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Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda Road America / 4.048 miles / August 16 - 18, 2012 / Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda Final Race Report - Round 8 Class Car No Total Best In Pos Pos Class: No Driver Team Laps Diff Time Time Lap Status 1 1 CHP 83 Matthew Brabham Cape Motorsports w/Wayne Taylor Racing 11 -.---31:05.107 2:10.004 ‡ 11 Running 2 2 CHP 56 Matthew Di Leo MDL Racing 11 5.14631:10.253 2:10.838 10 Running 3 3 CHP 14 Scott Anderson Belardi Auto Racing 11 5.47631:10.583 2:10.504 11 Running 4 4 CHP 3 Trent Hindman Cape Motorsports w/Wayne Taylor Racing 11 12.39531:17.502 2:10.849 11 Running 5 5 CHP 19 Neil Alberico JDC MotorSports 11 13.53031:18.637 2:11.391 11 Running 6 6 CHP 15 Luigi Biangardi ArmsUp Motorsports 11 15.68331:20.790 2:12.061 11 Running 7 7 CHP 4 Roman Lagudi Belardi Auto Racing 11 16.81131:21.918 2:12.747 9 Running 8 8 CHP 38 Scott Hargrove JDC MotorSports 11 17.46731:22.574 2:12.318 8 Running 9 9 CHP 11 Colin Thompson Belardi Auto Racing 11 17.48431:22.591 2:12.502 9 Running 10 10 CHP 5 Dalton Kellett Pabst Racing Services 11 18.00731:23.114 2:12.692 8 Running 11 11 CHP 54 Michael Johnson JDC MotorSports 11 21.84831:26.955 2:11.256 10 Running 12 12 CHP 21 Heamin Choi Afterburner Autosport 11 22.52431:27.631 2:12.696 9 Running 13 13 CHP 17 Brian Tomasi Afterburner Autosport 11 26.36631:31.473 2:13.232 11 Running 14 1 NAT 10 R.C. Enerson ZSports Midwest w/Team E Racing 11 38.51031:43.617 2:15.837 9 Running 15 2 NAT 92 Mark Eaton Robinson Motor Sports 11 39.01631:44.123 2:16.406 7 Running ** 16 14 CHP 2 Spencer Pigot Cape Motorsports w/Wayne Taylor Racing 11 42.62431:47.731 2:10.802 10 Running 17 3 NAT 91 Patrick Gallagher JAY Motorsports 11 1:07.35432:12.461 2:15.957 9 Running 18 4 NAT 86 Eric Cruz Cruzinc Racing 11 1:24.85032:29.957 2:23.100 11 Running 19 5 NAT 25 Joel Janco Robinson Motor Sports 11 1:52.48532:57.592 2:26.471 7 Running 20 6 NAT 16 James Dayson ArmsUp Motorsports 11 1:55.43733:00.544 2:22.853 10 Running 21 15 CHP 8 Shelby Blackstock Andretti Autosport 10 1 Laps32:51.906 2:11.425 8 Running 22 16 CHP 85 Chris Miller JDC MotorSports 6 5 Laps20:17.741 2:16.490 6 Not Running 23 17 CHP 7 Thomas McGregor Andretti Autosport 1 10 Laps3:23.443 3:22.910 1 Not Running 24 18 CHP 9 Luca Forgeois Belardi Auto Racing 1 10 Laps3:23.682 3:22.760 1 Not Running 25 19 CHP 18 Shannon McIntosh Pabst Racing Services 1 10 Laps3:24.109 3:21.410 1 Not Running 26 20 CHP 23 Jason Wolfe JAY Motorsports 1 10 Laps3:24.358 3:23.236 1 Not Running 27 7 NAT 32 Henrik Furuseth Cape Motorsports w/Wayne Taylor Racing 1 10 Laps3:24.484 3:22.391 1 Not Running 28 8 NAT 6 J.R. Smart Pabst Racing Services 1 10 Laps3:25.266 3:22.223 1 Not Running 29 9 NAT 48 Patrick Linn PRL Motorsports 0 11 Laps -.--- 0 DNS Margin of victory: 5.146 / Time of race: 31:05.107 ‡ New race lap record **Car 2 - penalized 30 seconds for speeding in the pit lane Lap Leaders Cautions Laps Car Laps Reason 1-1 14 2 - 4 Cars 6, 7, 9, 18, 23, 32 off course Paul Walter David Pees 2-6 2 Race Director IMSA Timing 7-11 83 USF2000.com Friday, August 17, 2012.

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