2000 Pontiac Excitement 400

11th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 11 300 2000 21.645 Pontiac Excitement 400 0.75 482.803 482.803 1.21 400 400 300 46th Annual Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 99.374 mph km/h 34 May 6 8 Motor Racing Network ESPN Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ned Jarrett 227 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Penske-Kranefuss Racing The 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover, with artwork by Garry Hill. 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 program cover.jpeg The 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 was the 11th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 46th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 6, 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, Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., would hold onto the lead after making a four-tire call on the final round of pit stops to win his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his second and final win of the season.Poole David May 6, 2000 Earnhardt Jr. is first repeat winner of 2000 season http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0507writethru.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817093604/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0507writethru.htm August 17, 2000 May 6, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte ObserverMay 7, 2000 Earnhardt Jr. becomes first repeat winner 24 The Star-Democrat https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101141924/earnhardt-jr-becomes-first-repeat/ May 6, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the podium, Terry Labonte of Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates 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.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 SABCOChevrolet42Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord91Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet93Dave 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, May 5, at 12:30 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 25 minutes. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Richmond 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-richmond.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060315180032/http://www.jayski.com/next/2000/2000-richmond.htm March 15, 2006 May 6, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Steve Park of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.753 and an average speed of 124.120 mph km/h on.May 5, 2000 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0506speeds.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022505/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0506speeds.htm August 23, 2000 May 6, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.753124.12022Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.797123.870355Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.805123.824Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, May 5, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Ricky Rudd of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.751 and an average speed of 124.132 mph km/h on. The Racin' Network - The 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 Friday Practice 2 http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/richmond/1/prac2.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022542/http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/richmond/1/prac2.shtml August 23, 2000 May 6, 2022 Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord21.751124.132231Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.786123.932320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.834123.660Full second practice results Third practice The third practice session was held on Saturday, May 6, at 11:30 AM EST, and would last for one hour. Kyle Petty of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.193 and an average speed of 121.659 mph km/h on. The Racin' Network - The 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 Saturday Practice 1 http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/richmond/1/prac3.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022530/http://www.racin.net/wcup/races/00/richmond/1/prac3.shtml August 23, 2000 May 6, 2022 Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed144Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac22.193121.659214Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac22.323120.951391Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet22.339120.864Full third practice results Fourth and final practice The fourth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, May 6 after second-round qualifying, and lasted until 3:00 PM EST. Todd Bodine of LJ Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.224 and an average speed of 121.490 mph km/h on.May 6, 2000 `Happy Hour' practice speeds at Richmond http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0507happyhour.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000823022501/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0507happyhour.htm August 23, 2000 May 6, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed191Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet22.224121.490225Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.234121.435316Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord22.293121.114Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, May 5, 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, May 6, at 1:45 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. 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 21.645 and an average speed of 124.740 mph km/h.Poole David May 5, 2000 Rusty Wallace wins Richmond pole http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0506richpole.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817093833/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0506/0506richpole.htm August 17, 2000 May 6, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Four drivers would fail to qualify: Rick Mast, Darrell Waltrip, Dave Marcis, and Ed Berrier. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.645124.74021Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.687124.499331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.688124.493460Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet21.746124.16158Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.776123.990628Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord21.782123.956720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.799123.859875Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord21.820123.740918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21.825123.7111094Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord21.838123.638116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.861123.5081243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac21.863123.4961322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac21.869123.4621450Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet21.888123.3551524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.903123.2711655Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.905123.2601733Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet21.912123.2201888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord21.917123.192199Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord21.918123.1862012Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord21.921123.1702140Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet21.930123.1192226Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord21.936123.0852310Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac21.949123.012244Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.952122.9962542Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet21.986122.8052697Chad LittleRoush RacingFord21.990122.7832777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord22.001122.7222811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord22.005122.6992999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord22.012122.660305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.030122.560313Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.031122.5553293Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac22.033122.5433391Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet22.037122.5213436Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac22.060122.3933532Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord22.077122.2993613Robby GordonTeam MenardFord22.079122.288Provisionals3717Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord22.204121.600387Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet1:43.16726.1713916Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord22.277121.2014025Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.080122.2834144Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac22.232121.4474221Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22.191121.6714327Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac22.114122.095Failed to qualify4414Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac22.162121.8304566Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord22.250121.3484671Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet22.281121.1794790Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord22.288121.141Official qualifying results Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings158Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet40031running180$118,8502305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40027running175$85,92531888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4000running165$78,5254628Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord4000running160$63,025512Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord400227running165$68,62561322Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac40012running155$57,77572999Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord4000running146$51,9008720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac40069running147$49,35091094Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord4000running138$42,45010313Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40019running139$52,8001121Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4000running130$41,050123436Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac4000running127$41,52513460Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet4000running124$41,750141524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4000running121$46,850153717Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord4000running118$41,66016875Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord4000running115$30,275172226Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4000running112$38,675181243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac4000running109$43,82519387Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet4000running106$37,000201655Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4000running103$41,575213916Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord4000running100$37,02522199Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord4000running97$28,900231733Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3990running94$36,000244221Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord3981running96$35,775252310Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac3980running88$27,92526918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3960running85$44,000273532Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord3920running82$24,075284144Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac3900running79$35,050292140Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3890running76$34,825304025Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3890running73$34,70031244Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3720rear end70$34,65032116Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3623crash72$41,60033331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet35410running69$31,550343293Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac3390running61$23,500352777Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3270running58$23,450362012Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord3230running55$31,400373613Robby GordonTeam MenardFord2820brakes52$23,350382811Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2800engine49$23,300392697Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2731crash51$31,225401450Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet2390crash43$23,150414327Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac1700crash40$23,100422542Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet1700crash37$31,055433391Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet420crash34$23,000Official race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bobby Labonte 1,601 10px 1 2 Ward Burton 1,598 (−3) 10px 1 3 Mark Martin 1,568 (−33) 10px 4 Jeff Burton 1,542 (−59) 10px 5 Dale Earnhardt 1,523 (−78) 10px 6 Dale Jarrett 1,470 (−131) 10px 1 7 Rusty Wallace 1,436 (−165) 10px 1 8 Ricky Rudd 1,411 (−190) 10px 2 9 Jeff Gordon 1,400 (−201) 10px 3 10 Terry Labonte 1,357 (−244)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500 2000 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2000 Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Richmond Raceway Category:May 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000 in sports in Virginia