The 2000 Excite 500 was Round 9 of the 2000 Indy Racing Northern Light Series. The event was held at Texas Motor Speedway in Texas, United States on 15 October 2000. Greg Ray started on pole position and Scott Goodyear was the race winner.
EXCITE 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Scott Goodyear | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 208 | - | 39 | Running | 52 | 175.276 | - |
| 2 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 10 | 208 | - | 26 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 81 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 22 | 208 | - | 1 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 208 | - | 38 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 11 | Eliseo Salazar | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 21 | 207 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 98 | Donnie Beechler | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 16 | 207 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 55 | Shigeaki Hattori | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 15 | 207 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 14 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 3 | 207 | - | 0 | Running | 25 | - | - |
| 9 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 17 | 207 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 16 | Jaques Lazier | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 12 | 207 | - | 1 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 15 | Sarah Fisher | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 13 | 206 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 88 | Airton Dare | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 19 | 205 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 24 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 11 | 189 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 21 | Zak Morioka | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 25 | 187 | - | 0 | Accident | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 6 | Jeret Schroeder | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 14 | 165 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 3 | Al Unser Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 4 | 155 | - | 99 | Clutch | 15 | - | - |
| 18 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 5 | 148 | - | 2 | Engine | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 43 | Davey Hamilton | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 7 | 140 | - | 0 | Wheel Bearing | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 7 | Stephan Gregoire | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 23 | 116 | - | 0 | Running | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 27 | Jimmy Kite | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 20 | 89 | - | 0 | Engine | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 19 | Stevie Reeves | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 26 | 80 | - | 0 | Engine | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 20 | Tyce Carlson | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 9 | 67 | - | 0 | Engine | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 5 | Robby McGehee | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 8 | 62 | - | 0 | Electrical | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 30 | J.J. Yeley | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 27 | 27 | - | 0 | Oil Pressure | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 1 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 1 | 18 | - | 0 | Electrical | 7 | - | - |
| 27 | 18 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 18 | 8 | - | 0 | Engine | 3 | - | - |