2000 Grand American Road Racing Championship
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
[edit]| Rnd | Race | Length/Duration | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | Daytona International Speedway | February 5 February 6 |
| 2 | Phoenix Sun Automotive 200 | 200 Miles | Phoenix International Raceway | April 22 |
| 3 | Nextel 250 | 250 Miles | Homestead-Miami Speedway | April 30 |
| 4 | Dodge Dealers Grand Prix† | 150 Miles | Lime Rock Park | May 29 |
| 5 | U.S. Road Racing Classic | 250 Miles | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 4 |
| 6 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 Miles | Daytona International Speedway | June 29 |
| 7 | Sargento Road America 500 | 500 Miles | Road America | July 9 |
| 8 | Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | 225 km | Circuit Trois-Rivières | July 30 |
| 9 | Bosch Sports Car Summerfest | 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International | August 17 |
† - Two separate individual races were held for the GT classes and SR classes for an equal distance.
Results
[edit]Overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | SR Winning Teams | SRII Winning Teams | GTO Winning Teams | GTU Winning Teams | AGT Winning Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Winning Drivers | SRII Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | AGT Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Daytona |  #20 Dyson Racing Team
|
No entries |  #91 Viper Team Oreca
|
 #56 Haberthur Racing
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#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 Zitza
| |||
| 2 | Phoenix | #74 Robinson Racing
|
#22 Archangel Motorsports Services
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#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 Goad
| ||
| 3 | Homestead | #27 Doran Lista Racing
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#22 Archangel Motorsports Services
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#5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
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#81 G&W Motorsports
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#118 Leavy Racing Enterprises, Inc.
|
Mauro Baldi Didier Theys
|
Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton
|
Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller
|
Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law
|
Jon Leavy Michael Cohen
| ||
| 4† | 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 Goad
| ||
| 5 | Mid-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 Goad
| ||
| 6 | Daytona | #16 Dyson Racing Team
|
#22 Archangel Motorsports Services
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#46 Team Viper West
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#81 G&W Motorsports
|
#09 The Spirit of Daytona
|
| James Weaver Andy Wallace
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Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton
|
Erik Messley Marty Miller
|
Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law
|
Craig Conway Doug Goad
| ||
| 7 | Road America | #27 Doran Lista Racing
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#99 Snow/Schumacher Racing
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#5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
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#81 G&W Motorsports
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#91 RVO Motorsports
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| Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard, Sr Didier Theys
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Martin Snow Larry Schumacher
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Ron Johnson Terry Borcheller
|
Mike Fitzgerald Darren Law
|
Irv Hoerr Roger Schramm Werner Frank
| ||
| 8 | Trois-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 Goad
| ||
| 9 | Watkins Glen | #16 Dyson Racing Team
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#62 Team Spencer Motorsports
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#5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab
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#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
[edit]External links
[edit]- The official website of Grand-Am
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Rolex Sports Car Series 2000 results