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]

Teams and Drivers

Team	No.	Driver(s)	Round(s)	Notes
AIM Autosport	3	Peter Dempsey	1–5
	71	David Ostella	All
	72	Jorge Goncalvez	All
	73	Giancarlo Vilarinho	13	Unregistered
American Speed Factory	31	Carlos Conde	2, 4–5, 8–9	Masters Series
Andersen Racing	2	Joel Miller	7–13
	5	Joe D'Agostino	1
	17	Mikaël Grenier	2–6, 10
	21	Denis Navarro	All
	22	Conor Daly	All
	33	Richard Kent	1, 3–13
DF Racing	12	Chuck Hulse	3, 13	Masters Series
Eliseo THL Motorsports	77	Kevin Toledo	1–10, 12
Goshen Motorsports	80	Toshi Deki	1–10	Expert Series
	82	Billy Goshen	1–7
	83	Ryan Booth	1–2
	83	Bruce Binnquist	3	Unregistered
JDC MotorSports	2	Joel Miller	1–6
	11	Adam Christodoulou	All
	19	Caio Lara	All
	20	Gustavo Linares	3, 6–7	Unregistered
	51	Alex Ardoin	All
	55	Gerry Kraut	1–4, 8, 11–13	Masters Series
	85	Chris Miller	12–13	Unregistered
	91	Michael Guasch	1–5, 8–11, 13	Masters Series
Juncos Racing	3	Peter Dempsey	6–13
	13	Michael Furfari	1–10
	23	Walt Bowlin	1–5, 10–12	Masters Series
	61	Sean Burstyn	1–5, 7–10
	80	Toshi Deki	11–13	Expert Series
Kester Racing with Team 3G	15	Taylor Hacquard	1–7
	16	Chris Cumming	1–6	Expert Series
	24	Jeffery Kester	1–7
	48	Kristy Kester	1–7
Mitchell Motorsports	66	Rusty Mitchell	All
Mundill	13	Michael Furfari	11–13
	27	Anders Krohn	All
	64	Patrick O'Neill	2–3, 13	Expert Series
Northwest Autosport	29	Phil Fogg	1, 3	Expert Series
Team Apex	57	Bob Kaminsky	8	Unregistered
Team GDT	30	Rick Rosin	2–5, 8–9, 12	Unregistered
	30	Kyle Marcelli	13	Unregistered
	65	J. W. Roberts	1, 10, 13	Expert Series
	65	Ashley Freiberg	8–9	Unregistered
Worldspeed Motorsports	16	Chris Cumming	8–9, 12–13	Expert Series
	18	Stan Kohls	3	Unregistered
	86	Dave House	3	Unregistered

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	JDC MotorSports
2	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 26	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Peter Dempsey	AIM Autosport
3	Miller Motorsports Park	Tooele, Utah	May 16	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	JDC MotorSports
4	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 13	Conor Daly	Conor Daly	Conor Daly	Andersen Racing
5	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 14	Richard Kent	Adam Christodoulou	Richard Kent	Andersen Racing
6	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	June 20	Richard Kent	Peter Dempsey	Anders Krohn	Mundill
7	Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	July 10	Peter Dempsey	Peter Dempsey	Peter Dempsey	Juncos Racing
8	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois	July 25	Peter Dempsey	Adam Christodoulou	Peter Dempsey	Juncos Racing
9	Autobahn Country Club	Joliet, Illinois	July 26	Peter Dempsey	Adam Christodoulou	Peter Dempsey	Juncos Racing
10	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 16	Rusty Mitchell	Conor Daly	Alex Ardoin	JDC MotorSports
11	Mosport International Raceway	Bowmanville, Ontario	August 29	Richard Kent	Conor Daly	Richard Kent	Andersen Racing
12	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	September 25	Peter Dempsey	Peter Dempsey	Peter Dempsey	Juncos Racing
13	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	October 10	Peter Dempsey	Peter Dempsey	Adam Christodoulou	JDC MotorSports

Championship standings

Overall

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

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 not participate (DNP)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (1 point)
Italics	Ran fastest race lap

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

^ Darley, Andy. Star Mazda: Adam Christodoulou wins championship showdown, Brits on Pole, October 11, 2009, Retrieved 2011-07-25
^ STAR MAZDA: Christodoulou Wins Championship Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Speed, October 11, 2009, Retrieved 2011-07-25
^ 2009 Star Mazda points Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-07-25

External links

Star Mazda Championship Official website

[1] Darley, Andy. Star Mazda: Adam Christodoulou wins championship showdown, Brits on Pole, October 11, 2009, Retrieved 2011-07-25

[2] STAR MAZDA: Christodoulou Wins Championship Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, Speed, October 11, 2009, Retrieved 2011-07-25

[3] 2009 Star Mazda points Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Star Mazda Championship, Retrieved 2011-07-25

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