▁the ▁championship , ▁with ▁Sum m erton ▁finishing ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁s print ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁campaign , ▁at ▁Br ands ▁H atch . ▁ ▁Atl antics ▁and ▁Ind y ▁L ights ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁Sum m erton ▁rac ed ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Championship ▁for ▁New man ▁W ach s ▁Racing ▁winning ▁two ▁races ▁and ▁finishing ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁points . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁US F 1 ▁team ▁to ▁be ▁its ▁main ▁driver ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁later ▁fol ded ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁R LR / And ers en ▁Racing ▁to ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁Fir estone ▁Ind y ▁L ights ▁Series ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁compet ing ▁in ▁Atl antics ▁races ▁with ▁Gen oa ▁Racing . ▁He ▁later ▁switched ▁teams ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁New man ▁W ach s ▁Racing ▁after ▁Gen oa ▁shut ▁down ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁first - place ▁tie ▁to ▁team mate ▁John ▁Edwards , ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁tie bre aker . ▁His ▁Ind y ▁L ights ▁season ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁crash ▁at ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁M ile ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁brought ▁on ▁pay ▁drivers ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁# 9 ▁car . ▁He ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Ind y ▁L ights ▁start ▁on ▁the ▁Stre ets ▁of ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁top - five ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁departure