2000 DirecTV 500

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2000 DirecTV 500
Race details[1]
Race 7 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout
Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout
Date April 2, 2000 (2000-April-02)
Official name DirecTV 500
Location Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.414 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Weather Cold with temperatures approaching 55.9 °F (13.3 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Average speed 131.152 miles per hour (211.069 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps 106
Winner
No. 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Television in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Mike Joy, Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker

The 2000 DirecTV 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 2, 2000, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.414 km) asphalt Quad oval. Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won the race, his first career Winston Cup Series victory. Jeff Burton finished second and Bobby Labonte finished third.

It was the only Cup race for Adam Petty.

Background[]

Texas Motor Speedway, the race track where the race was held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[2] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a five degree banking. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, tracks also owned by Speedway Motorsports.

Failed to qualify: Robby Gordon (#13), Dave Marcis (#71), Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (#75), Kyle Petty (#44), Todd Bodine (#91)

Top 10 results[]

Pos[3] Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 4 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 334 185
2 37 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 334 175
3 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 334 170
4 19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 334 165
5 2 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 334 160
6 31 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 334 155
7 17 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 146
8 1 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 334 147
9 38 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 334 138
10 20 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 334 139

Post-race standings[]

Pos Driver Points[3] Differential
1 1rightarrow.png Bobby Labonte 1114 0
2 Increase Mark Martin 1030 -84
3 Decrease Ward Burton 1024 -90
4 Increase Dale Earnhardt 959 -155
5 Increase Rusty Wallace 940 -174
6 Increase Jeff Burton 934 -180
7 1rightarrow.png Ricky Rudd 907 -207
8 Decrease Dale Jarrett 895 -219
9 1rightarrow.png Terry Labonte 878 -236
10 Increase Jeremy Mayfield 848 -266

References[]

  1. ^ "Weather information for the 2000 DirecTV 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Track Facts". Texas Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Racing information for the 2000 DirecTV 500". Racing Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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