2000 CarsDirect.com 400
Race details
Race 3 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 program cover.
The 2000 CarsDirect.com 400 program cover.
Date March 5, 2000
Official name Third Annual CarsDirect.com 400
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 148 laps, 222 mi (357.272 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 119.982 miles per hour (193.092 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Robert Yates Racing
Time 31.293
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Laps 56
Winner
No. 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing
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 CarsDirect.com 400 was the third stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 5, 2000, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was decreased from 267 to 148 laps due to inclement weather. At race's end, Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, took the lead away from teammate Mark Martin, and lead the final 13 laps before the race would get canceled from rain. This was Burton's 12th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the circuit where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

  • (R) - denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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 Plus
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline, Cummins
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet NationsRent
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford Cougar
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 Turtle Wax, Duracell, CD2
14 Mike Bliss (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac Conseco
15 Derrike Cope Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford Fenley-Moore Motorsports
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford Roush Racing
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 Automotive Finishes
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Michael Holigan
26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart, Route 66
27 Jeff Fuller (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac Pfizer, 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 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Big Daddy's
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 Ted Musgrave 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 WCW
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
89 Austin Cameron AC Motorsports Chevrolet AC Motorsports
90 Ed Berrier 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, March 3, at 10:00 AM PST, and would last for three hours and 55 minutes.[2] Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.548 and an average speed of 171.167 miles per hour (275.467 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.548 171.167
2 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 31.710 170.293
3 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.737 170.148
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, March 4, at 9:00 AM PST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[2] Ed Berrier of Donlavey Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.515 and an average speed of 166.077 miles per hour (267.275 km/h).

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford 32.515 166.077
2 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.549 165.903
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 32.571 165.791
Full second practice results

Final practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 4, at 4:15 PM PST.[2] Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.535 and an average speed of 165.975 miles per hour (267.111 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 32.535 165.975
2 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 32.562 165.837
3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 32.618 165.552
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 2:00 PM PST. Each driver would have one lap to set a fastest time; and that lap would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 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 champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[5]

Ricky Rudd of Robert Yates Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.293 and an average speed of 172.563 miles per hour (277.713 km/h).[6]

Six drivers would fail to qualify: Rick Mast, Mike Bliss, Ed Berrier, Brett Bodine, Dave Marcis, and Austin Cameron.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.293 172.563
2 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 31.326 172.381
3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.356 172.216
4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.429 171.816
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.460 171.647
6 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.553 171.141
7 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 31.579 171.000
8 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 31.588 170.951
9 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.646 170.638
10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.659 170.568
11 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 31.663 170.546
12 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 31.713 170.277
13 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 31.716 170.261
14 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 31.720 170.240
15 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 31.727 170.202
16 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.731 170.181
17 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.746 170.100
18 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 31.752 170.068
19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 31.766 169.993
20 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.779 169.924
21 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 31.781 169.913
22 27 Jeff Fuller (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 31.791 169.859
23 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.800 169.811
24 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.865 169.465
25 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 31.920 169.173
26 15 Derrike Cope Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford 31.965 168.935
27 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 31.981 168.850
28 60 Ted Musgrave Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 31.981 168.850
29 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 31.986 168.824
30 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 31.987 168.819
31 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 31.988 168.813
32 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 32.080 168.329
33 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.081 168.324
34 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 32.092 168.266
35 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 32.100 168.224
36 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 32.121 168.114
Provisionals
37 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac — —
38 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac — —
39 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford — —
40 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet — —
41 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac — —
42 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford — —
43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford — —
Failed to qualify
44 41 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.406 166.636
45 14 Mike Bliss (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 32.525 166.026
46 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford 32.728 164.996
47 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 32.972 163.775
48 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 33.291 162.206
49 89 Austin Cameron AC Motorsports Chevrolet 33.571 160.853
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 11 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 148 56 Running 185
2 16 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 148 0 Running 170
3 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 148 33 Running 170
4 39 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 148 0 Running 160
5 4 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 148 0 Running 155
6 8 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 148 0 Running 150
7 6 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 148 0 Running 146
8 33 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 142
9 18 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 148 0 Running 138
10 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 148 42 Running 139
11 14 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 148 0 Running 130
12 1 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 148 1 Running 132
13 12 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 148 8 Running 129
14 21 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 148 0 Running 121
15 19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 148 0 Running 118
16 34 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 148 0 Running 115
17 15 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 148 0 Running 112
18 30 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 148 0 Running 109
19 27 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 148 0 Running 106
20 9 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 103
21 13 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 147 0 Running 100
22 36 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 147 0 Running 97
23 37 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 147 0 Running 94
24 25 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 147 0 Running 91
25 38 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 147 0 Running 88
26 28 60 Ted Musgrave Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 85
27 20 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 147 0 Running 82
28 10 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 79
29 41 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 147 6 Running 81
30 35 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 147 0 Running 73
31 24 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 70
32 32 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 147 0 Running 67
33 7 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 Running 64
34 31 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 Running 61
35 42 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 146 0 Running 58
36 22 27 Jeff Fuller (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 146 0 Running 55
37 26 15 Derrike Cope Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford 146 0 Running 52
38 43 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 146 2 Running 54
39 40 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 146 0 Running 46
40 29 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 145 0 Running 43
41 17 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 145 0 Running 40
42 2 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 143 0 Running 37
43 23 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 92 0 Engine 34
Failed to qualify
44 41 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet
45 14 Mike Bliss (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac
46 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford
47 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford
48 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
49 89 Austin Cameron AC Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References

  1. ↑ Poole, David (2000-03-05). "Burton makes another splash in the rain". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2000-04-07. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Las Vegas Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. ↑ "Winston Cup practice speeds". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2000-04-08. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Happy Hour practice speeds". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  6. ↑ Poole, David. "Rudd, Pruett stem tide of front-row challengers". ThatsRacin'. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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