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.DriverNote
4 Brent Sherman
5 Sepp Koster
7 Jamie Menninga
8 Peter Boss
9 Roger Yasukawa1999 Co-rookie of the year
11 Thed Björk
12 Keith Dusko
15 Aaron Bambach
15 Jonathon BottomsRound 8 only
16 Jeff Morton
17 Matt Plumb
18 Bryan SellersRound 10 & 11 only
19 Sara SenskeExcept round 7
19 Joey HandRound 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 LallyAs 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

RoundCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverHeadline event
1Sebring International Raceway Sebring, FloridaMarch 18 Michael Valiante Nilton Rossoni Nilton Rossoni12 Hours of Sebring
2Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, FloridaMarch 25 Andre Nicastro Nilton Rossoni Nilton RossoniGrand Prix of Miami
3Nazareth Speedway Lehigh Valley, PennsylvaniaApril 10 Sepp Koster Roger Yasukawa Sepp KosterFirestone Indy 225
4Lime Rock Park Lime Rock, ConnecticutMay 29 Jon Fogarty Thed Björk Jon FogartyLime Rock Grand Prix
5Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Detroit, MichiganJune 18 Jon Fogarty Matt Plumb Jon FogartyGrand Prix of Detroit
6Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, OhioJuly 1 Nilton Rossoni Jon Fogarty Nilton RossoniGrand Prix of Cleveland
7Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, OhioAugust 13 Thed Björk Thed Björk Jon FogartyMiller Lite 250
8Road America Elkhart Lake, WisconsinAugust 20 Nilton Rossoni Jamie Menninga Nilton RossoniChamp Car Grand Prix of Road America
9BC Place VancouverSeptember 2 Ryan Hunter-Reay Matt Plumb Matt PlumbMolson Indy Vancouver
10Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey County, CaliforniaSeptember 10 Nilton Rossoni Nilton Rossoni Nilton RossoniMonterey Grand Prix
11Road Atlanta Braselton, GeorgiaSeptember 30 Michael Valiante Sepp Koster Michael ValiantePetit Le Mans
12Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, FloridaOctober 8 Jamie Menninga Sepp Koster Nilton RossoniStand-alone event

Final standings

RankDriver
SEB

HMS1

NAZ

LRP

DET

CLE

MDO

ROA

VAN

LAG

RAT

HMS2
Points
1 Nilton Rossoni11161361214 1 31175
2 Jon Fogarty3261131952154155
3 Sepp Koster7716723522272130
4 Matt Plumb648222672612625112
5 Ryan Hunter-Reay 88242496385107104
6 Michael Valiante2114182610971761697
7 Roger Yasukawa425511558411255894
8 Jamie Menninga9171273742142741686
9 Alexandre Sperafico599523231810748385
10 Thed Björk1052312104 11 66861983
11 Andy Lally3321124521374
12 Andre Nicastro11167234111083769
13 Peter Boss126143912142512954
14 Brent Sherman131311108251324201091443
15 Marc Breuers 151221913221711911121836
16 Kip Gulseth16141719121616131012141721
17 Tom Fogarty22101814181823151313181318
18 Jonathan Macri141810816
19 Sara Senske 231519212513201524111016
20 John McCaig15828199
21 Davy Cook181499
22 Jon Vannini 2021151517142719221516129
23 Rafael Sperafico115
24 Sam Hancock28231320145
25 Joey Hand124
26 Bryan Sellers124
27 Mikel Miller133
28 Jeff Glenn16192914172
29 Gilles Tinguely151
30 Jon Morley151
31 Shareef Malnik151
32 Jay Ricci26201619172016180
33 Scott Mayer25DNS222025171619170
34 Milka Duno 24242017202124220
35 Craig Duerson 170
36 John Hall262118200
37 Ryan Vella180
38 Rhonda Trammell1919222223210
39 Ryan Howe19160
40 Charles Putt210
41 Jeff Morton210
42 Jonathon Bottoms210
43 Keith Dusko 2722230