2000 Brickyard 400

February 2025 NASWINSTON Brickyard 400 2000 08 5 2000 20 34 2000_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 2000 Brickyard 400 program cover Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, Indiana 2.5 4.023 160 400 643.738 155.912 mi/h Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing 49.705 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing 110 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing ABC Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ray Evernham 3.7/10 The 2000 Brickyard 400, the 7th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 5, 2000, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 160 laps on the 2.5 mi km off on speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race. Background thumb|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 mi km off west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 mi km off long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators. Qualifying Pole qualifications were held on August 3, two days before the race. Ricky Rudd qualified on pole position with a speed of 181.068 mph kph on. Darrell Waltrip qualified in second position, a surprise result as Waltrip had struggled for most of the 2000 season, including failing to qualify for three previous races in the season and failing to finish in the top 20 in any race prior. Waltrip received an ovation from the crowd in attendance as well as several competitors - including his younger brother Michael Waltrip. The championship leader entering the race, Bobby Labonte, qualified in third.https://www.espn.com/auto/nascar/news/2000/0803/666958.html Rudd ruins DW's dream of Brickyard pole August 5, 2000 April 13, 2025 espn.com ESPN During qualifying, Todd Bodine qualified the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports entry for Terry Labonte while Labonte underwent further assessment for injuries he had sustained at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Labonte had further aggravated his injuries by participating in the races following Daytona and needed a relief driver for the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, but he still had intentions of racing at Indianapolis when CT scans came back negative. However, during post-qualifying practice, Labonte turned only one lap before suffering dizziness. Labonte then made the decision to withdraw from both Indianapolis and the following race at Watkins Glen International to fully recover. Todd Bodine would remain in the car for the Brickyard. The injuries brought an end to Labonte's streak of 655 consecutive races started.https://www.espn.com/auto/nascar/news/2000/0804/669313.html 'Ironman' ends streak by missing Brickyard 400 August 5, 2000 April 13, 2025 espn.com ESPN Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverMakeTeamTimeSpeed (mph) 1 28 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing 49.705 181.068 2 66 Darrell Waltrip Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 49.745 180.923 3 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 49.763 180.857 4 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 49.772 180.825 5 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates Racing 49.807 180.697 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 49.854 180.527 7 94 Bill Elliott Ford Bill Elliott Racing 49.876 180.448 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 49.891 180.393 9 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 49.912 180.317 10 2 Rusty Wallace Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 49.916 180.303 11 32 Scott Pruett Ford PPI Motorsports 49.921 180.285 12 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing 49.970 180.108 13 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 50.003 179.989 14 7 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Ultra Motorsports 50.043 179.845 15 43 John Andretti Pontiac Petty Enterprises 50.165 179.408 16 22 Ward Burton Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 50.167 179.401 17 55 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 50.171 179.386 18 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 50.195 179.301 19 77 Robert Pressley Ford Jasper Motorsports 50.199 179.286 20 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Team SABCO 50.200 179.283 21 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 50.201 179.279 22 1 Steve Park Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 50.207 179.258 23 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 50.219 179.215 24 14 Rick Mast Pontiac A. J. Foyt Enterprises 50.232 179.169 25 5 Todd Bodine Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 50.344 178.770 26 11 Brett Bodine Ford Brett Bodine Racing 49.704ref1 1 181.072 27 60 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Joe Bessey Motorsports 50.269 179.037 28 21 Elliott Sadler Ford Wood Brothers Racing 50.350 178.749 29 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 50.351 178.745 30 50 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Midwest Transit Racing 50.351 178.745 31 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Ford Galaxy Motorsports 50.355 178.731 32 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 50.356 178.727 33 99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing 50.358 178.720 34 27 Mike Bliss Pontiac Eel River Racing 50.441 178.426 35 33 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 50.448 178.402 36 90 Hut Stricklin Ford Donlavey Racing 50.450 178.394Provisionals 37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Racing — — 38 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac MB2 Motorsports — — 39 97 Chad Little Ford Roush Racing — — 40 16 Kevin Lepage Ford Roush Racing — — 41 01 Ted Musgrave Chevrolet Team SABCO — — 42 93 Dave Blaney Pontiac Bill Davis Racing — — 43 9 Stacy Compton Ford Melling Racing — — Failed to qualify 44 95 David Keith Ford Sadler Brothers Racing 50.539 178.080 45 61 Rich Bickle Chevrolet Coulter Racing 50.661 177.651 46 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing 50.944 176.665 47 13 Robby Gordon Ford Team Menard 51.141 175.984 48 44 Kyle Petty Pontiac Petty Enterprises 51.517 174.700 49 52 Bill Baird Chevrolet Baird Motorsports 52.319 172.022 Source:2000 Brickyard 400 qualifying results ref1 1 Brett Bodine was the fastest qualifier, however his lap was set on the second day of qualifying, forcing him to line up behind those who qualified on pole day. Jeremy Mayfield practice accident During post-qualifying practice on August 4, Jeremy Mayfield suffered a major accident in turn 3. Mayfield lost control of his car while following teammate Rusty Wallace, causing him to spin and heavily impact the outside wall on driver-side. Mayfield was initially found unconscious, though awoke shortly after. Safety crews took roughly 10 minutes to extract Mayfield from the car before transporting him directly to Methodist Hospital with what was described as a "moderate concussion." Mayfield checked himself out of the hospital later on Friday, but the injury would force him to miss the next two races. Kyle Petty, who had failed to qualify in his primary Petty Enterprises car, was hired to be the injury substitute for the Brickyard. By NASCAR rules, Petty would have to drop to the rear of the field for the start on race day due to the driver swap.https://www.espn.com/auto/nascar/news/2000/0804/668227.html Mayfield awake in hospital after crash August 5, 2000 April 13, 2025 espn.com ESPN Race The race was held on Saturday, August 5. Ricky Rudd led from pole position for the first 17 laps, but would not lead for the remainder of the race. The first of two cautions during the race came at lap 17, when Mike Skinner made contact with Mark Martin, sending Martin heavily into the turn 1 wall. As cars slowed to avoid Martin's wrecked car, Jeff Gordon collided with the rear of Rick Mast, sending Mast into a spin and causing significant front-end damage to Gordon's car. Rusty Wallace assumed the lead when racing resumed. At lap 32, Jerry Nadeau took the lead for an 11 lap stretch; after this, the battle for the lead was exclusively between Wallace and Bobby Labonte. The second and final caution of the race came at lap 44, when John Andretti suffered a punctured tire entering turn 3, causing him to heavily impact the outside wall. Racing resumed at lap 46 and remained under green-flag conditions for the remainder of the race. Rusty Wallace was the dominant car for much of the day, leading 110 of the race's 160 laps. He, however, was constantly under pressure from Bobby Labonte and, on lap 146, Labonte moved alongside Wallace at turn 3 for the lead. The two remained side-by-side through turn 4 and down the frontstraight before Labonte successfully completed the pass into turn 1. Labonte would lead the remainder of the race and go on to take victory. The race set a new record for the fastest running for the Brickyard 400 at 155.912 mph kph on, narrowly surpassing the record set at the 1995 Brickyard 400. For Labonte, despite having led the championship for nearly the entire 2000 season, it was his first win since North Carolina Speedway in February.https://www.espn.com/auto/nascar/news/2000/0805/669983.html Labonte finally drives over bricks first August 5, 2000 April 13, 2025 espn.com ESPNhttps://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2020/06/07/year-by-year-brickyard400-race-recaps-2000s Year-By-Year Brickyard 400 Race Recaps: 2000s Paul Kelly June 7, 2020 April 13, 2025 indianapolismotorspeedway.com IMS LLC Results Pos Finishing position SP Starting position No. Car numberDriverCar makeEntrantLapsStatus 1 3 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 160 Running 2 10 2 Rusty Wallace Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 160 Running 3 7 94 Bill Elliott Ford Bill Elliott Racing 160 Running 4 23 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 160 Running 5 18 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 160 Running 6 33 99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing 160 Running 7 5 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates Racing 160 Running 8 8 3 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 160 Running 9 9 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 160 Running 10 11 32 Scott Pruett Ford PPI Motorsports 160 Running 11 2 66 Darrell Waltrip Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 160 Running 12 27 60 Geoff Bodine Chevrolet Joe Bessey Motorsports 160 Running 13 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 160 Running 14 36 90 Hut Stricklin Ford Donlavey Racing 160 Running 15 25 5 Todd Bodine Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 159 Running 16 22 1 Steve Park Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 159 Running 17 21 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports 159 Running 18 35 33 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 159 Running 19 39 97 Chad Little Ford Roush Racing 159 Running 20 14 7 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Ultra Motorsports 159 Running 21 1 28 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing 159 Running 22 38 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 159 Running 23 42 93 Dave Blaney Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 159 Running 24 41 01 Ted Musgrave Chevrolet Team SABCO 159 Running 25 13 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Pontiac MB2 Motorsports 159 Running 26 37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Racing 159 Running 27 19 77 Robert Pressley Ford Jasper Motorsports 159 Running 28 16 22 Ward Burton Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 159 Running 29 17 55 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing 158 Running 30 20 40 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Team SABCO 158 Running 31 34 27 Mike Bliss Pontiac Eel River Racing 158 Running 32 4 12 Kyle Petty Ford Penske-Kranefuss Racing 158 Running 33 29 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 158 Running 34 28 21 Elliott Sadler Ford Wood Brothers Racing 158 Running 35 31 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Ford Galaxy Motorsports 158 Running 36 40 16 Kevin Lepage Ford Roush Racing 158 Running 37 43 9 Stacy Compton Ford Melling Racing 157 Running 38 24 14 Rick Mast Pontiac A. J. Foyt Enterprises 156 Running 39 26 11 Brett Bodine Ford Brett Bodine Racing 155 Running 40 32 4 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports 129 Engine 41 30 50 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Midwest Transit Racing 59 Steering 42 15 43 John Andretti Pontiac Petty Enterprises 41 Crash 43 12 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing 15 Crash Source:2000 Brickyard 400 Results - Racing Reference Failed to qualify David Keith (#95) Rich Bickle (#61) Dave Marcis (#71) Robby Gordon (#13) Kyle Petty (#44) Bill Baird (#52) Terry Labonte (#5) - injured at previous race, replaced by Todd Bodine Jeremy Mayfield (#12) - injured in practice crash, replaced by Kyle Petty Morgan Shepherd (#80) - withdrawn Carl Long (#85) - withdrawn Race statistics Time of race: 2:33:56 Average speed: 155.912 mph Pole speed: 181.068 mph Cautions: 2 for 7 laps Margin of victory: 4.229 seconds Lead changes: 9 Percent of race run under caution: 4.4% Average green flag run: 51 laps Lap leaders Laps Leader 1–17 Ricky Rudd 18 Stacy Compton 19–32 Rusty Wallace 33–43 Jerry Nadeau 44–82 Rusty Wallace 83–84 Bobby Labonte 85–118 Rusty Wallace 119–122 Bobby Labonte 123–145 Rusty Wallace 146–160 Bobby Labonte Total laps led 110 Rusty Wallace 21 Bobby Labonte 17 Ricky Rudd 11 Jerry Nadeau 1 Stacy Compton Cautions: 2 for 7 laps Laps Reason 17–20 #6 (Mark Martin) and #14 (Rick Mast) crash turn 1 44–46 #43 (John Andretti) crash turn 3 Media Television The race was aired live on ABC in the United States in which was their last broadcast of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series until the 2007 Brickyard 400 (in which the series was renamed to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series) as part of ESPN group of networks. Bob Jenkins, 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion Benny Parsons and two-time Brickyard 400 winning crew chief Ray Evernham called the race from the broadcast booth. Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and Ray Dunlap handled pit road for the television side. ABC Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color commentators Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons Ray Evernham Jerry Punch Bill Weber Ray Dunlap References Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway