2000 Food City 500
Race details | |||||
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Race 6 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
![]() The 2000 Food City 500 program cover. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. | |||||
Date | March 26, 2000 | ||||
Official name | 40th Annual Food City 500 | ||||
Location | Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||||
Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) | ||||
Average speed | 88.018 miles per hour (141.651 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 147,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||||
Time | 15.184 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |||
Laps | 225 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 2 | Rusty Wallace |
Network | ESPN | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2000 Food City 500 was the sixth
Background
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png/220px-Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png)
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 11:00 AM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 15.310 | 125.330 |
2 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 15.319 | 125.256 |
3 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 15.328 | 125.183 |
Full first practice results |
Second practice
The second practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 1:15 PM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 15.243 | 125.881 |
2 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.282 | 125.559 |
3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.284 | 125.543 |
Full second practice results |
Final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 25, after the
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 15.786 | 121.551 |
2 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.850 | 121.060 |
3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.853 | 121.037 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 24, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, March 25, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] Positions 26–36 would be decided on time, while positions 37–43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points was awarded a provisional.[5]
Steve Park, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., managed to win the pole, setting a time of 15.184 and an average speed of 126.370 miles per hour (203.373 km/h) in the first round.[6]
Four drivers failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Race results
Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing
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Ford | 500 | 86 | running | 180 | $87,585 |
2 | 33 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | Tyler Jet Motorsports | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | $87,535 |
3 | 5 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 14 | running | 170 | $81,135 |
4 | 17 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing
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Ford | 500 | 124 | running | 165 | $49,795 |
5 | 7 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | $60,745 |
6 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | $57,695 |
7 | 1 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 40 | running | 151 | $49,995 |
8 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 225 | running | 152 | $51,295 |
9 | 15 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing
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Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | $49,990 |
10 | 28 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO
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Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | $52,540 |
11 | 23 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Mattei Motorsports
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Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 135 | $48,820 |
12 | 22 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Roush Racing
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Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | $42,165 |
13 | 4 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | $40,990 |
14 | 27 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | $40,315 |
15 | 8 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | $43,165 |
16 | 34 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 115 | $46,290 |
17 | 18 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 112 | $33,840 |
18 | 30 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Haas-Carter Motorsports
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Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 109 | $40,840 |
19 | 16 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 106 | $39,530 |
20 | 2 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 103 | $45,175 |
21 | 20 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 499 | 7 | running | 105 | $52,915 |
22 | 24 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 97 | $27,765 |
23 | 31 | 97 | Chad Little | Roush Racing
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Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 94 | $38,915 |
24 | 35 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 91 | $38,740 |
25 | 14 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 88 | $38,595 |
26 | 25 | 36 | Ken Schrader | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 85 | $30,965 |
27 | 21 | 14 | Dick Trickle | A. J. Foyt Racing | Pontiac | 496 | 0 | running | 82 | $27,545 |
28 | 29 | 9 | Stacy Compton (R) | Melling Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 79 | $30,590 |
29 | 42 | 75 | Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Galaxy Motorsports
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Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 76 | $27,460 |
30 | 38 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing
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Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 73 | $35,635 |
31 | 13 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Haas-Carter Motorsports
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Ford | 475 | 0 | running | 70 | $26,365 |
32 | 40 | 13 | Robby Gordon | Team Menard | Ford | 473 | 0 | running | 67 | $26,345 |
33 | 32 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 460 | 0 | accident | 64 | $44,325 |
34 | 41 | 41 | Rick Mast | Larry Hedrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | accident | 61 | $26,285 |
35 | 26 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 457 | 0 | accident | 58 | $26,765 |
36 | 37 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | accident | 55 | $34,245 |
37 | 43 | 27 | Jeff Fuller | Eel River Racing
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Pontiac | 414 | 1 | accident | 57 | $26,235 |
38 | 12 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | accident | 49 | $26,225 |
39 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 2 | running | 51 | $45,215 |
40 | 39 | 42 | Kenny Irwin Jr. | Team SABCO
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Chevrolet | 335 | 0 | running | 43 | $34,175 |
41 | 9 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 40 | $34,150 |
42 | 19 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 73 | 0 | engine | 37 | $45,525 |
43 | 36 | 60 | Ted Musgrave | Joe Bessey Racing
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Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | engine | 34 | $34,111 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
44 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
45 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | ||||||
46 | 90 | Ed Berrier (R) | Donlavey Racing | Ford | ||||||
47 | 32 | Scott Pruett (R) | PPI Motorsports | Ford | ||||||
Official race results |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ Poole, David (March 26, 2000). "Wallace hits his Bristol bulls-eye". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2000. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jayski's Silly Season Site – Bristol 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on May 10, 2000. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site – Darlington 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 23, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site – 2000 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Poole, David (March 24, 2000). "Park leads parade of record-breakers". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on May 1, 2001. Retrieved August 8, 2023.