2000 Trans-Am Series Explained

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		Driver	Rounds
Chevrolet Camaro	07	Marybeth Harrison	4, 6–7, 10
	0	Craig Baird	9, 11
	0	Alan Ferguson	10, 12
	6	Brian Pelke	1, 7
		Frank Cioppettini	3
		Willy T. Ribbs	4
		G.J. Mennen, Jr.	11
		Linda Pobst	12
	8	John Paul Jr.	5
	10	Don Sak	4–12
	16	Willy T. Ribbs	1–3, 5–12
	16	Bobby Sak	4
	18	Jon Leavy	1–2
	20	Tony Ave	5–7
	22	Ken Murillo	3, 5, 10–11
	24	Jim Briody	1–3, 5–12
	25	Eric Curran	4
	31	Don Meluzio	1, 4, 6–7
	35	Mandy Gonzalez	1
	38	Kerry Alexander	All
	39	J. Craig Shafer	2, 4–6
	40	G.J. Mennen, Jr.	1–6, 9
	40	Kenny Wilden	7, 10–12
	43	Andre Toennis	1, 9
	46	Bill Bentley	1–2
	50	Bruce Dewey	1–2
	55	Mike Rockett	10
	58	Carl Cormier	1
	59	Simon Gregg	All
	62	Tom Smith	8
	73	Chet Williams	2, 4–5
	76	Jerry Simmons	2, 4–7, 9, 11
	78	Moneca Kolvyn	1, 4, 10–11
	81	Kevin Neilson	11–12
	90	Jim Maguire	9, 11
	95	Charlie Webster	4
	98	Stuart Hayner	All
Chevrolet Corvette	8	John Paul Jr.	1–4
	10	Don Sak	1–3
	17	Jerry Kinn	1–6, 8–12
	23	Bob Ruman	All
	27	Mike Gagliardo	7
	28	Lou Gigliotti	All
	30	Dan Furey	2, 6
	37	Jeff Simunaci	7, 12
	48	Jack Willes	1–9
	64	Johnny Miller	All
	82	Dick Greer	All
	83	Max Lagod	7
	93	James Holtom	4, 11
Ford Mustang	08	Richard La Barera	1–2, 4–7
	8	John Paul Jr.	6
	9	Gary Johnson	1–9
	11	Mike Davis	All
	12	Michael Lewis	All
	12	Boris Said	1
	14	John Malacuso	1–5, 7
	15	Tomy Drissi	All
	19	Steve Pelke	All
	26	Claudio Burtin	3, 5–7, 9–12
	33	Boris Said	8, 10–12
	42	Juan Carlos Leroux	11–12
	47	Tom Miller	6, 10–11
	47	Don Soenen	7
	48	Jack Willes	11–12
	60	Grant Sylvester	9–12
	70	Peter Shea	1–3, 5–7, 10–12
	74	Don Soenen	10
	75	Tim Cowen	2, 6–7
	77	Paul Fix	7
	81	Kevil Neilson	10
	84	Chris Neville	All
Jaguar XKR	1	Paul Gentilozzi	All
	5	Jeff Altenburg	All
	68	Peter Klutt	7
Pontiac Grand Prix	66	Leighton Reese	All
Oldsmobile Aurora	49	Randy Ruhlman	All
Oldsmobile Cutlass	13	David C. Seuss	2–3, 5–9, 12
Qvale Mangusta	44	Bruce Qvale	5–7, 11–12
Qvale Mangusta	88	Brian Simo	All

Results

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Round	Date	Circuit	Winning driver	Car
1	17 March	Sebring	Brian Simo	Qvale Mangusta
2	1 April	Charlotte	Brian Simo	Qvale Mangusta
3	16 April	Long Beach	Tomy Drissi	Ford Mustang
4	21 May	Mosport	Brian Simo	Qvale Mangusta
5	17 June	Detroit	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR
6	1 July	Cleveland	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR
7	19 August	Road America	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR
8	3 September	Texas	Leighton Reese	Pontiac Grand Prix
9	30 September	Houston	Chris Neville	Ford Mustang
10	15 October	Laguna Seca	Kenny Wilden	Chevrolet Camaro
11	29 October	Las Vegas	Boris Said	Ford Mustang
12	5 November	San Diego	Johnny Miller	Chevrolet Corvette

Championship standings

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Race Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Points	30	27	25	23	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers

	Driver	Car	SEB	CLT	LBH	MOS	DET	CLE	ELK	TEX	HOU	LAG	LVS	SAN	Points
1	Brian Simo	Qvale Mangusta	1	1	7	1	2	3	20	21	4	29	14	3	261
2	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR	4	2	14	7	1	1	1	23	6	3	30	29	249
3	Jeff Altenburg	Jaguar XKR	3	31	24	2	7	4	2	3	13	8	5	18	197
4	Leighton Reese	Pontiac Grand Prix	15	9	28	33	10	9	4	1	5	10	10	7	190
5	Chris Neville	Ford Mustang	2	4	16	12	22	7	DSQ	18	1	14	20	4	180
6	Tomy Drissi	Ford Mustang	21	5	1	3	31	21	6	7	16	25	8	12	170
7	Willy T. Ribbs	Ford Mustang	6	26	2	13	3	31	34	DNQ	29	7	4	5	153
8	Johnny Miller	Chevrolet Corvette	16	34	15	9	35	2	33	2	27	5	31	1	152
9	Jack Willes	Chevrolet Corvette	33	3	23	6	5	32	26	20	7				142
9	Jack Willes	Ford Mustang											3	8	142
10	Simon Gregg	Chevrolet Corvette	24	14	8	16	15	33	9	4	19	11	17	13	137
11	Lou Gigliotti	Chevrolet Corvette	5	6	19	4	9	5	35	24	24	6	33	25	135
11	Steve Pelke	Ford Mustang	17	12	5	11	28	16	12	17	22	16	13	10	135
13	Bob Ruman	Chevrolet Corvette	7	11	3	32	26	10	10	16	9	31	16	23	131
14	Randy Ruhlman	Oldsmobile Aurora	23	8	18	8	6	29	25	22	8	9	27	22	118
14	Mike Davis	Ford Mustang	12	27	10	28	12	13	31	9	10	15	29	9	118
16	Stuart Hayner	Chevrolet Camaro	27	24	29	5	36	8	30	25	2	4	7	27	116
17	G.J. Mennen, Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	26	7	30	10	4	18			3		6		111
18	Michael Lewis	Ford Mustang	11	30	26	25	8	35	5	5	18	33	9	32	104
19	Boris Said	Ford Mustang	DNS							19		2	1	2	92
20	Don Sak	Chevrolet Camaro	28	29	20	14	27	12	11	10	31	24	11	16	90
21	Peter Shea	Ford Mustang	19	22	6		14	36	39			12	23	11	75
22	Gary Johnson	Ford Mustang	9	23	12	18	30	15	22	12	23				74
23	Kerry Alexander	Chevrolet Camaro	22	25	27	31	11	11	8	6	28	28	32	31	73
24	Jim Briody	Chevrolet Camaro	13	15	31		16	30	23	13	26	22	21	17	68
25	Jerry Kinn	Chevrolet Corvette	29	13	22	27	29	DNS		8	12	19	18	24	66
26	David C. Seuss	Oldsmobile Cutlass		19	13		32	27	16	14	15			21	58
27	Kenny Wilden	Chevrolet Camaro							36			1	24	6	57
28	Claudio Burtin	Ford Mustang			4		21	28	21		11	21	34	30	53
29	Don Meluzio	Chevrolet Camaro	8			15		14	27						41
30	Bruce Qvale	Qvale Mangusta					33	6	7				DNQ	33	39
30	Dick Greer	Chevrolet Corvette	34	DNQ	21	24	37	24	14	15	25	27	26	20	39
32	Tony Ave	Chevrolet Camaro					34	17	3						34
33	Craig Baird	Chevrolet Camaro									20		2		33
33	Ken Murillo	Chevrolet Camaro			9		17					30	19		33
35	Grant Silvester	Ford Mustang									14	23	12	26	29
36	Marybeth Harrison	Chevrolet Camaro				20		34	19			13			26
36	Jerry Simmons	Chevrolet Camaro		17		DNQ	25	23	18		21		35		26
38	Tim Cowen	Ford Mustang		18				20	15						24
39	Juan Carlos Leroux	Ford Mustang											15	15	22
	Driver	Car	SEB	CLT	LBH	MOS	DET	CLE	ELK	TEX	HOU	LAG	LVS	SAN	Points

Notes and References

Web site: 2000 BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series Central. thethirdturn.com.