2000 Pocono 500

15th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series September 2023 NASWINSTON 2000 6 19 TNN Rusty Wallace 107 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Penske-Kranefuss Racing 12 Penske-Kranefuss Racing Rusty Wallace 52.440 139.741 mph km/h Motor Racing Network 19th Annual Pocono 500 Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway 200 Pocono 500 2000 36 15 4.0 2.5 804.672 500 Eli Gold, Buddy Baker 2000 Pocono 500 program cover.png The 2000 Pocono 500 program cover. 75,000 The 2000 Pocono 500 was the 15th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, June 18, 2000, but was delayed by one day due to rain.Poole David June 18, 2000 Rainout pinches already tight schedules http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0618/0619rainout.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010503070942/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0618/0619rainout.htm May 3, 2001 September 6, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer The race was held before an audience of 75,000 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. In the final laps of the race, Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield engaged in a battle with Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt for the lead. Heading into the final lap of the race, Mayfield performed a bump and run maneuver on Earnhardt, allowing Mayfield to take the victory. The victory was Mayfield's third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Poole David June 19, 2000 Mayfield says he can race hard, too http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0618/0620500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418202344/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0618/0620500lede.htm April 18, 2001 September 6, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverFleischman Bill June 20, 2000 Earnhardt cut off at the pass 64 Philadelphia Daily News https://www.newspapers.com/article/philadelphia-daily-news-earnhardt-cut-of/131337530/ September 6, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd, both drivers for Robert Yates Racing, finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Pocono International 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. Pocono International 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 the 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.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 AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac52Bill BairdBaird MotorsportsChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet66Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet72Dwayne LeikMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet75Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey 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, June 16, at 11:00 AM EST. The session lasted for three hours. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Rusty Wallace set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.557 and an average speed of 171.243 mph km/h on. Jayski's Silly Season Site – Pocono 1 Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2000-pocono.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20001031215022/http://www.jayski.com/next/2000-pocono.htm October 31, 2000 September 6, 2023 Jayski's Silly Season Site Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord52.557171.243228Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord52.849170.29736Mark MartinRoush RacingFord52.871170.226Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, June 17, at 9:30 AM EST. The session lasted for one hour and 20 minutes. Joe Bessey Racing's Geoff Bodine set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.867 and an average speed of 167.078 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed160Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet53.867167.078227Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac53.902166.970312Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord53.904166.963Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, June 17, after the preliminary 2000 Pocono ARCA 200. The session lasted for one hour. Robert Yates Racing's Ricky Rudd set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.412 and an average speed of 165.405 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed128Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord54.412165.405212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord54.443165.311336Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac54.594164.853Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 16, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round was 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 17, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 26–36 were decided on time, while positions 37–43 were based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was 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 was 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 Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 52.440 and an average speed of 171.625 mph km/h in the first round.Poole David June 16, 2000 Wallace looking to finish where he starts - up front http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0618/0617quallede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010610085049/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0618/0617quallede.htm June 10, 2001 September 6, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Three drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord52.440171.625243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac52.551171.262328Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord52.687170.820488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord52.697170.788524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.724170.70066Mark MartinRoush RacingFord52.728170.687731Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet52.748170.623899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord52.751170.613920Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac52.761170.5811033Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet52.816170.4031118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac52.832170.351127Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet52.901170.1291314Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac52.938170.010145Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet52.949169.975158Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet53.009169.782163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet53.053169.6421775Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord53.208169.1471816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord53.212169.1351936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac53.219169.1132011Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord53.229169.0812110Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac53.242169.0392212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord53.257168.9922344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac53.258168.9892455Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet53.267168.9602594Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord53.273168.941Failed to lock in the first round2625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet53.275168.935271Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet53.370168.6342877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord53.455168.3662917Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord53.463168.3413021Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord53.485168.2713140Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet53.568168.0113222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac53.604167.898334Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet53.623167.8383426Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord53.807167.2643593Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac53.827167.2023627Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac53.828167.199Provisionals3797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord54.227165.9693842Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet54.076166.432399Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord53.880167.0384060Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet53.984166.7164132Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord54.199166.0554290Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord54.189166.0854371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet54.285165.792Failed to qualify4466Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord53.859167.1034572Dwayne LeikMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet55.569161.9614652Bill BairdBaird MotorsportsChevrolet - -Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12212Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord2009running180$121,0202488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2000running170$131,5203328Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord2000running165$95,8704163Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20017running165$87,495566Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2001running160$71,5656920Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20038running155$73,4907899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2002running151$67,0158524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running142$64,7659731Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20017running143$54,2651012Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord200107running144$76,990112877Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord2000running130$51,46512145Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2000running127$55,415131118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac2000running124$55,965142917Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord2000running121$48,66515271Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2000running118$48,765163021Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord2000running115$49,065173797Chad LittleRoush RacingFord2000running112$46,465181936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac2000running109$38,06519158Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2000running106$44,015202625Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2001running108$48,89021243John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac1990running100$55,365223140Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet1990running97$46,665232455Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1990running94$45,740244060Geoff BodineJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet1990running91$44,390253842Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet1990running88$44,515261816Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord1992running90$43,865273222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac1990running82$50,515284290Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord1980running79$32,365294371Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet1970running76$32,190303593Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac1950running73$32,040314132Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord1940running70$32,390322011Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord1824engine72$31,740333627Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac1810accident64$31,540342110Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac1790engine61$34,465351314Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac1790running58$31,190363426Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1780engine55$41,99037399Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord1750running52$33,825382594Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord1690engine49$41,200391775Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord1560accident46$30,57540334Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1540engine43$38,425412344Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac1442engine45$38,300421033Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet1270engine37$38,22543127Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet350engine34$38,150Failed to qualify4466Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord4572Dwayne LeikMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4652Bill BairdBaird MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bobby Labonte 2,240 10px 1 2 Dale Earnhardt 2,183 (−57) 10px 1 3 Dale Jarrett 2,125 (−115) 10px 2 4 Ward Burton 2,096 (−144) 10px 5 Jeff Burton 2,019 (−221) 10px 6 Rusty Wallace 1,999 (−241) 10px 7 Tony Stewart 1,976 (−264) 10px 8 Ricky Rudd 1,975 (−265) 10px 9 Mark Martin 1,958 (−282) 10px 10 Jeff Gordon 1,874 (−366)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. 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