2000 Trans-Am Series

The 2000 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.

Results^[1]

Round	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning vehicle
1	Sebring	Brian Simo	Qvale Mangusta
2	Charlotte	Brian Simo	Qvale Mangusta
3	Long Beach	Tomy Drissi	Ford Mustang
4	Mosport	Brian Simo	Qvale Mangusta
5	Detroit	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR
6	Cleveland	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR
7	Road America	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR
8	Texas	Leighton Reese	Pontiac Grand Prix
9	Houston	Chris Neville	Ford Mustang
10	Laguna Seca	Kenny Wilden	Ford Mustang
11	Las Vegas	Boris Said	Ford Mustang
12	San Diego	Johnny Miller	Chevrolet Corvette

Championships

Driver

1. Brian Simo – 171 points
2. Paul Gentilozzi – 159 points
3. Lou Gigliotti – 109 points
4. Chris Neville – 97 points
5. Tomy Drissi – 87 points

Manufacturer

1. Chevrolet – 199 points
2. Ford – 140 points
3. Jaguar – 114 points
4. Qvale – 92 points
5. Oldsmobile – 26 points

References