The 2006 Cooper Tires Formula Ford 2000 Championship Series was the sixth and final season of the USF2000 Ford Zetec championship. It proved to be the ultimate USF2000 championship until the relaunch in 2010. J.R. Hildebrand won the championship in a Cape Motorsports entered Van Diemen RF05.

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinner
1Road AtlantaUnited States Braselton, GeorgiaMay 13United States Dane CameronUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
2Road AtlantaUnited States Braselton, GeorgiaMay 13United States J.R. HildebrandUnited Kingdom Dominik JacksonUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
3Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseUnited States Lexington, OhioMay 20United States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
4Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseUnited States Lexington, OhioMay 21no pole awardedUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
5Portland International RacewayUnited States Portland, OregonJune 17United States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
6Portland International RacewayUnited States Portland, OregonJune 18United States J.R. HildebrandNew Zealand Andy KnightUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
7Grand Prix of ClevelandUnited States Cleveland, OhioJune 24United States Dane CameronUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
8Grand Prix of ClevelandUnited States Cleveland, OhioJune 25United States J.R. HildebrandUnited States Dane CameronUnited States Dane Cameron
9Honda Indy TorontoCanada TorontoJuly 8United States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
10Honda Indy TorontoCanada TorontoJuly 9United States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
11Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseUnited States Lexington, OhioSeptember 16United States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
12Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseUnited States Lexington, OhioSeptember 17United States Dane CameronUnited States Dane CameronUnited States J.R. Hildebrand
13Road AmericaUnited States Elkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 23United States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States Dane Cameron
14Road AmericaUnited States Elkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 24United States Dane CameronUnited States J.R. HildebrandUnited States J.R. Hildebrand

Final standings

RankDriverUnited States ATL1United States ATL2United States MOH1United States MOH2United States PIR1United States PIR2United States CLE1United States CLE2Canada TOR1Canada TOR1United States MOH3United States MOH4United States ROA1United States ROA2Points
1United States J.R. Hildebrand111111121111131381
2United States Dane Cameron22263892122217111272
3Venezuela Ricardo Vassmer3761352243333435233
4United States Jason Byers1662273551555642228
5United States Chris Meredith5173212173115843236176
6United States Noah Bystrom1526761713107448964165
7United States Slade Miller724271166887258150
8New Zealand Andy Knight448421264138
9United States Philip Metzger242811711101210614652125121
10Mexico Juliana Gonzalez925142616181815147148810101
11United States Scott Rubenzer258121411129716992
12United States Nick Haye454474
13United States Clark Cambern8517896182074
14Canada Jim Hallman141925281716791213152269
15Canada Olivier Comeau22167816692762
16United States Gerald Kraut6151392082630242458
17Venezuela Alexis Sabet1314231619111314131827DNS52
18United States Doug Kniffin281228273026810151252
19United States Chuck Lessick2320191915181012111452
20United States Dwight Rider1192424231629191818101750
21United States Robert Podlesni3247
22United States Steve Welk2347
23United Kingdom Dominik Jackson20352541
24Brazil Wladimir Genovesi, Jr.21279101226212537
25United States Chris Hundley101092035
26Mexico Manuel Gutierrez252425131316181034
27United States Dan Denison172218171924121134
28United States Ira Fierberg271126171620171529
29United States Shaun Modisette10528
30United States Steve Thomson7728
31United States John Lombardo1315313114
32United States Chris Spreitzer141414
33United States Patrick Barrett171213
34Italy Fiorenzo Tirinnanzi2725191930159
35United States Todd McNaughton15217
36United States Scott Foutch18274
37United States Charles Finelli222222284
38United States Andrew King22232
United States Mike Beauchamp2523
United States Mark Defer191815232029
United States Brent Gilkes1821212027211117
United States Bill Jordan2623201824221826
United States Cole Morgan121310122419141710111129
United States Seth Ravndal161528239131615
United States Mike Wettstein2828