2000 Indy Racing League
{{short description|Auto racing season}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{American Championship Car season
|series = Indy Racing League
|year = 2000
|series_logo = Indy Racing Northern Light Series logo.png
|caption = 2000 Indy Racing League
|image_size = 250px
|series_name = Indy Racing Northern Light Series
|races = 10 9
|start_date = January 29
|end_date = October 15
|season_champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier
|manufacturer_champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Oldsmobile
|rookie_of_year = {{flagicon|BRA}} Airton Daré
|indy_winner = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya}}
|previous = 1999
|next = 2001
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|image1= Buddy Lazier 2008 Indy 500 Bump Day.jpg
|image2= Scott Goodyear 2008 Indy 500 Second Qual Day.jpg
|footer=Buddy Lazier (left) won his first and only Drivers' Championship while Scott Goodyear (right) finished second in the championship.
}}
The 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series was the fifth season of the Indy Racing League. The season consisted of nine races, all on oval circuits. The showcase event of the season was the 84th running of the Indianapolis 500.
The season saw a high level of parity, as only one driver, champion Buddy Lazier, won more than a single race. It also saw the beginning of the jump from CART as Al Unser Jr. moved to the series full-time and Chip Ganassi Racing came over to run the Indianapolis 500, which it won with driver Juan Pablo Montoya. It was also the final season for the Riley & Scott chassis, which also saw its first series win in 2000.
A planned race at Cleveland – which would have been the Indy Racing League's first road course event – was cancelled on September 9, 1999, and reverted to a CART event.
Confirmed entries
The 5 year tire war between Goodyear and Firestone in both CART and the IRL ended after Goodyear left both series as a tire supplier in 1999. This meant from this season onward all teams used Firestone tires.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| !Chassis
!Engine ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Drivers !Rounds |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Menard
| rowspan="2" | Dallara | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | 1 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | All |
| 32
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Gordon | 4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Galles Racing
| G-Force | 3 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser Jr. | All |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Panther Racing
| Dallara | 4 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Goodyear | All |
| rowspan="5" | {{flagicon|USA}} Treadway Racing
| rowspan="5" | G-Force | rowspan="5" | Oldsmobile | 5 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Robby McGehee | All |
| 50
| rowspan="2" nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Leffler {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 4 |
| rowspan="3" | 55
| 3 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Raul Boesel
| 4 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shigeaki Hattori {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| 5–9 |
| rowspan="4" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tri Star Motorsports
| rowspan="4" | Dallara | rowspan="4" | Oldsmobile | 6 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeret Schroeder {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | All |
| 9
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Robby Unser | 1 |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Dr. Jack Miller | 3–4 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Zak Morioka {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| 9 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Simon Racing
| rowspan="2" | G-Force | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | 7 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphan Grégoire | All |
| 90
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Lyn St. James | 4 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Kelley Racing
| rowspan="2" | Dallara | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | 8 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp | All |
| 28
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dismore | All |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Target Chip Ganassi Racing
| rowspan="2" | G-Force | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | 9 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 4 |
| 10
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser | 4 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|USA}} A. J. Foyt Enterprises
| rowspan="3" | G-Force | rowspan="3" | Oldsmobile | 11 | nowrap="" |{{flagicon|CHL}} Eliseo Salazar | All |
| 14
| nowrap="" |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Ward | All |
| 41
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Boat | 4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Bradley Motorsports
| Dallara | 12 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Buzz Calkins | All |
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Walker Racing
| rowspan="2" |Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" |15 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Fisher {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |2–3 |
| Dallara
| 4–9 |
| rowspan="4" | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Xtreme
| rowspan="4" | G-Force | rowspan="4" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="3" | {{Tooltip|16|Ran as #42 at Round 1.}} | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} John Hollansworth Jr. | 1 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Davey Hamilton
| 2–8 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jaques Lazier
| 9 |
| 88
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Airton Daré {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | All |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Nienhouse Motorsports
| rowspan="2" | G-Force | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" | 17 | nowrap="" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Jönsson {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 2 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Harrington
| 3–4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} PDM Racing
| Dallara | 18 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Hornish Jr. {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 1–6, 8–9 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Logan Racing
| rowspan="2" | Dallara | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" | 19 | nowrap="" |{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Roe | 5–6 |
| nowrap="" |{{flagicon|USA}} Stevie Reeves {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| 7–9 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Hubbard-Immke Racing
| rowspan="2" | Dallara | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" | 20 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyce Carlson | 1–3, 5–9 |
| {{flagicon|COL}} Roberto Guerrero
|4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Indy Regency Racing
| G-Force | 22 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Unser | 4 |
| rowspan="3" | {{flagicon|USA}} Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
| rowspan="3" | G-Force | rowspan="2" | Infiniti | 23 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Knapp | 4 |
| rowspan="2" |24
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Robbie Buhl |1–3 |
| Oldsmobile
| 4–9 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Blueprint Racing
| rowspan="2" | G-Force | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" | 27 | nowrap="" |{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Jönsson {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 1 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Kite
| 2–9 |
| rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|USA}} Byrd-McCormack Racing
| rowspan="2" |Riley & Scott | rowspan="6" |Oldsmobile |29 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Unser |4 |
| rowspan="5" |30
| 5–6 |
| rowspan="2" | G-Force
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Herb {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 1 |
| rowspan="2" nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Ronnie Johncox
| 2–3 |
| rowspan="2" |Riley & Scott
|4 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Yeley
| 7–9 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Truscelli Team Racing
| rowspan="2" | G-Force | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" | 33 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jaques Lazier | 1, 3–6 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Regester {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
| 2 |
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Team Coulson Racing
| rowspan="2" |G-Force | rowspan="2" |Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" |40 |{{flagicon|USA}} Davy Jones |4 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|COL}} Roberto Guerrero
| 8 |
| rowspan="4" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mid America Motorsports
| rowspan="4" | Dallara | rowspan="4" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="4" | 43 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Doug Didero {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 1–6 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Harrington
| 7 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Jaques Lazier
| 8 |
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Davey Hamilton
| 9 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Sinden Racing
| Dallara | 44 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Davey Hamilton | 1 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Fast Track Racing Enterprises
| rowspan="2" | Dallara | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" | 48 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Andy Hillenburg {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | 4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Drinan {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|4 |
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|USA}} Team Cheever
| rowspan="3" |Infiniti | rowspan="2" |51 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever |1–2 |
| rowspan="2" | Dallara
| 3–9 |
| 52
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ross Cheever |4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Pagan Racing
| Dallara | 75 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Richie Hearn | 4 |
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Pelfrey
| rowspan="2" | Dallara | rowspan="2" | Oldsmobile | 81 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Boat | 1–3, 5–9 |
| 82
|{{flagicon|USA}} Memo Gidley |4 |
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|USA}} Hemelgarn Racing
| rowspan="3" |Oldsmobile | rowspan="2" |91 | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier |1–3 |
| rowspan="2" | Dallara
| 4–9 |
| 92
| nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Wattles | 4 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Cahill Racing
| Dallara | 98 | nowrap="" | {{flagicon|USA}} Donnie Beechler | All |
Schedule
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| Rnd
! Date ! Race Name ! Track ! City |
|---|
| 1
| January 29 |
| 2
| March 19 |
| 3
| April 22 |
| 4
| May 28 |
| 5
| June 11 |
| 6
| June 18 |
| 7
| July 15 |
| 8
| August 27 |
| 9
| October 15 |
| colspan="5" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" align="bottom" |Sources:{{cite web|title=NTT IndyCar Series Calendar 2000|url=https://motorsportstats.com/series/ntt-indycar-series/calendar/2000|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=November 17, 2023}}{{cite web|title=2000 Schedule|url=http://www.indyracingleague.com/schedule.html|publisher=Indy Racing League|access-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000621004751/http://www.indyracingleague.com/schedule.html|archive-date=June 21, 2000|url-status=dead}} |
Results
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! rowspan="2" |Rd. ! rowspan="2" |Race ! rowspan="2" |Pole position ! rowspan="2" |Fastest lap ! rowspan="2" |Most laps led ! colspan="4" |Race winner |
| Driver
!Team !Chassis !Engine |
|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dismore | {{flagicon|USA}} Robbie Buhl | {{flagicon|USA}} Robbie Buhl |
| 2
| Phoenix | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | {{flagicon|USA}} Tyce Carlson | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp | {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier |
| 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dismore | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dismore | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dismore | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser Jr. |
| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier | {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya | {{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 5
| Texas 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser Jr. | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp |
| 6
| {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | {{flagicon|USA}} Buzz Calkins | {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp | {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever |
| 7
| Atlanta | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | {{flagicon|USA}} Donnie Beechler | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray |
| 8
| Kentucky | {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Goodyear | {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier | {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Goodyear | {{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier |
| 9
| Texas 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray | {{flagicon|USA}} Jaques Lazier | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser Jr. | {{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Goodyear |
Note: All races running on Oval/Speedway.
Race summaries
= Delphi Indy 200 =
The final Delphi Indy 200 race was held January 29 at Walt Disney World Speedway. Greg Ray won the pole.
Top ten results
- 24- Robbie Buhl
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 4- Scott Goodyear
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
- 98- Donnie Beechler
- 14- Jeff Ward
- 12- Buzz Calkins
- 81- Billy Boat
- 55- Robby McGehee
- This was Robbie Buhl's 2nd and final IndyCar victory.
- This was the final Indy Racing League event at the track.
= MCI WorldCom Indy 200 =
This race was held March 19 at Phoenix International Raceway. Greg Ray won the pole.
Top ten results
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 4- Scott Goodyear
- 98- Donnie Beechler
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 81- Billy Boat
- 24- Robbie Buhl
- 7- Stephan Gregoire
- 3- Al Unser Jr.
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- This was the first victory for the Riley & Scott chassis
= Vegas Indy 300 =
This race was held April 22 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mark Dismore won the pole.
Top ten results
- 3- Al Unser Jr.
- 28- Mark Dismore
- 18- Sam Hornish Jr. {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 6- Jeret Schroeder {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 24- Robbie Buhl
- 5- Robby McGehee
- 81- Billy Boat
- 20- Tyce Carlson
- 1- Greg Ray
- 33- Jaques Lazier
- This was Al Unser Jr.'s 1st victory since the 1995 CART Molson Indy Vancouver and his 1st IRL victory.
= [[2000 Indianapolis 500|84th Indianapolis 500]] =
The Indy 500 was held May 28 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Greg Ray sat on pole.
Top ten results
- 9- Juan Pablo Montoya {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
- 14- Jeff Ward
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 32- Robby Gordon
- 10- Jimmy Vasser
- 7- Stephan Gregoire
- 4- Scott Goodyear
- 8- Scott Sharp
- Juan Pablo Montoya was the 1st rookie since Graham Hill (1966) to win the Indianapolis 500 as a rookie.
- Buddy Lazier took over the points lead after this race by 26 points over Robbie Buhl.
= Casino Magic 500 =
This race was held June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Qualifying was rained out and Buddy Lazier was on the pole based on points standings.
Top ten results
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 5- Robby McGehee
- 3- Al Unser Jr.
- 12- Buzz Calkins
- 4- Scott Goodyear
- 28- Mark Dismore
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 55- Shigeaki Hattori {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 88- Airton Daré {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- This was Robby McGehee's best ever finish.
- Shigeaki Hattori debuts after a disappointing 1999 CART season which ended after his CART competition license was revoked at Laguna Seca.
= Radisson 200 =
This race was held June 18 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Greg Ray won the pole.
Top ten results
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 88- Airton Daré {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 8- Scott Sharp
- 28- Mark Dismore
- 98- Donnie Beechler
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
- 6- Jeret Schroeder {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 7- Stephan Gregoire
- 33- Jaques Lazier
- 3- Al Unser Jr.
- This was the Infiniti engine's 1st victory.
- This was Cheevers penultimate IndyCar victory.
= Midas 500 Classic =
This race was held July 15 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Greg Ray won the pole.
Top ten results
- 1- Greg Ray
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 3- Al Unser Jr.
- 5- Robby McGehee
- 98- Donnie Beechler
- 24- Robbie Buhl
- 7- Stephan Gregoire
- 81- Billy Boat
- 55- Shigeaki Hattori {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
= Belterra Resort Indy 300 =
The inaugural Indy Racing League event was held August 27 at Kentucky Speedway. Scott Goodyear won the pole.
Top ten results
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 4- Scott Goodyear
- 15- Sarah Fisher {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 7- Stephan Gregoire
- 14- Jeff Ward
- 1- Greg Ray
- 55- Shigeaki Hattori {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 18- Sam Hornish Jr. {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 98- Donnie Beechler
- This was Roberto Guerrero's final IndyCar race he qualified for. He would blow an engine after completing 48 laps and would finish 23rd.
- Sarah Fisher becomes the first woman to lead laps and finish on the Podium in an IRL race.
= Excite 500 =
This race was held October 15 at Texas Motor Speedway. Greg Ray won the pole.
Top ten results
- 4- Scott Goodyear
- 51- Eddie Cheever
- 81- Billy Boat
- 91- Buddy Lazier
- 11- Eliseo Salazar
- 98- Donnie Beechler
- 55- Shigeaki Hattori {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
- 14- Jeff Ward
- 12- Buzz Calkins
- 16- Jaques Lazier
- This was the final race victory for Scott Goodyear as he lost his ride to Sam Hornish Jr. in the off-season, then during the 2001 Indianapolis 500 he would suffer career ending injuries after a huge accident during that race.
Points standings
{{further|List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems}}
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! WDW ! PHX ! LVS ! INDY ! TMS1 ! PPR ! ATL ! KEN ! TMS2 !valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Buddy Lazier |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 ! 290 |
|---|
| 2
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Goodyear |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2* |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 ! 272 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 ! 257 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|CHL}} Eliseo Salazar |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 ! 210 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Dismore |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2* |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14 ! 202 |
| 6
|{{flagicon|USA}} Donnie Beechler |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 ! 202 |
| 7
|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Sharp |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5* |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3* |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 ! 196 |
| 8
|{{flagicon|USA}} Robbie Buhl |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1* |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 ! 190 |
| 9
|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser Jr. |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 29 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3* |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17* ! 188 |
| 10
|{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Boat |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 ! 181 |
| 11
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Ward |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 ! 176 |
| 12
|{{flagicon|USA}} Robby McGehee |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 21 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 ! 174 |
| 13
|{{flagicon|USA}} Greg Ray |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1* |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 ! 172 |
| 14
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphan Grégoire |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 28 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 20 ! 171 |
| 15
|{{flagicon|USA}} Buzz Calkins |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 ! 145 |
| 16
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Airton Daré {{color box|yellow|RY|border=silver}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 ! 142 |
| 17
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeret Schroeder {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 21 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16 ! 136 |
| 18
|{{flagicon|USA}} Sarah Fisher {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 31 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 ! 124 |
| 19
|{{flagicon|USA}} Tyce Carlson |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 ! 124 |
| 20
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jaques Lazier |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 ! 112 |
| 21
|{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Hornish Jr. {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27 ! 110 |
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shigeaki Hattori {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | |align=center| |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 ! 109 |
| 23
|{{flagicon|USA}} Davey Hamilton |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 ! 98 |
| 24
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Kite | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 30 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 ! 79 |
| 25
|{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Pablo Montoya | | | |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1* | | | | | ! 54 |
| 26
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Doug Didero {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 | | | ! 43 |
| 27
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ronnie Johncox | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth | | | | | ! 33 |
| 28
|{{flagicon|USA}} J. J. Yeley | | | | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 ! 33 |
| 29
|{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Gordon | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 | | | | | ! 28 |
| 30
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Leffler {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17 | | | | | ! 28 |
| 31
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Jönsson {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 | | | | | | | ! 27 |
| 32
|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 | | | | | ! 26 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Stevie Reeves {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 ! 25 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Unser |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 | | | ! 19 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Scott Harrington | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 | | ! 17 |
| 36
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Zak Morioka {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 ! 15 |
| 37
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Raul Boesel | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16 | | | | | ! 14 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Knapp | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 19 | | | | | ! 11 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Regester {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 | | | | | | | ! 10 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} John Hollansworth Jr. |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 | | | | | | | | ! 9 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Jon Herb {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 | | | | | | | | ! 8 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Unser | | | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 22 | | | | | ! 8 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Stan Wattles | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 |align=center| | | | | ! 7 |
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|{{flagicon|COL}} Roberto Guerrero | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 | ! 7 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Dr. Jack Miller | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | ! 6 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Billy Roe | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25 |align=center| | | | ! 5 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Richie Hearn | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27 | | | | | ! 3 |
| 48
|{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Hillenburg {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 28 | | | | | ! 2 |
| 49
|{{flagicon|USA}} Lyn St. James | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 32 | | | | | ! 1 |
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Drinan | | | | style="background:#FFCFCF;" align="center" | DNQ | | | | | ! 0 |
| –
|{{flagicon|USA}} Memo Gidley | | | | style="background:#FFCFCF;" align="center" | DNQ | | | | | ! 0 |
| –
|{{flagicon|USA}} Davy Jones | | | | style="background:#FFCFCF;" align="center" | DNQ | | | | | ! 0 |
| –
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ross Cheever | | | |style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth | | | | | ! 0 |
| –
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideshi Matsuda | | | |style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth | | | | | ! 0 |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! WDW ! PHX ! LVS ! INDY ! TMS1 ! PPR ! ATL ! KEN ! TMS2 !valign="middle"| Pts |
|valign="top"|
| {| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
! Color ! Result |
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"
| Gold | Winner |
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"
| Silver | 2nd place |
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"
| Dark Blue | Finished |
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"
| Purple | Did not finish |
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"
| Red | Did not qualify |
| style="background:#DFC484;"
| Brown | Withdrawn |
| style="background:#000000; color:white"
| Black | Disqualified |
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| rowspan="1" | White | Did not start |
| rowspan=2| Blank
| Did not |
| Not competing |
|-
|
| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
! align=center colspan=2|In-line notation |
| align=center|Bold
| align=center|Pole position |
| align=center|Italics
| align=center|Ran fastest race lap |
| align=center| | align=center|Led most race laps |
| align=center| | align=center|Any driver who qualifies |
| style="text-align:center"|{{color box|yellow|RY|border=silver}}
|align=center|Rookie of the Year |
| style="text-align:center"|{{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|align=center|Rookie |
|}
|}
- Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.
Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (3 points), the second best qualifier (2 points), the third best qualifier (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (2 point).
See also
- 2000 Indianapolis 500
- 2000 Indy Lights season
- 2000 CART season
- 2000 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065043/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/2000i.htm
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} (p. 130–131)
References
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