2000 DieHard 500

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2000 DieHard 500
Race details
Race 9 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2000 DieHard 500 program cover
2000 DieHard 500 program cover
Date April 16, 2000 (2000-04-16)
Location Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 161.157 mph (259.357 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Penske-Kranefuss Racing
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

The 2000 DieHard 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on April 16, 2000 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 9th race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his milestone 50th win.

Background[]

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, 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. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. 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 is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).

Top 10 results[]

Source:[1]
Pos ST # Driver Sponsor/Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts
1 36 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive Finishes   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 159755 running 25 180
2 8 31 Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 115680 running 0 170
3 4 3 Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench Service   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 92630 running 5 170
4 12 42 Kenny Irwin, Jr. BellSouth   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 188 86280 running 0 160
5 20 26 Jimmy Spencer Big Kmart / Route 66   (Travis Carter) Ford 188 76665 running 14 160
6 5 6 Mark Martin Eagle One / Cummins   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 79905 running 98 160
7 33 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 69450 running 0 146
8 7 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Felix Sabates) Chevrolet 188 59930 running 21 147
9 21 44 Kyle Petty Hot Wheels   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 188 57580 running 0 138
10 9 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 188 72480 running 0 134
11 25 43 John Andretti STP / Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 188 60375 running 0 130
12 38 99 Jeff Burton Exide Batteries   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 65445 running 14 132
13 13 10 Johnny Benson, Jr. Lycos.com   (Tim Beverley) Pontiac 188 44465 running 0 124
14 1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Michael Kranefuss) Ford 188 56685 running 4 -25
15 2 94 Bill Elliott McDonald's   (Bill Elliott) Ford 188 53655 running 0 118
16 35 75 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Redcell Batteries   (Darwin Oordt) Ford 188 42915 running 0 115
17 3 88 Dale Jarrett Quality Care / Ford Credit   (Yates Racing) Ford 187 63300 running 4 117
18 42 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 187 50260 running 2 114
19 30 25 Jerry Nadeau Michael Holigan.com   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 187 48870 running 0 106
20 15 32 Scott Pruett Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 187 41260 running 0 103
21 37 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 187 57470 running 0 100
22 24 33 Joe Nemechek Oakwood Homes   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 187 47950 running 0 97
23 19 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 186 39640 running 0 94
24 18 27 Mike Bliss Pfizer / Viagra   (Jack Birmingham) Pontiac 186 36010 running 0 91
25 14 97 Chad Little John Deere   (Jack Roush) Ford 185 47505 running 0 88
26 43 66 Darrell Waltrip Big Kmart / Route 66   (Travis Carter) Ford 185 38825 running 0 85
27 10 28 Ricky Rudd Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 182 46570 running 0 82
28 23 90 Ed Berrier Hills Brothers Coffee   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 178 35315 running 0 79
29 32 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit   (Hal Hicks / Mike Witters) Chevrolet 173 35160 engine 0 76
30 16 93 Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis) Pontiac 151 35005 crash 0 73
31 11 7 Michael Waltrip NationsRent   (Jim Mattei) Chevrolet 148 46350 running 0 70
32 41 1 Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 145 45695 running 0 67
33 22 9 Stacy Compton Kodiak / Cougar   (Mark Melling) Ford 140 37665 crash 0 64
34 39 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 138 53835 crash 0 61
35 29 15 Ted Musgrave Fenley-Moore Motorsports   (Bud Moore) Ford 137 34305 crash 0 58
36 40 36 Ken Schrader M&M's   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 137 34175 crash 0 55
37 34 13 Robby Gordon Menards / Duracell   (John Menard) Ford 136 34015 crash 0 52
38 27 71 Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 136 33365 crash 0 49
39 31 60 Dick Trickle Power Team   (Joe Bessey) Chevrolet 135 41475 crash 0 46
40 26 55 Kenny Wallace Square D / Cooper Lighting   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 130 41750 engine 0 43
41 17 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 116 51050 engine 1 45
42 6 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 113 42850 engine 0 37
43 28 4 Bobby Hamilton Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 110 40656 engine 0 34
Failed to qualify
44 11 Brett Bodine Ralph's Supermarkets (Brett Bodine) Ford
45 16 Kevin Lepage Familyclick.com (Jack Roush) Ford
46 14 Rick Mast Conseco (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac
47 21 Elliott Sadler Citgo (Wood Brothers) Ford
48 41 Gary Bradberry Big Daddy's (Larry Hedrick) Chevrolet

Race statistics[]

  • Time of race: 3:06:11
  • Average Speed: 161.157 miles per hour (259.357 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 186.969 miles per hour (300.897 km/h)
  • Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.189 sec
  • Lead changes: 27
  • Percent of race run under caution: 9%
  • Average green flag run: 34.2 laps

References[]

  1. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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