2000 DirecTV 500

Seventh race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series August 2023 NASWINSTON Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway 501 28.105 2000 1.5 2.41 334 806.281 DirecTV 500 7 34 2000 4 2 Performance Racing Network 8 106 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Hendrick Motorsports Terry Labonte 131.152 mph km/h The 2000 DirecTV 500 program cover, featuring Terry Labonte, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton. Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. CBS 2000_DirecTV_500.jpeg Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker 223,000 The 2000 DirecTV 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 2, 2000, before an audience of 223,000 in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Dale Earnhardt Jr. managed to dominate the final stages of the race, leading the final 53 laps of the race to take his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.Poole David April 2, 2000 Dale Jr. says it all on victory lap http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0402/0403500lede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817100902/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0402/0403500lede.htm August 17, 2000 August 10, 2023 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverStrubin John April 3, 1999 Big V For Little E 1D, 9D Fort Worth Star-Telegram https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-big-v-for-littl/129752753/ August 10, 2023 Newspapers.com To fill out the top three, Roush Racing's Jeff Burton and Joe Gibbs Racing's Bobby Labonte finished second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway. 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 MotorsportsFord27Jeff FullerEel River RacingPontiac28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord33Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet41Gary BradberryLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet42Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac45Adam Petty (R)Petty EnterprisesChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Dick TrickleJoe 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 RacingFord Practice Originally, four practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with two sessions on Friday and two sessions on Saturday. However, due to rain, the scheduled final session was cancelled. Jayski's Silly Season Site – Texas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2000-texas.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000816123336/http://www.jayski.com/next/2000-texas.htm August 16, 2000 August 10, 2023 Jayski's Silly Season Site First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, March 31, at 12:00 PM EST. The session lasted for one hour and 15 minutes. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.278 and an average speed of 190.961 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.278190.961222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac28.282190.934333Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.306190.772Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Friday, March 31, at 2:05 PM EST. The session lasted for 55 minutes. Hendrick Motorsports' Terry Labonte set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.148 and an average speed of 191.843 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.148191.843232Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord28.155191.795333Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.251191.144Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Saturday, April 1, at 10:00 AM EST. The session lasted for one hour. Wood Brothers Racing' Elliott Sadler set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.426 and an average speed of 189.967 mph km/h on. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord28.426189.967291Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet28.609188.752377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord28.704188.127Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was scheduled split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 17, at 4:30 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. Originally, a second round qualifying session was scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 18. However, due to rain, the round was cancelled, leaving all positions to be determined using the times from the first round.Hawkins Stephen April 1, 2000 Rain ends qualifying hopes of five drivers http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0402/0402apsecondround.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817101930/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0402/0402apsecondround.htm August 17, 2000 August 10, 2023 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Associated Press Positions 26–36 was decided on time, while positions 37–43 was 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 Terry Labonte, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, won the pole, setting a time of 28.105 and an average speed of 192.137 mph km/h in the first round.Poole David March 31, 2000 T. Labonte has familiar seat for Sunday http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0402/0401weblede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000817103832/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/0402/0401weblede.htm August 17, 2000 August 10, 2023 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Five drivers failed to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed15Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.105192.137216Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord28.129191.973332Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord28.158191.77548Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.174191.666588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28.222191.34061Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.236191.245727Jeff FullerEel River RacingPontiac28.316190.705825Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.340190.543922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac28.345190.510106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.369190.3491131Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.377190.2951233Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.400190.1411317Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord28.435189.9071418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac28.451189.800159Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord28.465189.7071697Chad LittleRoush RacingFord28.495189.507173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.524189.3141890Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord28.525189.308192Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord28.537189.2282028Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord28.542189.195217Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet28.547189.1622294Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord28.562189.0622324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.571189.0032493Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac28.584188.9172511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord28.584188.9172610Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac28.586188.9042742Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet28.594188.8512860Dick TrickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet28.606188.7722941Gary BradberryLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.612188.7323066Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord28.612188.7323112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord28.637188.5673255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet28.639188.5543345Adam Petty (R)Petty EnterprisesChevrolet28.642188.5343414Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac28.653188.4623521Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord28.719188.0293636Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac28.732187.944Provisionals3799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord28.772187.6823820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac28.970186.4003940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet28.911186.7804043John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.895186.8844126Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord28.858187.123424Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.018186.0914377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord28.792187.552Failed to qualify4413Robby GordonTeam MenardFord28.785187.5984571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet28.829187.3114675Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord28.837187.2594744Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac28.900186.8514891Todd BodineLJ RacingChevrolet29.024186.053Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings148Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet334106running185$374,67523799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord33437running175$259,55031418Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac33440running170$186,5004192Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord33458running165$155,4505216Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord33418running160$128,80063112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord33418running155$106,6507173Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3340running146$108,750815Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3343running147$116,35093820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3340running138$99,225102028Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord3349running139$105,12511106Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3340running130$93,525121131Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3341running132$87,325131697Chad LittleRoush RacingFord3340running124$84,02514922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3340running121$93,525154126Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3332running123$85,20016424Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3321running120$73,200172742Kenny Irwin Jr.Team SABCOChevrolet3321running117$78,500183636Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3320running109$68,8001961Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3326running111$75,600203414Rick MastA. J. Foyt RacingPontiac3310running103$66,200213255Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3310running100$75,400222493Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac3310running97$60,700232511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3300running94$59,700243066Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3280running91$61,100252324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3200running88$76,150264377Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3180engine85$58,40027332Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord31813running87$52,700282860Dick TrickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet3170running79$61,90029217Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet3001engine81$60,300302294Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord2970running73$59,450311317Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord2880accident70$57,050324043John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac2870running67$62,97533588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28518running69$68,550343940Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet2790engine61$53,425351890Ed Berrier (R)Donlavey RacingFord2700engine58$41,90036159Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord2550running55$40,850371233Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet2532accident57$47,82538727Jeff FullerEel River RacingPontiac2330accident49$38,775393521Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord2210running46$46,725403345Adam Petty (R)Petty EnterprisesChevrolet2150engine43$38,675412941Gary BradberryLarry Hedrick MotorsportsChevrolet1650accident40$38,625422610Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac1430accident37$38,57543825Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1100accident34$46,525Official race results Media Television The DirecTV 500 was covered by CBS in the United States for the fourth straight year and it was their final DirecTV 500 race as coverage would switch to Fox in 2001. Mike Joy, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett and nineteen time NASCAR Cup Series race winner Buddy Baker called the race from the broadcast booth. Dick Berggren, Ralph Sheheen and Bill Stephens handled pit road for the television side. Ken Squier would serve as host. CBS Host Booth announcers Pit reporters Lap-by-lap Color-commentators Ken Squier Mike Joy Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Bobby Labonte 1,114 10px 1 2 Mark Martin 1,030 (−84) 10px 1 3 Ward Burton 1,024 (−90) 10px 1 4 Dale Earnhardt 959 (−155) 10px 1 5 Rusty Wallace 940 (−174) 10px 2 6 Jeff Burton 934 (−180) 10px 7 Ricky Rudd 907 (−207) 10px 4 8 Dale Jarrett 895 (−219) 10px 9 Terry Labonte 878 (−236) 10px 4 10 Jeremy Mayfield 848 (−266)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2000 Food City 500 2000 Goody's Body Pain 500 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:2000 in sports in Texas Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Category:April 2000 sports events in the United States