2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Recap
The 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series season was another season
that saw a high level of parity as only one driver, champion Buddy Lazier,
won more than a single race. It also saw the beginning of the jump from
CART as Al Unser Jr. moved to the series full time and Chip Ganassi
Racing came over to run the Indy 500, which it won with driver Juan
Pablo Montoya. It was also the final season for the Riley & Scott
chassis, which also saw its first series win in 2000.
A planned race at Cleveland was cancelled on September 9, 1999, and
reverted back to a CART event.
Pep Boys Indy Racing League 2000 Race Results
Date |
Race |
Track |
Miles |
Type |
Winner |
1/29/00 |
|
Orlando |
200 |
PO |
Robbie
Buhl |
3/19/00 |
|
Phoenix |
200 |
PO |
Buddy
Lazier |
4/22/00 |
|
Las
Vegas |
312 |
PO |
Al
Unser, Jr. |
5/28/00 |
|
Indianapolis |
500 |
PO |
Juan
Montoya |
6/11/00 |
|
Ft.
Worth |
312 |
PO |
Scott
Sharp |
6/18/00 |
|
PPIR |
200 |
PO |
Eddie
Cheever |
7/15/00 |
|
Atlanta |
312 |
PO |
Greg
Ray |
8/27/00 |
|
Kentucky |
300 |
PO |
Buddy
Lazier |
10/15/00 |
|
Ft.
Worth |
312 |
PO |
Scott
Goodyear |
Pep Boys Indy Racing League 2000 Driver Points
Rank |
Driver |
Points |
Behind |
Starts |
Poles |
Wins |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
Winnings |
1 |
Buddy Lazier |
290 |
Leader |
9 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
$2,176,200 |
2 |
Scott Goodyear |
272 |
-18 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
$885,900 |
3 |
Eddie Cheever Jr. |
257 |
-33 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
$880,700 |
4 |
Eliseo Salazar |
210 |
-80 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
$826,000 |
5 |
Mark Dismore |
202 |
-88 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
$713,950 |
6 |
Donnie Beechler |
202 |
-88 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
$657,950 |
7 |
Scott Sharp |
196 |
-94 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
$768,050 |
8 |
Robbie Buhl |
190 |
-100 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
$685,500 |
9 |
Al Unser Jr. |
188 |
-102 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
$780,300 |
10 |
Billy Boat |
181 |
-109 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
$568,950 |
11 |
Jeff Ward |
176 |
-114 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
$666,700 |
12 |
Robby McGehee |
174 |
-116 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
$642,950 |
13 |
Greg Ray |
172 |
-118 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
$851,700 |
14 |
Stephan Gregoire |
171 |
-119 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
$630,000 |
15 |
Buzz Calkins |
145 |
-145 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
$483,500 |
16 |
Airton Dare |
142 |
-148 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$660,100 |
17 |
Jeret Schroeder |
140 |
-150 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$615,700 |
18 |
Sarah Fisher |
124 |
-166 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$319,250 |
19 |
Tyce Carlson |
124 |
-166 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$269,120 |
20 |
Jaques Lazier |
112 |
-178 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
$466,800 |
21 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
110 |
-180 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$521,950 |
22 |
Shigeaki Hattori |
109 |
-181 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
$179,500 |
23 |
Davey Hamilton |
98 |
-192 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$292,750 |
24 |
Jimmy Kite |
79 |
-211 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$284,550 |
25 |
Juan Montoya |
54 |
-236 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
$1,235,690 |
26 |
Doug Didero |
43 |
-247 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$97,900 |
27 |
Ronnie Johncox |
33 |
-257 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$54,600 |
28 |
J.J. Yeley |
33 |
-257 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$46,950 |
29 |
Robby Gordon |
28 |
-262 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$216,355 |
30 |
Jason Leffler |
28 |
-262 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$185,205 |
31 |
Niclas Jonsson |
27 |
-263 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$46,000 |
32 |
Jimmy Vasser |
26 |
-264 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$207,505 |
33 |
Stevie Reeves |
25 |
-265 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$40,450 |
34 |
Robby Unser |
19 |
-271 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$48,800 |
35 |
Scott Harrington |
17 |
-273 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$27,300 |
36 |
Zak Morioka |
15 |
-275 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$14,600 |
37 |
Raul Boesel |
14 |
-276 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$213,000 |
38 |
Steve Knapp |
11 |
-279 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$167,000 |
39 |
Bobby Regester |
10 |
-280 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$10,800 |
40 |
John Hollansworth Jr. |
9 |
-281 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$27,800 |
41 |
Jon Herb |
8 |
-282 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$27,800 |
42 |
Johnny Unser |
8 |
-282 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$161,000 |
43 |
Stan Wattles |
7 |
-283 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$159,000 |
44 |
Roberto Guerrero |
7 |
-283 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$12,950 |
45 |
Dr. Jack Miller |
6 |
-284 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$10,000 |
46 |
Billy Roe |
5 |
-285 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$10,200 |
47 |
Richie Hearn |
3 |
-287 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$155,000 |
48 |
Andy Hillenburg |
2 |
-288 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$154,250 |
49 |
Lyn St. James |
1 |
-289 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$152,000 |
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