2000 Michigan 500
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Date— Sunday, July 23, 2000, at Michigan International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2 mile oval; Field—24 cars; Winner's average speed— 177.694 mph; Margin of victory— 0.040 seconds; Time of race— 2 hours, 48 minutes, 49.790 seconds; Caution flags— 5 for 38 laps; Lead changes— 52 by 10 drivers; Lap leaders— Castroneves (85), Andretti (58), Montoya (39), Brack (18), Fernandez (13), Fittipaldi (13), Papis (9), Tracy (8), Tagliani (5), Servia (2); Pole Sitter— Paul Tracy at 234.949 mph; Attendance— 50,000 (est.); Note that (r) indicates rookie driver.
| Driver (start pos.) | Country | Car | Laps | Ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Montoya (7) | Colombia | Lola-Toyota | 250 | Running |
| 2 | Michael Andretti (2) | United States | Lola-Ford | 250 | Running |
| 3 | Dario Franchitti (4) | Scotland | Reynard-Honda | 250 | Running |
| 4 | Patrick Carpentier (9) | Canada | Reynard-Ford | 250 | Running |
| 5 | Helio Castro-Neves (13) | Brazil | Reynard-Honda | 250 | Running |
| 6 | Adrian Fernandez (12) | Mexico | Reynard-Ford | 250 | Running |
| 7 | Paul Tracy (1) | Canada | Reynard-Honda | 250 | Running |
| 8 | r-Oriol Servia (15) | Spain | Reynard-Toyota | 249 | Running |
| 9 | Max Papis (11) | Italy | Reynard-Ford | 247 | Mechanical |
| 10 | Memo Gidley (21) | United States | Reynard-Toyota | 247 | Running |
| 11 | Luiz Garcia Jr. (23) | Brazil | Reynard-Mercedes | 246 | Running |
| 12 | Tarso Marques (24) | Brazil | Swift-Ford | 246 | Electrical |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin (20) | Brazil | Reynard-Mercedes | 241 | Mechanical |
| 14 | Christian Fittipaldi (3) | Brazil | Lola-Ford | 220 | Contact |
| 15 | Michel Jourdain Jr. (22) | Mexico | Lola-Mercedes | 162 | Mechanical |
| 16 | r-Alex Tagliani (8) | Canada | Reynard-Ford | 160 | Contact |
| 17 | Cristiano da Matta (14) | Brazil | Reynard-Toyota | 142 | Pit Incident |
| 18 | Gil de Ferran (5) | Brazil | Reynard-Honda | 140 | Contact |
| 19 | Mark Blundell (17) | England | Reynard-Mercedes | 131 | Mechanical |
| 20 | r-Shinji Nakano (19) | Japan | Reynard-Honda | 104 | Mechanical |
| 21 | Jimmy Vasser (6) | United States | Lola-Toyota | 102 | Mechanical |
| 22 | r-Kenny Brack (10) | Sweden | Reynard-Ford | 97 | Contact |
| 23 | Roberto Moreno (16) | Brazil | Reynard-Ford | 97 | Mechanical |
| 24 | Tony Kanaan (18) | Brazil | Reynard-Mercedes | 61 | Mechanical |
Note: CART does not release earnings on a per-race basis.
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