2000 was the inaugural season of the Grand American Road Racing Championship. The season involved five classes: Sports Racing Prototypes I and II (SR-I and SR-II) and three Grand Touring classes referred to as GTO, GTU, and AGT. Nine races were run from February 5, 2000 to August 17, 2000. The series replaced the brief United States Road Racing Championship which had folded during their 1999 season. The Grand American series used similar rules, although the class names were changed.
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series (GTU)
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996 (#80)
May 7, 2000
18th
G&W Motorsports was founded in 1996 by Cole Scrogham and brothers Danny and Steve Marshall. John co-drove this race with Michael Schrom.
Morton collection
Lime Rock Park
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
May 29, 2000
6th
John co-drove this race with Michael Schrom.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
June 4, 2000
26th
John co-drove with Michael Schrom.
Daytona International Speedway
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
June 29, 2000
12th
John co-drove with Scooter Gabel.
Road America
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
July 9, 2000
DNF
John co-drove with Michael Schrom and Scooter Gabel.
Circuit Trois-Rivières
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
July 30, 2000
23rd
Monterey Historics
Laguna Seca, California
1966 Shelby Daytona Coupe (# CSX2300)
August, 2000
“In 1990, I reconnected with Shelby at a tribute roast. I was one of the designated Shelby roasters along with Phil Hill, Dan Gurney, Bob Bondurant, Danny Sullivan, Peter Brock, and Zora Arkus-Duntov. From that point on, Carroll and I maintained a casual friendship. In 1999, Carroll asked me to drive his Cobra coupe in the (2000) historic races in Monterey, California. As I sat in the car pumping the pedal while a mechanic bled the brakes, Carroll stood beside me talking to an Englishman I didn’t recognize. After Monterey, we planned to run the Cobra coupe at the Goodwood Revival in England. The Englishman was telling Carroll how some of the cars over there were stretching the rules.
“Carroll’s response was, ‘Oh, that’s a damn shame. This is not what vintage racing is supposed to be about.’ Ten minutes later, sitting in the lounge of the transporter, Carroll gleefully explained to me and car builder Mike McCluskey how he was planning to cheat at Goodwood.
“It was comforting to realize Carroll Shelby was still the same Carroll Shelby I’d met so many years ago.”
John drove Carroll Shelby’s 1966 Daytona Coupe car to victory in the GT car Group 5B race. It was then sold by RM Auctions for $4.4 million on August 19, 2000.
Watkins Glen International
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Twin 100K Qualifying Race
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
August 25, 2000
8th
John drove solo in this race.
Watkins Glen International
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
166 laps, 564.4 miles
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
August 27, 2000
12th
John co-drove with Michael Schrom and Price Cobb.
Road Atlanta
IMSA American Le Mans Series (GT class)
G&W Motorsports Porsche 996
September 30, 2000
18th
John co-drove with Michael Schrom and Darren Law.