The 2000 goracing.com 500 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 26, 2000, Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing would manage to take the lead on the final restart with 40 to go to win his 53rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his fourth and final win of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2000 goracing.com 500
Race details
Race 23 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2000 goracing.com 500 program cover.
The 2000 goracing.com 500 program cover.
Date August 26, 2000
Official name 40th Annual goracing.com 500
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km)
Average speed 85.394 miles per hour (137.428 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 15.292
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Laps 279
Winner
No. 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Jerry Punch, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite, Harley-Davidson
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 Valvoline
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet NationsRent
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser, Team USA
9 Bobby Hillin Jr. Melling Racing Ford Kodiak, Cougar
10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Aaron's, RCA
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Ralphs
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford Menards, Turtle Wax
14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford Family Click
17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
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
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
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 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, Cooper Lighting
60 Geoff Bodine 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, WCW
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford Mansion Motorsports
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee
93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Amoco
94 David Green Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's McFlurry
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, August 25, at 12:45 PM EST. The session would last for two hours and 45 minutes.[3] Sterling Marlin of Team SABCO would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.332 and an average speed of 125.150 mph (201.409 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.332 125.150
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 15.336 125.117
3 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15.407 124.540
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Saturday, August 26, at 11:30 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[3] Geoff Bodine of Joe Bessey Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.771 and an average speed of 121.666 mph (195.802 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 15.771 121.666
2 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 15.798 121.458
3 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 15.847 121.082
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, August 26, at 2:15 PM EST. The session would last for one hour.[3] Kenny Wallace of Andy Petree Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.989 and an average speed of 120.008 mph (193.134 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15.989 120.008
2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.991 119.992
3 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15.998 119.940
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, August 25, at 5:00 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, August 26, 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.[3] 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.[7]

Rusty Wallace of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 15.292 and an average speed of 125.477 miles per hour (201.936 km/h).[8]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Mike Bliss, Hut Stricklin, Carl Long, and Ricky Craven.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 15.292 125.477
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.293 125.469
3 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.298 125.428
4 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.329 125.175
5 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.337 125.109
6 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15.359 124.930
7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.367 124.865
8 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.375 124.800
9 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 15.387 124.703
10 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 15.420 124.436
11 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15.420 124.436
12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.422 124.420
13 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 15.428 124.371
14 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 15.433 124.331
15 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 15.436 124.307
16 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15.437 124.299
17 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.440 124.275
18 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 15.452 124.178
19 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 15.453 124.170
20 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15.454 124.162
21 9 Bobby Hillin Jr. Melling Racing Ford 15.466 124.066
22 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 15.486 123.905
23 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.491 123.865
24 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15.499 123.802
25 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15.499 123.802
26 94 David Green Bill Elliott Racing Ford 15.501 123.786
27 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 15.502 123.778
28 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15.509 123.722
29 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 15.517 123.658
30 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15.528 123.570
31 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.531 123.546
32 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15.535 123.515
33 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 15.542 123.459
34 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15.546 123.427
35 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15.553 123.372
36 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 15.565 123.277
Provisionals
37 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.594 123.047
38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 15.727 122.007
39 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 15.763 121.728
40 01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 15.671 122.443
41 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford - -
42 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 15.648 122.623
43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 15.724 122.030
Failed to qualify
44 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 15.630 122.764
45 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 15.772 121.659
46 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford 15.865 120.945
47 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 15.981 120.068
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 500 279 running 185 $107,540
2 6 20 Tony Stewart (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 500 133 running 175 $92,540
3 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 46 running 170 $61,890
4 17 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 2 running 165 $62,980
5 3 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500 0 running 155 $53,525
6 35 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 500 2 running 155 $61,615
7 11 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 500 1 running 151 $49,540
8 8 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 500 6 running 147 $48,040
9 31 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 1 running 143 $56,715
10 37 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 134 $55,765
11 16 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 499 21 running 135 $48,990
12 15 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 499 0 running 127 $33,890
13 29 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 499 0 running 124 $33,640
14 4 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 121 $41,890
15 32 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 499 2 running 123 $51,835
16 23 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 115 $46,835
17 40 01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 499 0 running 112 $41,985
18 10 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 499 2 running 114 $40,525
19 19 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 106 $40,900
20 28 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 499 0 running 103 $48,560
21 12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 499 0 running 100 $40,885
22 25 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 499 0 running 97 $39,935
23 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 94 $49,985
24 39 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 498 5 running 96 $39,710
25 36 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 88 $39,965
26 24 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 85 $39,640
27 34 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 498 0 running 82 $38,930
28 14 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 497 0 running 79 $27,720
29 42 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 496 0 running 76 $27,710
30 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 493 0 running 73 $39,300
31 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 489 0 running 70 $27,690
32 5 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 479 0 crash 67 $38,680
33 41 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 472 0 running 64 $30,670
34 20 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 451 0 crash 61 $38,160
35 18 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 443 0 crash 58 $35,655
36 26 94 David Green Bill Elliott Racing Ford 416 0 crash 55 $35,635
37 9 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 395 0 crash 52 $27,619
38 33 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 391 0 crash 49 $27,600
39 22 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 376 0 overheating 46 $35,575
40 21 9 Bobby Hillin Jr. Melling Racing Ford 314 0 crash 43 $27,525
41 13 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 121 0 steering 40 $27,500
42 27 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 107 0 handling 37 $27,475
43 30 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 49 0 crash 34 $27,450
Failed to qualify
44 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac
45 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford
46 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford
47 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (August 26, 2000). "Can Wallace catch Waltrip's Bristol record?". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on February 9, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Fryer, Jenna (August 27, 2000). "Rusty Wallace dominates in earning Bristol sweep". The Courier-Journal. p. 23. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Bristol 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 23, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Racin.net - 2000 goracing.com 500 Friday Practice". The Racin' Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Racin.net - 2000 goracing.com 500 Saturday AM Practice". The Racin' Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "`Happy Hour' practice speeds from Bristol". ThatsRacin. August 26, 2000. Archived from the original on April 28, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Poole, David (August 25, 2000). "Wallace out front; some big names in the back". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 5, 2001. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. ^ "2000 goracing.com 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
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