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

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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
  Jonathon Bottoms Round 8 only
16   Jeff Morton
17   Matt Plumb
18   Bryan Sellers Round 10 & 11 only
19   Sara Senske Except round 7
  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

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

Final standings

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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)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Injured (Inj)
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Rossoni Comes On Strong For Victory". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on December 5, 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Rossoni Rocks Homestead". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Worth the Wait for Koster". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  4. ^ "It's Blackjack for Fogarty". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Fogarty Masters Motown". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 21, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Rossoni Loves Cleveland". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 22, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Fortune Smiles on Fogarty". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 26, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Rossoni Reeling in Fogarty". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 26, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Plumb Good Racing". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 26, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  10. ^ "Rossoni Wins Fifth Race Of Season". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on February 19, 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  11. ^ "EXORCISED". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on November 20, 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Rossoni earns crown with victory at Homestead". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on November 20, 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  13. ^ "2000 Barber Dodge Pro Series Driver Performance Award Point Standings". Barber Dodge Pro Series. Archived from the original on December 5, 2000. Retrieved 7 March 2014.