# 2000 Barber Dodge Pro Series

The 2000 Barber Dodge Pro Series season was the fifteenth season of this racing series. The championship was won by Nilton Rossoni. Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Rookie of the Year title. This was the first season the series raced outside of the United States. The Barber Dodge Pro Series supported the CART World Series at the Molson Indy Vancouver

## Drivers

All drivers use Dodge-powered, Michelin-shod Reynard 98E chassis.
| No. | Driver | Note |
| 4 | Brent Sherman | |
| 5 | Sepp Koster | |
| 7 | Jamie Menninga | |
| 8 | Peter Boss | |
| 9 | Roger Yasukawa | 1999 Co-rookie of the year |
| 11 | Thed Björk | |
| 12 | Keith Dusko | |
| 15 | Aaron Bambach | |
| 15 | Jonathon Bottoms | Round 8 only |
| 16 | Jeff Morton | |
| 17 | Matt Plumb | |
| 18 | Bryan Sellers | Round 10 & 11 only |
| 19 | Sara Senske | Except round 7 |
| 19 | Joey Hand | Round 7 only |
| 20 | Alexandre Sperafico | |
| 21 | Jon Vannini | |
| 22 | Jay Ricci | |
| 23 | Marc Breuers | |
| 22 | Jay Ricci | |
| 25 | Kip Gulseth | |
| 26 | Rhonda Trammell | |
| 27 | Charles Putt | |
| 28 | Andre Nicastro | |
| 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | "Big Scholarship" winner |
| 33 | Milka Duno | |
| 36 | Nilton Rossoni | |
| 42 | John Hall | |
| 44 | Sam Hancock | |
| 45 | Giuliano Pilagallo | |
| 46 | Gilles Tinguely | |
| 52 | Jon Fogarty | |
| 53 | Tom Fogarty | |
| 55 | John McCaig | |
| 62 | Andy Lally | As of round 2 |
| 63 | Craig Duerson | |
| 66 | Ryan Vella | |
| 73 | Jeff Glenn | |
| 77 | Scott Mayer | |
| 82 | Jonathon Macri | |
| 83 | Shareef Malnik | |
| 95 | Michael Valiante | |
| 97 | Ryan Howe | |
| 99 | Davy Cook | |
| | Vanderlan Jr. |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Headline event |
| 1 | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida | March 18 | Michael Valiante | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | 12 Hours of Sebring |
| 2 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | March 25 | Andre Nicastro | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | Grand Prix of Miami |
| 3 | Nazareth Speedway | Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania | April 10 | Sepp Koster | Roger Yasukawa | Sepp Koster | Firestone Indy 225 |
| 4 | Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock, Connecticut | May 29 | Jon Fogarty | Thed Björk | Jon Fogarty | Lime Rock Grand Prix |
| 5 | Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix | Detroit, Michigan | June 18 | Jon Fogarty | Matt Plumb | Jon Fogarty | Grand Prix of Detroit |
| 6 | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio | July 1 | Nilton Rossoni | Jon Fogarty | Nilton Rossoni | Grand Prix of Cleveland |
| 7 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 13 | Thed Björk | Thed Björk | Jon Fogarty | Miller Lite 250 |
| 8 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 20 | Nilton Rossoni | Jamie Menninga | Nilton Rossoni | Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America |
| 9 | BC Place | Vancouver | September 2 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Matt Plumb | Matt Plumb | Molson Indy Vancouver |
| 10 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey County, California | September 10 | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | Monterey Grand Prix |
| 11 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | September 30 | Michael Valiante | Sepp Koster | Michael Valiante | Petit Le Mans |
| 12 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | October 8 | Jamie Menninga | Sepp Koster | Nilton Rossoni | Stand-alone event |

## Final standings

| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Driver replacement (Rpl) |
| Blank | Injured (Inj) |
| Blank | No race held (NH) |
| Rank | Driver | SEB | HMS1 | NAZ | LRP | DET | CLE | MDO | ROA | VAN | LAG | RAT | HMS2 | Points |
| 1 | Nilton Rossoni | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 175 |
| 2 | Jon Fogarty | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 155 |
| 3 | Sepp Koster | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 130 |
| 4 | Matt Plumb | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 112 |
| 5 | Ryan Hunter-Reay (R) | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 104 |
| 6 | Michael Valiante | 2 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 97 |
| 7 | Roger Yasukawa | 4 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 94 |
| 8 | Jamie Menninga | 9 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 86 |
| 9 | Alexandre Sperafico | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 85 |
| 10 | Thed Björk | 10 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 83 |
| 11 | Andy Lally | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 5 | | 21 | 3 | | | 74 |
| 12 | Andre Nicastro | 11 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | 69 |
| 13 | Peter Boss | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 9 | | | 54 |
| 14 | Brent Sherman | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 43 |
| 15 | Marc Breuers (R) | 15 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
| 16 | Kip Gulseth | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| 17 | Tom Fogarty | 22 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 18 |
| 18 | Jonathan Macri | 14 | 18 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 19 | Sara Senske (R) | 23 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 13 | | 20 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| 20 | John McCaig | | | | | 15 | 8 | 28 | | 19 | | | | 9 |
| 21 | Davy Cook | | | | | | | | 18 | | 14 | | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | Jon Vannini (R) | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| 23 | Rafael Sperafico | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 5 |
| 24 | Sam Hancock | 28 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 25 | Joey Hand | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | 4 |
| 26 | Bryan Sellers | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 4 |
| 27 | Mikel Miller | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 3 |
| 28 | Jeff Glenn | | | | | 16 | 19 | 29 | 14 | | 17 | | | 2 |
| 29 | Gilles Tinguely | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 30 | Jon Morley | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 1 |
| 31 | Shareef Malnik | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| 32 | Jay Ricci | 26 | 20 | | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | | 18 | | | 0 |
| 33 | Scott Mayer | 25 | | DNS | | 22 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | | 0 |
| 34 | Milka Duno (R) | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Craig Duerson (R) | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 36 | John Hall | | | | | | | 26 | 21 | 18 | 20 | | | 0 |
| 37 | Ryan Vella | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | Rhonda Trammell | 19 | 19 | 22 | | | | 22 | 23 | | 21 | | | 0 |
| 39 | Ryan Howe | | | | | | | 19 | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| 40 | Charles Putt | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Jeff Morton | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Jonathon Bottoms | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Keith Dusko (R) | 27 | 22 | | | | | | | | 23 | | | 0 |
* (R) indicates rookie driver