# Indy Lights 2000

De 2000 CART Dayton Indy Lights Kampioenschap was het vijftiende kampioenschap van de Indy Lights.

## Teams en Rijders

Alle teams reden met een Lola T97/20-chassis en met een 3.5 L Buick V6-motor.
| Team | Nr | Rijder | Sponsor(s) | Opmerkingen |
| Dorricott Racing | 1 | Townsend Bell | DirecPC | |
| Dorricott Racing | 2 | Casey Mears | Sooner Trailer | |
| Dorricott Racing | 3 | Jason Bright | | Reed alleen niet in Cicero |
| Dorricott Racing | 3 | Derek Higgins | | Reed alleen in Cicero |
| Lucas Motorsports | 4 | Geoff Boss | Cross Pens / Lacoste / ITIS | Reed de eerste acht races |
| Lucas Motorsports | 4 | Andy Boss | Cross Pens / Lacoste / ITIS | Reed de laatste vier races |
| Lucas Motorsports | 5 | Andy Boss | Cross Pens / Lacoste / ITIS | Reed de eerste acht races |
| Lucas Motorsports | 5 | Geoff Boss | Cross Pens / Lacoste / ITIS | Reed de laatste vier races |
| Genoa Racing | 6 | Cory Witherill | WSA Healthcare | Reed in Michigan, Cicero, Madison en Californië |
| Genoa Racing | 36 | Waldemar Coronas | Carusi / Astro / WebShipper | Reed alleen in Laguna Seca |
| Genoa Racing | 61 | Cory Witherill | WSA Healthcare | Reed de eerste vier races |
| Team Mexico Quaker Herdez | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Pegaso / Quaker State | |
| Team Mexico Quaker Herdez | 78 | Luis Diaz | Quaker State | |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 8 | Soheil Ayari | | Reed alleen in Long Beach |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 9 | Todd Snyder | Outpost.com | Reed de eerste zes races |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 10 | Rodolfo Lavin | Corona / Modelo / Sports YA | |
| Conquest Racing | 11 | Chris Menninga | Mi-Jack | |
| Conquest Racing | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | Hollywood | |
| Conquest Racing | 64 | Rolando Quintanilla | Telmex / Prodigy Internet | Reed alleen niet in Milwaukee |
| Mexpro Racing | 15 | Rudy Junco | PrecioBase.com | |
| Mexpro Racing | 16 | Derek Higgins | PrecioBase.com | Reed in Mid-Ohio, Vancouver, Laguna Seca, Houstan en Californië |
| PacWest Lights | 17 | Scott Dixon | Invensys / Powerware | |
| PacWest Lights | 18 | Tony Renna | Motorola | |
| Team KOOL Green | 26 | Jeff Simmons | Kool | |
| Team KOOL Green | 27 | Jonny Kane | Kool | |

## Races

| Race | Datum | Circuit | Locatie |
| 1 | 16 april | Long Beach street circuit | Long Beach, CA |
| 2 | 5 juni | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, WI |
| 3 | 18 juni | Belle Isle Raceway | Detroit, MI |
| 4 | 25 juni | Portland International Raceway | Portland, OR |
| 5 | 22 juli | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, MI |
| 6 | 30 juli | Chicago Motor Speedway | Cicero, IL |
| 7 | 13 augustus | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH |
| 8 | 3 september | Molson Indy Vancouver | Vancouver, BC |
| 9 | 10 september | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, CA |
| 10 | 17 september | Gateway International Raceway | Madison, IL |
| 11 | 1 oktober | Grand Prix of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 12 | 29 oktober | California Speedway | Fontana, CA |

## Race resultaten

| Race | Race naam | Pole positie | Snelste ronde | Meeste ronden aan de leiding | Winnende rijder | Winnende team |
| 1 | Long Beach | Jonny Kane | Jonny Kane | Jonny Kane | Scott Dixon | PacWest Lights |
| 2 | Milwaukee | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | PacWest Lights |
| 3 | Belle Isle | Jonny Kane | Jonny Kane | Jonny Kane | Jonny Kane | Team KOOL Green |
| 4 | Portland | Townsend Bell | Scott Dixon | Jason Bright | Jason Bright | Dorricott Racing |
| 5 | Michigan | Felipe Giaffone | Jason Bright | Felipe Giaffone | Felipe Giaffone | Conquest Racing |
| 6 | Cicero | Chris Menninga | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | PacWest Lights |
| 7 | Ohio | Jason Bright | Casey Mears | Townsend Bell | Townsend Bell | Dorricott Racing |
| 8 | Vancouver | Felipe Giaffone | Scott Dixon | Felipe Giaffone | Scott Dixon | PacWest Lights |
| 9 | Monterey | Casey Mears | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | PacWest Lights |
| 10 | Madison | Townsend Bell | Townsend Bell | Townsend Bell | Townsend Bell | Dorricott Racing |
| 11 | Houston | Casey Mears | Casey Mears | Casey Mears | Casey Mears | Dorricott Racing |
| 12 | Californië | Felipe Giaffone | Cory Witherill | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | PacWest Lights |

## Uitslagen

| Pos | Rijder | LBH | MIL | DET | POR | MIS | CHI | MDO | VAN | LS | STL | HOU | FON | Punten |
| 1 | Scott Dixon | 1 | 1* | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 1* | 15 | 15 | 1* | 155 |
| 2 | Townsend Bell | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1* | 4 | 18 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 146 |
| 3 | Casey Mears | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 4 | 141 |
| 4 | Felipe Giaffone | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1* | 4 | 13 | 2* | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 118 |
| 5 | Tony Renna | 9 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 105 |
| 6 | Jason Bright | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1* | 9 | | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 91 |
| 7 | Jeff Simmons | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 88 |
| 8 | Mario Domínguez | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 67 |
| 9 | Chris Menninga | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 61 |
| 10 | Jonny Kane | 6* | 16 | 1* | 17 | 17 | DNS | 10 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 52 |
| 11 | Rodolfo Lavin | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 48 |
| 12 | Geoff Boss | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | DNS | 43 |
| 13 | Luis Diaz | 12 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 7 | | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 14 | Rudy Junco | 18 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 26 |
| 15 | Andy Boss | 13 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| 16 | Rolando Quintanilla | 14 | | 16 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 17 | Todd Snyder | 15 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 16 | | | | | | | 15 |
| 18 | Derek Higgins | | | | | | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 14 | 17 | 12 |
| 19 | Cory Witherill | 19 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | | | | DNS | | 13 | 2 |
| 20 | Soheil Ayari | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 20 | Waldemar Coronas | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rijder | LBH | MIL | DET | POR | MIS | CHI | MDO | VAN | LS | STL | HOU | FON | Punten |
| Kleur | Resultaat |
| Goud | Winnaar |
| Zilver | 2de plaats |
| Brons | 3de plaats |
| Groen | 4de en 5de plaats |
| Lichtblauw | 6de–10de plaats |
| Donkerblauw | Gefinisht (buiten de Top 10) |
| Paars | Niet gefinisht |
| Rood | Niet gekwalificeerd (DNQ) |
| Bruin | Teruggetrokken (Wth) |
| Zwart | Gediskwalificeerd (DSQ) |
| Wit | Niet Gestart (DNS) |
| Blank | Nam geen deel aan de race (DNP) |
| Blank | Niet geracet |
Toegevoegde info :
| vet | Pole positie (1 punt) |
| cursief | Snelste ronde |
| * | Meeste ronden aan de leiding (2 punten) |
| $^1$ | Kwalificatie geannuleerd geen bonuspunten uitgedeeld |
| Rookie van het Jaar ||
| Rookie ||
| Positie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Punten | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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