2000 MBNA Platinum 400

13th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 643.737 32nd Annual MBNA Platinum 400 The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 program cover. Motor Racing Network TNN Joe Gibbs Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Penske-Kranefuss Racing Rusty Wallace 242 20 643.737 Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 400 400 400 109.514 mph km/h June 4 22.870 1.6 1 MBNA Platinum 400 2000 34 13 400 Eli Gold, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker 2000_MBNA_Platinum_400_program_cover.jpg The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 was the 13th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 4, 2000, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would complete a dominant performance on the final restart with six to go to win his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.Poole David June 4, 2000 Stewart makes it 12 winners http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0604/0605racelede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010208114036/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0604/0605racelede.htm February 8, 2001 May 8, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer To fill out the podium, Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. 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 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 SABCOChevrolet42Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet43John Andretti*Petty 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 RacingFord90Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord93Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac94Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord97Chad LittleRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list *During the race, Kyle Petty would replace Andretti due to Andretti's rib injuries sustained at the 2000 The Winston.Poole David June 3, 2000 K. Petty to sub for Andretti http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0604/0604secondround.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010123163100/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0604/0604secondround.htm January 23, 2001 May 8, 2022 ThatsRacinBlake Ben June 3, 2000 Petty to Stand In for Andretti http://speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/02NASCAR/000603c.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010417113611/http://speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/02NASCAR/000603c.html April 17, 2001 May 8, 2022 Speedvision Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 11:30 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Dover 1 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-dover.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010423185909/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-dover.htm April 23, 2001 May 8, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeremy Mayfield of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.749 and an average speed of 158.248 mph km/h on. The Racin' Network - The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 Friday AM Practice http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/dover/1/prac1.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022732/http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/dover/1/prac1.shtml August 23, 2000 May 8, 2022 The Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.749158.248233Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet22.953156.84236Mark MartinRoush RacingFord22.954156.835Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 1:20 PM EST, and would last for 40 minutes. Joe Nemechek of Andy Petree Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.796 and an average speed of 157.922 mph km/h on. 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 2 http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/mbna400/fri_practice2.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000706210029/http://nascar.com/winstoncup/races00/mbna400/fri_practice2.html July 6, 2000 May 8, 2022 NASCAR Online Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet22.796157.92222Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.870157.41136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord22.896157.232Full second practice results Third practice The third practice session was held on Saturday, June 3, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Scott Pruett of PPI Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.992 and an average speed of 156.576 mph km/h on. The Racin' Network - The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 Saturday AM Practice http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/dover/1/prac3.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022722/http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/dover/1/prac3.shtml August 23, 2000 May 8, 2022 The Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed132Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord22.992156.576293Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23.004156.494390Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord23.009156.460Full third practice results Fourth and final practice The fourth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, June 3, after the preliminary 2000 MBNA Platinum 200 Busch Series race, and lasted for up to an hour. Joe Nemechek of Andy Petree Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.386 and an average speed of 153.938 mph km/h on. The Racin' Network - The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 Saturday PM Practice http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/dover/1/prac4.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022710/http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/dover/1/prac4.shtml August 23, 2000 May 8, 2022 The Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed133Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.386153.93825Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.441153.577325Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.536152.957Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 2, at 3:30 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, June 3, at 11:30 AM 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. 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 2005-11-23 2022-05-04 Jayski's Silly Season Site Rusty Wallace of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 22.870 and an average speed of 157.411 mph km/h.Brinster Dick June 3, 2000 Wallace likes pole, doesn't bank on it http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0604/0604apadvance.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011123085951/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0604/0604apadvance.htm November 23, 2001 May 8, 2022 ThatsRacin Associated Press Two drivers would fail to qualify: Kyle Petty and Carl Long. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.870157.411294Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord22.880157.343355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet22.907157.15746Mark MartinRoush RacingFord22.909157.143512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord22.934156.97268Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet22.953156.842728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord22.960156.794831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.964156.767918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac22.965156.7601033Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet22.972156.7131142Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet22.980156.6581275Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord22.982156.6441311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord22.997156.5421499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord23.022156.372157Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet23.059156.1211620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.060156.114171Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.064156.0871888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.084155.9521924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.095155.8782016Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord23.097155.864219Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord23.103155.8242260Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet23.106155.8042322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.108155.7902477Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord23.136155.6022540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet23.139155.5812617Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord23.052156.1692793Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23.074156.0202814Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac23.078155.9932932Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord23.080155.979303Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.107155.7973136Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac23.158155.4543221Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord23.159155.4473343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.160155.4403410Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac23.181155.3003566Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord23.183155.2863625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.191155.233Provisionals375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet - -3897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord - -3926Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord - -404Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet - -4127Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac - -4290Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord - -4371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet - -Failed to qualify4444Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.287154.5934585Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord - -Official first-round resultsOfficial qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11620Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac400242running185$152,85022617Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord4000running170$119,7553918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac4002running170$96,10541888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4000running160$95,7555728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord4000running155$78,2806303Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39949running155$75,45571033Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3980running146$71,88582322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3980running142$74,6859831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39843running143$63,0851068Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3982running139$54,78511375Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3980running130$73,16012294Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3980running127$59,910133343John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac3981running129$65,9701412Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3989running126$70,360153410Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac3970running118$53,280163221Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord3971running120$58,460171142Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet3970running112$57,97518355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3960running109$57,26019171Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3960running106$56,835203897Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3960running103$60,985212016Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord3960running100$56,335223926Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3960running97$56,085233136Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3960running94$47,835241275Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord3950running91$47,580252793Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac3940running88$44,305262477Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3930running85$47,55527404Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3930running82$43,830281311Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3920running79$43,680294371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3910running76$43,68030219Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord3890running73$46,030312540Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3870running70$51,880321924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3800running67$63,420333566Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3740running64$43,070341499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3700running61$62,920354127Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac2790crash58$42,7703646Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2682engine60$60,65537512Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21249engine57$50,545382932Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord2060crash49$42,43539157Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet1850engine46$50,325402260Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet1450crash43$50,190414290Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord840crash40$42,330423625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet340crash37$49,970432814Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac30crash34$42,360Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bobby Labonte 1,946 10px 2 Ward Burton 1,864 (−82) 10px 1 3 Dale Earnhardt 1,848 (−98) 10px 2 4 Dale Jarrett 1,790 (−156) 10px 2 5 Mark Martin 1,755 (−191) 10px 1 6 Jeff Burton 1,733 (−213) 10px 7 Rusty Wallace 1,704 (−242) 10px 1 8 Ricky Rudd 1,678 (−268) 10px 1 9 Tony Stewart 1,641 (−305) 10px 2 10 Jeff Gordon 1,606 (−340)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2000 Coca-Cola 600 2000 Kmart 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:June 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000 in sports in Delaware