2000 CarsDirect.com 400

Third race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway 222 31.293 1.5 2.41 644.542 357.272 400.5 148 267 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 Third Annual CarsDirect.com 400 3 34 Motor Racing Network March 5 ABC Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ray Evernham 99 Robert Yates Racing Jeff Burton Roush Racing Jeff Burton Roush Racing 56 Ricky Rudd 119.982 mph km/h 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 program cover.jpg The 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 program cover. The 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 was the third stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 5, 2000, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi km permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was decreased from 267 to 148 laps due to inclement weather. At race's end, Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, took the lead away from teammate Mark Martin, and lead the final 13 laps before the race would get canceled from rain. This was Burton's 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.Poole David 2000-03-05 Burton makes another splash in the rain http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0306400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000407204450/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0306400lede.htm 2000-04-07 2022-05-04 ThatsRacin To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1200 acre on on complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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 RacingFord89Austin CameronAC MotorsportsChevrolet90Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord93Dave 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 3, at 10:00 AM PST, and would last for three hours and 55 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Las Vegas Race Info Page https://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-vegas.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205232224/https://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-vegas.htm 2005-02-05 2022-05-04 Jayski's Silly Season Site Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.548 and an average speed of 171.167 mph km/h. Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0304practice.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000408175633/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0304practice.htm 2000-04-08 2022-05-03 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed18Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet31.548171.167212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord31.710170.29331Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet31.737170.148Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 4, at 9:00 AM PST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Ed Berrier of Donlavey Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.515 and an average speed of 166.077 mph km/h. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed190Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord32.515166.077293Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac32.549165.90336Mark MartinRoush RacingFord32.571165.791Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 4, at 4:15 PM PST. Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.535 and an average speed of 165.975 mph km/h. Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0305happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817125527/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0305happy.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-04 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord32.535165.975212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord32.562165.837399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord32.618165.552Full 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 2022-05-04 Jayski's Silly Season Site Ricky Rudd of Robert Yates Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.293 and an average speed of 172.563 mph km/h.Poole David Rudd, Pruett stem tide of front-row challengers http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0304webqual.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817130934/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0305/0304webqual.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-04 ThatsRacin' Six drivers would fail to qualify: Rick Mast, Mike Bliss, Ed Berrier, Brett Bodine, Dave Marcis, and Austin Cameron. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord31.293172.563232Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord31.326172.38138Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet31.356172.216418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac31.429171.81656Mark MartinRoush RacingFord31.460171.647688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord31.553171.14177Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet31.579171.000810Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac31.588170.951925Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.646170.6381024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.659170.5681199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord31.663170.5461213Robby GordonTeam MenardFord31.713170.2771377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord31.716170.2611416Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord31.720170.2401512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord31.727170.2021620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac31.731170.1811721Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord31.746170.1001833Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet31.752170.068192Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord31.766169.9932031Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.779169.9242117Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord31.781169.9132227Jeff Fuller (R)Eel River RacingPontiac31.791169.859231Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet31.800169.811245Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.865169.4652542Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet31.920169.1732615Derrike CopeFenley-Moore MotorsportsFord31.965168.9352797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord31.981168.8502860Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet31.981168.8502950Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet31.986168.8243040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet31.987168.819314Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet31.988168.813329Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord32.080168.329333Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32.081168.3243436Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac32.092168.2663526Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord32.100168.2243693Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac32.121168.114Provisionals3722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac——3843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac——3994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord——4055Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet——4144Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac——4275Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord——4366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord——Failed to qualify4441Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet32.406166.6364514Mike Bliss (R)A. J. Foyt RacingPontiac32.525166.0264690Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord32.728164.9964711Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord32.972163.7754871Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet33.291162.2064989Austin CameronAC MotorsportsChevrolet33.571160.853Official qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord14856Running18521620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1480Running170356Mark MartinRoush RacingFord14833Running17043994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1480Running1605418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1480Running1556810Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac1480Running1507688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1480Running1468333Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1480Running14291833Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1480Running1381038Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet14842Running139111416Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord1480Running13012128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord1481Running132131213Robby GordonTeam MenardFord1488Running129142117Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord1480Running12115192Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord1480Running118163436Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac1480Running115171512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord1480Running112183040Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet1480Running109192797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord1480Running10620925Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running103211377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord1470Running100223693Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac1470Running97233722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1470Running94242542Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet1470Running91253843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac1470Running88262860Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet1470Running85272031Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1470Running82281024Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running79294144Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1476Running81303526Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1470Running7331245Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running7032329Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord1470Running673377Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet1470Running6434314Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1460Running61354275Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord1460Running58362227Jeff Fuller (R)Eel River RacingPontiac1460Running55372615Derrike CopeFenley-Moore MotorsportsFord1460Running52384366Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1462Running54394055Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1460Running46402950Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet1450Running43411721Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord1450Running4042232Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord1430Running3743231Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet920Engine34Official race results Media Television The race was aired live on ABC in the United States for the third and final time. Bob Jenkins, 1973 Cup Series champion Benny Parsons and former 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 Dura Lube/Kmart 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway CarsDirect.com 400 CarsDirect.com 400