2014 Pro Mazda Winterfest Explained

The 2014 Pro Mazda Winterfest was the first winter series of the 16-year-old championship. It consisted of four races held during two race meets and was run alongside the 2014 U.S. F2000 Winterfest and Indy Lights series tests.

American Spencer Pigot scored two poles, four fastest-laps and two wins on his way to the championship. A controversial race start in race two gave Canadian Garett Grist the win in race two and fellow Canadian rookie Scott Hargrove won round four. Hargrove and Grist finished second and third in points, respectively. Rookies Shelby Blackstock and Pipo Derani also recorded podium finishes and finished fourth and fifth in points.

Drivers and teams

Team		Drivers	Notes
Andretti Autosport	27	Garett Grist
Andretti Autosport	28	Shelby Blackstock
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing	2	Neil Alberico
Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing	3	Scott Hargrove
JDC Motorsports	54	Michael Johnson
JDC Motorsports	91	Kyle Connery	Barber only
Juncos Racing	5	Jose Gutierrez
	6	Julia Ballario
	7	Spencer Pigot
	18	Kyle Kaiser
M1 Racing	37	Jay Horak	Expert class; Barber only
Team Pelfrey	80	Dalton Kellett
	81	Pipo Derani
	82	Brandon Newey	Barber only
World Speed Motorsports	13	Bobby Eberle	Expert class
World Speed Motorsports	16	Michele Bumgarner

Race calendar and results

The series schedule, along with the other Road to Indy series', was announced on October 24, 2013.^[1]

Round	Rnd	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Most laps led	Winning driver	Winning team
1	NOLA Motorsports Park	Avondale, Louisiana	February 21	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Juncos Racing
2	NOLA Motorsports Park	Avondale, Louisiana	February 22		Spencer Pigot	Garett Grist	Garett Grist	Andretti Autosport
3	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	February 25	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Spencer Pigot	Juncos Racing
4	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	February 26		Spencer Pigot	Scott Hargrove	Scott Hargrove	Cape Motorsports

Championship standings

Drivers'

Pos	Driver	NOL		BAR		Points
Overall
1	Spencer Pigot	1*	2	1*	2	118
2	Scott Hargrove	5	4	2	1*	92
3	Garett Grist	4	1*	4	3	91
4	Shelby Blackstock	2	7	6	6	69
5	Pipo Derani	7	3	3	11	68
6	Kyle Kaiser	3	5	12	4	67
7	Jose Gutierrez	9	6	7	7	55
8	Neil Alberico	15	9	5	5	54
9	Dalton Kellett	6	8	10	10	50
10	Michael Johnson	8	10	11	9	46
11	Julia Ballario	10	11	13	15	35
12	Michele Bumgarner	12	12	14	12	34
13	Bobby Eberle	11	13	15	13	32
14	Brandon Newey			9	8	25
15	Kyle Connery			8	16	14
16	Jay Horak			16	14	12
Pos	Driver	NOL		BAR		Points

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
(1 point)

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(1 point)|}|}|}

Drivers must complete 50% race distance to score main points, otherwise 1 point is awarded.^[2]

Teams'

Pos	Team	Points
1	Juncos Racing	123
2	Andretti Autosport	103
3	Cape Motorsports w/ WTR	87
4	Team Pelfrey	60
5	JDC Motorsports	22
6	World Speed Motorsports	9
7	M1 Racing	8

External links

Pro Mazda Championship Official website

Notes and References

http://indylights2014.com/2013/mazda-road-to-indy-2014-schedule-confirmed/ Mazda Road to Indy 2014 Schedule Confirmed
http://www.starmazda.com/competitors/2013/regulations/Final%20Mazda%20Rule%20Book.pdf Pro Mazda 2013 Official Rule Book, Rule 10.2.4