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.[1]
The following drivers and teams competed in the series:
| Team | Drivers | Round(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Stewart Racing | 8 |  Soheil Ayari | 1 |
| 9 | Todd Snyder | 1–6 | |
| 10 |  Rodolfo Lavín | All | |
| Conquest Racing | 11 | Chris Menninga | All |
| 21 |  Felipe Giaffone | All | |
| 40 | Rolando Quintanilla | All | |
| Dorricott Racing | 1 | Townsend Bell | All |
| 2 | Casey Mears | All | |
| 3 | Jason Bright | All | |
| Derek Higgins | 6 | ||
| Genoa Racing | 36 |  Waldemar Coronas | 9 |
| 61 |  Cory Witherill | 1–6, 10, 12 | |
| Lucas Motorsports | 4 | Geoff Boss | All |
| 5 | Andy Boss | All | |
| Mexpro Racing | 15 | Rudy Junco Jr. | All |
| 16 | Derek Higgins | 7–9, 11–12 | |
| PacWest Lights | 17 | Scott Dixon | All |
| 18 | Tony Renna | All | |
| Team KOOL Green | 26 | Jeff Simmons | All |
| 27 |  Jonny Kane | All | |
| Team México Quaker Herdez | 7 | Mario Domínguez | All |
| 78 | Luis Díaz | 1–9, 11–12 |
| Rd. | Date | Track | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 16 | Long Beach Street Circuit | Long Beach, California | |
| 2 | June 5 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | |
| 3 | June 18 | The Raceway at Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan | |
| 4 | June 25 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | |
| 5 | July 22 | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| 6 | July 30 | Chicago Motor Speedway | Cicero, Illinois | |
| 7 | August 13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | |
| 8 | September 3 | Concord Pacific Place | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| 9 | September 10 | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | |
| 10 | September 17 | Gateway International Raceway | Madison, Illinois | |
| 11 | October 1 | George R. Brown Convention Center | Houston, Texas | |
| 12 | October 29 | California Speedway | Fontana, California |
Held April 16 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Jonny Kane won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held June 5 at The Milwaukee Mile. Scott Dixon won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held June 18 at Belle Isle Raceway. Jonny Kane won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held June 25 at Portland International Raceway. Townsend Bell won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held July 22 at Michigan International Speedway. Felipe Giaffone won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held July 30 at The Chicago Motor Speedway. Chris Menninga won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held August 13 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Jason Bright won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held September 3 at Pacific Place. Felipe Giaffone won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held September 10 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Casey Mears won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held September 17 at The Gateway International Raceway. Townsend Bell won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held October 1 at The Houston Street Circuit. Casey Mears won the pole.
Top Five Results
Held October 29 at The California Speedway. Felipe Giaffone won the pole.
Top Five Results
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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