2009 Star Mazda Championship

The 2009 Star Mazda Championship was the eleventh season of the Star Mazda Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that competes using spec chassis and engines. It consisted of a 13-race schedule beginning in March and ending in October. For the first time since 2006, the series featured races on oval tracks, more precisely the Milwaukee Mile and the Iowa Speedway. The remaining races except the one at Virginia were held jointly with the also Mazda-backed Atlantic Championship. In addition to the main championship that is typically tested by young, developing drivers, there were also additional class titles for senior drivers.

Adam Christodoulou won the championship ahead of Peter Dempsey, after the Irish driver's retirement at the final round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca gifted the title to the Briton.^[1][2] Chris Cumming and Michael Guasch won class titles for older drivers.^[3]

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Sebring International Raceway	Sebring, Florida	March 20	Richard Kent	Caio Lara	Adam Christodoulou	?
2	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 26	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Peter Dempsey	?
3	Miller Motorsports Park	Tooele, Utah	May 16	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	?
4	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 13	Conor Daly	?	Conor Daly	?
5			June 14	Richard Kent	?	Richard Kent	?
6	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	June 20	Richard Kent	?	Anders Krohn	?
7	Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	July 10	Peter Dempsey	?	Peter Dempsey	?
8	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois	July 25	Peter Dempsey	?	Peter Dempsey	?
9			July 26	Peter Dempsey	?	Peter Dempsey	?
10	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 16	Rusty Mitchell	?	Alex Ardoin	?
11	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	August 29	Richard Kent	?	Richard Kent	?
12	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 25	Peter Dempsey	?	Peter Dempsey	?
13	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	October 10	Peter Dempsey	?	Adam Christodoulou	?

Championship standings

Overall

Pos	Name	Starts	Points
1	Adam Christodoulou	13	473
2	Peter Dempsey	13	461
3	Conor Daly	13	416
4	Alex Ardoin	13	401
5	Joel Miller	13	390
6	Anders Krohn	13	380
7	Richard Kent	12	377
8	Caio Lara	13	360
9	Jorge Goncalvez	13	329
10	Michael Furfari	13	329
11	Denis Navarro	13	321
12	Rusty Mitchell	13	295
13	David Ostella	13	294
14	Toshi Deki	13	237
15	Kevin Toledo	11	220
16	Michael Guasch	10	202
17	Chris Cumming	10	200
18	Mikaël Grenier	6	189
19	Sean Burstyn	9	184
20	Billy Goshen	7	162
21	Gerry Kraut	8	154
22	Kristy Kester	7	149
23	Taylor Hacquard	7	146
24	Jeffery Kester	7	130
25	Walt Bowlin	8	124
26	Carlos Conde	5	86
27	Patrick O'Neill	3	59
28	J. W. Roberts	3	55
29	Chuck Hulse	2	43
30	Ryan Booth	2	32
31	Joe D'Agostino	1	29
32	Phil Fogg	2	25

Expert (age 30–44)

Pos	Name	Starts	Points
1	Chris Cumming	10	184
2	Toshi Deki	13	172
3	Patrick O'Neill	3	56
4	J. W. Roberts	3	46
5	Phil Fogg	2	28

Masters (age 45 and older)

Pos	Name	Starts	Points
1	Michael Guasch	10	178
2	Gerry Kraut	8	138
3	Walt Bowlin	8	112
4	Carlos Conde	5	76
5	Chuck Hulse	2	40

Note: Expert and Masters classes have different point system than the overall championship.

References

External links

• Star Mazda Championship Official website