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The 2000 US F2000 National Championship, sanctioned by the United States Auto Club and the Sports Car Club of America – Pro Racing,
is an open-wheel series for Formula 2000 race cars. The presenting sponsor is Speedvision.
The series also receives generous support from the Ford Motor Company, Yokohama Tires, Sunoco Racing Fuels and Racing Electronics.
The championship consists of thirteen races and is contested on road courses and ovals. The season begins in March on the oval at Phoenix International Raceway. Next on the calendar is a road course double-header in Canada at Mosport International Raceway. Then the series travels to Indianapolis Raceway Park for another oval event. Rounds five and six are conducted on Road America. It is back to Canada to visit the temporary circuit at Trois-Rivieres at the end of July, followed a week later for a second visit to Mosport International Raceway. Watkins Glen International hosts race nine and ten. The penultimate round sees teams return to Indianapolis Raceway Park, with the final weekend of competition taking place at Road Atlanta. The cars competing in the series are single-seat, rear-engine, open-wheel vehicles constructed with a tube frame chassis. Manufacturers producing series chassis include Carbir, Mygale, Tatuus, Vector and the most common choice, Van Diemen. These 1,190-lbs formula cars are powered by a 2.0-liter Ford NEA engine fitted with a single Weber DGV carburetor. At 6,200-rpm, the motors produce approximately 150-horsepower. The suspensions are independent – both front and rear. Shock absorbers and sway bars are adjustable. The cars compete on a spec tire from Yokohama and use a spec fuel provided by Sunoco. Drivers compete in one of two classes:
Titles are also on the line for Chassis Manufacturers, Engine Builders and Prep Shops. Rounds two and three of the 2000 US F2000 National Championship presented by Speedvision were held at Mosport International Raceway on Canada’s Victoria Day weekend. Drivers would compete on the ten-turn 2.459-mile road course for twenty-laps.
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The start of round two for the 2000 US F2000 National Championship at Mosport International Raceway. Leading the field of thirty competitors into corner one is Marc-Antoine Camirand driving the No. 96 Key Motorsports Van Diemen. Behind Camirand is his teammate, who started from the outside of the front row, Peter Walsh. Trailing the two fastest qualifiers are third and fourth place starters Daniel Muniz and Ian Lacy. |
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The winner of the weekend’s first race at Mosport International Raceway was Canadian Marc-Antoine Camirand. Camirand led the twenty-lap contest flag-to-flag and won by a margin of 0.647-seconds. The next day the driver of the No. 96 Key Motorsports prepared Van Diemen experienced some bad luck. He was gridded in the third position for the start but retired after six laps with an electrical issue. |
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The driver collecting the most points at Mosport International Raceway was Ireland’s, Peter Walsh. The rookie started race one on the outside of the front row in the No. 44 Key Motorsports Van Diemen. He chased his teammate, Marc-Antoine Camirand, to a runner-up finish. On Sunday, Walsh began the contest in the second position. On lap-17, he passed the race leader, Aaron Justus, for the victory. |
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In 1999, the driver of the No. 6 Van Diemen, Ian Lacy, ran a partial rookie season with DSTP Motorsports in a Mygale chassis. This season, Lacy would run the full schedule with Richard Morgan Racing. In the opener at Phoenix, he finished fourth. At Mosport International Raceway, Lacy started round two in fourth-place and finished third. The next day, he was unable to manage the pace of the leaders and was seventh. |
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Tom Dyer swept the American Continental Championship category at Mosport International Raceway. Dyer drove the No. 2 Cycle Shack sponsored Carbir with support from Carbir Race Cars. The rookie started Saturday’s contest fourteenth overall and went unchallenged for a first in class. Round three was a repeat performance. After qualifying thirteenth, Dyer collected another American Continental victory. |
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The opening round of the championship was won by Aaron Justus. After two partial seasons, Justus was competing full-time with backing from Forsythe Racing. He started his weekend at Mosport with a sixth-place qualifying effort and a fifth-place finish. Justus qualified on the pole for race three and led until lap-17 when a transmission issue caused him to lose the top sport and finish in the runner-up position. |
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One of the many rookies in this year’s series is James Hanson from England. Hanson pilots the No. 21 Cape Motorsports prepared Van Diemen. Hanson opened 2000 with an eighth-place result at Phoenix. In qualifying for round two, he was fifth fastest and finished fourth in the race. During the contest, Hanson set a new lap record. The following day, he started fourth and captured the final position of the podium. |
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The round three podium for the 2000 US F2000 National Championship event at Mosport International Raceway. In the center is the overall and National class winner, Peter Walsh. On the left side of the rostrum is the runner-up, Aaron Justus. The third-place finisher, James Hanson, is standing on the right side of Walsh. The final position on the podium is occupied by the American Continental Championship victor, Tom Dyer. |
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| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | ENTRANT | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 1 | F2A | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Key Motorsport/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 2 | 2 | F2A | Peter Walsh | Key Motorsport/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 3 | 4 | F2A | Ian Lacy | WorldBestBuy.com/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 4 | 5 | F2A | James Hanson | DuPont/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 5 | 6 | F2A | Aaron Justus | Forsythe/Indeck/Torco/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 6 | 3 | F2A | Daniel Muniz | TexacoHavlineRcg/FujiFillm/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 7 | 7 | F2A | Billy Asaro | Forsythe/InDeck Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 8 | 10 | F2A | Tony Buffomante | 3DimensionalSer/Speedcom/MXK./Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 9 | 12 | F2A | James Eaton | Primus Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 10 | 9 | F2A | Andrew Davis | Technical Sales Associates/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 11 | 8 | F2A | Memo Rojas Jr | TelMex/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 12 | 11 | F2A | Piero Rodarte | TelMex/Sico/Yumuri/Elf/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 13 | 14 | ACC | Tom Dyer | CycleShack/BelHelmets/Paladin/Carbir | 20 | - |
| 14 | 13 | F2A | Jeff Harrison | Moto1.net/MtspRanch/Palancasa/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 15 | 17 | F2A | Arie Luyendyk Jr | Luyendyk Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 16 | 18 | ACC | Mike Durand | Kart Sports/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 17 | 19 | ACC | Greg Schings | Valvoline/Valco/SR Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 18 | 23 | F2A | J.W. Urlin | OTM Motorsports/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 19 | 29 | F2A | Tommy Constantine | Tickets.com/Mexmil/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 20 | 24 | ACC | Adam Sodano | F1 Boston/Outsource/EpicTech/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 21 | 21 | F2A | Harold Primat | Primland Resort/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 22 | 22 | ACC | Cliff Pickett Jr | Heritage Motorsports/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 23 | 15 | ACC | Georges Forgeois | Cafe Noir/Jules/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 24 | 26 | ACC | Nick Fanelli | Fanelli Motorsports/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 25 | 25 | ACC | Paul Lasko | TCR/RacingforKids/Triumph/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 26 | 28 | F2A | Joe Tesone | Continental Motorsport Service/Van Diemen | 18 | Off Course |
| 27 | 16 | F2A | Bryce Miller | Lucent Technologies/Cape/Van Diemen | 15 | Contact |
| 28 | 31 | F2A | Philip Kehoe | Carion Brandon House/Van Diemen | 9 | Handling |
| 29 | 30 | F2A | Kyle Burts | HawkerTransp./BurtsConst//Van Diemen | 9 | Off Course |
| 30 | 20 | F2A | Arnold Brinkmann | H2OLA/Fruit/Van Diemen | 3 | Did Not Start |
| 31 | 27 | ACC | Jacek Mucha | Orion Packaging/Van Diemen | 0 | Did Not Start |
| FINISH | START | CLASS | DRIVER | ENTRANT | LAPS | RETIREMENTS |
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| 1 | 2 | F2A | Peter Walsh | Key Motorsport/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 2 | 1 | F2A | Aaron Justus | Forsythe/Indeck/Torco/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 3 | 4 | F2A | James Hanson | DuPont/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 4 | 9 | F2A | James Eaton | Primus Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 5 | 14 | F2A | Billy Asaro | Forsythe/InDeck Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 6 | 10 | F2A | Daniel Muniz | TexacoHavlineRcg/FujiFillm/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 7 | 5 | F2A | Ian Lacy | WorldBestBuy.com/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 8 | 8 | F2A | Andrew Davis | Technical Sales Associates/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 9 | 11 | F2A | Jeff Harrison | Moto1.net/MtspRanch/Palancasa/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 10 | 16 | F2A | Bryce Miller | Lucent Technologies/Cape/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 11 | 13 | ACC | Tom Dyer | CycleShack/BelHelmets/Paladin/Carbir | 20 | - |
| 12 | 12 | F2A | Arie Luyendyk Jr | Luyendyk Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 13 | 7 | F2A | Tony Buffomante | 3DimensionalSer/Speedcom/MXK./Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 14 | 15 | F2A | Piero Rodarte | TelMex/Sico/Yumuri/Elf/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 15 | 23 | ACC | Greg Schings | Valvoline/Valco/SR Racing/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 16 | 17 | ACC | Mike Durand | Kart Sports/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 17 | 21 | F2A | Philip Kehoe | Carion Brandon House/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 18 | 25 | ACC | Adam Sodano | F1 Boston/Outsource/EpicTech/Van Diemen | 20 | - |
| 19 | 27 | ACC | Jacek Mucha | Orion Packaging/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 20 | 30 | ACC | Paul Lasko | TCR/RacingforKids/Triumph/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 21 | 29 | ACC | Nick Fanelli | Fanelli Motorsports/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 22 | 28 | F2A | Joe Tesone | Continental Motorsport Service/Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 23 | 31 | F2A | Kyle Burts | HawkerTransp./BurtsConst//Van Diemen | 19 | - |
| 24 | 19 | F2A | Harold Primat | Primland Resort/Van Diemen | 18 | Off Course |
| 25 | 26 | ACC | Cliff Pickett Jr | Heritage Motorsports/Van Diemen | 17 | Off Course |
| 26 | 22 | ACC | Georges Forgeois | Cafe Noir/Jules/Van Diemen | 15 | Off Course |
| 27 | 6 | F2A | Memo Rojas Jr | TelMex/Van Diemen | 14 | - |
| 28 | 20 | F2A | J.W. Urlin | OTM Motorsports/Van Diemen | 9 | Off Course |
| 29 | 18 | F2A | Arnold Brinkmann | H2OLA/Fruit/Van Diemen | 6 | Contact |
| 30 | 3 | F2A | Marc-Antoine Camirand | Key Motorsport/Van Diemen | 6 | Electrical |
| 31 | 24 | F2A | Tommy Constantine | Tickets.com/Mexmil/Van Diemen | 0 | Off Course |
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