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2000 Goody's Body Pain 500
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Eighth race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
August 2023
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The 2000 Goody's Body Pain 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 9, 2000, before an audience of 84,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Gambling on pit strategy, Roush Racing's Mark Martin managed to defend the field on old tires, taking advantage of track position to take his 32nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Poole David April 9, 2000 Martin's pit gamble turns to victory http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0409/0410500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011205174549/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0409/0410500lede.htm December 5, 2001 August 16, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverLong Dustin April 10, 2000 Martin in getaway car https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-martin-in-getaway-car/130112741/ August 16, 2023 The Roanoke Times B1, B7 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing's Jeff Burton and Mattei Motorsports' Michael Waltrip finished 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.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 MenardFord14Rick MastA. 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 MotorsportsFord27Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord33Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Gary BradberryLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Rich BickleJoe 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 RacingFordOfficial race results
Practice
Originally, three practice sessions were to be held, with one session on Friday and two sessions on Saturday. However, due to rain, the final session on Saturday was cancelled.Poole David April 8, 2000 Happy Hour washed out again http://thatsracin.com/00/0409/0409happyhour.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011124152955/http://thatsracin.com/00/0409/0409happyhour.htm November 24, 2001 August 16, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 11:00 AM EST. The session lasted for two hours and 30 minutes. Robert Yates Racing's Ricky Rudd set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.977 and an average speed of 94.789 mph km/h on.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord19.97794.789212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.01494.614311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord20.02194.581Full first practice results
Final practice
The final practice session was held on Saturday, April 8, at 10:00 AM EST. The session lasted for one hour and 45 minutes. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.210 and an average speed of 93.696 mph km/h on.
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.21093.69627Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet20.22193.645355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.24693.530Full final practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 7, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round was 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, April 8, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Jayski's Silly Season Site – Martinsville 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2000-martinsville.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000816123429/http://www.jayski.com/next/2000-martinsville.htm August 16, 2000 August 16, 2023 Jayski's Silly Season Site Positions 26–36 was decided on time, while positions 37–43 was 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
Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 19.969 and an average speed of 94.827 mph km/h in the first round.Poole David April 7, 2000 Great day to be a Wallace http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0409/0408quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011205133846/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0409/0408quallede.htm December 5, 2001 August 16, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer
Four drivers failed to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord19.96994.827255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet19.98094.775331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.98694.746411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord20.00394.666599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.00594.656625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.00594.656728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord20.00794.647840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet20.04394.477994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord20.05294.434104Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.06894.3591124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.06994.3541236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac20.07594.3261318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.08594.2791450Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet20.08694.275159Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord20.08994.2611644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.09194.251173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.10194.2041822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac20.10494.190191Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.10494.1902093Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac20.10494.190216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.10594.186228Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.11194.1572377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord20.12194.1112412Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20.12394.1012510Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac20.12394.101Failed to lock in the first round2643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac20.12794.083275Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.12894.0782888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.14793.9892933Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.16593.9053060Rich BickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet20.16993.8873117Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord20.17793.8493242Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet20.18293.8263327Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac20.18393.822347Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet20.19293.7803532Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord20.19593.7663666Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord20.22793.617Provisionals3720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.24193.5533897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord20.65791.6693916Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord20.33293.1344026Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord20.25493.4934121Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord20.58691.9854213Robby GordonTeam MenardFord - -4341Gary BradberryLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.65091.700Failed to qualify4475Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord20.31393.2214514Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac20.34593.0744671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.36093.0064790Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord20.50592.348Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results
FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1216Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50064running180$104,6502599Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord5000running170$91,1503347Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet5001running170$79,85041124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5000running160$65,53052888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord5000running155$65,12563720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac5000running150$52,82572412Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord5000running146$43,5758994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord5000running142$44,5509173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet50042running143$48,5501012Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord500343running144$64,100111822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac5008running135$55,485121318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac5009running132$48,475131236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac50023running129$31,650142643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac5000running121$46,050152377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord4990running118$34,050162510Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac4990running115$30,650172933Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4990running112$38,85018104Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4990running109$37,62519331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49810running111$38,22520625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4980running103$40,325213117Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord4980running100$38,62522728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord4970running97$36,32523275Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4970running94$42,62524840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet4970running91$35,82525191Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4970running88$35,92526228Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4960running85$33,975273897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord4960running82$34,975284026Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4940running79$34,675294121Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord4930running76$35,275303060Rich BickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet4920running73$34,675311450Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet4920running70$22,975323532Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord4920running67$23,375334341Gary BradberryLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet4770rear end64$25,075343916Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord4690running61$30,375353327Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac4640running58$22,25036411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord4540running55$22,675373242Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet4470running52$30,050381644Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac4410accident49$29,92539159Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord4390engine46$21,800404213Robby GordonTeam MenardFord4240rear end43$21,650412093Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac4000accident40$21,52542255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2960running37$31,400433666Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1460transmission34$21,275Failed to qualify4475Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord4514Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac4671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4790Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFordOfficial race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bobby Labonte 1,246 10px 2 Mark Martin 1,210 (−36) 10px 3 Ward Burton 1,159 (−87) 10px 2 4 Jeff Burton 1,104 (−142) 10px 1 5 Dale Earnhardt 1,102 (−144) 10px 1 6 Rusty Wallace 1,084 (−162) 10px 1 7 Dale Jarrett 1,050 (−196) 10px 1 8 Ricky Rudd 1,004 (−242) 10px 1 9 Jeremy Mayfield 994 (−252) 10px 1 10 Tony Stewart 988 (−258)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
2000 DirecTV 500 2000 DieHard 500 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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