2000 Trans-Am Series

American sports car racing competition February 2025 2000 Trans-Am Series 1999 2001 The 2000 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series was the 35th season of the Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am Series. 2000 marked the end of the "American muscle revival" era that had begun in 1989, with Italian manufacturer Qvale winning the championship. It would also mark the rise of Rocketsports Racing's dominance using Jaguar XKRs, which would continue until the series dissolved in 2006, after which team owner Paul Gentilozzi would switch to the American Le Mans Series. The season also marked the final victory for Pontiac in Trans Am, with a win at Texas. Teams and drivers Car No. Number Driver Rounds Chevrolet Camaro 07 USA Marybeth Harrison 4, 6–7, 10 0 NZL Craig Baird 9, 11 USA Alan Ferguson 10, 12 6 USA Brian Pelke 1, 7 USA Frank Cioppettini 3 USA Willy T. Ribbs 4 USA G.J. Mennen, Jr. 11 USA Linda Pobst 12 8 USA John Paul Jr. 5 10 USA Don Sak 4–12 16 USA Willy T. Ribbs 1–3, 5–12 USA Bobby Sak 4 18 USA Jon Leavy 1–2 20 USA Tony Ave 5–7 22 USA Ken Murillo 3, 5, 10–11 24 USA Jim Briody 1–3, 5–12 25 USA Eric Curran 4 31 USA Don Meluzio 1, 4, 6–7 35 PUR Mandy Gonzalez 1 38 USA Kerry Alexander All 39 USA J. Craig Shafer 2, 4–6 40 USA G.J. Mennen, Jr. 1–6, 9 CAN Kenny Wilden 7, 10–12 43 USA Andre Toennis 1, 9 46 USA Bill Bentley 1–2 50 USA Bruce Dewey 1–2 55 USA Mike Rockett 10 58 USA Carl Cormier 1 59 USA Simon Gregg All 62 USA Tom Smith 8 73 USA Chet Williams 2, 4–5 76 USA Jerry Simmons 2, 4–7, 9, 11 78 USA Moneca Kolvyn 1, 4, 10–11 81 USA Kevin Neilson 11–12 90 USA Jim Maguire 9, 11 95 CAN Charlie Webster 4 98 USA Stuart Hayner All Chevrolet Corvette 8 USA John Paul Jr. 1–4 10 USA Don Sak 1–3 17 USA Jerry Kinn 1–6, 8–12 23 USA Bob Ruman All 27 USA Mike Gagliardo 7 28 USA Lou Gigliotti All 30 USA Dan Furey 2, 6 37 USA Jeff Simunaci 7, 12 48 USA Jack Willes 1–9 64 USA Johnny Miller All 82 USA Dick Greer All 83 USA Max Lagod 7 93 CAN James Holtom 4, 11 Ford Mustang 08 USA Richard La Barera 1–2, 4–7 8 USA John Paul Jr. 6 9 USA Gary Johnson 1–9 11 USA Mike Davis All 12 USA Michael Lewis All USA Boris Said 1 14 USA John Malacuso 1–5, 7 15 USA Tomy Drissi All 19 USA Steve Pelke All 26 ARG Claudio Burtin 3, 5–7, 9–12 33 USA Boris Said 8, 10–12 42 DOM Juan Carlos Leroux 11–12 47 USA Tom Miller 6, 10–11 USA Don Soenen 7 48 USA Jack Willes 11–12 60 USA Grant Sylvester 9–12 70 USA Peter Shea 1–3, 5–7, 10–12 74 USA Don Soenen 10 75 USA Tim Cowen 2, 6–7 77 USA Paul Fix 7 81 USA Kevil Neilson 10 84 USA Chris Neville All Jaguar XKR 1 USA Paul Gentilozzi All 5 USA Jeff Altenburg All 68 CAN Peter Klutt 7 Pontiac Grand Prix 66 USA Leighton Reese All Oldsmobile Aurora 49 USA Randy Ruhlman All Oldsmobile Cutlass 13 USA David C. Seuss 2–3, 5–9, 12 Qvale Mangusta 44 USA Bruce Qvale 5–7, 11–12 88 USA Brian Simo All Results https://thethirdturn.com/wiki/2000_BFGoodrich_Tires_Trans-Am_Series_Central 2000 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series Central thethirdturn.com Round Date Circuit Winning driver Car 1 17 March USA Sebring USA Brian Simo Qvale Mangusta 2 1 April USA Charlotte USA Brian Simo Qvale Mangusta 3 16 April USA Long Beach USA Tomy Drissi Ford Mustang 4 21 May CAN Mosport USA Brian Simo Qvale Mangusta 5 17 June USA Detroit USA Paul Gentilozzi Jaguar XKR 6 1 July USA Cleveland USA Paul Gentilozzi Jaguar XKR 7 19 August USA Road America USA Paul Gentilozzi Jaguar XKR 8 3 September USA Texas USA Leighton Reese Pontiac Grand Prix 9 30 September USA Houston USA Chris Neville Ford Mustang 10 15 October USA Laguna Seca CAN Kenny Wilden Chevrolet Camaro 11 29 October USA Las Vegas USA Boris Said Ford Mustang 12 5 November USA San Diego USA Johnny Miller Chevrolet Corvette Championship standings Race Position12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 Points30272523212019181716151413121110987654321 Drivers Pos. Position Driver Car SEBUSA CLTUSA LBHUSA MOSCAN DETUSA CLEUSA ELKUSA TEXUSA HOUUSA LAGUSA LVSUSA SANUSA Points 1 USA Brian Simo Qvale Mangusta 1 1 7 1 2 3 20 21 4 29 14 3 261 2 USA Paul Gentilozzi Jaguar XKR 4 2 14 7 1 1 1 23 6 3 30 29 249 3 USA Jeff Altenburg Jaguar XKR 3 31 24 2 7 4 2 3 13 8 5 18 197 4 USA Leighton Reese Pontiac Grand Prix 15 9 28 33 10 9 4 1 5 10 10 7 190 5 USA Chris Neville Ford Mustang 2 4 16 12 22 7 DSQ 18 1 14 20 4 180 6 USA Tomy Drissi Ford Mustang 21 5 1 3 31 21 6 7 16 25 8 12 170 7 USA Willy T. Ribbs Ford Mustang 6 26 2 13 3 31 34 DNQ 29 7 4 5 153 8 USA Johnny Miller Chevrolet Corvette 16 34 15 9 35 2 33 2 27 5 31 1 152 9 USA Jack Willes Chevrolet Corvette 33 3 23 6 5 32 26 20 7 142 Ford Mustang 3 8 10 USA Simon Gregg Chevrolet Corvette 24 14 8 16 15 33 9 4 19 11 17 13 137 11 USA Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Corvette 5 6 19 4 9 5 35 24 24 6 33 25 135 11 USA Steve Pelke Ford Mustang 17 12 5 11 28 16 12 17 22 16 13 10 135 13 USA Bob Ruman Chevrolet Corvette 7 11 3 32 26 10 10 16 9 31 16 23 131 14 USA Randy Ruhlman Oldsmobile Aurora 23 8 18 8 6 29 25 22 8 9 27 22 118 14 USA Mike Davis Ford Mustang 12 27 10 28 12 13 31 9 10 15 29 9 118 16 USA Stuart Hayner Chevrolet Camaro 27 24 29 5 36 8 30 25 2 4 7 27 116 17 USA G.J. Mennen, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro 26 7 30 10 4 18 3 6 111 18 USA Michael Lewis Ford Mustang 11 30 26 25 8 35 5 5 18 33 9 32 104 19 USA Boris Said Ford Mustang DNS 19 2 1 2 92 20 USA Don Sak Chevrolet Camaro 28 29 20 14 27 12 11 10 31 24 11 16 90 21 USA Peter Shea Ford Mustang 19 22 6 14 36 39 12 23 11 75 22 USA Gary Johnson Ford Mustang 9 23 12 18 30 15 22 12 23 74 23 USA Kerry Alexander Chevrolet Camaro 22 25 27 31 11 11 8 6 28 28 32 31 73 24 USA Jim Briody Chevrolet Camaro 13 15 31 16 30 23 13 26 22 21 17 68 25 USA Jerry Kinn Chevrolet Corvette 29 13 22 27 29 DNS 8 12 19 18 24 66 26 USA David C. Seuss Oldsmobile Cutlass 19 13 32 27 16 14 15 21 58 27 CAN Kenny Wilden Chevrolet Camaro 36 1 24 6 57 28 ARG Claudio Burtin Ford Mustang 4 21 28 21 11 21 34 30 53 29 USA Don Meluzio Chevrolet Camaro 8 15 14 27 41 30 USA Bruce Qvale Qvale Mangusta 33 6 7 DNQ 33 39 30 USA Dick Greer Chevrolet Corvette 34 DNQ 21 24 37 24 14 15 25 27 26 20 39 32 USA Tony Ave Chevrolet Camaro 34 17 3 34 33 NZL Craig Baird Chevrolet Camaro 20 2 33 33 USA Ken Murillo Chevrolet Camaro 9 17 30 19 33 35 USA Grant Silvester Ford Mustang 14 23 12 26 29 36 USA Marybeth Harrison Chevrolet Camaro 20 34 19 13 26 36 USA Jerry Simmons Chevrolet Camaro 17 DNQ 25 23 18 21 35 26 38 USA Tim Cowen Ford Mustang 18 20 15 24 39 DOM Juan Carlos Leroux Ford Mustang 15 15 22 Pos. Position Driver Car SEBUSA CLTUSA LBHUSA MOSCAN DETUSA CLEUSA ELKUSA TEXUSA HOUUSA LAGUSA LVSUSA SANUSA Points References Category:Trans-Am Series Category:2000 in American motorsport