2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500

Fourth race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway 500.5 28.789 1.54 2.48 805.476 805.476 500.5 325 325 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 41st Annual Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 4 34 Motor Racing Network March 12 ABC Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ray Evernham 3 Robert Yates Racing Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 191 Dale Jarrett 131.759 mph km/h 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 program cover.jpg The 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 program cover. The 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 12, 2000, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 mi km permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was contested over 325 laps. At race's end, Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, held off Bobby Labonte in a photo finish for his 75th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win. Earnhardt would beat Labonte by 0.010 of a second.Utter Jim 2000-03-12 Atlanta race answers the critics http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0313500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817120112/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0313500lede.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-05 ThatsRacin To fill out the podium, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960. The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54 mi km on where before it was 1.522 mi km on. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. 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 MenardFord14Mike Bliss (R)A. J. Foyt RacingPontiac15Derrike CopeFenley-Moore MotorsportsFord16Kevin 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 Fuller (R)Eel 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 BerrierDonlavey RacingFord91Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet93Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 11:00 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Atlanta Spring Race Info Page https://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-atl.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205231341/https://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-atl.htm 2005-02-05 2022-05-05 Jayski's Silly Season Site Steve Park of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.047 and an average speed of 190.863 mph km/h on. First-session Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0311practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817121313/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0311practice1.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-05 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet29.047190.863231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.125190.351343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.159190.129Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, March 10, at 1:40 PM EST, and would last for 23 minutes, due to inclement weather. Steve Park of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with an average speed of 190.995 mph km/h on. 2nd-session Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0311practice2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000408041701/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0311practice2.htm 2000-04-08 2022-05-05 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet190.995277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord190.981325Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet190.058Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 11. Robby Gordon of Team Menard would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.455 and an average speed of 188.219 mph km/h on. NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/crackerbarrel500/sat_practice.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022433/http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/crackerbarrel500/sat_practice.html 2000-08-23 2022-05-05 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed113Robby GordonTeam MenardFord29.455188.219236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac29.633187.088390Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord29.695186.698Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:00 PM PST. Each driver would have one lap to set a fastest time; and that lap would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 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 champ 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 2005-11-23 2022-05-05 Jayski's Silly Season Site Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 28.789 and an average speed of 192.574 mph km/h on.Harris Mike Jarrett nips Earnhardt Jr. for Atlanta pole http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0311aplede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817123403/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0312/0311aplede.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-05 ThatsRacin Five drivers would fail to qualify: Dave Marcis, Ed Berrier, Johnny Benson Jr., Mike Bliss, and Robby Gordon. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28.789192.57428Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.825192.33331Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.842192.220417Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord28.854192.140516Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord28.863192.080625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.866192.060724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.883191.947833Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.926191.661993Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac28.963191.4171094Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.979191.311116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.993191.2191277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord28.995191.2051397Chad LittleRoush RacingFord28.997191.1921431Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.014191.0801527Jeff Fuller (R)Eel River RacingPontiac29.016191.0671611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord29.024191.014179Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord29.038190.9221822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac29.077190.6661926Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord29.078190.6602032Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord29.124190.3582175Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord29.138190.2672218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.151190.1822343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac29.178190.0062491Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet29.195189.8962541Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.220189.7332655Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet29.226189.6942720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac29.255189.506287Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet29.291189.2732999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord29.292189.267302Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.309189.1573121Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord29.314189.1253242Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet29.319189.0923312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord29.320189.0863428Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord29.323189.067353Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.359188.8353615Derrike CopeFenley-Moore MotorsportsFord29.380188.700Provisionals375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet——384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet——3940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet——4044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac——4160Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet——4236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac——4366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord——Failed to qualify4471Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet29.453188.2324590Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord29.457188.2074610Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac29.469188.1304714Mike Bliss (R)A. J. Foyt RacingPontiac29.624187.1464813Robby GordonTeam MenardFord29.694186.704Official qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1353Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32534Running18022218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac32546Running1753116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3257Running170431Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3251Running1655833Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3250Running15561397Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3252Running15572491Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet3250Running14681822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3240Running1429724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3244Running143101094Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3243Running139113428Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord3240Running130123940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3240Running12713384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3240Running124143121Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord3242Running12615375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3240Running118161611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3241Running120171926Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3240Running112182343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac3240Running109193615Derrike CopeFenley-Moore MotorsportsFord3230Running10620993Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac3220Running103212541Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3220Running100221527Jeff Fuller (R)Eel River RacingPontiac3220Running97234236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3220Running94243242Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet3220Running9125387Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet3190Engine88264044Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3190Running85274160Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet3182Running87283312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3100Running792928Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3078Running81301431Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet305191Engine83314366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2980Running7032302Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2740Accident67331277Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2710Accident64342720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2700Accident6135179Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord2640Running5836188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2575Engine60372655Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2530Engine5238516Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord2388Running54392175Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord2080Accident4640417Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord1992Engine48412032Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord1770Accident4042625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1355Engine42432999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord685Accident39Official race results Media Television The race was aired live on ABC in the United States for the twenty ninth and final time Bob Jenkins, 1973 Cup Series champion Benny Parsons and two-time Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 winning crew chief Ray Evernham called the race from the broadcast booth. Jerry Punch, Bill Weber and John Kernan 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 John Kernan References 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 Mall.com 400 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway