| The Trans Am race at Las Vegas was the last event on a very busy schedule. Towards the end of the wet race the Las Vegas Motor Speedway staff turned the lights on and organizers shortened the event to thirty-two laps. Kenny Wilden No. 40 leads No. 16 Willy T. Ribbs and the rest of the group into the turn one chicane. |
|
|
Juan LeRoux from the Dominican Republic made two Trans Am starts in 2000. In is appearances at Las Vegas and the season finale at San Diego the Mustang driver finished fifteenth. |
| During the 2000 season Leighton Reese scored his first career Trans Am victory at Texas Motor Speedway. At Las Vegas he moved up from his thirteenth starting position to finish tenth. He had several top-ten finishes throughout the year which contributed to his fourth place finish in the championship. |
|
|
Australian Craig Baird made an impressive Trans Am debut at Las Vegas in the Alan Ferguson Camaro. Baird qualified tenth but was able to secure a second place finish. |
| It was a very difficult weekend for Trans Am points leader Paul Gentilozzi. He only qualified ninth and during the race he suffered severe front-end damage after hitting the wall. This accounted for his thirtieth place finish. |
|
|
Making a return to Trans Am competition was Willy T. Ribbs who was one of the series top drivers in the mid 1980s. While not as successful as his previous foray in the series Ribbs still managed to capture eighth in the final standings and score two podium finishes. |
| Camaro driver Kerry Alexander also had a difficult weekend. A crash during the race led to his retirement on lap eighteen. He managed a thirty-second place finish. |
|
|
Boris Said won round eleven of the Trans Am series at Las Vegas. This was his first Trans Am win since Road America in 1995. Said also won the Simple Green Clean Sweep award for capturing the pole, leading the most laps, having the fastest race lap and taking the victory. |
