2000 Pennsylvania 500

19th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON Penske-Kranefuss Racing 34 19 Allen Bestwick, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren 73 TBS Motor Racing Network 130.662 mph km/h Tony Stewart Rusty Wallace Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Joe Gibbs Racing 2 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 804.672 200 4.023 2.5 28th Annual Pennsylvania 500 Pennsylvania 500 52.207 2000 500 2000 7 23 2000_Pennsylvania_500.jpeg The 2000 Pennsylvania 500 program cover, featuring Bobby Labonte. The 2000 Pennsylvania 500 was the 19th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 28th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 23, 2000, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final lap of the race, leader of the race, Penske-Kranefuss Racing driver Jeremy Mayfield would blow a tire heading into the second turn. Behind Mayfield, two drivers battling for position, teammate Rusty Wallace and Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton were battling for the second position, When Mayfield blew a tire, the two passed Mayfield, leading the two of them to battle for the lead. At the end of the race, Wallace was able to defend Burton to claim his 51st career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season.Utter Jim July 23, 2000 Luck or not, Wallace will take No. 51 http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0723/0724racelede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815210119/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0723/0724racelede.htm August 15, 2000 November 17, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverBrinster Dick July 24, 2000 Wallace makes most of last-lap opportunity 24 Clarion-Ledger https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113214638/wallace-makes-most-of-last-lap/ November 17, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Jeff Burton and Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race. Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli. Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two. 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 WaltripUltra MotorsportsChevrolet8Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord10Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord14Rick 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 SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord85Carl LongMansion 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, July 21, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for three hours. Mark Martin, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.377 and an average speed of 171.831 mph km/h on. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Pocono 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-poc2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010425153638/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-poc2.htm April 25, 2001 November 16, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord52.377171.831212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord52.454171.578399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord52.612171.063Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, July 22, at 9:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 20 minutes. Ted Musgrave, driving for Team SABCO, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.416 and an average speed of 168.489 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed101Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet53.416168.489214Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac53.475168.303360Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet53.544168.086Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 22, after the preliminary 2000 Pepsi ARCA 200 ARCA Re/Max Series race. The session would last for one hour. Matt Kenseth, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.338 and an average speed of 165.629 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord54.338165.629212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord54.370165.532328Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord54.421165.377Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, July 21, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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, July 22, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. 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 Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 52.207 and an average speed of 172.391 mph km/h in the first round.Utter Jim July 21, 2000 Rain helps Stewart capture Pocono pole http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0723/0722qualyfing.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000815210623/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0723/0722qualyfing.htm August 15, 2000 November 16, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Two drivers would fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac52.207172.39122Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord52.278172.15736Mark MartinRoush RacingFord52.433171.648412Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord52.465171.543524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.479171.497625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.493171.451794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord52.533171.321899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord52.537171.308910Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac52.573171.191101Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet52.605171.0861188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord52.607171.0801243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac52.639170.9761318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac52.754170.6031428Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord52.754170.603158Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet52.764170.5711633Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet52.823170.3801731Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.829170.3611893Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac52.862170.2551911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord52.947169.9812077Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord52.972169.901217Michael WaltripUltra MotorsportsChevrolet52.978169.882225Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.055169.6352316Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord53.061169.6162417Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord53.065169.603253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.070169.587Failed to lock in Round 12601Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet53.008169.7862755Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet53.118169.4342826Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord53.149169.3352936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac53.167169.2783097Chad LittleRoush RacingFord53.179169.2403175Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord53.195169.1893244Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac53.202169.1673332Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord53.209169.1443440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet53.238169.0523514Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac53.259168.9863621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord53.262168.976Provisionals3722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac53.273168.941384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet54.001166.664399Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord53.443168.4044027Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac53.617167.8574166Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord53.448168.3884290Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord54.440165.3204371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet53.829167.196Failed to qualify4460Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet53.307168.8334585Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord54.281165.804Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings122Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20049running180$125,7452899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20011running175$121,2453524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20010running170$92,04541188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20073running170$97,47052417Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord2000running155$71,59061318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2001running155$62,06571731Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running146$53,91583514Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac2000running142$41,61592826Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2000running138$49,71510412Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord20031running139$49,61511225Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running130$60,56512910Johnny Benson Jr.MB2 MotorsportsPontiac2004running132$38,91513158Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2000running124$43,015142077Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2000running121$36,01515101Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2000running118$45,390162601Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet2000running115$46,59017217Michael WaltripUltra MotorsportsChevrolet2000running112$44,090181893Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac2000running109$30,990192936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2000running106$34,440203097Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2000running103$46,515212755Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2000running100$42,390224166Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2000running97$33,490232316Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord2002running99$41,165244027Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac2000running91$29,64025253Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1996running93$48,91526120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1990running85$56,49027625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1990running82$40,415283722Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1980running79$47,065293621Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord1840running76$39,990301911Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1830transmission73$29,240313175Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord1760transmission70$31,59032794Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord16313engine72$39,440334290Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord1600rear end64$28,240341633Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1590engine61$38,51535399Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord1480engine58$27,415363332Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord1410engine55$27,290374371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1280engine52$27,200381428Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord1110crash49$35,15039384Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1060engine46$35,100403244Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac960engine43$35,025411243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac410engine40$44,975423440Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet310engine37$34,9254336Mark MartinRoush RacingFord250engine34$44,875Failed to qualify4460Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet4585Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFordOfficial race results References 2000 thatlook.com 300 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 2000 Brickyard 400 Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway Category:July 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000 in sports in Pennsylvania