2000 Food City 500

Sixth race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series August 2023 NASWINSTON Penske-Kranefuss Racing 15.184 40th Annual Food City 500 The 2000 Food City 500 program cover. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. 34 6 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Performance Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons ESPN 88.018 mph km/h 225 Hendrick Motorsports Rusty Wallace Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway Jeff Gordon 2 0.858 500 428.89 2000 3 26 0.533 Food City 500 2000 266.5 147,000 2000_Food_City_500.jpeg The 2000 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 26, 2000, before an audience of 147,000 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Raceway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. At race's end, Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Rusty Wallace managed to avoid wrecks and kept his car clean in the late stages of the race to take his 50th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series and his first victory of the season.Poole David March 26, 2000 Wallace hits his Bristol bulls-eye http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0326/0327500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001213205900/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0326/0327500lede.htm December 13, 2000 August 8, 2023 ThatsRacin The Charlotte ObserverGregory Allan March 27, 2000 A family feud, Darlington-style 1B, 2B Bristol Herald Courier https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-rusty-ruler-of-fo/129695867/ August 8, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the Top 3, Tyler Jet Motorsports's Johnny Benson Jr. and Bill Davis Racing's Ward Burton finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty 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 RacingFord13Robby GordonTeam MenardFord14Dick TrickleA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac16Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord17Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord27Jeff FullerEel River RacingPontiac28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord33Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord93Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.310 and an average speed of 125.330 mph km/h on. Jayski's Silly Season Site – Bristol 1 Race Info Page http://jayski.com/next/2000-bristol.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000510090602/http://jayski.com/next/2000-bristol.htm May 10, 2000 August 8, 2023 Jayski's Silly Season Site Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet15.310125.330222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac15.319125.256399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord15.328125.183Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 1:15 PM EST. The session would last for 30 minutes. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.243 and an average speed of 125.881 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet15.243125.88124Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet15.282125.559324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.284125.543Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 25, after the 2000 Cheez-It 250. The session would last for one hour. Wood Brothers Racing's Elliott Sadler set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.786 and an average speed of 121.551 mph km/h on. Jayski's Silly Season Site – Darlington 1 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-darl.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010423114626/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-darl.htm April 23, 2001 July 30, 2023 Jayski's Silly Season Site Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord15.786121.55123Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.850121.060324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.853121.037Full 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. 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.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 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 mph km/h in the first round.Poole David March 24, 2000 Park leads parade of record-breakers http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0326/0325webqual.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010501172400/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0326/0325webqual.htm May 1, 2001 August 8, 2023 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Four drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet15.184126.370255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet15.242125.889324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.256125.773431Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.318125.264522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac15.319125.25662Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord15.328125.18375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.336125.11784Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet15.338125.107921Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord15.348125.0201018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac15.349125.011113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.379124.768128Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet15.384124.7271366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord15.386124.7111433Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet15.388124.6951599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord15.389124.6861625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet15.398124.6141712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord15.402124.5811877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord15.402124.5811920Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac15.407124.5412088Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord15.412124.5002114Dick TrickleA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac15.412124.5002217Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord15.421124.428237Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet15.425124.3952411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord15.430124.3552536Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac15.445124.234Failed to lock in the first round2693Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac15.400124.5972728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord15.448124.2102840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet15.454124.162299Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord15.463124.0903026Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord15.470124.0343197Chad LittleRoush RacingFord15.480123.9533243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac15.481123.9453310Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac15.483123.929346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord15.490123.8733544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac15.493123.8493660Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet15.506123.746Provisionals3794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord -* -*3816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord -* -*3942Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet -* -*4013Robby GordonTeam MenardFord -* -*4141Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4275Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord -* -*4327Jeff FullerEel River RacingPontiac -* -*Failed to qualify4471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet15.613122.8984550Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet15.665122.4904690Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord15.726122.0144732Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings162Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord50086running180$87,58523310Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac5000running170$87,5353522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac50014running170$81,13541712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord500124running165$49,795575Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running155$60,74561018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac5000running150$57,695711Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet50040running151$49,9958324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500225running152$51,29591599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord5000running138$49,990102840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet5000running134$52,54011237Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet5001running135$48,820122217Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord5000running127$42,16513431Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5000running124$40,990142728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord5000running121$40,3151584Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5000running118$43,16516346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4990running115$46,290171877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord4990running112$33,840183026Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4990running109$40,840191625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running106$39,53020255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4990running103$45,175212088Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4997running105$52,915222411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord4980running97$27,765233197Chad LittleRoush RacingFord4970running94$38,915243544Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4970running91$38,740251433Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4970running88$38,595262536Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac4970running85$30,965272114Dick TrickleA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac4960running82$27,54528299Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord4960running79$30,590294275Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord4930running76$27,460303816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord4920running73$35,635311366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4750running70$26,365324013Robby GordonTeam MenardFord4730running67$26,345333243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac4600accident64$44,325344141Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4590accident61$26,285352693Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac4570accident58$26,765363794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord4570accident55$34,245374327Jeff FullerEel River RacingPontiac4141accident57$26,23538128Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4010accident49$26,22539113Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3462running51$45,215403942Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet3350running43$34,17541921Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord3250running40$34,150421920Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac730engine37$45,525433660Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet220engine34$34,111Failed to qualify4471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4550Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet4690Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord4732Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFordOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bobby Labonte 944 10px 2 2 Ward Burton 903 (−41) 10px 1 3 Mark Martin 900 (−44) 10px 1 4 Dale Jarrett 826 (−118) 10px 1 5 Dale Earnhardt 813 (−131) 10px 4 6 Rusty Wallace 775 (−169) 10px 1 7 Ricky Rudd 768 (−176) 10px 1 8 Jeff Burton 759 (−185) 10px 3 9 Terry Labonte 731 (−213) 10px 3 10 Jeff Gordon 721 (−223)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. Media Television The race was aired live on ESPN in the United States. Bob Jenkins, two-time Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and 1973 Cup Series champion Benny Parsons called the race from the broadcast booth. Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and John Kernan handled pit road for the television side. ESPN Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons Jerry Punch Bill Weber John Kernan References 2000 Mall.com 400 2000 DirecTV 500 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Category:2000 in sports in Tennessee Category:March 2000 sports events in the United States