2000 NAPA Autocare 500

28th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 263 19.855 0.526 20 423.257 500 73.859 mph km/h October 1 28 34 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 202 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 52nd Annual NAPA Autocare 500 0.847 The 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 program cover. 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 program cover.jpg The 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 52nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 1, 2000, in Ridgeway, Virginia, at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would control the final restart with 11 laps to go to win his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his fifth of the season.Poole David October 1, 2000 Starting first helped Stewart finish there http://www.thatsracin.com/00/1001/1002martlede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020111014427/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/1001/1002martlede.htm January 11, 2002 June 2, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte ObserverKurz Jr. Hank October 2, 2000 Tony Stewart roars to Martinsville win 18 The Park City Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103006546/tony-stewart-roars-to-martinsville-win/ June 2, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing and Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet8Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord10Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord14Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac16Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord17Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsFord20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord27Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord33Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Rich BickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord85Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord93Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, September 29, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for two hours and 30 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - Martinsville 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-martinsville2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010425033143/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-martinsville2.htm April 25, 2001 June 2, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.810 and an average speed of 95.588 mph km/h on. 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 - NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 1 http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/autocare500/fri_practice.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001017232241/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/autocare500/fri_practice.html October 17, 2000 June 2, 2022 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19.81095.588260Rich BickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet19.85995.352377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord19.86595.323Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, September 30, at 9:40 AM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes. Steve Grissom of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.126 and an average speed of 94.087 mph km/h on. 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 - NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 2 http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/autocare500/sat_practice.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001017181321/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/autocare500/sat_practice.html October 17, 2000 June 2, 2022 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed144Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.12694.087260Rich BickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet20.12994.073350Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet20.14893.984Full second practice results Third and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, September 30, at 1:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour. Ricky Craven of Midwest Transit Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.186 and an average speed of 93.808 mph km/h on. Racin.net - 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 Practice 3 http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/martinsville/2/prac3.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010708181301/http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/martinsville/2/prac3.shtml July 8, 2001 June 2, 2022 The Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed150Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet20.18693.808225Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.23193.599318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.24193.553Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 29, 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, September 30, at 11:15 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. Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is 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 will be awarded a provisional.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Provisional Start Status http://www.jayski.com/stats/2000/2000prov.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051123054225/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2000/2000prov.htm November 23, 2005 May 4, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 19.855 and an average speed of 95.371 mph km/h.Poole David September 29, 2000 Tony Stewart wins Martinsville pole http://thatsracin.com/00/1001/0930marlede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011124161124/http://thatsracin.com/00/1001/0930marlede.htm November 24, 2001 June 2, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Five drivers would fail to qualify: Scott Pruett, Steve Grissom, Carl Long, Dave Marcis, and Rich Bickle. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac19.85595.37122Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord19.86295.338399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord19.86695.319422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac19.89695.175524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.89895.165655Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet19.90595.13274Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet19.92695.032831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.92895.022911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord19.95294.908101Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet19.96294.8601128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord19.96494.851123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.97294.8131325Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet19.97694.7941418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19.97894.7841501Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet19.99094.7271677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord19.99594.7041775Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord20.00094.6801866Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord20.01094.6331914Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac20.01294.6232094Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord20.01594.6092193Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingPontiac20.02094.5852219Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsFord20.02694.571236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.02694.5572433Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.03294.5292526Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord20.03794.5052627Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac20.03894.5002745Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.04094.4912843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.04394.4772990Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord20.04594.467309Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord20.06194.3923188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.08194.298328Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.09194.2513310Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac20.09894.2183440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet20.10694.1813512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.11794.1293650Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet20.13794.036Provisionals3717Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord20.22193.645385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.17093.8823936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac20.25993.4704097Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord20.23893.5674116Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord20.15693.947427Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet20.18793.8034321Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord20.61791.847Failed to qualify4432Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord20.17393.8684544Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.17693.8544685Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord20.28193.3684771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.44792.6104860Rich BickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet20.52492.263Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2000 NAPA Autocare 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2000_NAPA_Autocare_500 2022-06-01 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1120Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac500179running180$125,8752123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5000running170$77,9253399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord500202running175$83,22541128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord50037running165$59,2755524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running155$59,07563188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord5000running150$57,37572526Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord5000running146$46,0758831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5000running142$42,75093440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet50027running143$42,550101418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac5000running134$60,10011101Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet5000running130$39,185121325Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running127$38,975132843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac5000running124$44,450142433Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet5000running121$37,825152094Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord5000running118$39,625163936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac4990running115$34,12517385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running112$43,12518236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4990running109$42,630193310Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac4990running106$27,675203650Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet4991running108$28,175211501Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet4980running100$35,67522655Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4980running97$35,8252322Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord49853running99$43,27524427Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet4981running96$34,525252219Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsFord4970running88$23,375261914Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac4970running85$23,425271866Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4970running82$25,975282627Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac4960running79$23,525294116Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord4940running76$33,575302193Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingPontiac4940running73$22,225312745Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4860drivetrain70$22,075324321Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord4800running67$33,550331677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord4580crash64$24,825343717Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord4470running61$32,7003574Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4440running58$32,07536328Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4060crash55$31,500374097Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord3960running52$29,375383512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3930overheating49$29,25039309Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord3330crash46$21,125401775Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord3290brakes43$20,97541911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3170overheating40$20,850422990Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord1140crash37$20,72543422Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac610engine34$39,100Official race results References 2000 MBNA.com 400 2000 UAW-GM Quality 500 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:October 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000 in sports in Virginia