| The event at Las Vegas was another fender bashing round for the Prototype class. The Panoz team, No. 77 Audi R8, Stefan Johansson's Reynard and No. 42 BMW were all involved in on track incidents. It was the No. 78 Audi of Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro that was able to avoid trouble and capture the win. |
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David Brabham and Jan Magnussen shared the No. 1 Panoz LMP-1. The duo had a very exciting weekend. Magnussen ran into the Audi of Allan McNish and was given a stop-and-go penalty. Brabham clipped Capello on a restart and was in turn hit by Stefan Johansson. However, they were able to finish sixth. |
| The BMW V12 LMR was a very competitive car at the beginning of the 2000 season. After Le Man Audi retired their old R8 in favour of their latest model. For the remainder of the series BMW competed for the runner-up spot. At Las Vegas the No. 42 finished twenty-sixth overall and No. 43 took the last position on the podium. |
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Jan Magnussen made an excellent start and slipped by the front row Audis. McNish in the No. 77 Audi was in a hurry to get back out front and passed Magnussen on the first lap. As they entered the first turn Magnussen hit McNish knocking him of course. McNish recovered to finish second and in the process captured the driver's title. |
| Jon Field and Rick Sutherland shared the No. 37 Judd powered Lola B2K/10. The team started and finished eighth in the Prototype class. However, they only completed 108 laps and finished twenty-fifth overall. |
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It was a very difficult weekend for the No. 2 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S driven by Johnny O'Connell and Hiroki Katoh. On a restart Katoh was hit from behind by Jorg Muller in a BMW V12 LMR. The damage was so severe that the Panoz retired on the spot. |
| The LMP 675 class didn't compete and as a separate championship in the ALMS series until 2001. Martin Snow and Gunnar Jeannette shared this Nissan powered Lola B2K/40 at Las Vegas and finished seventh in the Prototype class. |
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