2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

31st race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 36th Annual Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 October 22 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren Jeremy Mayfield Dale Jarrett 169 Penske-Kranefuss Racing Robert Yates Racing 88 TNN Motor Racing Network 110.418 mph km/h Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway 643.224 393 1.636 1.017 34 31 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 2000 23.269 399.681 The 2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 program cover, featuring Bobby Labonte and Dale Earnhardt. 2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400.png The 2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 31st stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 22, 2000, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. In the final 43 laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to make a pass for the lead and defend the field to take his 24th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.Poole David October 22, 2000 A Rockingham bridesmaid no more http://www.thatsracin.com/00/1022/1023racelede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010509195152/http://www.thatsracin.com/00/1022/1023racelede.htm May 9, 2001 September 21, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverOctober 23, 2000 Jarrett finally regains that winning feeling 27 Tampa Bay Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109938078/jarrett-finally-regains-that-winning/ September 21, 2022 Newspapers.com To fill out the top 3, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon and Robert Yates Racing driver Ricky Rudd would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of North Carolina Speedway, the venue where the race was held. North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ July 16, 2012 Fasttrackracing.com 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 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 SABCOChevrolet43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac44Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac50Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet55Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet60Rich BickleJoe 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 RacingFord96Andy HoustonPPI MotorsportsFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 20, at 10:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 45 minutes. Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.223 and an average speed of 157.654 mph km/h on. Racin.net - 2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 Practice 1 http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/rockingham/2/prac1.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010506151933/http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/rockingham/2/prac1.shtml May 6, 2001 September 21, 2022 The Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.223157.654299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord23.335156.897324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.357156.750Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 21, at 8:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes. Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.284 and an average speed of 150.766 mph km/h on. Racin.net - 2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 Practice 2 http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/rockingham/2/prac2.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010506152406/http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/rockingham/2/prac2.shtml May 6, 2001 September 21, 2022 The Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac24.284150.766299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord24.302150.654327Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac24.314150.580Full second practice results Final practice The final practice session was held on Saturday, October 21. The session would last for one hour. Kurt Busch, driving for Roush Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.275 and an average speed of 150.822 mph km/h on. Racin.net - 2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 Practice 3 http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/rockingham/2/prac3.shtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010506152406/http://www.racin.net/nascar/cup/races/00/rockingham/2/prac3.shtml May 6, 2001 September 21, 2022 The Racin' Network Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord24.275150.822222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac24.343150.40135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet24.368150.246Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 20, at 2:00 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, October 21, at 9:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have one lap to set a time. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Rockingham 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-rockingham2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010627133400/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2000/2000-rockingham2.htm June 27, 2001 September 21, 2022 That's Racin' 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 - 1999 Provisional Start Status http://jayski.com/prov.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990418054033/http://jayski.com/prov.htm April 18, 1999 August 9, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 23.269 and an average speed of 157.342 mph km/h.Harris Mike October 21, 2000 Mayfield wins Rockingham pole 32 Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109938800/mayfield-wins-rockingham-pole/ September 21, 2022 Newspapers.com Five drivers would fail to qualify: Ted Musgrave, Rich Bickle, Steve Grissom, Hut Stricklin, and Stacy Compton. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.269157.342218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.283157.248324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.364156.703494Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord23.364156.70356Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.399156.468699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord23.412156.381733Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.423156.308831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.434156.235922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac23.441156.1881055Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.449156.1351114Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac23.449156.1351225Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.460156.0611328Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord23.469156.0021410Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac23.472155.982152Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord23.473155.9751616Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord23.498155.809171Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.511155.7231820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.516155.6901936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac23.538155.544207Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet23.557155.4192188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord23.565155.3662293Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac23.573155.3132340Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet23.590155.2012497Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord23.592155.1882511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord23.592155.1882677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord23.596155.162273Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.607155.0902817Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord23.640154.8732950Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet23.659154.7493096Andy HoustonPPI MotorsportsFord23.679154.6183166Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord23.693154.527325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.695154.5143375Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord23.711154.4093426Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord23.713154.396354Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet23.720154.3513627Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac23.727154.305Provisionals378Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.890153.2523843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac23.762154.0783921Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord23.766154.0524032Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord23.746154.1824113Robby GordonTeam MenardFord23.785153.9294271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet24.120151.7914385Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord24.120151.791Failed to qualify4401Ted MusgraveTeam SABCOChevrolet23.758154.1044560Rich BickleJoe Bessey RacingChevrolet23.879153.3234644Steve GrissomPetty EnterprisesPontiac24.062152.1574790Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord24.451149.736489Stacy Compton (R)Melling RacingFord24.454149.718Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup Race results Fin2000 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2000_Pop_Secret_Microwave_Popcorn_400 September 21, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord39343running180$125,8502324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3934running175$81,30031328Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord39313running170$65,3004699Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord393115running170$62,9255152Rusty WallacePenske-Kranefuss RacingFord39343running160$50,8756171Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3932running155$47,05071820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3930running146$53,2008922Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingPontiac3930running142$50,9009354Bobby HamiltonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3930running138$45,60010733Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3930running134$49,500111410Johnny Benson Jr.Tyler Jet MotorsportsPontiac3930running130$39,550122677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3932running132$32,725131114Rick MastA. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac3930running124$29,62514831Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3930running121$40,025152950Ricky CravenMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet3930running118$30,12516494Bill ElliottBill Elliott RacingFord3930running115$39,32517273Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3931running117$46,625181936Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3930running109$30,525193921Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord3930running106$42,72520218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac3921running108$50,252213627Mike Bliss (R)Eel River RacingPontiac3920running100$27,350223375Wally Dallenbach Jr.Galaxy MotorsportsFord3920running97$29,175233843John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesPontiac3920running94$43,375242497Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord3920running91$36,675252817Matt Kenseth (R)Roush RacingFord3910running88$36,775262511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3910running85$24,775271225Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3900running82$35,875283096Andy HoustonPPI MotorsportsFord3890running79$24,37529112Jeremy MayfieldPenske-Kranefuss RacingFord387169running86$51,900304032Scott Pruett (R)PPI MotorsportsFord3860running73$24,575314271Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3700engine70$23,925324385Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord3410running67$26,900332340Sterling MarlinTeam SABCOChevrolet3280running64$34,67534378Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3010crash61$33,55035207Michael WaltripMattei MotorsportsChevrolet2950engine58$34,425361616Kevin LepageRoush RacingFord2530crash55$33,875373166Darrell WaltripHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1930engine52$23,32538325Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1910crash49$41,275393426Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord1740crash46$31,2254056Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1740crash43$41,150414113Robby GordonTeam MenardFord1540crash40$23,100422293Dave Blaney (R)Bill Davis RacingPontiac1150engine37$23,050431055Kenny WallaceAndy Petree RacingChevrolet140engine34$30,994Official race results References 2000 Winston 500 2000 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Category:October 2000 sports events in the United States Category:2000 in sports in North Carolina