2000 Indy Lights season

December 2020 February 2025 Indy Lights Dayton Indy Lights Championship 2000 12 April 16 October 29 NZL Scott Dixon 1999 2001 The 2000 Indy Lights season (more commonly known as the 2000 CART Dayton Indy Lights Championship) was the 15th season of Indy Lights. The season consisted of 12 races with all of the races being supporter races for the 2000 CART season. The season would be dominated by Kiwi driver, Scott Dixon who captured six race victories to win the championship by nine points over American driver, Townsend Bell with Casey Mears coming in third.https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2000/IL Standings All teams used the Lola T97/20-Buick spec car. The scoring system was 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first 12 (twelve) finishers, with 1 (one) extra point given to the driver who took pole-position, and another extra point given to the driver who led most laps in the race. Team and driver chart The following drivers and teams competed in the series: TeamNo. Car numberDriversRound(s)Brian Stewart Racing8FRA Soheil Ayari19USA Todd Snyder1–610MEX Rodolfo LavínAllConquest Racing11USA Chris MenningaAll21BRA Felipe GiaffoneAll40MEX Rolando QuintanillaAllDorricott Racing1USA Townsend BellAll2USA Casey MearsAll3AUS Jason BrightAllIRE Derek Higgins6Genoa Racing36ARG Waldemar Coronas961USA Cory Witherill1–6, 10, 12Lucas Motorsports4USA Geoff BossAll5USA Andy BossAllMexpro Racing15MEX Rudy Junco Jr.All16IRE Derek Higgins7–9, 11–12PacWest Lights17NZ Scott DixonAll18USA Tony RennaAllTeam KOOL Green26USA Jeff SimmonsAll27GBR Jonny KaneAllTeam México Quaker Herdez7MEX Mario DomínguezAll78MEX Luis Díaz1–9, 11–12 Schedule Rd.DateTrackLocation1April 16lightblue R silver Long Beach Street CircuitLong Beach, California2June 5transparent O silver Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin3June 18lightblue R silver The Raceway at Belle Isle ParkDetroit, Michigan4June 25lightblue R silver Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon5July 22transparent O silver Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan6July 30transparent O silver Chicago Motor SpeedwayCicero, Illinois7August 13lightblue R silver Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, Ohio8September 3lightblue R silver Concord Pacific PlaceVancouver, British Columbia9September 10lightblue R silver Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, California10September 17transparent O silver Gateway International RacewayMadison, Illinois11October 1lightblue R silver George R. Brown Convention CenterHouston, Texas12October 29transparent O silver California SpeedwayFontana, California Race results RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace WinnerDriverTeam1USA Long Beach Street CircuitGBR Jonny KaneGBR Jonny KaneGBR Jonny KaneNZ Scott DixonPacWest Lights2USA Milwaukee MileNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonPacWest Lights3USA The Raceway at Belle Isle ParkGBR Jonny KaneGBR Jonny KaneGBR Jonny KaneGBR Jonny KaneTeam KOOL Green4USA Portland International RacewayUSA Townsend BellNZ Scott DixonAUS Jason BrightAUS Jason BrightDorricott Racing5USA Michigan International SpeedwayBRA Felipe GiaffoneAUS Jason BrightBRA Felipe GiaffoneBRA Felipe GiaffoneConquest Racing6USA Chicago Motor SpeedwayUSA Chris MenningaNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonPacWest Lights7USA Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseAUS Jason BrightUSA Casey MearsUSA Townsend BellUSA Townsend BellDorricott Racing8CAN Concord Pacific PlaceBRA Felipe GiaffoneNZ Scott DixonBRA Felipe GiaffoneNZ Scott DixonPacWest Lights9USA Laguna Seca RacewayUSA Casey MearsNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonPacWest Lights10USA Gateway International RacewayUSA Townsend BellUSA Townsend BellUSA Townsend BellUSA Townsend BellDorricott Racing11USA George R. Brown Convention CenterUSA Casey MearsUSA Casey MearsUSA Casey MearsUSA Casey MearsDorricott Racing12USA California SpeedwayBRA Felipe GiaffoneUSA Cory WitherillNZ Scott DixonNZ Scott DixonPacWest Lights Race summaries Long Beach race Held April 16 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Jonny Kane won the pole. Top Five Results 17- Scott Dixon 3- Jason Bright 21- Felipe Giaffone 26- Jeff Simmons 2- Casey Mears Milwaukee race Held June 5 at The Milwaukee Mile. Scott Dixon won the pole. Top Five Results 17- Scott Dixon 3- Jason Bright 7- Mario Domínguez 11- Chris Menninga 2- Casey Mears Detroit race Held June 18 at Belle Isle Raceway. Jonny Kane won the pole. Top Five Results 27- Jonny Kane 21- Felipe Giaffone 2- Casey Mears 17- Scott Dixon 7- Mario Domínguez Portland race Held June 25 at Portland International Raceway. Townsend Bell won the pole. Top Five Results 3- Jason Bright 1- Townsend Bell 26- Jeff Simmons 18- Tony Renna 11- Chris Menninga Michigan race Held July 22 at Michigan International Speedway. Felipe Giaffone won the pole. Top Five Results 21- Felipe Giaffone 2- Casey Mears 18- Tony Renna 1- Townsend Bell 9- Todd Snyder Chicago race Held July 30 at The Chicago Motor Speedway. Chris Menninga won the pole. Top Five Results 17- Scott Dixon 1- Townsend Bell 18- Tony Renna 21- Felipe Giaffone 10- Rodolfo Lavín, Jr. Mid-Ohio race Held August 13 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Jason Bright won the pole. Top Five Results 1- Townsend Bell 17- Scott Dixon 3- Jason Bright 18- Tony Renna 2- Casey Mears Vancouver race Held September 3 at Pacific Place. Felipe Giaffone won the pole. Top Five Results 17- Scott Dixon 21- Felipe Giaffone 26- Jeff Simmons 1- Townsend Bell 7- Mario Domínguez Laguna Seca race Held September 10 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Casey Mears won the pole. Top Five Results 17- Scott Dixon 1- Casey Mears 26- Jeff Simmons 18- Tony Renna 27- Jonny Kane Gateway race Held September 17 at The Gateway International Raceway. Townsend Bell won the pole. Top Five Results 1- Townsend Bell 2- Casey Mears 3- Jason Bright 18- Tony Renna 11- Chris Menninga Houston race Held October 1 at The Houston Street Circuit. Casey Mears won the pole. Top Five Results 2- Casey Mears 1- Townsend Bell 21- Felipe Giaffone 4- Geoff Boss 11- Chris Menninga Fontana race Held October 29 at The California Speedway. Felipe Giaffone won the pole. Top Five Results 17- Scott Dixon 1- Townsend Bell 18- Tony Renna 2- Casey Mears 10- Rodolfo Lavín, Jr. Championship standings Drivers' championship Scoring system Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th Points20161412108654321 The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point. An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race. Pos DriverLBHUSAMILUSADETUSAPORUSAMICUSACHIUSAMOHUSAVANCANLAGUSAGATUSAHOUUSAFONUSAPoints1NZ Scott Dixon11*411141*211*15151*1552USA Townsend Bell17672421*4181*221463USA Casey Mears553721058221*41414BRA Felipe Giaffone3122141*4132*67371185USA Tony Renna9171743346441031056AUS Jason Bright22181*9Wth314831614907USA Jeff Simmons479315763314116888MEX Mario Domínguez103567111151061216679USA Chris Menninga114651891417135596110GBR Jonny Kane6*161*1717 DNS10155913105211MEX Rodolfo Lavín7813121651710168654812USA Geoff Boss81111961281112124 DNS4313MEX Luis Díaz1210148126161277153114MEX Rudy Junco Jr.189121013815911111782615USA Andy Boss1314101310159169139122016MEX Rolando Quintanilla14Wth1616817121317108111617USA Todd Snyder1515818516 1518IRE Derek Higgins 13771414171219USA Cory Witherill191315151114 DNS 13220ARG Waldemar Coronas 15021FRA Soheil Ayari16 0PosDriverLBHUSAMILUSADETUSAPORUSAMICUSACHIUSAMOHUSAVANCANLAGUSAGATUSAHOUUSAFONUSA Points Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competing In-line notationBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race laps(1 point)1Qualifying cancelledno bonus point awarded Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes. 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