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2000 Indianapolis 500

2000 Indianapolis 500 is 39th IRL race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Greg Ray won the pole position, Juan Pablo Montoya won this race. Buddy Lazier and Eliseo Salazar also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 2000 Las Vegas Indycars
Next race: 2000 Texas Indycars
Race Start: 28th May 2000

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2000 Indianapolis 500

1st victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
1st victory for the Juan Pablo Montoya
1st podium for the Juan Pablo Montoya
9th podium for the Buddy Lazier
2nd podium for the Eliseo Salazar

2000 Indianapolis 500

2000 Indianapolis 500

G-Force GF05 - 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner

G-Force GF05 #9 - 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner

2000 Indianapolis 500 results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Juan Pablo Montoya G-Force GF05, #9 54 2h 58m 59.431s 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2 Buddy Lazier Dallara IR0, #91 40 2h 59m 6.615s 0 Hemelgarn Racing
3 Eliseo Salazar G-Force GF05, #11 36 2h 59m 15.133s 0 AJ Foyt Racing
4 Jeff Ward G-Force GF05, #14 32 2h 59m 17.844s 0 AJ Foyt Racing
5 Eddie Cheever Dallara IR0, #51 30 2h 59m 18.157s 0 Team Cheever
6 Robby Gordon Dallara IR0, #32 28 2h 59m 18.505s 0 Team Menard
7 Jimmy Vasser Dallara IR0, #10 26 199 laps 0 Chip Ganassi Racing Team
8 Stephan Gregoire G-Force GF05, #7 24 199 laps 0 Dick Simon Racing
9 Scott Goodyear Dallara IR0, #4 22 199 laps 0 Panther Racing
10 Scott Sharp Dallara IR0, #8 20 198 laps 0 Kelley Racing
11 Mark Dismore Dallara IR0, #28 19 198 laps 0 Kelley Racing
12 Donnie Beechler Dallara IR0, #98 18 198 laps 0 Cahill Racing
13 Jaques Lazier G-Force GF05, #33 17 198 laps 0 Truscelli Team Racing
14 Jeret Schroeder Dallara IR0, #6 16 198 laps 0 Tri Star Motorsports
15 Billy Boat G-Force GF05, #41 15 198 laps 0 AJ Foyt Racing
16 Raul Boesel G-Force GF05, #55 14 197 laps 0 Treadway Racing
17 Jason Leffler G-Force GF05, #50 13 197 laps 0 Treadway Racing
18 Buzz Calkins Dallara IR0, #12 12 194 laps 0 Bradley Motorsports
19 Steve Knapp G-Force GF05, #23 11 193 laps 0 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
20 Davey Hamilton G-Force GF05, #16 10 188 laps 0 Team Xtreme
21 Robby McGehee G-Force GF05, #5 9 187 laps 0 Treadway Racing
22 Johnny Unser G-Force GF05, #22 8 186 laps 0 Indy Regency Racing
23 Stan Wattles Dallara IR0, #92 7 172 laps Engine 0 Hemelgarn Racing
24 Sam Hornish, Jr. Dallara IR0, #18 6 153 laps Accident 0 PDM Racing
25 Airton Dare G-Force GF05, #88 5 126 laps Engine 0 Team Xtreme
26 Robbie Buhl G-Force GF05, #24 4 99 laps Engine 0 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
27 Richie Hearn Dallara IR0, #75 3 97 laps Electrics 0 Pagan Racing
28 Andy Hillenburg Dallara IR0, #48 2 91 laps Wheel bearing 0 Fast Track Racing Enterprises
29 Al Unser, Jr. G-Force GF05, #3 1 89 laps Overheating 0 Galles Racing
30 Jimmy Kite G-Force GF05, #27 1 74 laps Engine 0 Blueprint Racing Enterprises
31 Sarah Fisher Dallara IR0, #15 1 71 laps Accident 0 Walker Racing
32 Lyn St James G-Force GF05, #90 1 69 laps Accident 0 Dick Simon Racing
33 Greg Ray Dallara IR0, #1 4 67 laps Accident 0 Team Menard
0 Scott Harrington, Jack Miller Dallara IR0, #17 0 0 Nienhouse Motorsports

Qualifying Results for the 2000 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Greg Ray Dallara IR0, #1 2m 41.095s Team Menard
2 Juan Pablo Montoya G-Force GF05, #9 2m 41.166s Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3 Eliseo Salazar G-Force GF05, #11 2m 41.268s AJ Foyt Racing
4 Robby Gordon Dallara IR0, #32 2m 41.518s Team Menard
5 Scott Sharp Dallara IR0, #8 2m 41.573s Kelley Racing
6 Jeff Ward G-Force GF05, #14 2m 41.697s AJ Foyt Racing
7 Jimmy Vasser Dallara IR0, #10 2m 42.18s Chip Ganassi Racing Team
8 Stan Wattles Dallara IR0, #92 2m 42.522s Hemelgarn Racing
9 Robbie Buhl G-Force GF05, #24 2m 42.633s Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
10 Eddie Cheever Dallara IR0, #51 2m 42.697s Team Cheever
11 Mark Dismore Dallara IR0, #28 2m 42.918s Kelley Racing
12 Robby McGehee G-Force GF05, #5 2m 43.146s Treadway Racing
13 Scott Goodyear Dallara IR0, #4 2m 43.17s Panther Racing
14 Sam Hornish, Jr. Dallara IR0, #18 2m 43.268s PDM Racing
15 Donnie Beechler Dallara IR0, #98 2m 43.279s Cahill Racing
16 Buddy Lazier Dallara IR0, #91 2m 43.327s Hemelgarn Racing
17 Jason Leffler G-Force GF05, #50 2m 43.327s Treadway Racing
18 Al Unser, Jr. G-Force GF05, #3 2m 43.419s Galles Racing
19 Sarah Fisher Dallara IR0, #15 2m 43.46s Walker Racing
20 Stephan Gregoire G-Force GF05, #7 2m 43.659s Dick Simon Racing
21 Airton Dare G-Force GF05, #88 2m 43.659s Team Xtreme
22 Buzz Calkins Dallara IR0, #12 2m 43.739s Bradley Motorsports
23 Richie Hearn Dallara IR0, #75 2m 43.773s Pagan Racing
24 Raul Boesel G-Force GF05, #55 2m 42.08s Treadway Racing
25 Jimmy Kite G-Force GF05, #27 2m 43.104s Blueprint Racing Enterprises
26 Jaques Lazier G-Force GF05, #33 2m 43.136s Truscelli Team Racing
27 Steve Knapp G-Force GF05, #23 2m 43.421s Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
28 Davey Hamilton G-Force GF05, #16 2m 43.727s Team Xtreme
29 Jeret Schroeder Dallara IR0, #6 2m 44.412s Tri Star Motorsports
30 Johnny Unser G-Force GF05, #22 2m 44.334s Indy Regency Racing
31 Billy Boat G-Force GF05, #41 2m 44.48s AJ Foyt Racing
32 Lyn St James G-Force GF05, #90 2m 44.514s Dick Simon Racing
33 Andy Hillenburg Dallara IR0, #48 2m 44.922s Fast Track Racing Enterprises
34 Jack Miller, Scott Harrington Dallara IR0, #21 2m 46.548s Tri Star Motorsports

List of all cars for the 2000 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

G-Force GF05

Aurora

Dallara IR0

Aurora

G-Force GF05

Infiniti

Riley & Scott MkVII

Aurora

Dallara IR0

Infiniti