| Round two of the 2000 Trans Am series was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Paul Gentilozzi in the No. 1 Jaguar XKR leads a group into turn one after a re-start. He is followed by No. 28 Lou Gigliotti in a Corvette, No. 9 Jack Willis in a Mustang and Tomy Drissi in the No. 15 Mustang. |
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Brian Simo finished second in the 1999 Trans Am championship driving a Ford Mustang. Like 1999 champion, Gentilozzi, he switched manufacturers choosing the Qvale Mangusta. Simo won round one at Sebring and also took the top spot at Charlotte. |
| Turn one at Charlotte is very tight. The cars come off the very fast front straight and funnel into a concrete walled entrance for the road course. Just ask Peter Shea how tight it is. This crash in his Mustang left him with a disappointing twenty-second place finish. |
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The 1999 series champion, Paul Gentilozzi, switched from a Ford Mustang to a Jaguar XKR. Gentilozzi led the first eleven laps at Charlotte before he was passed by Stu Hayner. On lap seventeen he was forced in to the pits for two tires. He was able to work he was back to the runner up spot at the checker. |
| Lou Gigliotti qualified his Chevy Corvette thirteenth at Charlotte. During the course of the race he was able to move up and finished sixth. |
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