2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400

25th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 300 21.466 152 Jeff Burton Jeff Burton 24 Jeff Gordon Roush Racing Hendrick Motorsports Roush Racing ESPN Motor Racing Network Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons 400 482.803 0.75 1.21 2000 25 34 The 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 program cover. September 9 99.871 mph km/h Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 43rd Annual Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 program cover.jpg The 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 was the 25th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 9, 2000, in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would manage to pull away on the final restart with 15 to go to win his 52nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his third and final win of the season.Poole David September 9, 2000 Gordon shines and Labonte scores in spite of trouble http://thatsracin.com/00/0909/0911richfolo.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011124025652/http://thatsracin.com/00/0909/0911richfolo.htm November 24, 2001 May 26, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte ObserverSchmidt Russell September 10, 2000 Gordon claims Chevrolet 400 11 The Daily News Leader https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102609858/gordon-claims-chevrolet-400/ May 26, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet2Rusty 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 RacingPontiac19Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsFord20Tony 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 SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Hut StricklinDonlavey 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, September 8, at 12:30 PM EST. The session would last for one hours and 25 minutes. Rusty Wallace of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.656 and an average speed of 124.676 mph km/h on. 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 1 http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/fri_practice.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001018095310/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/fri_practice.html October 18, 2000 May 27, 2022 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.656124.676226Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord21.670124.596312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.711124.360Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, September 8, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.545 and an average speed of 125.319 mph km/h on. 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 2 http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/fri_practice2.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001018122508/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/fri_practice2.html October 18, 2000 May 27, 2022 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.545125.319210Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac21.644124.745320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.668124.607Full second practice results Third practice The third practice session was held on Saturday, September 9, at 11:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.545 and an average speed of 125.319 mph km/h on. 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 3 http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/sat_practice.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001018040326/http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/sat_practice.html October 18, 2000 May 27, 2022 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.289121.135227Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac22.337120.875321Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22.347120.821Full third practice results Fourth and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held after second-round qualifying. The session would last until 2:20 PM EST. Jeremy Mayfield of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.220 and an average speed of 121.512 mph km/h on. 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 4 http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/sat_practice2.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001018061701/http://www.nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/montecarlo400/sat_practice2.html October 18, 2000 May 27, 2022 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.220121.512250Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet22.234121.435360Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet22.259121.299Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, September 8, at 5:30 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, September 9, at 1:15 PM 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. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Richmond 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-rir2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010425200947/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-rir2.htm April 25, 2001 May 26, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Positions 26-36 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 champion 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 November 23, 2005 May 4, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 21.466 and an average speed of 125.780 mph km/h.Poole David September 8, 2000 Jeff Burton wins a rare pole at Richmond http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0909/0909richmondpole.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011106192805/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0909/0909richmondpole.htm November 6, 2001 May 26, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Four drivers would fail to qualify: Mike Bliss, Robby Gordon, Darrell Waltrip, and Dave Marcis. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord21.466125.780218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.489125.646325Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.493125.622414Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac21.516125.48852Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.526125.430622Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac21.599125.006794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord21.610124.942810Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac21.619124.890936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac21.621124.879106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.646124.7341155Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.655124.683121Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.658124.6651324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.661124.6481420Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.663124.6361516Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord21.670124.5961621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord21.690124.4811788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord21.697124.4411812Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.699124.4301926Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord21.701124.4182017Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord21.709124.3722111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord21.709124.372223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.712124.3552393Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac21.725124.2812460Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet21.733124.2352550Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet21.744124.1722628Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord21.758124.0922743John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.763124.064289Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord21.782123.9562933Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.787123.9273031Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.798123.865318Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.822123.7283290Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord21.845123.598334Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.848123.5813475Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord21.850123.5703519Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsFord21.850123.5703677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord21.861123.508Provisionals375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.204121.6003840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet1:43.16726.1713997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord22.277121.201407Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet22.080122.2834101Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet22.232121.4474244Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac22.191121.6714332Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord22.114122.095Failed to qualify4427Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac22.114122.0954513Robby GordonTeam MenardFord22.246121.3704666Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord22.280121.1854771Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet22.294121.109Full first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2000_Chevrolet_Monte_Carlo_400 2022-05-24 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40015running80$130,2202223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4000running170$81,1903106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4000running165$69,1304121Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet400130running165$60,6105199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord400152running165$79,78061420Tony Stewart (R)Joe Gibbs RacingPontiac4005running155$55,1307810Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac4000running146$34,7308622Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac4000running142$50,78092628Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord4000running138$42,58010325Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4000running134$52,230112743John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac4000running130$50,08012794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord4000running127$39,85513318Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3995running129$37,905141155Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3990running121$41,00515218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3993running123$49,280164332Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord3990running115$30,80517936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3990running112$30,105182393Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac3990running109$25,855193519Casey AtwoodEvernham MotorsportsFord3980running106$25,730203840Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3981running108$42,005214101Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet3981running105$37,255221516Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord3970running97$37,530233475Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord3970running94$28,75524289Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord3970running91$28,53025375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3970running88$42,880262550Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet3960running85$24,755274244Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac3950running82$36,43028414Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac3940running79$24,505293997Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3930running76$35,685303031Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3920running73$35,975311788Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3820running70$48,840322017Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord3760engine67$35,305331926Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3170crash64$35,1703452Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord31388engine66$42,110352111Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2960engine58$24,075363290Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord2490engine55$24,040373677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2260overheating52$27,00538334Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet2130engine49$34,470391812Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord1720engine46$31,910402933Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1200crash43$31,850412460Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet570crash40$31,815421621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord540crash37$31,78043407Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet300crash34$31,770Official race results References 2000 Pepsi Southern 500 2000 Dura Lube 300 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400