2000 Grand American Road Racing Championship Explained

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

RndRaceLength/DurationCircuitDate
1Rolex 24 at Daytona24 HoursDaytona International SpeedwayFebruary 5
February 6
2Phoenix Sun Automotive 200200 MilesPhoenix International RacewayApril 22
3Nextel 250250 MilesHomestead-Miami SpeedwayApril 30
4Dodge Dealers Grand Prix150 MilesLime Rock ParkMay 29
5U.S. Road Racing Classic250 MilesMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseJune 4
6Paul Revere 250250 MilesDaytona International SpeedwayJune 29
7Sargento Road America 500500 MilesRoad AmericaJuly 9
8Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières225 kmCircuit Trois-RivièresJuly 30
9Bosch Sports Car Summerfest6 HoursWatkins Glen InternationalAugust 17

† - Two separate individual races were held for the GT classes and SR classes for an equal distance.

Results

Overall winners in bold.

RndCircuitSR Winning TeamsSRII Winning TeamsGTO Winning TeamsGTU Winning TeamsAGT Winning Teams
SR Winning DriversSRII Winning DriversGTO Winning DriversGTU Winning DriversAGT Winning Drivers
1Daytona #20 Dyson Racing TeamNo entries #91 Viper Team Oreca #56 Haberthur Racing #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 Zitta
2Phoenix #74 Robinson Racing #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #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
3Homestead #27 Doran Lista Racing #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #81 G&W Motorsports #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
4Lime 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
5Mid-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
6Daytona #16 Dyson Racing Team #22 Archangel Motorsports Services #46 Team Viper West #81 G&W Motorsports #09 The Spirit of Daytona
James Weaver
Andy Wallace
Larry Oberto
Ryan Hampton
Erik Messley
Marty Miller
Mike Fitzgerald
Darren Law
Craig Conway
Doug Goad
7Road America #27 Doran Lista Racing #99 Snow/Schumacher Racing #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #81 G&W Motorsports #91 RVO Motorsports
Mauro Baldi
Fredy Lienhard, Sr
Didier Theys
Martin Snow
Larry Schumacher
Ron Johnson
Terry Borcheller
Mike Fitzgerald
Darren Law
Irv Hoerr
Roger Schramm
Werner Frank
8Trois-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
9Watkins Glen #16 Dyson Racing Team #62 Team Spencer Motorsports #5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab #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.

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