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2000 Houston Champ Cars

2000 Houston Champ Cars is 343rd CART race. Passed at the Houston circuit. Gil de Ferran won the pole position, Jimmy Vasser won this race. Juan Pablo Montoya and Gil de Ferran also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (246 km).

Previous race: 2000 St Louis Champ Cars
Next race: 2000 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Race Start: 1st October 2000

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2000 Houston Champ Cars

36th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
9th victory for the Jimmy Vasser
25th podium for the Jimmy Vasser
13th podium for the Juan Pablo Montoya
25th podium for the Gil de Ferran

2000 Houston Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Vasser	Lola B2K/00, #12	20	1h 59m 2.37s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Juan Pablo Montoya	Lola B2K/00, #1	16	1h 59m 4.284s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 2KI, #2	16	1h 59m 4.687s	Marlboro Team Penske
4	Paul Tracy	Reynard 2KI, #26	12	1h 59m 5.099s	Team Green
5	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 2KI, #3	10	1h 59m 10.709s	Marlboro Team Penske
6	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola B2K/00, #11	8	1h 59m 17.689s	Newman-Haas Racing
7	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 2KI, #40	6	1h 59m 19.647s	Patrick Racing
8	Shinji Nakano	Reynard 2KI, #5	5	1h 59m 23.785s	Walker Racing
9	Oriol Servia	Reynard 2KI, #96	4	1h 59m 28.197s	PPI Motorsports
10	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 2KI, #55	3	1h 59m 33.822s	Mo Nunn Racing
11	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 2KI, #20	2	99 laps	Patrick Racing
12	Alex Barron	Lola B2K/00, #19	1	99 laps	Dale Coyne Racing
13	Michael Andretti	Lola B2K/00, #6	0	98 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
14	Cristiano Da Matta	Reynard 2KI, #97	0	97 laps	PPI Motorsports
15	Kenny Brack	Reynard 2KI, #8	0	79 laps Accident	Team Rahal
16	Alexandre Tagliani	Reynard 2KI, #33	0	77 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
17	Tarso Marques	Swift 2Ki, #34	0	72 laps Cv joint	Dale Coyne Racing
18	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola B2K/00, #16	0	61 laps Engine	Bettenhausen Motorsports
19	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 2KI, #32	0	54 laps Engine	Forsythe Racing
20	Mark Blundell	Reynard 2KI, #18	0	50 laps Withdrawn	PacWest Racing Group
21	Memo Gidley	Reynard 2KI, #10	0	47 laps Withdrawn	Della Penna Motorsports
22	Luiz Garcia jr	Reynard 2KI, #25	0	46 laps Drive train	Fast Racing
23	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 2KI, #17	0	44 laps Accident	PacWest Racing Group
24	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 2KI, #7	0	6 laps Throttle linkage	Team Rahal
25	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 2KI, #27	0	1 laps Accident	Team Green

Qualifying Results for the 2000 Houston Champ Cars on the Houston circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 2KI, #2	58.757s	Marlboro Team Penske
2	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 2KI, #27	58.843s	Team Green
3	Jimmy Vasser	Lola B2K/00, #12	58.844s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 2KI, #3	58.846s	Marlboro Team Penske
5	Michael Andretti	Lola B2K/00, #6	58.909s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Lola B2K/00, #1	58.961s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
7	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola B2K/00, #11	59.131s	Newman-Haas Racing
8	Alexandre Tagliani	Reynard 2KI, #33	59.15s	Forsythe Racing
9	Paul Tracy	Reynard 2KI, #26	59.223s	Team Green
10	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 2KI, #55	59.228s	Mo Nunn Racing
11	Tarso Marques	Swift 2Ki, #34	59.269s	Dale Coyne Racing
12	Cristiano Da Matta	Reynard 2KI, #97	59.285s	PPI Motorsports
13	Kenny Brack	Reynard 2KI, #8	59.383s	Team Rahal
14	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 2KI, #20	59.617s	Patrick Racing
15	Oriol Servia	Reynard 2KI, #96	59.709s	PPI Motorsports
16	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 2KI, #40	59.723s	Patrick Racing
17	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 2KI, #7	59.739s	Team Rahal
18	Shinji Nakano	Reynard 2KI, #5	59.84s	Walker Racing
19	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 2KI, #32	59.842s	Forsythe Racing
20	Mark Blundell	Reynard 2KI, #18	1m 0.338s	PacWest Racing Group
21	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 2KI, #17	1m 0.359s	PacWest Racing Group
22	Memo Gidley	Reynard 2KI, #10	1m 0.419s	Della Penna Motorsports
23	Alex Barron	Lola B2K/00, #19	1m 0.652s	Dale Coyne Racing
24	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola B2K/00, #16	1m 0.963s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
25	Luiz Garcia jr	Reynard 2KI, #25	1m 3.019s	Fast Racing