The 2000 Grand American Road Racing Championship was the inaugural season of the Grand American Road Racing Championship run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The season involved five classes: Sports Racing Prototypes I and II (SR-I and SR-II) and three Grand Touring classes referred to as GTO, GTU, and AGT. 9 races were run from February 5, 2000 to August 17, 2000.
The Grand American Road Racing Championship officially replaced the brief United States Road Racing Championship which had folded during their 1999 season. The Grand American series used similar rules, although the class names were all changed.
Schedule Rnd Race LengthClass CircuitLocation Date 1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Both Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona, Florida February 5February 6 2 Phoenix Sun Automotive 200 200 Miles Both Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, Arizona April 22 3 Nextel 250 250 Miles Both Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead, Florida April 30 4 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix† 150 Miles SR Lime Rock ParkLakeville, Connecticut May 29150 MilesGT 5 U.S. Road Racing Classic 250 Miles Both Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio June 4 6 Paul Revere 250 250 Miles Both Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona, Florida June 29 7 Sargento Road America 500 500 Miles Both Road AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 9 8 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières 225 km Both Circuit Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières, Quebec July 30 9 Bosch Sports Car Summerfest 6 Hours Both Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New York August 17Source:
† - Two separate individual races were held for the GT classes and SR classes for an equal distance.
The Grand American Racing Association officially announced an eight race schedule for 2000. Trois-Rivières was added to the schedule in January. The Paul Revere 250 and the Road America 500 were also rounds of the SportsRacing World Cup. Grand-Am intended to include two SportsRacing World Cup events onto their schedule. However, after the initial announcement in 1999, Grand-Am opted instead to not include the European rounds in their championship as the majority of teams were not interested.
Entry list Source:
SRI TeamChassisEngineTyreNo.DriversRnds. Autosport RacingFerrari 333 SPFerrari F310E 4.0 L V1200 Enzo Calderari1 Angelo Zadra1 Marco Zadra1 Lilian Bryner1 Carl Rosenblad1 Multimatic MotorsportsLola B98/10Ford Cosworth XB 2.6 L Turbo V806 Scott Maxwell1 Harri Toivonen1 John Graham1 Banshee RacingBanshee WSCFord 4.6 L V808 Ernie Lader7 Tony Ave7 Brown MotorsportsSpice HC94 (1) Ferrari 333 SP (5)Chevrolet 5.0 L V8 (1) Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 (5)2 9 Bobby Brown1, 5 Norman Goldrich1 Randy Lenz1 Stanley Dickens5 Team CadillacCadillac Northstar LMPCadillac Northstar 4.0 L Turbo V85 Max Angelelli1 Wayne Taylor1 Eric van de Poele16 Butch Leitzinger1 Andy Wallace1 Franck Lagorce1 Philip Creighton Motorsport Ltd.Riley & Scott Mk III (1) Lola B2K/10 (2-8)Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V88 Scott Schubot1, 3–8 Henry Camferdam1 Duncan Dayton1 John Burton1 Oliver Gavin3 Mark Simo4 Andy Wallace5 Butch Leitzinger6–7 Claude Bourbonnais8 Risi CompetizioneFerrari 333 SPFerrari F310E 4.0 L V1212 Mimmo SchiattarellaAll Ralf Kelleners1–6, 8–9 Alex Caffi1 Allan McNish1 Eric van de Poele7, 9 Dyson Racing TeamRiley & Scott Mk IIIFord 5.5 L V816 James Weaver2–9 Andy Wallace2, 6–7, 9 John Paul, Jr.3 Butch Leitzinger4–5, 8–9Ford-Lincoln 5.5 L V820 Elliott Forbes-RobinsonAll Rob Dyson1–2, 4, 6–7, 9 James Weaver1 Max Papis1 John Paul, Jr.2, 5–9 David Besnard3 Hybrid MotorsportsRiley & Scott Mk IIIFord 5.1 L V817 Mark Simo1–3, 6, 9 Chris Bingham1–3, 6 Boris Said1 Rick Sutherland1 Norman Simon9 Michael Lauer9 Doran Lista RacingFerrari 333 SPFerrari F310E 4.0 L V12 (Rd. 1) Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 (Rd. 2-9)27 Didier TheysAll Fredy Lienhard1–2, 4, 7, 9 Mauro Baldi1, 3, 5, 7 Ross Bentley1, 6, 8–9 Intersport RacingRiley & Scott Mk IIIFord 5.1 L V829 John Mirro1, 5–6 Andy Petery1 Craig Carter1 Gerry Green1 Joel Field4–6 Sam Brown4 Jon Field5Lola B98/10 (Rd. 1-6) Lola B2K/10 (Rd. 7-9)Ford 5.1 L V8 (Rd. 1-6) Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 (Rd. 7-9)37All Dale Whittington1–2 Don Whittington1 Butch Brickell3 John Mirro4 Oliver Gavin5, 7–9 Konrad MotorsportLola B98/10Ford 6.0 L V831 Jan Lammers1 Sascha Maassen1 Franz Konrad1 Johansson-Matthews RacingReynard 2KQ-LMJudd GV4 4.0L V1036 Stefan Johansson1 Guy Smith1 Jim Matthews1 Memo Gidley1 Champion RacingLola B2K/10Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-638 Dorsey Schroeder9 Bob Wollek9 Dirk Müller9 EBRT/Schroeder MotorsportPilbeam MP84Nissan DOHC 3.0 L V642 Rob Wilson1 Martin Henderson1 Martyn Konig1 Jake Ulrich1 RaceStar MotorsportsSpice SE90Chevrolet 5.0 L V847 Richard McDill1 Todd Vallancourt1 John G. Thomas1 Les Vallarano1 Ken Stiver1 Jacobs MotorsportsKudzu DLM-4Chevrolet 5.1 L V860 Michael Jacobs1, 4 Frank Del Vecchio1, 4 Steven Lynn1 Ray Snowdon1 Steve Algrin1 Richard Geck1 Downing/Atlanta RacingKudzu DLYMazda 4-Rotor63 Jim Downing1, 3–7, 9 Steve Pelke1, 3 Howard Katz1, 4, 6–7, 9 Chris Ronson1 A.J. Smith5, 9 Robinson RacingRiley & Scott Mk IIIChevrolet 6.0 L V8 Judd GV4 4.0L V1074 Jack BaldwinAll Irv Hoerr1–3 George Robinson1, 4–9 Hurley Haywood1, 7 Sezio Florida RacingNorma M2000-01BMW (Mader) 4.0 L V878 Patrice Roussel1, 3, 6 Edouard Sezionale1, 3, 6 A.J. Smith1 TRV MotorsportRiley & Scott Mk IIIChevrolet 5.0 L V895 Tom Volk1, 3, 5–7, 9 Barry Waddell1 Peter Boss1 Richard Valentine1 Ross Bentley2 Jeret Schroeder5–7 Giorgio Vinella7 Craig Carter9 Andy Petery9
SRII TeamChassisEngineTyreNo.DriversRnds. TRP RacingLola B2K/40Nissan 3.0 L V66 Gary Tiller3, 5–7, 9 Brent Sherman3 Gary Gibson5 John Macaluso6, 8–9 Andy Lally7 Paul Macey8 Buddy Rice9 Archangel Motorsport ServicesMagnum SC205 (2) Lola B2K/40 (3-9)Chevrolet 4.5 L V8 (2) Nissan 3.0 L V6 (3-9)22 Larry Oberto2–9 Ryan Hampton2–9 Paul Macey7, 9 Tampolli Raffaelle EngineeringTampolli SR2 RTA-99Alfa Romeo 3.0 L V651 Niklas Loven6–7 B. J. Zacharias6–752 Bernardo Sá Nogueira6–7 Gustl Spreng6 John Hertzog7 Team Spencer MotorsportsKudzu DLMMazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor62 Rich Grupp2–9 Dennis Spencer2–9 Ralph Thomas9 Redman BrightPilbeam MP84Nissan 3.0 L V668 Mark Smithson6–7 Peter Owen6–7 Brian Redman669 Marc Bunting6–7 Chuck Goldsborough6–7 Marc Lauer7 Snow/Schumacher RacingLola B2K/40Nissan 3.0 L V699 Martin Snow2–3, 5–7, 9 Stu Hayner2, 9 Larry Schumacher3, 5–7, 9
Results Overall winners in bold. RndCircuitSR Winning TeamsSRII Winning TeamsGTO Winning TeamsGTU Winning TeamsAGT Winning TeamsSR Winning DriversSRII Winning DriversGTO Winning DriversGTU Winning DriversAGT Winning Drivers1Daytona #20 Dyson Racing TeamNo entries #91 Viper Team Oreca #56 Haberthur Racing #84 Comer Racing Inc. James Weaver Rob Dyson Max Papis Elliot Forbes-Robinson Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Dominique Dupuy Luca Drudi Fabio Babini Fabio Rosa Gabrio Rosa John Finger Doug Mills Richard Maugeri Andy McNeil Ron Zitza2Phoenix #74 Robinson Racing #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #50 Genesis Racing #09 The Spirit of Daytona Jack Baldwin Irv Hoerr Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller Rick Fairbanks Bill Auberlen Craig Conway Doug Goad3Homestead #27 Doran Lista Racing #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #81 G&W Motorsports #118 Leavy Racing Enterprises, Inc. Mauro Baldi Didier Theys Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law Jon Leavy Michael Cohen4†Lime Rock #16 Dyson Racing Team #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #50 Genesis Racing #09 The Spirit of Daytona James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller Rick Fairbanks Bill Auberlen Craig Conway Doug Goad5Mid-Ohio #74 Robinson Racing #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #0 Doncaster Racing #81 G&W Motorsports #09 The Spirit of Daytona Jack Baldwin George Robinson Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton David Lacey Greg Wilkins Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law Craig Conway Doug Goad6Daytona #16 Dyson Racing Team #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #46 Team Viper West #81 G&W Motorsports #09 The Spirit of Daytona James Weaver Andy Wallace Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton Erik Messley Marty Miller Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law Craig Conway Doug Goad7Road America #27 Doran Lista Racing #99 Snow/Schumacher Racing #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #81 G&W Motorsports #91 RVO Motorsports Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard, Sr Didier Theys Martin Snow Larry Schumacher Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law Irv Hoerr Roger Schramm Werner Frank8Trois-Rivières #16 Dyson Racing Team #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #50 Genesis Racing #09 The Spirit of Daytona James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller Rick Fairbanks Andy Pilgrim Craig Conway Doug Goad9Watkins Glen #16 Dyson Racing Team #62 Team Spencer Motorsports #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #81 G&W Motorsports #09 The Spirit of Daytona James Weaver Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace Dennis Spencer Rich Grupp Ralph Thomas Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law Craig Conway Doug Goad Troy Flis † - Two separate individual races were held for the GT classes and SR classes for an equal distance.
References
External links The official website of Grand-Am World Sports Racing Prototypes - Rolex Sports Car Series 2000 results