2008 Atlantic Championship season

2008 Atlantic Championship season

Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda
Season
Races	11
Start date	April 20
End date	October 3
Awards
Drivers' champion	Markus Niemelä
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
2007	2009

The 2008 Atlantic Championship season was the thirty-fifth Atlantic Championship season. It began on April 20, 2008 and ended on October 4, 2008. Despite the merger of Champ Car's premier series with the Indy Racing League, the Champ Car owners continued to own and operate the Atlantic Championship under a new legal entity, Atlantic Racing Series, LLC.^[1] Champ Car continued to sanction the first two events of the season at Long Beach and Laguna Seca with the remainder of the season running under IMSA sanction.^[2] The Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Drivers' Champion was Markus Niemelä driving for Brooks Associates Racing.

Events

The original 12-race 2008 Atlantic Championship calendar, which featured many supporting runs during Champ Car World Series events, had to be scrapped as a result of the 2008 open-wheel reunification announcement. The Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Edmonton, Mont-Tremblant and Road America races, which had been part of the Champ Car schedule before reunification, remained in the calendar. The Road America races were changed, as the American Le Mans Series' Generac 500 weekend meet was changed from one to two races (a Saturday and Sunday race). The Edmonton race, now part of the IndyCar Series, also switched to a two-race format. The original races at Trois-Rivieres and Miller were not affected, since the Quebec race was part of the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivieres (which also features the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series), and the Utah race was conducted as part of the Rolex Sports Car Series Sunchaser 1000 weekend.^[3] On April 3 a revised post-reunification schedule was released featuring 11 races including the seven weekends that were kept (with two races at Edmonton and Road America), and two new races, one at New Jersey and a second Road Atlanta (as a support race to the Petit Le Mans).

Rd	Race Name	Circuit	City/Location	Race Date
1	Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach^[4]	Long Beach Grand Prix	Long Beach, California	April 20
2	Monterey Festival of Speed Atlantic Championship ^[5]	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	May 18
3	Sommet des Legends	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	Mont-Tremblant, Quebec	June 29
4	Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 1	Edmonton Indy	Edmonton, Alberta	July 25
5	Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 2	Edmonton Indy	Edmonton, Alberta	July 26
6	Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 1 ^[6]	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 9
7	Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 2 ^[6]	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	August 10
8	Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières^[4]	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 17
9	Mazda Formula Zoom Zoom^[4]	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	September 14
10	SunRichGourmet.com 1000^[4]	Miller Motorsports Park	Tooele, Utah	September 21
11	Atlanta Atlantic Challenge	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	October 3

Television

The 2008 series was televised at 5 PM ET on Sundays starting on November 9, 2008 on Speed TV.^[7]

November 9 – Grand Prix of Long Beach
November 16 – Laguna Seca and Race 1 of Edmonton
December 14 – Race 2 of Edmonton and Race 1 of Road America
December 21 – Race 2 of Road America and Trois Rivières
December 28 – Miller Motorsports Park and Road Atlanta

Drivers and Teams

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2008 Atlantic Championship season. All teams used the Swift 016.a chassis powered by a Mazda-Cosworth MZR 2.3 liter inline-4 engine and Cooper tires.^[8]

Team	No	Drivers	Sponsor	Notes
Jensen MotorSport	2	Henri Karjalainen		Did not appear at Road Atlanta
Jensen MotorSport	22	Eric Jensen		Trois-Rivières and New Jersey only
Forsythe Championship Racing	3	James Hinchcliffe	Indeck
	7	Davíd Garza Pérez	Axtel/Madisa Cat/Tecate
	7	David Martínez	Axtel/Madisa Cat/Tecate	Injury replacement for Road America, Trois-Rivières, New Jersey, Miller
Walker Racing	5	Greg Mansell	Sunseeker
	15	Leo Mansell	Sunseeker
	25	Kevin Lacroix	Uni-Select/Deans Knight/Wasteco
Condor Motorsports	6	Junior Strous	Shell/HTP/Muermans Group/Red White & Bluezz
	9	Dominick Muermans	Hugenholtz Property Group/Jumbo Supermarkten/Muermans Group
	11	Douglas Soares	Banco BMG
	77	Brian Thienes	Bare Elegance/Valley Ball Cabaret	Long Beach Only
Brooks Associates Racing	8	Markus Niemelä	Mr. Jones Bar & Kitchen
	88	Andreas Wirth	Wirsol/Sueba USA	First 3 Rounds
	88	Tom Sutherland	ClickAway Computers & Networking
Pacific Coast Motorsports	14	Carl Skerlong	King Taco	Did not appear at Road Atlanta (injury)
Pacific Coast Motorsports	41	Frankie Muniz	Hard Rock Cafe
Genoa Racing	17	Alan Sciuto	Deans Ultra Plug	Long Beach Only
		Tõnis Kasemets		Road America Only
		J.R. Hildebrand		Road Atlanta Only
	19	Dane Cameron	MAZDASPEED/Finlay Motorsports/Lynx Racing
Mathiasen Motorsports	26	Jonathan Bomarito	RLM Investments/Discount Tire Centers/Stone Brewing
PR1 Motorsports	32	Mike Forest	Konica Minolta/Earthwater/Dynacor Media	Long Beach Only
Newman Wachs Racing	34	Simona de Silvestro	Nuclear Clean Air Energy
Newman Wachs Racing	36	Jonathan Summerton	Nuclear Clean Air Energy
Paladin Motorsports	45	Greg Minium		Long Beach Only
Paladin Motorsports	45	Christopher Zoechling	X8ment4u.com	Laguna Seca & Edmonton Only
EuroInternational	46	Luis Schiavo	Constructora Iriaca	Did not appear at New Jersey or Miller
EuroInternational	70	Daniel Morad	Metro Directories of Georgia	Did not appear at New Jersey, Miller & Road Atlanta
Polestar Motor Racing	66	Rich Zober	Zober Industries	New Jersey Only

Full series results

Rd	Race	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach	Jonathan Bomarito	Carl Skerlong	Simona de Silvestro	Newman Wachs Racing	Report
2	Monterey Festival of Speed	James Hinchcliffe	Douglas Soares	James Hinchcliffe	Forsythe Pettit Racing	Report
3	Sommet des Legends	Junior Strous	Junior Strous	Junior Strous	Condor Motorsports	Report
4	Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton - Race 1	James Hinchcliffe	David Garza Pérez	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	Report
5	Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton - Race 2	Carl Skerlong	Carl Skerlong	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	Report
6	Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 1	Dane Cameron	Tõnis Kasemets	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	Report
7	Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 2	Jonathan Bomarito	Dane Cameron	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	Report
8	Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	Jonathan Bomarito	Jonathan Summerton	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	Report
9	Mazda Formula Zoom Zoom	Carl Skerlong	Carl Skerlong	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	Report
10	SunRichGourmet.com 1000	Markus Niemelä	Carl Skerlong	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	Report
11	Atlanta Atlantic Challenge	Jonathan Summerton	J.R. Hildebrand	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	Report

Race summaries

Round 1: Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach

Sunday April 20, 2008 - 1:30 p.m. EDT
Streets of Long Beach - Long Beach, California (1.968 mile street circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 38 laps / 74.784 miles
Race weather: 60 °F, Sunny skies
Television: Speed (November 9, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #26 Jonathan Bomarito, 93.286 mph (150.125 km/h)
Race Summary

The 2008 Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Challenge of Long Beach was won by the young Swiss driver Simona de Silvestro making her only the second female driver to ever win an Atlantic Championship race after Katherine Legge.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	2	34	Simona de Silvestro	Newman Wachs Racing	38	50:51.261	15
2	4	17	Alan Sciuto	Genoa Racing	38	+1.285	0
3	5	25	Kevin Lacroix	Walker Racing	38	+2.256	0
4	6	36	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	38	+2.983	0
5	1	26	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	38	+4.605	23
Race average speed:
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 2 Laps

Round 2: Monterey Festival of Speed Atlantic Championship

Sunday May 18, 2008 - 4:00 p.m. EDT
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - Monterey, California
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 34 laps / 76.092 miles
Race weather: 89 °F, sunny skies
Television: Speed (November 16, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #3 James Hinchcliffe, 1:16.189 (105.748 mph)
Race Summary

Canadian James Hinchciffe took the pole at Laguna Seca with a 1:16.189 which was a track record qualifying run on by an Atlantic car on Saturday after taking the provisional pole on Friday. He then went on to dominate Sunday's race.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps Led
1	1	3	James Hinchcliffe	Forsythe/Pettit Racing	34	50:50.352	28
2	2	14	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	34	+2.391	6
3	4	6	Junior Strous	Condor Motorsports	34	+6.671	0
4	5	8	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	34	+13.027	0
5	11	9	Dominick Muermans	Condor Motorsports	34	+18.404	0
Race average speed: 89.803 mph
Lead changes: 2
Cautions: 2 for 9 laps

Round 3: Sommet des Legends

Sunday June 29, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
Circuit Mont-Tremblant - Mont-Tremblant, Quebec (2.621 mile road circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 30 laps / 78.630 miles
Race weather: 75 °F, Partly cloudy skies
Television: TBA
Pole position winner: #6 Junior Strous, 1:28.805 (106.251 mph)
Race Summary

Dutch driver Junior Strous dominated the weekend by taking pole and leading every lap in the race. The win was his first ever in the Atlantic Championship, as was his pole position. He leads the season championship with 74 points over James Hinchcliffe and Markus Niemelä who are tied at 67.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	1	6	Junior Strous	Condor Motorsports	30	53:50.600	30
2	3	8	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	30	+0.487*	0
3	4	14	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	30	+0.966	0
4	5	3	James Hinchcliffe	Forsythe Championship Racing	30	+1.514	0
5	8	19	Dane Cameron	Genoa Racing	30	+2.057	0
					* Race finished under caution
Race average speed: 87.621 mph
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: 3 for 10 Laps

Round 4: Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 1

Friday July 25, 2008 - 5:15 p.m. MDT
Rexall Speedway - Edmonton, Alberta (1.973 mile temporary airport circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 38 laps / 74.974 miles
Race weather: 80 °F, Partly cloudy skies
Television: Speed (November 16, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #3 James Hinchcliffe, 1:05.910 (107.765 mph)
Race Summary

Polesitter James Hinchcliffe led from the green flag but was closely stalked by Jonathan Bomarito, who finally made the pass in Turn 1 on lap 31. A late race caution set up a one lap sprint to the finish with Bomarito holding off Markus Niemelä to become the fourth race winner in as many races this season. The win was Bomarito's third Atlantic victory and the first victory for his team, Mathiasen Motorsports, in 36 starts. In the points chase, Niemelä leads Hinchcliffe 94-93.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	2	26	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	38	45:18.942	8
2	5	8	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	38	+0.691	0
3	1	3	James Hinchcliffe	Forsythe Championship Racing	38	+1.151	30
4	4	19	Dane Cameron	Genoa Racing	38	+1.757	0
5	6	7	David Garza Pérez	Forsythe Championship Racing	38	+2.170	0
Race average speed: 99.269 mph
Lead changes: 1
Cautions: 1 for 3 Laps

Round 5: Rexall Edmonton Indy Twin Races - Race 2

Saturday July 25, 2008 - 12:45 p.m. MDT
Rexall Speedway - Edmonton, Alberta (1.973 mile temporary airport circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 36 laps / 71.028 miles
Race weather: 80 °F, Mostly cloudy skies
Television: Speed (December 14, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #14 Carl Skerlong, 1:05.455 (108.514 mph)
Race Summary

A1 Grand Prix veteran (but Atlantic rookie) Jonathan Summerton jumped into the lead from third on the starting grid and dominated the race, leading every lap on the way to his first Atlantic series win. He became the fifth different winner in five races and the first rookie to top a podium this year. James Hinchcliffe finished third and jumped to the top of the points table. He has 118 points, five more than Markus Niemelä.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	3	36	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	18	45:08.751	36
2	1	14	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	18	+2.222	0
3	4	3	James Hinchcliffe	Forsythe Championship Racing	18	+6.039	0
4	5	26	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	18	+6.719	0
5	2	19	Dane Cameron	Genoa Racing	18	+7.195	0
Race average speed: 94.398 mph
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: 1 for 5 Laps

Round 6: Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 1

Saturday August 8, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. CDT
Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (4.048 mile permanent road circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 18 laps / 72.864 miles
Race weather: 76 °F, Partly cloudy skies
Television: Speed (December 14, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #19 Dane Cameron, 1:59.190 (122.265 mph)
Race Summary

Jonathan Bomarito became the first multiple time winner in the 2008 Atlantic series. He took the lead from pole sitter Dane Cameron at the standing start. On lap 10, Cameron passed Bomarito in Canada Corner but Bomarito was able to pass him back on the following lap, taking the lead which he would hold for the remainder of the race. James Hinchcliffe finished fifth, high enough to keep the points lead with 139 points. Markus Niemelä trails Hinchcliffe by 7 and Bomarito is only 9 points back. Atlantic and Champ Car veteran Tõnis Kasemets made his first appearance since last year's Atlantic round at Road America and finished on the podium in third.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	2	26	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	18	45:02.334	17
2	1	19	Dane Cameron	Genoa Racing	18	+0.411	1
3	8	17	Tõnis Kasemets	Genoa Racing	18	+0.978	0
4	9	14	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	18	+6.384	0
5	3	3	James Hinchcliffe	Forsythe Championship Racing	18	+7.230	0
Race average speed: 97.068 mph
Lead changes: 1
Cautions: 2 for 6 Laps

Round 7: Road Race Showcase/Road America - Race 2

Sunday August 9, 2008 - 1:30 p.m. CDT
Road America - Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (4.048 mile permanent road circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 20 laps / 80.960 miles
Race weather: 75 °F, Partly cloudy skies
Television: Speed (December 21, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #26 Jonathan Bomarito, 1:59.564 (121.883 mph)
Race Summary

Race 1's winner Jonathan Bomarito led away from the pole, while behind him Jonathan Summerton was charging up through the field from ninth place on the grid. On lap 18, Summerton passed Bomarito in Turn 1, leading only the final two laps home to the checkered flag. Even with the second place finish Bomarito jumped to the top of the points chase. He leads with 157, three in front of the previous leader James Hinchcliffe and six in front of Markus Niemelä.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	9	36	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	20	46:39.544	2
2	1	26	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	20	+1.084	18
3	2	17	Tõnis Kasemets	Genoa Racing	20	+6.202	0
4	10	25	Kevin Lacroix	Walker Racing	20	+6.832	0
5	4	14	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	20	+8.993	0
Race average speed: 104.108 mph
Lead changes: 1
Cautions: 2 for 5 Laps

Round 8: Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

Sunday August 17, 2008 - 1:30 p.m. EDT
Circuit Trois-Rivières - Trois-Rivières, Quebec (1.521 mile temporary street circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 44 laps / 66.924 miles
Race weather: 70 °F, Clear
Television: Speed (December 21, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #26 Jonathan Bomarito, 58.989 (92.824 mph)
Race Summary

Jonathan Bomarito led away from the standing start and was never seriously challenged on his way to his third Atlantic victory of the year. Bad days for James Hinchcliffe and Markus Niemelä allowed him to open a sizable lead in the season championship going into the final three races of the year. Bomarito leads the championship with 191, 28 points ahead of Jonathan Summerton who has 163. Hinchcliffe is still in third, but is 36 points back with 155.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	1	26	Jonathan Bomarito	Mathiasen Motorsports	44	50:17.453	44
2	2	36	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	44	+1.590	0
3	8	6	Junior Strous	Condor Motorsports	44	+5.682	0
4	11	34	Simona De Silvestro	Newman Wachs Racing	44	+7.878	0
5	4	19	Dane Cameron	Genoa Racing	44	+10.015	0
Race average speed: 79.844 mph
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: 2 for 9 Laps

Round 9: Mazda Formula Zoom Zoom

Sunday September 14, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
New Jersey Motorsports Park - Millville, New Jersey (2.177 mile permanent road circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 42 laps / 91.434 miles
Race weather: 86 °F, Clear
Television: TBA
Pole position winner: #14 Carl Skerlong, 1:10.211 (111.624 mph)
Race Summary

Carl Skerlong dominated the weekend, leading every session and leading every lap in the race to claim his first Atlantic victory. He even set the fastest lap, giving him a perfect score of 34 points for the weekend. Points leader Jonathan Bomarito finished ninth, which reduced his margin to 16 points over Jonathan Summerton and 22 over Markus Niemelä with two races left in the season.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	1	14	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	42	50:49.282	42
2	2	8	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	42	+2.464	0
3	4	36	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	42	+10.441	0
4	3	25	Kevin Lacroix	Walker Racing	42	+22.772	0
5	6	6	Junior Strous	Condor Motorsports	42	+23.914	0
Race average speed: 107.948 mph
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: None

Round 10: SunRichGourmet.com 1000

Sunday September 21, 2008 - 2:30 p.m. MDT
Miller Motorsports Park - Tooele, Utah (4.486 mile permanent road circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 20 laps / 89.720 miles
Race weather: 71 °F, Mostly Cloudy
Television: Speed (December 28, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #8 Markus Niemelä, 2:28.915 (108.448 mph)
Race Summary

Markus Niemelä followed up his first Atlantic series pole position with his first series victory, leading every lap in the race. Three drivers are still alive for the series championship going into the final round of the season. Jonathan Bomarito, who finished sixth, now leads with 224 points. He has an eight point advantage over Jonathan Summerton and a 10 point lead over Niemelä.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	1	8	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	20	50:40.529	20
2	2	36	Jonathan Summerton	Newman Wachs Racing	20	+0.446	0
3	3	19	Dane Cameron	Genoa Racing	20	+2.296	0
4	6	14	Carl Skerlong	Pacific Coast Motorsports	20	+2.828	0
5	4	34	Simona De Silvestro	Newman Wachs Racing	20	+22.363	0
Race average speed: 106.229 mph
Lead changes: 0
Cautions: None

Round 11: Atlanta Atlantic Challenge

Friday October 3, 2008 - 2:10 p.m. EDT
Road Atlanta - Braselton, Georgia (2.540 mile permanent road circuit)
Time: 50 minutes
Distance: 35 laps / 88.900 miles
Race weather: 72 °F, Clear
Television: Speed (December 28, 2008 - 5:30 p.m. EST)
Pole position winner: #36 Jonathan Summerton, 1:14.137 (123.339 mph)
Race Summary

Markus Niemelä won the race and clinched the series championship on an eventful day at Road Atlanta. At the start Dane Cameron took the race lead from the standing start while Niemelä got around the pole sitter Jonathan Summerton for second place. Jonathan Bomarito, the points leader going into the race, dropped out of the race with mechanical troubles after only 10 laps. Going into a restart on lap 33, Niemelä was in second and Summerton was in third, but Summerton was in line to clinch the championship. On the restart, Niemelä got around Cameron to take the lead on the track and Kevin Lacroix passed Summerton for third, which put Niemelä in position to take the championship. Summerton attempted to pass Cameron to put himself back into the championship position but they made contact and both cars were knocked out of the race. Niemelä cruised the final laps under yellow. Niemelä finished the season with 245 points followed by Bomarito at 228 and Summerton with 224.

Top Five Finishers
Fin. Pos	St. Pos	Car No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Laps led
1	3	8	Markus Niemelä	Brooks Associates Racing	35	50:19.931	3
2	4	25	Kevin Lacroix	Walker Racing	35	+0.730*	0
3	7	3	James Hinchcliffe	Forsythe Championship Racing	35	+1.311	0
4	11	34	Simona De Silvestro	Newman Wachs Racing	35	+1.807	0
5	8	5	Greg Mansell	Walker Racing	35	+4.174	0
					* Race finished under caution
Race average speed: 105.976 mph
Lead changes: 1
Cautions: 2 for 7 Laps

Final driver results

Points system

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Points	31	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Bonus Points

1 point to fastest driver in a qualification session.
1 point to driver who leads the most laps in the race.
1 point to driver who improves the most positions in the race.

Driver results and standings

Pos	Driver	LGB	LS	MTT	EDM1	EDM2	ELK1	ELK2	TRR	NJ	UT	ATL	Points
1	Markus Niemelä (R)	7	4	2	2	6	6	6	Ret	2	1*	1	245
2	Jonathan Bomarito	5*	Ret	6	1	4	1*	2*	1*	9	6	Ret	228
3	Jonathan Summerton (R)	4	6	12	6	1*	Ret	1	2	3	2	Ret	224
4	James Hinchcliffe	10	1*	4	3*	3	5	8	Ret	16	10	3	196
5	Junior Strous	8	3	1*	13	9	8	11	3	5	8	8	196
6	Carl Skerlong	23	2	3	19	2	4	5	Ret	1*	4	Inj	189
7	Dane Cameron (R)	11	17	5	4	5	2	17	5	Ret	3	Ret*	169
8	Simona De Silvestro	1	10	9	8	Ret	9	18	4	11	5	4	167
9	Kevin Lacroix	3	15	13	7	7	14	4	Ret	4	11	2	161
10	Greg Mansell (R)	13	Ret	DNS	9	Ret	12	13	9	7	9	5	105
11	Frankie Muniz	15	13	11	12	13	11	10	12	10	14	9	102
12	Daniel Morad (R)	6	9	Ret	11	8	Ret	9	6				95
13	Davíd Garza Pérez	12	7	8	5	10	Inj	Inj	Inj	Inj	Inj	6	94
14	Dominick Muermans (R)	17	5	10	Ret	15	16	16	14	14	17	12	80
15	Tom Sutherland				10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	6	7	10	78
16	David Martínez						7	7	7	8	13		74
17	Henri Karjalainen (R)	14	16	Ret	14	11	Ret	14	10	15	12		70
18	Douglas Soares (R)	16	14	Ret	15	12	15	15	11	13	15	Ret	70
19	Leo Mansell (R)	19	11	Ret	17	Ret	13	Ret	13	12	16	11	68
20	Luis Schiavo (R)	18	Ret	DNS	16	14	10	12	16			7	60
21	Tõnis Kasemets						3	3					51
22	Andreas Wirth	9	8	7									45
23	Alan Sciuto	2											27
24	Christopher Zoechling (R)		12		18	16							18
25	Eric Jensen								15	Ret			9
26	J. R. Hildebrand											Ret	7
27	Rich Zober (R)									17			4
28	Brian Thienes	20											1
29	Mike Forest	21											0
30	Greg Minium (R)	22											0
Pos	Driver	LGB	LS	MTT	EDM1	EDM2	ELK1	ELK2	TRR	NJ	UT	ATL	Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place (Top 5)
Light Blue	6th-10th place (Top 10)
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
	Driver replacement (Rpl)
	Injured (Inj)
	No race held (NH)

References

↑ Champ Car Atlantic News
↑ Champ Car Atlantic News
↑ "Set For 35th Anniversary Season". champcaratlantic.com. 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
1 2 3 4 "Champ Car Announces 2008 Schedules". champcaratlantic.com. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
↑ "Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Announces Weekend Schedule for Festival of Speed". Mazda Raceway. 2008-03-05. Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
1 2 "Road America Adds Speed World Challenge to August Line-Up" (PDF). Road America. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
↑ 2008 ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS TO AIR ON SPEED THIS FALL AND WINTER September 29, 2008
↑ Champ Car Atlantic News

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Preceded by 2007 Champ Car Atlantic season	2008 Atlantic Championship season	Succeeded by 2009 Atlantic Championship season

Formula Atlantic / Champ Car Atlantic / Atlantic Championship

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