts from Robert to overtake” said Westphal.
Overall, it is Westphal who has won 4 of the 6 races so far, and Podlesni with the remaining two, thus the standings between the two are as follows Westphal - 163, Podlesni – 162, heading into Rounds 7 & 8 at Infineon Raceway July 4th – 6th.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Podlesni Ends Westphal Streak
Buttonwillow, Calif. (May 3, 2008) – Robert Podlesni has ended Jeff Westphal’s streak of pole positions at three as the Pacific F2000 Series presented by Hankook opened qualifying for round 5 at Buttonwillow Raceway this morning. Driving his Terminal Velocity/Alpinestars, DFR Van Diemen, Podlesni turned his best lap of 1:43.149 late in the session to take the pole position away from Westphal, 1:43.613, in his TNT Demolition/Cacci Construction PR1 Van Diemen. The two battled throughout qualifying and emerged 1.5 seconds clear of third qualifier Max Hyatt.
Hyatt in his Performance Drink, PR1 Van Diemen whose time of 1:45.310 just edged PR1 teammate Shaun Modisette in his Carson Trailer’s Van Diemen by .024 of a second.
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Hyatt in his Performance Drink, PR1 Van Diemen whose time of 1:45.310 just edged PR1 teammate Shaun Modisette in his Carson Trailer’s Van Diemen by .024 of a second.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Westphal Gives PR1 Motorsports First Win of 2008
Fontana, Calif. (March 9, 2008) – Jeff Westphal overcame early anxiety to clearly post his first win of the 2008 season for PR1 Motorsports. With minutes to go before the cars were called to grid Jeff’s TNT Demolition/Cacci Construction, Van Diemen seemed to experience the same problem that kept him from leaving the grid on Saturday
causing a 15th place finish. When asked how concerned he was watching his team frantically work on the car, he replied,
“I tried to stay calm by talking with my teammates and not watching the team” but was confident they would solve the problem.
With moments left, the car was ready and Westphal was able to assume his position at the head of the field. At the green flag, the field took off as though it were a high speed pace lap with the first six positions 2 by 2 and nose to tail approaching turn three. All but Chuck Hulse in his Cave Freitas Racing, Silicon Salvage Van Diemen made it through cleanly, Hulse as a result of contact spun and rejoined at the rear of the field. As the field strung out, Westphal established a clear lead over Shaun Modisette, PR1 Motorsports, Carson Trailers Van Diemen, Peter Hansel, Comar
Performance Inc., GS610 Maximum Performance Brake Fluid Van Diemen, Robert Podlesni, Dave Freitas Racing, Terminal Velocity/Alpinstars Van Diemen, Nick Freytag, PR1 Motorsports, G Phactory/Sodi Kart Van Diemen, Max Hyatt, PR1 Motorsports, Performance Drink Van Diemen, Scott Rarick Piper/Fast Forward/Red Line Oil Piper and the
rest. Westphal began to pull out from Modisette who claimed “Jeff was a little faster today and I could see the battle going on behind me and concentrated on doing two perfect laps to get a gap over the battle for third”.
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causing a 15th place finish. When asked how concerned he was watching his team frantically work on the car, he replied,
“I tried to stay calm by talking with my teammates and not watching the team” but was confident they would solve the problem.
With moments left, the car was ready and Westphal was able to assume his position at the head of the field. At the green flag, the field took off as though it were a high speed pace lap with the first six positions 2 by 2 and nose to tail approaching turn three. All but Chuck Hulse in his Cave Freitas Racing, Silicon Salvage Van Diemen made it through cleanly, Hulse as a result of contact spun and rejoined at the rear of the field. As the field strung out, Westphal established a clear lead over Shaun Modisette, PR1 Motorsports, Carson Trailers Van Diemen, Peter Hansel, Comar
Performance Inc., GS610 Maximum Performance Brake Fluid Van Diemen, Robert Podlesni, Dave Freitas Racing, Terminal Velocity/Alpinstars Van Diemen, Nick Freytag, PR1 Motorsports, G Phactory/Sodi Kart Van Diemen, Max Hyatt, PR1 Motorsports, Performance Drink Van Diemen, Scott Rarick Piper/Fast Forward/Red Line Oil Piper and the
rest. Westphal began to pull out from Modisette who claimed “Jeff was a little faster today and I could see the battle going on behind me and concentrated on doing two perfect laps to get a gap over the battle for third”.
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