2008 Star Mazda Championship

February 2025 2008 Star Mazda Championship 2007 2009 The 2008 Star Mazda Championship was a season of the open wheel racing series the Star Mazda Championship. It consisted of a 12-race schedule beginning in March and ending in October, with only the best eleven race results counting towards the championship. As with 2007, the series featured races exclusively on road and street courses. In addition to the main championship that is typically tested by young, developing drivers, there were also additional class titles for older drivers. John Edwards won the championship ahead of Joel Miller and Peter Dempsey despite missing the first round of the championship.2008 Star Mazda Champion: John Michael Edwards, Junior Open Wheel Talent, October 19, 2008, Retrieved 2011-07-25 Edwards won four races, the same as Dempsey, but Dempsey had three finishes of 20th or worse, one of which counted in his points total, while Edwards worst points-scoring finish was 4th. Miller won only once, in the season opener. Noted British drivers Charles Hall and Tom Gladdis also participated in the series and finished fifth and sixth in points, respectively. Each won a single race. British driver Richard Kent won the final race of the season in his series debut, despite not being registered for the championship. Notable international female drivers Natalia Kowalska and Michele Bumgarner also competed in the series despite not being registered for the championship.Bumgarner: From karting to formula racing, Manila Standard Today, May 30, 2008, Retrieved 2011-07-04 Chris Cumming won the Expert class for drivers 30 and older and Chuck Hulse won the Masters class championship for drivers 40 and older.2008 Star Mazda points https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205653/http://www.starmazda.com/results/2008/2008-starmazdapoints.pdf 2011-09-27 , Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-07-25 Race calendar and results Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Supporting 1 USA Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida March 14 USA Joel Miller GBR Tom Gladdis USA Joel Miller JDC MotorSports American Le Mans Series 2 USA Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah May 17 USA John Edwards USA John Edwards USA John Edwards AIM Autosport American Le Mans Series 3 USA Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York June 7 USA Alex Ardoin GBR Charles Hall GBR Charles Hall Andersen Racing Grand Am Rolex Sports Cars 4 USA Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon July 26 GBR Tom Gladdis GBR Tom Gladdis GBR Tom Gladdis Andersen Racing stand-alone 5 July 27 GBR Tom Gladdis GBR Tom Gladdis USA John Edwards AIM Autosport 6 USA Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 9 USA John Edwards IRL Peter Dempsey IRL Peter Dempsey Andersen Racing American Le Mans Series 7 CAN Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec August 17 IRL Peter Dempsey IRL Peter Dempsey IRL Peter Dempsey Andersen Racing stand-alone 8 CAN Mosport International Raceway Bowmanville, Ontario August 23 USA John Edwards IRL Peter Dempsey IRL Peter Dempsey Andersen Racing American Le Mans Series 9 USA New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey September 13 USA Joel Miller USA John Edwards USA John Edwards AIM Autosport stand-alone 10 September 14 USA John Edwards IRL Peter Dempsey IRL Peter Dempsey Andersen Racing 11 USA Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia October 3 IRL Peter Dempsey IRL Peter Dempsey USA John Edwards AIM Autosport American Le Mans Series 12 USA Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California October 18 IRL Peter Dempsey not available GBR Richard Kent Andersen Racing American Le Mans Series Championship standings Driver's Pos Driver SEBUSA SLCUSA WGLUSA PORUSA ROAUSA TROCAN MOSCAN NJUSA ATLUSA LAGUSA Points Overall1 USA John Edwards 1 6 26 1 2 2 4 1 3 1 2 4222 USA Joel Miller 1 3 2 22 3 19 4 2 2 4 2 4 4063 IRL Peter Dempsey 3 4 4 24 27 1 1 1 3 1 19 3 3984 USA Alex Ardoin 4 10 3 2 6 4 3 5 23 2 18 5 3655 GBR Charles Hall 2 2 1 29 4 3 5 19 6 5 22 3426 GBR Tom Gladdis 5 5 1 2 5 8 3 5 13 8 3347 USA Billy Goshen 10 8 5 3 5 14 19 7 12 6 7 7 3248 BRA Caio Lara 12 28 22 10 11 8 7 8 16 14 6 6 2869 USA Kristy Kester 8 18 13 4 12 7 17 12 13 12 16 10 28410 CAN Taylor Hacquard 9 6 18 5 10 22 10 20 9 11 10 20 28111 USA Scott Rettich 14 24 15 23 18 6 9 21 7 8 5 22 26912 CAN Chris Cumming 17 15 11 6 8 24 11 13 21 10 17 21 25913 USA Jeffery Kester 16 25 20 9 9 20 15 9 8 9 20 19 25914 USA Chuck Hulse 18 26 14 13 16 11 12 16 11 15 12 11 25915 BRA Ernesto Otero 26 13 8 8 7 8 6 6 20 23 24316 USA J. W. Roberts 21 19 23 16 20 16 14 14 19 22 14 14 23017 USA Rusty Mitchell 19 13 21 20 11 14 18 13 9 20318 USA Gerry Kraut 19 17 17 12 28 12 15 11 24 19219 BRA Rick Rosin 20 14 10 15 16 3 8 17620 USA Phil Fogg, Jr. 11 14 14 16 18 13 13521 USA Michael Guasch 29 11 22 17 19 16 10622 USA Richard Zober 22 16 17 22 17 9923 USA Mike Hill 13 9 7 7924 USA Eric Freiberg 11 7 21 7125 USA Chris Hundley 15 18 4526 USA Nick Haye 6 3027 USA John Zartarian 7 2928 MEX Juliana González 15 2129 PRI Carlos Conde 17 2030 USA Cody Jolly 27 1430 USA Keith Young 22 1432 USA Dan Tomlin, III 23 1333 USA Dan Tomlin, Jr. 24 1234 CAN Yannick Hoffman 25 11 Expert class1 CAN Chris Cumming 17 15 11 6 8 24 11 13 21 10 17 21 1882 USA J. W. Roberts 21 19 23 16 20 16 14 14 19 22 14 14 1663 USA Phil Fogg, Jr. 11 14 14 16 18 13 1004 USA Richard Zober 22 16 17 22 17 745 USA Dan Tomlin, III 23 14 Masters class1 USA Chuck Hulse 18 26 14 13 16 11 12 16 11 15 12 11 1922 USA Gerry Kraut 19 17 17 12 28 12 15 11 24 1503 USA Michael Guasch 29 11 22 17 19 16 844 USA Chris Hundley 15 18 285 PRI Carlos Conde 18 145 USA Keith Young 22 146 USA Dan Tomlin, Jr. 24 12 Unregistered drivers GBR Richard Kent 1 FIN Valle Mäkelä 4 7 21 CAN Kyle Marcelli 4 USA Patrick O'Neill 16 7 17 18 21 15 GBR Jonny Baker 12 9 23 USA Court Vernon 9 POL Natalia Kowalska 12 30 29 13 13 10 CHL Kevin Toledo 10 20 USA Bobby Caldwell 10 USA Ron White 12 PHL Michele Bumgarner 27 20 19 27 15 USA David House 23 15 21 25 USA Bob Kaminsky 15 USA Frank McCormick 17 24 17 USA Dave Mundy 21 18 USA Michael Gesser 18 25 USA Stan Kohls 21 20 19 USA Brian Johnson 25 23 USA Jason Vinkemulder 23 USA Pedro Serramalera 28 26 Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan fastest race lap Note: Expert and Masters classes have different point system than the overall championship. References External links Star Mazda Championship Official website Star Mazda Racing Teams Star Mazda Championship Category:Indy Pro 2000 Championship