Wyatt Gooden

Wyatt Gooden
Nationality United States American
Born (1988-10-10) 10 October 1988
Cleveland, Ohio
U.S. F2000 National Championship career
Debut season 2013
Current team Afterburner Autosport
Car no. 17
Starts 4
Previous series
2010
2011
2012
Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup
F1600 Championship Series
F2000 Championship Series

Wyatt Gooden (born October 10, 1988 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American racing driver who competed in the 2013 U.S. F2000 National Championship with Afterburner Autosport. In 2009 he became the first person in the United States to earn a manufacturer funded ride in a professional auto racing series by winning the iRacing TDI Cup Virtual Series in iRacing.com.[1]

2010

Through a $45,000 scholarship from Volkswagen of America, Wyatt competed in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup. Having achieved 2 victories during the season, he won the Rookie of the Year title.

2011

Midway through the year, Wyatt was awarded the opportunity to drive a Honda powered Open wheel car in professional competition. His open wheel debut took place at the 2011 F1600 Championship Series Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course event, where he won both races. One month later Wyatt was selected for the 2011 Team USA Scholarship, becoming a finalist. In October 2011, he competed in two more F1600 Championship Series events at Watkins Glen International, winning both races and earning the title as #1 Ranked Formula Ford driver in 2011 by eFormulaCarNews.com.

2012

Wyatt competed in the F2000 Championship Series with Quantum Racing Services.[2] He finished second in points with two wins and two poles among 12 podium finishes from 14 races.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2013 Afterburner Autosport SEB
7
SEB
6
STP
2
STP
2
LOR
12
TOR
24
TOR
12
MDO
9
MDO
14
MDO
8
LAG
3
LAG
6
HOU
4
HOU
22
5th 187

References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9_RiMwlmHM - iRacing youtube page uploaded Apr 5, 2011
  2. "Gooden Goes F2000 With Quantum". F2000 Championship Series. February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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