2000 Barber Dodge Pro Series Explained
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. | Driver | Note |
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| 4 | | |
| 5 | | |
| 7 | | |
| 8 | | |
| 9 | | 1999 Co-rookie of the year |
| 11 | | |
| 12 | | |
| 15 | | |
| Round 8 only |
| 16 | | |
| 17 | | |
| 18 | | Round 10 & 11 only |
| 19 | | Except round 7 |
| Round 7 only |
| 20 | | |
| 21 | | |
| 22 | | |
| 23 | | |
| 22 | | |
| 25 | | |
| 26 | | |
| 27 | | |
| 28 | | |
| 31 | | "Big Scholarship" winner |
| 33 | | |
| 36 | | |
| 42 | | |
| 44 | | |
| 45 | | |
| 46 | | |
| 52 | | |
| 53 | | |
| 55 | | |
| 62 | | As of round 2 |
| 63 | | |
| 66 | | |
| 73 | | |
| 77 | | |
| 82 | | |
| 83 | | |
| 95 | | |
| 97 | | |
| 99 | | |
|  Vanderlan Jr. | |
Race calendar and results
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Headline event |
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| 1[1] | Sebring International Raceway |  Sebring, Florida | March 18 |  Michael Valiante | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | 12 Hours of Sebring |
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| 2[2] | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | March 25 | Andre Nicastro | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | Grand Prix of Miami |
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| 3[3] | Nazareth Speedway | Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania | April 10 |  Sepp Koster | Roger Yasukawa | Sepp Koster | Firestone Indy 225 |
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| 4[4] | Lime Rock Park | Lime Rock, Connecticut | May 29 | Jon Fogarty |  Thed Björk | Jon Fogarty | Lime Rock Grand Prix |
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| 5[5] | Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix | Detroit, Michigan | June 18 | Jon Fogarty | Matt Plumb | Jon Fogarty | Grand Prix of Detroit |
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| 6[6] | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio | July 1 | Nilton Rossoni | Jon Fogarty | Nilton Rossoni | Grand Prix of Cleveland |
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| 7[7] | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 13 | Thed Björk | Thed Björk | Jon Fogarty | Miller Lite 250 |
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| 8[8] | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 20 | Nilton Rossoni | Jamie Menninga | Nilton Rossoni | Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America |
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| 9[9] | BC Place | Vancouver | September 2 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Matt Plumb | Matt Plumb | Molson Indy Vancouver |
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| 10[10] | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey County, California | September 10 | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | Nilton Rossoni | Monterey Grand Prix |
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| 11[11] | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | September 30 | Michael Valiante | Sepp Koster | Michael Valiante | Petit Le Mans |
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| 12[12] | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | October 8 | Jamie Menninga | Sepp Koster | Nilton Rossoni | Stand-alone event | |
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Final standings
| Color | Result |
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| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Driver replacement (Rpl) |
| Injured (Inj) |
| No race held (NH) | |
| Rank | Driver | | | | | | | | | | | | | Points |
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| 1 | | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 175 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 155 |
| 3 | | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 130 |
| 4 | | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 112 |
| 5 | Ryan Hunter-Reay (R) | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 104 |
| 6 | Michael Valiante | 2 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 97 |
| 7 | | 4 | 25 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 94 |
| 8 | Jamie Menninga | 9 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 86 |
| 9 | | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 85 |
| 10 | | 10 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 83 |
| 11 | | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 5 | | 21 | 3 | | | 74 |
| 12 | | 11 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | | | 69 |
| 13 | | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 9 | | | 54 |
| 14 | | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 43 |
| 15 | Marc Breuers (R) | 15 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 36 |
| 16 | | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| 17 | | 22 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 18 |
| 18 | | 14 | 18 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 19 | Sara Senske (R) | 23 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 13 | | 20 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| 20 | | | | | | 15 | 8 | 28 | | 19 | | | | 9 |
| 21 | Davy Cook | | | | | | | | 18 | | 14 | | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | Jon Vannini (R) | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 5 |
| 24 | | 28 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 25 | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | 4 |
| 26 | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 4 |
| 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 3 |
| 28 | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 29 | 14 | | 17 | | | 2 |
| 29 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 30 | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 1 |
| 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| 32 | | 26 | 20 | | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | | 18 | | | 0 |
| 33 | | 25 | | DNS | | 22 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | | 0 |
| 34 |  Milka Duno (R) | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| 35 | Craig Duerson (R) | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 36 | | | | | | | | 26 | 21 | 18 | 20 | | | 0 |
| 37 | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | | 19 | 19 | 22 | | | | 22 | 23 | | 21 | | | 0 |
| 39 | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| 40 | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Keith Dusko (R) | 27 | 22 | | | | | | | | 23 | | | 0 | |
- (R) indicates rookie driver
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Notes and References
- Web site: Rossoni Comes On Strong For Victory . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001205011900/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/1stEvent/race.shtml . December 5, 2000 .
- Web site: Rossoni Rocks Homestead . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010221063542/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/2ndEvent/race.shtml . February 21, 2001 .
- Web site: Worth the Wait for Koster . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010221063751/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/3rdEvent/race.shtml . February 21, 2001 .
- Web site: It’s Blackjack for Fogarty . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010221135732/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/4thEvent/race.shtml . February 21, 2001 .
- Web site: Fogarty Masters Motown . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010221174224/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/5thEvent/race.shtml . February 21, 2001 .
- Web site: Rossoni Loves Cleveland . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010222001036/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/6thEvent/race.shtml . February 22, 2001 .
- Web site: Fortune Smiles on Fogarty . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010226140034/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/7thEvent/race.shtml . February 26, 2001 .
- Web site: Rossoni Reeling in Fogarty . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010226140130/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/8thEvent/race.shtml . February 26, 2001 .
- Web site: Plumb Good Racing . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010226141505/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/9thEvent/race.shtml . February 26, 2001 .
- Web site: Rossoni Wins Fifth Race Of Season . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010219070137/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/10thEvent/race.shtml . February 19, 2001 .
- Web site: EXORCISED . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001120031800/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/11thEvent/race.shtml . November 20, 2000 .
- Web site: Rossoni earns crown with victory at Homestead . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001120044200/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/2000Events/12thEvent/race.shtml . November 20, 2000 .
- Web site: 2000 Barber Dodge Pro Series Driver Performance Award Point Standings . Barber Dodge Pro Series . 7 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001205022400/http://www.barberdodge.com/events/currentPoints/index.shtml . December 5, 2000 .
