2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400

Second race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway 399.681 23.167 1.017 1.637 643.224 643.224 399.681 393 393 2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400 35th Annual Dura Lube/Kmart 400 2 34 Motor Racing Network February 27 TNN Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren 18 Penske-Kranefuss Racing Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing 134 Rusty Wallace 127.875 mph km/h Rockingham Speedway.svg The 2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400 was the second stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 27, 2000, in Rockingham, North Carolina at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. At race's end, Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off Dale Earnhardt and win after leading the final 113 laps. This was Labonte's 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.Poole David 2000-02-27 No. 18 crews dogged approach pays off http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0228400lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817132103/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0228400lede.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-03 ThatsRacin To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing and Ward Burton of Bill Davis Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ Fasttrackracing.com 2012-07-16 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 RacingPontiac16Kevin 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 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, February 25, at 10:00 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 North Carolina Race Info Page https://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-rock.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205230904/https://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-rock.htm 2005-02-05 2022-05-03 Jayski's Silly Season Site Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.500 and an average speed of 155.795 mph km/h. First Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0226practice1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817155822/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0226practice1.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-03 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.500155.795222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.506155.755317Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord23.573155.313Full first practice results Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, February 26. Ward Burton of Bill Davis Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.986 and an average speed of 152.639 mph km/h. Happy Hour practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0227happy.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000407120657/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0227happy.htm 2000-04-07 2022-05-03 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.986152.63924Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet24.007152.505355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet24.208151.239Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, February 25, at 2:30 PM EST. 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 2022-05-03 Jayski's Silly Season Site Rusty Wallace of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.167 and an average speed of 158.035 mph km/h.Wallace wins Rockingham pole http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0226aplede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817152906/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0227/0226aplede.htm 2000-08-17 2022-05-03 ThatsRacin' Four drivers would fail to qualify: Ricky Craven, Scott Pruett, Dave Blaney, and Mike Bliss. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.167158.035228Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord23.315157.032318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.320156.99843Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.354156.770524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.356156.756617Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord23.376156.62278Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.397156.482833Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.403156.441994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord23.410156.3951066Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord23.416156.3551122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.426156.2881231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.428156.2751344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.446156.1551440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet23.475155.9621520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet23.478155.9421699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord23.504155.769175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.506155.756181Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.508155.7431955Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.529155.6042043John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.531155.590219Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord23.534155.5712225Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.537155.5512388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.546155.491247Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet23.555155.4322513Robby GordonTeam MenardFord23.569155.3402621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord23.577155.2872712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.617155.0242816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord23.619155.0112941Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.621154.9983027Jeff Fuller (R)Eel River RacingPontiac23.621154.9983142Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet23.635154.9063211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord23.644154.847336Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.657154.7623410Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac23.674154.6513526Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord23.684154.5853636Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac23.691154.540Provisionals374Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet——3897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord——3960Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet——4075Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord——4177Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord——4271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet——4390Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord——Failed to qualify4450Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet23.733154.2664532Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord23.848153.5224693Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23.765154.0584714Mike Bliss (R)A. J. Foyt RacingPontiac23.855153.477Official qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac393134Running185243Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3931Running17531122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac393100Running17041520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3930Running16052388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3920Running1556228Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord3920Running15072712Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3920Running1468336Mark MartinRoush RacingFord39226Running1479181Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet39234Running14310524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39216Running1391112Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord39137Running135122043John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac3910Running127133636Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3910Running124143410Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac3910Running121151440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3912Running123163960Ted MusgraveJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet3900Running11517175Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3900Running112183897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3900Running1091978Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3900Running106204075Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord3900Running103211231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3900Running100223142Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet3890Running9723247Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet3890Running94241955Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3890Running9125994Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3890Running88263526Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3890Running85272816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord3890Running82282621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord3890Running79292225Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3880Running7630833Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3880Running73311344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3880Running70321699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3871Running72332941Rick MastLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet3870Running6434219Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord3860Running61353211Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3850Running58364390Ed BerrierDonlavey RacingFord3840Running5537617Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord3830Running52382513Robby GordonTeam MenardFord3810Running49391066Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3790Running4640374Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet36842Running48414271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3630Running40423027Jeff Fuller (R)Eel River RacingPontiac3360Running37434177Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2220Ignition34Official race results References 2000 Daytona 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Category:February 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000 in sports in North Carolina