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THE YEAR IN VIEW
FACTS & FIGURES
TRACK PILGRIMAGE
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2000 FedEx CART ChampCar World Series
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| Target/Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Reynard 2KI, Toyota RVA V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Target, TDK, Energizer, Coca-Cola, Fuji Film, Kleenex, First Alert, Life Savers, Hanes |
| 1 |
Juan Pablo Montoya (CO) |
| Wins: |
10 |
| Pole positions: |
13 |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1998, CART 1999 |
| Number of CART starts: |
40 |
| 12 |
Jimmy Vasser (USA) |
| Wins: |
9 |
| Pole positions: |
6 |
| Championship titles: |
IndyCar 1996 |
| Number of CART starts: |
147 |
| Marlboro Team Penske |
| Reynard 2KI, Honda HRK V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Marlboro, Mobil, Hugo Boss |
| 2 |
Gil de Ferran (BR) |
| Wins: |
5 |
| Pole positions: |
11 |
| Championship titles: |
GBF3 1992, CART 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
109 |
| 3 |
Helio Castroneves (BR) |
| Wins: |
3 |
| Pole positions: |
4 |
| Number of CART starts: |
58 |
| Derrick Walker Racing |
| Reynard 2KI, Honda HRK V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Valvoline, Cummins, Alpine |
| 5 |
Shinji Nakano (J) |
| Best result: |
8th Homestead & Houston 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
18 |
Bryan Herta (USA) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
6 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1993 |
| Number of CART starts: |
98 |
| Newman/Haas Racing |
| Lola B2K/00, Ford XF V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Kmart, Texaco Havoline, Duracell, Coca-Cola, Kodak |
| 6 |
Michael Andretti (USA) |
| Wins: |
40 |
| Pole positions: |
32 |
| Championship titles: |
IndyCar 1991 |
| Number of CART starts: |
270 |
| 11 |
Christian Fittipaldi (BR) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
1 |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1991 |
| Number of CART starts: |
95 |
| Team Rahal |
| Reynard 2KI, Ford XF V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Miller Lite, Shell, Textron |
| 7 |
Massimiliano Papis (I) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Pole positions: |
1 |
| Number of CART starts: |
79 |
| 8 |
Kenny Bräck (S) |
| Best result: |
2nd Cleveland 2000 |
| Championship titles: |
IRL 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
20 |
| 91 |
Casey Mears (USA) |
| Best result: |
4th Fontana 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
1 |
| Della Penna Motorsports |
| Reynard 2KI, Toyota RVA V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Yahoo!, Ralph's, FamilyPC |
| 10 |
Norberto Fontana (RA) |
| Best result: |
15th Long Beach 2000 |
| Championship titles: |
DF3 1995 |
| Number of CART starts: |
9 |
| Memo Gidley (USA) |
| Best result: |
6th Road America 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
23 |
| Jason Bright (AUS) |
| Best result: |
- |
| Number of CART starts: |
1 |
| T |
Richie Hearn (USA) |
| Best result: |
5th Michigan 1998 |
| Championship titles: |
T Atl 1995 |
| Number of CART starts: |
58 |
| Herdez Bettenhausen Motorsports |
| Lola B2K/00, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Herdez, EPSON |
| 16 |
Michel Jourdain Jr (MEX) |
| Best result: |
7th Road America 1999, Surfers Paradise 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
68 |
| PacWest Racing Group |
| Reynard 2KI, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Nextel, Motorola, Haas |
| 17 |
Mauricio Gugelmin (BR) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Pole positions: |
3 |
| Championship titles: |
GBF3 1985 |
| Number of CART starts: |
128 |
| 18 |
Mark Blundell (GB) |
| Wins: |
3 |
| Number of CART starts: |
81 |
| Dale Coyne Racing |
| Lola B2K/00 (Kurosawa, Salles), Swift 011.c (Marques), Ford XF V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: MTCI |
| 19 |
Takuya Kurosawa (J) |
| Best result: |
13th Long Beach 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
8 |
| Gualter Salles (BR) |
| Best result: |
12th Gateway Int'l 1997, Motegi 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
32 |
| Alex Barron (USA) |
| Best result: |
8th Fontana 2000 |
| Championship titles: |
T Atl 1997 |
| Number of CART starts: |
31 |
| 34 |
Gualter Salles (BR) |
| Best result: |
12th Gateway Int'l 1997, Motegi 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
32 |
Tarso Marques (BR) |
| Best result: |
7th Fontana 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
25 |
| Patrick Racing |
| Reynard 2KI, Ford XF V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Visteon, Futaba, ABB, UTLX, Tecate, Quaker State, Telmex, Duralast |
| 20 |
Roberto Moreno (BR) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Poles: |
1 |
| Championship titles: |
Int F3000 1988 |
| Number of CART starts: |
81 |
| 40 |
Adrian Fernandez (MEX) |
| Wins: |
7 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1992 |
| Number of CART starts: |
125 |
| Arciero Project Racing Group (Fast Racing) |
| Reynard 99I/2KI, Mercedes IC 108E V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Hollywood, Hawaiian Tropic |
| 25 |
Luiz Garcia Jr (BR) |
| Best result: |
11th Michigan 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
33 |
| Team KOOL Green |
| Reynard 2KI, Honda HRK V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: KOOL, Klein Tools |
| 26 |
Paul Tracy (CDN) |
| Wins: |
10 |
| Pole positions: |
12 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1990 |
| Number of CART starts: |
152 |
| 27 |
Dario Franchitti (GB) |
| Wins: |
6 |
| Pole positions: |
10 |
| Number of CART starts: |
75 |
| Player's Forsythe Racing |
| Reynard 2KI, Ford XF V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Player's, Indeck |
| 32 |
Alexandre Tagliani (CDN) |
| Best result: |
4th Long Beach 2000 |
| Pole positions: |
1 |
| Number of CART starts: |
20 |
| 33 |
Patrick Carpentier (CDN) |
| Best result: |
2nd Gateway Int'l 1997, Vancouver 1999 |
| Pole positions: |
2 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy Rookie 1997, T Atl 1996 |
| Number of CART starts: |
70 |
| Memo Gidley (USA) |
| Best result: |
6th Road America 2000 |
| Number of CART starts: |
23 |
| 77 |
Bryan Herta (USA) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
6 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1993 |
| Number of CART starts: |
98 |
| Nunn Motorsports |
| Reynard 2KI, Mercedes IC108E V8, Goodyear |
| Sponsors: Mercedes-Benz, Hollywood |
| 55 |
Tony Kanaan (BR) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Pole positions: |
1 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1997, Rookie of the Year 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
55 |
| Bryan Herta (USA) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
6 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1993 |
| Number of CART starts: |
98 |
| McDonald's Championship Racing |
| Swift 011.c, Honda HRK V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: McDonald's |
| 77 |
Bryan Herta (USA) |
| Wins: |
2 |
| Pole positions: |
6 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1993 |
| Number of CART starts: |
98 |
| PPI Motorsports |
| Reynard 2KI, Toyota RVA V8, Firestone |
| Sponsors: Telefónica, Catalonia, Elf, Pioneer, MCI WorldCom, Mitel |
| 96 |
Oriol Servia (E) |
| Best result: |
3rd Detroit 2000 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1999 |
| Number of CART starts: |
19 |
| 97 |
Cristiano da Matta (BR) |
| Wins: |
1 |
| Championship titles: |
Indy L 1998 |
| Number of CART starts: |
40 |
