2008 Star Mazda Championship
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.[1] 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.[2]
Chris Cumming won the Expert class for drivers 30 and older and Chuck Hulse won the Masters class championship for drivers 40 and older.[3]
Race calendar and results
Round
Circuit
Location
Date
Pole position
Fastest lap
Winning driver
Winning team
Supporting
1
Sebring International Raceway
Sebring, Florida
March 14
Joel Miller
Tom Gladdis
Joel Miller
JDC MotorSports
American Le Mans Series
2
Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, Utah
May 17
John Edwards
John Edwards
John Edwards
AIM Autosport
American Le Mans Series
3
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York
June 7
Alex Ardoin
Charles Hall
Charles Hall
Andersen Racing
Grand Am Rolex Sports Cars
4
Portland International Raceway
Portland, Oregon
July 26
Tom Gladdis
Tom Gladdis
Tom Gladdis
Andersen Racing
stand-alone
5
July 27
Tom Gladdis
Tom Gladdis
John Edwards
AIM Autosport
6
Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
August 9
John Edwards
Peter Dempsey
Peter Dempsey
Andersen Racing
American Le Mans Series
7
Circuit Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
August 17
Peter Dempsey
Peter Dempsey
Peter Dempsey
Andersen Racing
stand-alone
8
Mosport International Raceway
Bowmanville, Ontario
August 23
John Edwards
Peter Dempsey
Peter Dempsey
Andersen Racing
American Le Mans Series
9
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Millville, New Jersey
September 13
Joel Miller
John Edwards
John Edwards
AIM Autosport
stand-alone
10
September 14
John Edwards
Peter Dempsey
Peter Dempsey
Andersen Racing
11
Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia
October 3
Peter Dempsey
Peter Dempsey
John Edwards
AIM Autosport
American Le Mans Series
12
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
October 18
Peter Dempsey
Richard Kent
Andersen Racing
American Le Mans Series
Championship standings
Driver's
Pos
Driver
SEB
SLC
WGL
POR
ROA
TRO
MOS
NJ
ATL
LAG
Points
Overall
1
John Edwards
1
6
26
1
2
2
4
1
3
1
2
422
2
Joel Miller
1
3
2
22
3
19
4
2
2
4
2
4
406
3
Peter Dempsey
3
4
4
24
27
1
1
1
3
1
19
3
398
4
Alex Ardoin
4
10
3
2
6
4
3
5
23
2
18
5
365
5
Charles Hall
2
2
1
29
4
3
5
19
6
5
22
342
6
Tom Gladdis
5
5
1
2
5
8
3
5
13
8
334
7
Billy Goshen
10
8
5
3
5
14
19
7
12
6
7
7
324
8
Caio Lara
12
28
22
10
11
8
7
8
16
14
6
6
286
9
Kristy Kester
8
18
13
4
12
7
17
12
13
12
16
10
284
10
Taylor Hacquard
9
6
18
5
10
22
10
20
9
11
10
20
281
11
Scott Rettich
14
24
15
23
18
6
9
21
7
8
5
22
269
12
Chris Cumming
17
15
11
6
8
24
11
13
21
10
17
21
259
13
Jeffery Kester
16
25
20
9
9
20
15
9
8
9
20
19
259
14
Chuck Hulse
18
26
14
13
16
11
12
16
11
15
12
11
259
15
Ernesto Otero
26
13
8
8
7
8
6
6
20
23
243
16
J. W. Roberts
21
19
23
16
20
16
14
14
19
22
14
14
230
17
Rusty Mitchell
19
13
21
20
11
14
18
13
9
203
18
Gerry Kraut
19
17
17
12
28
12
15
11
24
192
19
Rick Rosin
20
14
10
15
16
3
8
176
20
Phil Fogg, Jr.
11
14
14
16
18
13
135
21
Michael Guasch
29
11
22
17
19
16
106
22
Richard Zober
22
16
17
22
17
99
23
Mike Hill
13
9
7
79
24
Eric Freiberg
11
7
21
71
25
Chris Hundley
15
18
45
26
Nick Haye
6
30
27
John Zartarian
7
29
28
Juliana González
15
21
29
Carlos Conde
17
20
30
Cody Jolly
27
14
30
Keith Young
22
14
32
Dan Tomlin, III
23
13
33
Dan Tomlin, Jr.
24
12
34
Yannick Hoffman
25
11
Expert class
1
Chris Cumming
17
15
11
6
8
24
11
13
21
10
17
21
188
2
J. W. Roberts
21
19
23
16
20
16
14
14
19
22
14
14
166
3
Phil Fogg, Jr.
11
14
14
16
18
13
100
4
Richard Zober
22
16
17
22
17
74
5
Dan Tomlin, III
23
14
Masters class
1
Chuck Hulse
18
26
14
13
16
11
12
16
11
15
12
11
192
2
Gerry Kraut
19
17
17
12
28
12
15
11
24
150
3
Michael Guasch
29
11
22
17
19
16
84
4
Chris Hundley
15
18
28
5
Carlos Conde
18
14
5
Keith Young
22
14
6
Dan Tomlin, Jr.
24
12
Unregistered drivers
Richard Kent
1
Valle Mäkelä
4
7
21
Kyle Marcelli
4
Patrick O'Neill
16
7
17
18
21
15
Jonny Baker
12
9
23
Court Vernon
9
Natalia Kowalska
12
30
29
13
13
10
Kevin Toledo
10
20
Bobby Caldwell
10
Ron White
12
Michele Bumgarner
27
20
19
27
15
David House
23
15
21
25
Bob Kaminsky
15
Frank McCormick
17
24
17
Dave Mundy
21
18
Michael Gesser
18
25
Stan Kohls
21
20
19
Brian Johnson
25
23
Jason Vinkemulder
23
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 not participate (DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position (1 point)
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
Note: Expert and Masters classes have different point system than the overall championship.
References
^ 2008 Star Mazda Champion: John Michael Edwards Archived 2010-12-28 at the Wayback Machine , Junior Open Wheel Talent , October 19, 2008, Retrieved 2011-07-25
^ Bumgarner: From karting to formula racing , Manila Standard Today , May 30, 2008, Retrieved 2011-07-04
^ 2008 Star Mazda points Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , Star Mazda Championship , Retrieved 2011-07-25
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