The 2000 Indy Lights season (more commonly known as the 2000 CART Dayton Indy Lights Championship) was the 15th season of Indy Lights. The season consisted of 12 races with all of the races being supporter races for the 2000 CART season. The season would be dominated by Kiwi driver, Scott Dixon who captured six race victories to win the championship by nine points over American driver, Townsend Bell with Casey Mears coming in third.

Team and driver chart

The following drivers and teams competed in the series:

Schedule

Race results

Race summaries

Long Beach race

Held April 16 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Jonny Kane won the pole. Top Five Results

Milwaukee race

Held June 5 at The Milwaukee Mile. Scott Dixon won the pole. Top Five Results

Detroit race

Held June 18 at Belle Isle Raceway. Jonny Kane won the pole. Top Five Results

Portland race

Held June 25 at Portland International Raceway. Townsend Bell won the pole. Top Five Results

Michigan race

Held July 22 at Michigan International Speedway. Felipe Giaffone won the pole. Top Five Results

Chicago race

Held July 30 at The Chicago Motor Speedway. Chris Menninga won the pole. Top Five Results

Mid-Ohio race

Held August 13 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Jason Bright won the pole. Top Five Results

Vancouver race

Held September 3 at Pacific Place. Felipe Giaffone won the pole. Top Five Results

Laguna Seca race

Held September 10 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Casey Mears won the pole. Top Five Results

Gateway race

Held September 17 at The Gateway International Raceway. Townsend Bell won the pole. Top Five Results

Houston race

Held October 1 at The Houston Street Circuit. Casey Mears won the pole. Top Five Results

Fontana race

Held October 29 at The California Speedway. Felipe Giaffone won the pole. Top Five Results

Championship standings

Drivers' championship