2000 CART season

The 2000 CART season was the twenty-second in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 20 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 26, 2000 and concluding in Fontana, California on October 30, 2000. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Gil de Ferran. Rookie of the Year was Kenny Bräck.

Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 CART Championship Series season. Five years after the return of Firestone, rival tire manufacturer Goodyear retired from CART.

Races
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$†$ The Nazareth round was initially scheduled to be the second round on April 9, 2000, but snow caused a delay.

Race Results
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Final driver standings
Point Scoring System:
 * Points are awarded based on each driver's resulting place (regardless of whether the car is running at the end of the race):

Bonus Points:
 * 1 For Pole Position
 * 1 For Leading The Most Laps Of The Race

Note
Oriol Servià was penalized 4 points for rough driving in Surfers Paradise.

Nation's Cup

 * Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.