2008 Atlantic Championship

Formula race car championship February 2025 2008 Atlantic Championship Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda 11 April 20 October 3 Finland Markus Niemelä 2007 2009 The 2008 Atlantic Championship season was the thirty-fifth Atlantic Championship season. It began on April 20, 2008 and ended on October 4, 2008. Despite the merger of Champ Car's premier series with the Indy Racing League, the Champ Car owners continued to own and operate the Atlantic Championship under a new legal entity, Atlantic Racing Series, LLC.Champ Car Atlantic News Champ Car continued to sanction the first two events of the season at Long Beach and Laguna Seca with the remainder of the season running under IMSA sanction.Champ Car Atlantic News The Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Drivers' Champion was Markus Niemelä driving for Brooks Associates Racing. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 2008 Atlantic Championship season. All teams used the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda-Cosworth MZR 2.3 liter inline-4 engine and Cooper tires.Champ Car Atlantic NewsJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes TeamNoDriversRounds Canada Jensen MotorSport 2 FIN Henri Karjalainen 1–10 22 CAN Eric Jensen 8–9 United States Forsythe Championship Racing 3 CAN James Hinchcliffe All 7 MEX David Garza 1–5, 11 MEX David Martínez 6–10 United States Walker Racing 5 GBR Greg Mansell All 15 GBR Leo Mansell All 25 CAN Kevin Lacroix All United States Condor Motorsports 6 NLD Junior Strous All 9 NLD Dominick Muermans All 11 BRA Douglas Soares All 77 USA Brian Thienes 1 United States Brooks Associates Racing 8 FIN Markus Niemelä All 88 GER Andreas Wirth 1–3 USA Tom Sutherland 4–11 United States Pacific Coast Motorsports 14 USA Carl Skerlong 1–10 41 USA Frankie Muniz All United States Genoa Racing 17 USA Alan Sciuto 1 EST Tõnis Kasemets 6–7 USA J. R. Hildebrand 11 19 USA Dane Cameron All United States Mathiasen Motorsports 26 USA Jonathan Bomarito All United States PR1 Motorsports 32 CAN Mike Forest 1 United States Newman Wachs Racing 34 SUI Simona de Silvestro All 36 USA Jonathan Summerton All United States Paladin Motorsports 45 CAN Greg Minium 1 AUT Christopher Zöchling 2, 4–5 United States EuroInternational 46 VEN Luis Schiavo 1–8, 11 70 CAN Daniel Morad 1–8 United States Polestar Motor Racing 66 USA Rich Zober 9 Schedule The original 13-race 2008 Atlantic Championship calendar, which featured many supporting runs during Champ Car World Series events, had to be scrapped as a result of the 2008 open-wheel reunification announcement. The Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Edmonton, Mont-Tremblant and Road America races, which had been part of the Champ Car schedule before reunification, remained in the calendar. The Road America races were changed, as the American Le Mans Series' Generac 500 weekend meet was changed from one to two races (a Saturday and Sunday race). The Edmonton race, now part of the IndyCar Series, also switched to a two-race format. The original races at Trois-Rivieres and Miller were not affected, since the Quebec race was part of the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres (which also features the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series), and the Utah race was conducted as part of the Rolex Sports Car Series Sunchaser 1000 weekend.http://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=3301 Set For 35th Anniversary Season champcaratlantic.com 2007-02-27 2008-02-27 On April 3 a revised post-reunification schedule was released featuring 11 races including the seven weekends that were kept (with two races at Edmonton and Road America), and two new races, one at New Jersey and a second Road Atlanta (as a support race to the Petit Le Mans). Rd Race Date Race Name Circuit City/Location 1 April 20 USA Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beachhttp://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=3257 Champ Car Announces 2008 Schedules champcaratlantic.com 2007-11-05 2008-01-30 Long Beach Grand Prix Long Beach, California 2 May 18 USA Monterey Festival of Speed Atlantic Championshiphttp://www.laguna-seca.com/pressreleases/index.cfm?ID=401 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Announces Weekend Schedule for Festival of Speed Mazda Raceway 2008-03-05 2008-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080311070323/http://www.laguna-seca.com/pressreleases/index.cfm?ID=401 2008-03-11 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California 3 June 29 Canada Sommet des Legends Circuit Mont-Tremblant Mont-Tremblant, Quebec 4 July 25 Canada Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races Edmonton Indy Edmonton, Alberta 5 July 26 6 August 9 USA Road Race Showcase/Road Americahttp://www.roadamerica.com/images/main/ra_sched_addition_03.pdf Road America Adds Speed World Challenge to August Line-Up Road America 2008-03-10 2008-03-12September 2016 medicmedic Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 7 August 10 8 August 17 Canada Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, Quebec 9 September 14 United States Mazda Formula Zoom Zoom New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey 10 September 21 United States SunRichGourmet.com 1000 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah 11 October 3 United States Atlanta Atlantic Challenge Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia Cancelled events Original dateRace nameTrackCityApril 27United States Atlantic Grand Prix of HoustonJAGFlo Speedway at Reliant ParkHouston, TexasJune 22United States Atlantic Grand Prix of ClevelandBurke Lakefront AirportCleveland, OhioJuly 6Canada Steelback Atlantic Grand PrixExhibition PlaceToronto, OntarioJuly 26United States Atlantic Grand Prix of PortlandPortland International RacewayPortland, OregonJuly 27November 9MEX Atlantic Gran Premio TecateAutódromo Hermanos RodríguezMexico City, MexicoReferences:2007-11-07 CHAMPCAR/CART: 2008 schedules announced https://au.motorsport.com/atlantic/news/champcar-cart-2008-schedules-announced/2251146/ 2024-12-06 Motorsport.com Television The 2008 series was televised at 5 PM ET on Sundays starting on November 9, 2008 on Speed TV.2008 ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS TO AIR ON SPEED THIS FALL AND WINTER September 29, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081114135926/http://www.champcaratlantic.com/News/Article.asp?ID=5439 November 14, 2008 November 9 – Grand Prix of Long Beach November 16 – Laguna Seca and Race 1 of Edmonton December 14 – Race 2 of Edmonton and Race 1 of Road America December 21 – Race 2 of Road America and Trois Rivières December 28 – Miller Motorsports Park and Road Atlanta Race results RdTrackPole PositionFastest LapRace winnerReport Driver Team 1 Long Beach Grand Prix USA Jonathan Bomarito USA Carl Skerlong Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Newman Wachs Racing Report 2 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Canada James Hinchcliffe Brazil Douglas Soares Canada James Hinchcliffe Forsythe Pettit Racing Report 3 Circuit Mont-Tremblant Netherlands Junior Strous Netherlands Junior Strous Netherlands Junior Strous Condor Motorsports Report 4 Edmonton Indy Canada James Hinchcliffe Mexico David Garza Pérez USA Jonathan Bomarito Mathiasen Motorsports Report 5 USA Carl Skerlong USA Carl Skerlong USA Jonathan Summerton Newman Wachs Racing Report 6 Road America USA Dane Cameron Estonia Tõnis Kasemets USA Jonathan Bomarito Mathiasen Motorsports Report 7 USA Jonathan Bomarito USA Dane Cameron USA Jonathan Summerton Newman Wachs Racing Report 8 Circuit Trois-Rivières USA Jonathan Bomarito USA Jonathan Summerton USA Jonathan Bomarito Mathiasen Motorsports Report 9 New Jersey Motorsports Park USA Carl Skerlong USA Carl Skerlong USA Carl Skerlong Pacific Coast Motorsports Report 10 Miller Motorsports Park Finland Markus Niemelä USA Carl Skerlong Finland Markus Niemelä Brooks Associates Racing Report 11 Road Atlanta USA Jonathan Summerton USA J. R. Hildebrand Finland Markus Niemelä Brooks Associates Racing Report Race summaries Round 1: Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach Sunday April 20, 2008 - 1:30 p.m. EDT Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, California (1.968 mile street circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 38 laps / 74.784 miles Race weather: 60 °F, Sunny skies Television: Speed (November 9, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #26 Jonathan Bomarito, 93.286 mph (150.125 km/h) Race Summary The 2008 Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach was won by the young Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro making her only the second female driver to ever win an Atlantic Championship race after Katherine Legge. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 1234Switzerland Simona de SilvestroNewman Wachs Racing3850:51.26115 2417USA Alan SciutoGenoa Racing38+1.2850 3525Canada Kevin LacroixWalker Racing38+2.2560 4636USA Jonathan SummertonNewman Wachs Racing38+2.9830 5126USA Jonathan BomaritoMathiasen Motorsports38+4.60523Race average speed:Lead changes: 1 between 2 driversCautions: 1 for 2 Laps Round 2: Monterey Festival of Speed Atlantic Championship Sunday May 18, 2008 - 4:00 p.m. EDT Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - Monterey, California Time: 50 minutes Distance: 34 laps / 76.092 miles Race weather: 89 °F, sunny skies Television: Speed (November 16, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #3 James Hinchcliffe, 1:16.189 (105.748 mph) Race Summary Canadian James Hinchciffe took the pole at Laguna Seca with a 1:16.189 which was a track record qualifying run on by an Atlantic car on Saturday after taking the provisional pole on Friday. He then went on to dominate Sunday's race. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time LapsLed 113Canada James HinchcliffeForsythe/Pettit Racing3450:50.35228 2214USA Carl SkerlongPacific Coast Motorsports34+2.3916 346Netherlands Junior StrousCondor Motorsports34+6.6710 458Finland Markus NiemeläBrooks Associates Racing34+13.0270 5119Netherlands Dominick MuermansCondor Motorsports34+18.4040Race average speed: 89.803 mphLead changes: 2Cautions: 2 for 9 laps Round 3: Sommet des Legends Sunday June 29, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. EDT Circuit Mont-Tremblant - Mont-Tremblant, Quebec (2.621 mile road circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 30 laps / 78.630 miles Race weather: 75 °F, Partly cloudy skies Television: TBA Pole position winner: #6 Junior Strous, 1:28.805 (106.251 mph) Race Summary Dutch driver Junior Strous dominated the weekend by taking pole and leading every lap in the race. The win was his first ever in the Atlantic Championship, as was his pole position. He leads the season championship with 74 points over James Hinchcliffe and Markus Niemelä who are tied at 67. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 116Netherlands Junior StrousCondor Motorsports3053:50.60030 238Finland Markus NiemeläBrooks Associates Racing30+0.487*0 3414USA Carl SkerlongPacific Coast Motorsports30+0.9660 453Canada James HinchcliffeForsythe Championship Racing30+1.5140 5819USA Dane CameronGenoa Racing30+2.0570 * Race finished under cautionRace average speed: 87.621 mphLead changes: 0Cautions: 3 for 10 Laps Round 4: Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 1 Friday July 25, 2008 - 5:15 p.m. MDT Rexall Speedway - Edmonton, Alberta (1.973 mile temporary airport circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 38 laps / 74.974 miles Race weather: 80 °F, Partly cloudy skies Television: Speed (November 16, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #3 James Hinchcliffe, 1:05.910 (107.765 mph) Race Summary Polesitter James Hinchcliffe led from the green flag but was closely stalked by Jonathan Bomarito, who finally made the pass in Turn 1 on lap 31. A late race caution set up a one lap sprint to the finish with Bomarito holding off Markus Niemelä to become the fourth race winner in as many races this season. The win was Bomarito's third Atlantic victory and the first victory for his team, Mathiasen Motorsports, in 36 starts. In the points chase, Niemelä leads Hinchcliffe 94-93. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 1226USA Jonathan BomaritoMathiasen Motorsports3845:18.9428 258Finland Markus NiemeläBrooks Associates Racing38+0.6910 313Canada James HinchcliffeForsythe Championship Racing38+1.15130 4419USA Dane CameronGenoa Racing38+1.7570 567Mexico David GarzaForsythe Championship Racing38+2.1700Race average speed: 99.269 mphLead changes: 1Cautions: 1 for 3 Laps Round 5: Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 2 Saturday July 25, 2008 - 12:45 p.m. MDT Rexall Speedway - Edmonton, Alberta (1.973 mile temporary airport circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 36 laps / 71.028 miles Race weather: 80 °F, Mostly cloudy skies Television: Speed (December 14, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #14 Carl Skerlong, 1:05.455 (108.514 mph) Race Summary A1 Grand Prix veteran (but Atlantic rookie) Jonathan Summerton jumped into the lead from third on the starting grid and dominated the race, leading every lap on the way to his first Atlantic series win. He became the fifth different winner in five races and the first rookie to top a podium this year. James Hinchcliffe finished third and jumped to the top of the points table. He has 118 points, five more than Markus Niemelä. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 1336USA Jonathan SummertonNewman Wachs Racing1845:08.75136 2114USA Carl SkerlongPacific Coast Motorsports18+2.2220 343Canada James HinchcliffeForsythe Championship Racing18+6.0390 4526USA Jonathan BomaritoMathiasen Motorsports18+6.7190 5219USA Dane CameronGenoa Racing18+7.1950Race average speed: 94.398 mphLead changes: 0Cautions: 1 for 5 Laps Round 6: Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 1 Saturday August 8, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. CDT Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (4.048 mile permanent road circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 18 laps / 72.864 miles Race weather: 76 °F, Partly cloudy skies Television: Speed (December 14, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #19 Dane Cameron, 1:59.190 (122.265 mph) Race Summary Jonathan Bomarito became the first multiple time winner in the 2008 Atlantic series. He took the lead from pole sitter Dane Cameron at the standing start. On lap 10, Cameron passed Bomarito in Canada Corner but Bomarito was able to pass him back on the following lap, taking the lead which he would hold for the remainder of the race. James Hinchcliffe finished fifth, high enough to keep the points lead with 139 points. Markus Niemelä trails Hinchcliffe by 7 and Bomarito is only 9 points back. Atlantic and Champ Car veteran Tõnis Kasemets made his first appearance since last year's Atlantic round at Road America and finished on the podium in third. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 1226USA Jonathan BomaritoMathiasen Motorsports1845:02.33417 2119USA Dane CameronGenoa Racing18+0.4111 3817Estonia Tõnis KasemetsGenoa Racing18+0.9780 4914USA Carl SkerlongPacific Coast Motorsports18+6.3840 533Canada James HinchcliffeForsythe Championship Racing18+7.2300Race average speed: 97.068 mphLead changes: 1Cautions: 2 for 6 Laps Round 7: Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 2 Sunday August 9, 2008 - 1:30 p.m. CDT Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (4.048 mile permanent road circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 20 laps / 80.960 miles Race weather: 75 °F, Partly cloudy skies Television: Speed (December 21, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #26 Jonathan Bomarito, 1:59.564 (121.883 mph) Race Summary Race 1's winner Jonathan Bomarito led away from the pole, while behind him Jonathan Summerton was charging up through the field from ninth place on the grid. On lap 18, Summerton passed Bomarito in Turn 1, leading only the final two laps home to the checkered flag. Even with the second place finish Bomarito jumped to the top of the points chase. He leads with 157, three in front of the previous leader James Hinchcliffe and six in front of Markus Niemelä. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 1936USA Jonathan SummertonNewman Wachs Racing2046:39.5442 2126USA Jonathan BomaritoMathiasen Motorsports20+1.08418 3217Estonia Tõnis KasemetsGenoa Racing20+6.2020 41025Canada Kevin LacroixWalker Racing20+6.8320 5414USA Carl SkerlongPacific Coast Motorsports20+8.9930Race average speed: 104.108 mphLead changes: 1Cautions: 2 for 5 Laps Round 8: Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Sunday August 17, 2008 - 1:30 p.m. EDT Circuit Trois-Rivières - Trois-Rivières, Quebec (1.521 mile temporary street circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 44 laps / 66.924 miles Race weather: 70 °F, Clear Television: Speed (December 21, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #26 Jonathan Bomarito, 58.989 (92.824 mph) Race Summary Jonathan Bomarito led away from the standing start and was never seriously challenged on his way to his third Atlantic victory of the year. Bad days for James Hinchcliffe and Markus Niemelä allowed him to open a sizable lead in the season championship going into the final three races of the year. Bomarito leads the championship with 191, 28 points ahead of Jonathan Summerton who has 163. Hinchcliffe is still in third, but is 36 points back with 155. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 1126USA Jonathan BomaritoMathiasen Motorsports4450:17.45344 2236USA Jonathan SummertonNewman Wachs Racing44+1.5900 386Netherlands Junior StrousCondor Motorsports44+5.6820 41134Switzerland Simona de SilvestroNewman Wachs Racing44+7.8780 5419USA Dane CameronGenoa Racing44+10.0150Race average speed: 79.844 mphLead changes: 0Cautions: 2 for 9 Laps Round 9: Mazda Formula Zoom Zoom Sunday September 14, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. EDT New Jersey Motorsports Park - Millville, New Jersey (2.177 mile permanent road circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 42 laps / 91.434 miles Race weather: 86 °F, Clear Television: TBA Pole position winner: #14 Carl Skerlong, 1:10.211 (111.624 mph) Race Summary Carl Skerlong dominated the weekend, leading every session and leading every lap in the race to claim his first Atlantic victory. He even set the fastest lap, giving him a perfect score of 34 points for the weekend. Points leader Jonathan Bomarito finished ninth, which reduced his margin to 16 points over Jonathan Summerton and 22 over Markus Niemelä with two races left in the season. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 1114USA Carl SkerlongPacific Coast Motorsports4250:49.28242 228Finland Markus NiemeläBrooks Associates Racing42+2.4640 3436USA Jonathan SummertonNewman Wachs Racing42+10.4410 4325Canada Kevin LacroixWalker Racing42+22.7720 566Netherlands Junior StrousCondor Motorsports42+23.9140Race average speed: 107.948 mphLead changes: 0Cautions: None Round 10: SunRichGourmet.com 1000 Sunday September 21, 2008 - 2:30 p.m. MDT Miller Motorsports Park - Tooele, Utah (4.486 mile permanent road circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 20 laps / 89.720 miles Race weather: 71 °F, Mostly Cloudy Television: Speed (December 28, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #8 Markus Niemelä, 2:28.915 (108.448 mph) Race Summary Markus Niemelä followed up his first Atlantic series pole position with his first series victory, leading every lap in the race. Three drivers are still alive for the series championship going into the final round of the season. Jonathan Bomarito, who finished sixth, now leads with 224 points. He has an eight point advantage over Jonathan Summerton and a 10 point lead over Niemelä. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 118Finland Markus NiemeläBrooks Associates Racing2050:40.52920 2236USA Jonathan SummertonNewman Wachs Racing20+0.4460 3319USA Dane CameronGenoa Racing20+2.2960 4614USA Carl SkerlongPacific Coast Motorsports20+2.8280 5434Switzerland Simona de SilvestroNewman Wachs Racing20+22.3630Race average speed: 106.229 mphLead changes: 0Cautions: None Round 11: Atlanta Atlantic Challenge Friday October 3, 2008 - 2:10 p.m. EDT Road Atlanta - Braselton, Georgia (2.540 mile permanent road circuit) Time: 50 minutes Distance: 35 laps / 88.900 miles Race weather: 72 °F, Clear Television: Speed (December 28, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST) Pole position winner: #36 Jonathan Summerton, 1:14.137 (123.339 mph) Race Summary Markus Niemelä won the race and clinched the series championship on an eventful day at Road Atlanta. At the start Dane Cameron took the race lead from the standing start while Niemelä got around the pole sitter Jonathan Summerton for second place. Jonathan Bomarito, the points leader going into the race, dropped out of the race with mechanical troubles after only 10 laps. Going into a restart on lap 33, Niemelä was in second and Summerton was in third, but Summerton was in line to clinch the championship. On the restart, Niemelä got around Cameron to take the lead on the track and Kevin Lacroix passed Summerton for third, which put Niemelä in position to take the championship. Summerton attempted to pass Cameron to put himself back into the championship position but they made contact and both cars were knocked out of the race. Niemelä cruised the final laps under yellow. Niemelä finished the season with 245 points followed by Bomarito at 228 and Summerton with 224. Top Five Finishers Fin.Pos St.Pos CarNo. Driver Team Laps Time Laps led 138Finland Markus NiemeläBrooks Associates Racing3550:19.9313 2425Canada Kevin LacroixWalker Racing35+0.730*0 373Canada James HinchcliffeForsythe Championship Racing35+1.3110 41134Switzerland Simona de SilvestroNewman Wachs Racing35+1.8070 585UK Greg MansellWalker Racing35+4.1740 * Race finished under cautionRace average speed: 105.976 mphLead changes: 1Cautions: 2 for 7 Laps Final driver results Points system Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th  16th  17th  18th  19th  20th Points3127252321191715131110987654321 Bonus Points 1 point to fastest driver in a qualification session. 1 point to driver who leads the most laps in the race. 1 point to driver who improves the most positions in the race. Pos Driver LBH LAG MTT EDM ROA TRR NJS UTH ATL Points 1 Finland Markus Niemelä (R) 7 4 2 2 6 6 6 Ret 2 1* 1 245 2 USA Jonathan Bomarito 5* Ret 6 1 4 1* 2* 1* 9 6 Ret 228 3 USA Jonathan Summerton (R) 4 6 12 6 1* Ret 1 2 3 2 Ret 224 4 CAN James Hinchcliffe 10 1* 4 3* 3 5 8 Ret 16 10 3 196 5 NED Junior Strous 8 3 1* 13 9 8 11 3 5 8 8 196 6 USA Carl Skerlong 23 2 3 19 2 4 5 Ret 1* 4 Inj 189 7 US Dane Cameron (R) 11 17 5 4 5 2 17 5 Ret 3 Ret* 169 8 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro 1 10 9 8 Ret 9 18 4 11 5 4 167 9 CAN Kevin Lacroix 3 15 13 7 7 14 4 Ret 4 11 2 161 10 UK Greg Mansell (R) 13 Ret DNS 9 Ret 12 13 9 7 9 5 105 11 USA Frankie Muniz 15 13 11 12 13 11 10 12 10 14 9 102 12 Canada Daniel Morad (R) 6 9 Ret 11 8 Ret 9 6 95 13 Mexico David Garza 12 7 8 5 10 Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj 6 94 14 Netherlands Dominick Muermans (R) 17 5 10 Ret 15 16 16 14 14 17 12 80 15 USA Tom Sutherland 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 7 10 78 16 Mexico David Martínez 7 7 7 8 13 74 17 Finland Henri Karjalainen (R) 14 16 Ret 14 11 Ret 14 10 15 12 70 18 Brazil Douglas Soares (R) 16 14 Ret 15 12 15 15 11 13 15 Ret 70 19 UK Leo Mansell (R) 19 11 Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 13 12 16 11 68 20 Venezuela Luis Schiavo (R) 18 Ret DNS 16 14 10 12 16 7 60 21 Estonia Tõnis Kasemets 3 3 51 22 Germany Andreas Wirth 9 8 7 45 23 USA Alan Sciuto 2 27 24 Austria Christopher Zöchling (R) 12 18 16 18 25 Canada Eric Jensen 15 Ret 9 26 USA J. R. Hildebrand Ret 7 27 USA Rich Zober (R) 17 4 28 US Brian Thienes 20 1 29 CAN Mike Forest 21 0 30 USA Greg Minium (R) 22 0 Pos Driver LBH LAG MTT EDM ROA TRR NJS UTH ATL Points Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place(Top 5) Light Blue 6th-10th place(Top 10) Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish(Ret) Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Driverreplacement(Rpl) Injured(Inj) No race held(NH) See also 2008 Champ Car season (cancelled) 2008 Indianapolis 500 2008 IndyCar Series season 2008 Indy Lights season References External links ChampCarStats.com 2008 Atlantic Championship season 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season 2009 Atlantic Championship season Atlantic Championship 2008 Atlantic Championship 2008 Category:Atlantic Championship seasons Atlantic Championship