2000 DieHard 500

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2000 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 9 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 2000 DieHard 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
DateApril 16, 2000
Official name 31st Annual DieHard 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 161.157 miles per hour (259.357 km/h)
Attendance 185,000
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 51.217
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 98
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ray Evernham
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2000 DieHard 500 was the ninth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 16, 2000, before an audience of 185,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In a late race charge, Hendrick Motorsports' Jeff Gordon made a pass for the lead with five laps left in the race, defending the lead to take his 50th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, Mike Skinner and Dale Earnhardt, both drivers from Richard Childress Racing, finished second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Eagle One
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet NationsRent
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford Kodiak
10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Lycos
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Ralphs Supermarkets
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford Menards / Duracell
14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco
15 Ted Musgrave Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford Fenley-Moore Motorsports Throwback
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford Family Click
17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 24 Volt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Automotive Finishes
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Michael Holigan
26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart
27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac Viagra
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco / Havoline
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford Tide
33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Oakwood Homes
36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
41 Gary Bradberry Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce
42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP / Cheerios
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
60 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Route 66 / Big Kmart
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree
75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford RedCell
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service / Ford Credit
90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee
93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Amoco
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, April 14, at 12:15 PM EST. The session lasted for two hours. Roush Racing's Chad Little set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.946 and an average speed of 187.964 mph (302.499 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
197 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 50.946187.964
212 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 51.167187.152
32 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 51.205187.013
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, April 15, at 9:15 AM 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 49.389 and an average speed of 193.889 mph (312.034 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
11 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 49.389193.889
225 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 49.399193.850
377 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 49.414193.791
Full second practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, April 15, at 2:00 PM EST. The session lasted for one hour. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.231 and an average speed of 194.512 mph (313.037 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
126 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 49.231194.512
21 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 49.436193.705
342 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 49.475193.552
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 14, at 4:00 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, April 15, at 11:45 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. [3] 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. [4]

Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 51.217 and an average speed of 186.969 miles per hour (300.897 km/h) in the first round. [5]

Five drivers failed to qualify - Brett Bodine, Kevin Lepage, Gary Bradberry, Rick Mast, & Elliott Sadler.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
112 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 51.217186.969
294 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 51.226186.936
388 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 51.278186.747
43 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.341186.518
56 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 51.386186.354
68 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 51.436186.173
740 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 51.454186.108
831 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.473186.039
922 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 51.481186.010
1028 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 51.490185.978
117 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 51.497185.953
1242 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 51.499185.945
1310 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 51.519185.873
1497 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 51.527185.844
1532 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 51.577185.664
1693 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 51.583185.643
172 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 51.603185.571
1827 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 51.603185.571
1977 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 51.638185.445
2026 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 51.639185.441
2144 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 51.647185.413
229 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 51.655185.384
2390 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 51.671185.326
2433 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 51.734185.101
2543 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 51.736185.094
Failed to lock in the first round
2655 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 51.666185.344
2771 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 51.742185.072
284 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 51.760185.008
2915 Ted Musgrave Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford 51.832184.751
3025 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.865184.633
3160 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 51.890184.544
3250 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 51.902184.502
335 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.927184.413
3413 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 51.976184.239
3575 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 51.981184.221
3624 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.005184.136
Provisionals
3718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 52.625181.967
3899 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford --
3920 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 52.325183.010
4036 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 52.055183.959
411 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.111183.762
4217 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 52.006184.133
4366 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 52.456182.553
Failed to qualify
4411 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 52.143183.649
4516 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 52.202183.441
4614 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 52.233183.332
4721 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 52.603182.043
4841 Gary Bradberry Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.003180.669
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
13624 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18825running180$159,755
2831 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1880running170$115,680
343 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1885running170$92,630
41242 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 1880running160$86,280
52026 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 18814running160$76,665
656 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 18898running160$79,905
7335 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1880running146$69,450
8740 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 18821running147$59,930
92144 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1880running138$57,580
10922 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1880running134$72,480
112543 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1880running130$60,375
123899 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 18814running132$65,445
131310 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 1880running124$44,465
14112 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 1884running-25$56,685
15294 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 1880running118$53,655
163575 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 1880running115$42,915
17388 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1874running117$63,300
184217 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 1872running114$50,260
193025 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1870running106$48,870
201532 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 1870running103$41,260
213718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1870running100$57,470
222433 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1870running97$47,950
231977 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 1860running94$39,640
241827 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 1860running91$36,010
251497 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 1850running88$47,505
264366 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 1850running85$38,825
271028 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 1820running82$46,570
282390 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 1780running79$35,315
293250 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 1730engine76$35,160
301693 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1510accident73$35,005
31117 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 1480running70$46,350
32411 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1450running67$45,695
33229 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 1400accident64$37,665
343920 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1380accident61$53,835
352915 Ted Musgrave Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford 1370accident58$34,305
364036 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 1370accident55$34,175
373413 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 1360accident52$34,015
382771 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1360accident49$33,675
393160 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 1350accident46$41,475
402655 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1300engine43$41,750
41172 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 1161engine45$51,050
4268 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1130engine37$42,850
43284 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1100engine34$40,656
Failed to qualify
4411 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford
4516 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford
4614 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac
4721 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford
4841 Gary Bradberry Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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The 1998 Winston 500 was the 29th stock car race of the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season, the last of five races of that year's Winston No Bull 5, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 11, 1998, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete. In the last 13 laps of the race, Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would manage to defend the field to take his 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his third and final victory of the season, and a US$1,000,000 bonus for claiming the Winston No Bull 5 bonus. To fill out the top three, Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte, both driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.

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