2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

52nd season of NASCAR stock-car racing

2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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Campeones  | Estaciones

Bobby Labonte , campeón de la Winston Cup Series 2000.

Dale Earnhardt quedó en segundo lugar detrás de Labonte por 265 puntos.

Jeff Burton terminó tercero en el campeonato.

La Serie de la Copa Winston de NASCAR 2000 fue la 52ª temporada de carreras profesionales de autos stock en los Estados Unidos, y fue la 29ª serie de la Copa de la era moderna. La temporada comenzó el 13 de febrero y terminó el 20 de noviembre. El piloto de Joe Gibbs Racing , Bobby Labonte, se coronó campeón al final de la temporada. Los fabricantes de NASCAR campeonato fue ganado por Ford como capturaron a 14 victorias y 234 puntos para una mejor Pontiac 's 11 victorias y 213 puntos. Chevrolet terminó tercero con nueve victorias y 199 puntos. ^[1]

La temporada se vio empañada por la tragedia cuando Adam Petty y Kenny Irwin Jr. murieron en accidentes separados en el New Hampshire International Raceway .

Esta fue la última temporada para el tres veces campeón de la Copa Winston, Darrell Waltrip . Además, esta fue inesperadamente la última temporada a tiempo completo para el siete veces campeón de la Copa Winston, Dale Earnhardt , quien murió en las 500 Millas de Daytona de 2001 .

La temporada 2000 también marcó la última para varias redes que llevaron las carreras de NASCAR. Debido al nuevo acuerdo de televisión alcanzado el 15 de diciembre de 1999, sería el último año para una multitud de estas emisoras de larga data. NASCAR en CBS transmitió las carreras finales de su asociación de veintidós temporadas, terminando con la Pepsi 400 en Daytona. NASCAR en TNN y NASCAR en TBS terminaron su tiempo en la Winston Cup Series; La primera carrera de diez temporadas llegó a su fin en el Checker Auto Parts / Dura Lube 500 en Phoenix, mientras que la última cesó abruptamente a las dieciocho temporadas después de la UAW-GM Quality 500 en Lowe's Motor Speedway (TBS inicialmente había ganado los derechos para el nuevo acuerdo, pero fue reemplazado por TNT). NASCAR en ESPN, junto con su programación afiliada con ESPN en ABC , terminó su carrera inicial de cubrir las principales series de NASCAR (ambas cadenas regresaron durante la temporada 2007); La primera carrera de ESPN de veinte temporadas concluyó con el NAPA 500 en Atlanta, mientras que las veinticinco temporadas no consecutivas de ABC con el deporte terminaron con el Brickyard 400 en Indianápolis.

Equipos y pilotos

Programa completo

Hacer	Equipo	No.	Piloto de carreras	Jefe de equipo
Chevrolet	Andy Petree Racing	33	Joe Nemechek	Danny Gill
		55	Kenny Wallace	Jimmy Elledge
	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	1	Steve Park	Paul Andrews
		8	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (derecha)	Tony Eury
	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Terry Labonte 32	Gary DeHart
			Todd Bodine 1
			Ron Hornaday Jr. 1
		24	Jeff Gordon	Robbie Loomis
		25	Jerry Nadeau	Tony Furr
	Joe Bessey Racing	60	Geoff Bodine 16	Jim Long
			Ted Musgrave 5
			Dick goteo 4
			Rich Bickle 5
			Joe Bessey 2
			Hermie Sadler 2
	Marcis Auto Racing	71	Dave Marcis 30	Bob Marcis
			RK Smith 2
			Kerry Earnhardt 1
			Dick goteo 1
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	4	Bobby Hamilton	David Ifft
	Richard Childress Racing	3	Dale Earnhardt	Kevin Hamlin
		31	Mike Skinner	Larry McReynolds
	Equipo SABCO	40	Marlín esterlina	Scott Eggleston
	Mattei Motorsports	7	Michael Waltrip	Bobby Kennedy
Vado	Bill Elliott Racing	94	Bill Elliott 32	Mike Ford
			David Green 2
	Brett Bodine Racing	11	Brett Bodine	Mike Hillman
	Donlavey Racing	90	Ed Berrier 18	Craig Huartson
			Brian Simo 2
			Choza Stricklin 14
	Galaxy Motorsports	75	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	Newt Moore
	Deportes de motor Haas-Carter	26	Jimmy Spencer	Donnie Wingo
		66	Darrell Waltrip	Larry Carter
	Jasper Motorsports	77	Robert Pressley	Ryan Pemberton
	Melling Racing	9	Stacy Compton 33 (derecha)	Chad Knaus Jerry Pitts
			Bobby Hillin Jr. 1
	Penske-Kranefuss Racing	2	Wallace oxidado	Robin Pemberton
		12	Jeremy Mayfield 32	Peter Sospenzo
			Kyle Petty 1
			Tom Hubert 1
	PPI Motorsports	32	Scott Pruett (derecha)	Scott Houston
	Robert Yates Racing	28	Ricky Rudd	Michael McSwain
		88	Dale Jarrett	Todd Parrott
	Roush Racing	6	Mark Martin	Jimmy Fennig
		dieciséis	Kevin Lepage	Pat Tryson
		17	Matt Kenseth (derecha)	Robbie Reiser
		97	Chad Pequeño 27	Jeff Hammond
			Kurt Busch 7
		99	Jeff Burton	Frank Stoddard
	Carreras de hermanos de madera	21	Elliott Sadler	Eddie Wood
Pontiac	AJ Foyt Racing	14	Mike Bliss (derecha) 4	Philippe López 25 Terry Madera 4 Waddell Wilson 1
			Dick Trickle 2
			Rick mástil 28
	Bill Davis Racing	22	Ward Burton	Tommy Baldwin Jr.
		93	Dave Blaney (derecha)	Doug Randolph
	Carreras de Eel River	27	Jeff Fuller (derecha) 7	Barry Dodson
			Mike Bliss (derecha) 27
	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Bobby Labonte	Jimmy Makar
		20	Tony Stewart	Greg Zipadelli
	MB2 Motorsports	36	Ken Schrader	Sammy Johns
	Pequeñas empresas	43	John Andretti	Greg Steadman
		44	Kyle Petty 21	Bobby Leslie Chris Hussey
			Steve Grissom 13
	Tyler Jet Motorsports	10	Johnny Benson	James Ince

Horario limitado

Hacer	Equipo	No.	Piloto de carreras	Jefe de equipo	Rondas
Chevrolet	Andy Petree Racing	35	Geoff Bodine	Chris Carrier	1
	Bill Baird Motorsports	52	Bill Baird		2
	Bobby Hamilton Racing	57	Bobby Hamilton Jr.		1
	Carreras de Coulter	61	Rich Bickle		1
			Tim Sauter		1
	Gerhart Racing	89	Bobby Gerhart		1
	Deportes de motor AC		Austin Cameron		1
	Jim y Judie Motorsports	sesenta y cinco	Dan Pardus		1
	Deportes de motor JKR	34	David Green		1
	Cicci-Welliver Racing		Todd Bodine		1
	Larry Hedrick Motorsports	41	Rick mástil	Philippe Lopez	6
			Gary Bradberry		3
	LJ Racing	91	Andy Hillenburg		1
			Todd Bodine		3
			Larry Gunselman		1
			Blaise Alexander		2
	Marcis Auto Racing	72	Jim Sauter	Bob Marcis	1
			Dwayne Leik		2
	Carreras de tránsito del medio oeste	50	Ricky Craven	Greg Connors	26
	NEMCO Motorsports	87	Compañeros de Ron	Brian Pattie	1
	Norm Benning Racing	84	Norm Benning		3
	Deportes de motor Petty-Huggins	96	Greg Sacks		1
	Equipo SABCO	42	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Tony Glover	17
			Ted Musgrave		14
			PJ Jones		1
			Bobby Hamilton Jr.		1
Vado	Deportes de motor de Evernham	19	Casey Atwood	Chad Knaus 2 Patrick Donahue 1	3
	Deportes de motor Fenley-Moore	15	Derrike Cope	Joey Knuckles	4
			Ted Musgrave		2
	Deportes de motor Haas-Carter	46	Todd Bodine		1
	Hover Motorsports	80	Pastor morgan		1
	Deportes de motor MacPherson	98	Jeff Fuller	Vic Kangas	1
			Geoff Bodine		1
	Mansion Motorsports	85	Carl Long	Keith Montgomery	10
			Darrell Waltrip		1
	Penske-Kranefuss Racing	02	Ryan Newman	Matt Borland	1
	PPI Motorsports	96	Andy Houston	Joe Garone	5
	Carreras de los hermanos Sadler	95	David Keith		2
	Spencer Motor Ventures	23	Boris dijo	Richard Broome	3
	TriStar Motorsports	48	Stanton Barrett		1
	Equipo Menard	13	Robby Gordon	Mark Tudor	23
			PJ Jones		1
Pontiac	AJ Foyt Racing	41	Larry Foyt		1
	Bill Davis Racing	23	Scott Wimmer		1
	Carreras de perdigones	00	Buckshot Jones		1
Chevrolet Pontiac	Pequeñas empresas	45	Adam Petty	Chris Hussey	1
			Kyle Petty		2

Programar

No.	Título de carrera	Pista	Fecha
	Calificador Bud Shootout	Autopista internacional de Daytona , Daytona Beach	13 de febrero
	Bud Shootout
	Gatorade 125		17 de febrero
1	Daytona 500		20 de febrero
2	Dura Lube / Kmart 400	Autopista de Carolina del Norte , Rockingham	27 de febrero
3	CarsDirect.com 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas	5 de marzo
4	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton	12 de marzo
5	Mall.com 400	Pista de carreras de Darlington , Darlington	19 de Marzo
6	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol	Marzo 26
7	DirecTV 500	Texas Motor Speedway , Fort Worth	2 de Abril
8	Dolor corporal de Goody 500	Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway	9 de abril
9	DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway , Talladega	16 de abril
10	NAPA Auto Parts 500	Autopista de California , Fontana	30 de Abril
11	Pontiac Emoción 400	Circuito de carreras internacional de Richmond , Richmond	6 de mayo
	No Bull 25 Shootout	Lowe's Motor Speedway , Concord	19 de mayo
	Abierto de Winston		20 de mayo
	No Bull Sprint
	El Winston
12	Coca-Cola 600		28 de mayo
13	MBNA Platinum 400	Autopista internacional de Dover Downs , Dover	4 de junio
14	Kmart 400	Michigan Speedway , Brooklyn	Junio ​​11
15	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway , estanque largo	19 de junio
dieciséis	Salvar Mart / Kragen 350	Sears Point Raceway , Sonoma	25 de junio
17	Pepsi 400	Autopista internacional de Daytona , Daytona Beach	1 de julio
18	thatlook.com 300	Autopista internacional de New Hampshire , Loudon	9 de julio
19	Pensilvania 500	Pocono Raceway , estanque largo	23 de julio
20	Ladrillo 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway , Speedway	Agosto 5
21	Cruce global en The Glen	Watkins Glen International , Watkins Glen	13 de agosto
22	Pepsi 400 presentado por Meijer	Michigan Speedway , Brooklyn	20 de Agosto
23	goracing.com 500	Bristol Motor Speedway , Bristol	26 de agosto
24	Pepsi Southern 500	Pista de carreras de Darlington , Darlington	3 de septiembre
25	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	September 9
26	Dura Lube 300 sponsored by Kmart	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon	September 17
27	MBNA.com 400	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 24
28	NAPA Autocare 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	October 1
29	UAW-GM Quality 500	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord	October 8
30	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	October 15
31	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham	October 22
32	Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k	Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix	November 5
33	Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	November 12
34	NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	November 20

Results

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer
	Bud Shootout Qualifier	Ricky Craven	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Ford
	Bud Shootout	Mark Martin	Sterling Marlin	Dale Jarrett	Ford
	Gatorade 125 #1	Dale Jarrett	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott	Ford
	Gatorade 125 #2	Ricky Rudd	Ricky Rudd	Ricky Rudd	Ford
1	Daytona 500	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Ford
2	Dura Lube/Kmart 400	Rusty Wallace	Bobby Labonte	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac
3	CarsDirect.com 400	Ricky Rudd	Jeff Burton	Jeff Burton	Ford
4	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500	Dale Jarrett	Mike Skinner	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet
5	Mall.com 400	Jeff Gordon	Ward Burton	Ward Burton	Pontiac
6	Food City 500	Steve Park	Jeff Gordon	Rusty Wallace	Ford
7	DirecTV 500	Terry Labonte	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet
8	Goody's Body Pain 500	Rusty Wallace	Rusty Wallace	Mark Martin	Ford
9	DieHard 500	Jeremy Mayfield	Mark Martin	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet
10	NAPA Auto Parts 500	Mike Skinner	Matt Kenseth	Jeremy Mayfield	Ford
11	Pontiac Excitement 400	Rusty Wallace	Rusty Wallace	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet
	No Bull 25 Race 1	Ricky Craven	Jerry Nadeau	Jerry Nadeau	Chevrolet
	No Bull 25 Race 2	Mike Skinner	Steve Park	Jimmy Spencer	Ford
	Winston Open	Jerry Nadeau	Jerry Nadeau	Steve Park	Chevrolet
	No Bull Sprint	Mike Skinner	Mike Skinner	Jerry Nadeau	Chevrolet
	The Winston	Bill Elliott	Bill Elliott	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet
12	Coca-Cola 600	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Matt Kenseth	Ford
13	MBNA Platinum 400	Rusty Wallace	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Pontiac
14	Kmart 400	Bobby Labonte	Jeremy Mayfield	Tony Stewart	Pontiac
15	Pocono 500	Rusty Wallace	Rusty Wallace	Jeremy Mayfield	Ford
16	Save Mart/Kragen 350	Rusty Wallace	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet
17	Pepsi 400	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Jeff Burton	Ford
18	thatlook.com 300	Rusty Wallace	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Pontiac
19	Pennsylvania 500	Tony Stewart	Dale Jarrett	Rusty Wallace	Ford
20	Brickyard 400	Ricky Rudd	Rusty Wallace	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac
21	Global Crossing @ The Glen	Bobby Labonte	Steve Park	Steve Park	Chevrolet
22	Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Rusty Wallace	Rusty Wallace	Ford
23	goracing.com 500	Rusty Wallace	Rusty Wallace	Rusty Wallace	Ford
24	Pepsi Southern 500	Jeremy Mayfield	Jeremy Mayfield	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac
25	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400	Jeff Burton	Jeff Burton	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet
26	Dura Lube 300 sponsored by Kmart	Bobby Labonte	Jeff Burton	Jeff Burton	Ford
27	MBNA.com 400	Jeremy Mayfield	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Pontiac
28	NAPA Autocare 500	Tony Stewart	Jeff Burton	Tony Stewart	Pontiac
29	UAW-GM Quality 500	Jeff Gordon	Ricky Rudd	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac
30	Winston 500	Joe Nemechek	Bill Elliott	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet
31	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400	Jeremy Mayfield	Jeremy Mayfield	Dale Jarrett	Ford
32	Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k	Rusty Wallace	Jeff Burton	Jeff Burton	Ford
33	Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts	Steve Park	Tony Stewart	Tony Stewart	Pontiac
34	NAPA 500	Jeff Gordon	Jerry Nadeau	Jerry Nadeau	Chevrolet

Bud Shootout

The Bud Shootout, an exhibition race for all Pole Award winners from the previous season, was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Mark Martin drew the pole. The race was broadcast on CBS.

Top 10 results

1. 88–Dale Jarrett
2. 24–Jeff Gordon
3. 40–Sterling Marlin
4. 20–Tony Stewart
5. 16–Kevin Lepage
6. 36–Ken Schrader
7. 2–Rusty Wallace
8. 33–Joe Nemechek
9. 42–Kenny Irwin Jr.
10. 22–Ward Burton

Notes:

• Ricky Rudd suffered a spectacular flip at the checkered flag when he was tapped by Sterling Marlin when Marlin ran into Bobby Labonte. Everyone involved walked away uninjured.

Gatorade 125s

The Gatorade Twin 125s were run on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd were the polesitters for races 1 and 2, respectively. The Gatorade Twin 125s were held on February 19 on CBS after the NASCAR Busch Series race.

Race one top 10 results

1. 94–Bill Elliott
2. 88–Dale Jarrett
3. 2–Rusty Wallace
4. 20–Tony Stewart
5. 6–Mark Martin
6. 24–Jeff Gordon
7. 18–Bobby Labonte
8. 32–Scott Pruett
9. 13–Robby Gordon
10. 12–Jeremy Mayfield

Race two top 10 results

1. 28–Ricky Rudd
2. 31–Mike Skinner
3. 22–Ward Burton
4. 8–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. 7–Michael Waltrip
6. 15–Derrike Cope
7. 99–Jeff Burton
8. 33–Joe Nemechek
9. 42–Kenny Irwin Jr.
10. 25–Jerry Nadeau

42nd Daytona 500

The 2000 Daytona 500 was held February 20 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole. The race was televised by CBS

1. 88–Dale Jarrett
2. 99–Jeff Burton
3. 94–Bill Elliott
4. 2–Rusty Wallace
5. 6–Mark Martin
6. 18–Bobby Labonte
7. 5–Terry Labonte
8. 22–Ward Burton
9. 36–Ken Schrader
10. 17–Matt Kenseth*

Failed to qualify: 60 –Geoff Bodine, 84-Norm Benning, 72–Jim Sauter, 65–Dan Pardus, 85 –Carl Long, 48–Stanton Barrett, 89-Bobby Gerhart, 96–Greg Sacks, 11 –Brett Bodine, 71-Dave Marcis, 91 –Andy Hillenburg, 27 –Jeff Fuller*, 50 –Ricky Craven, and 34 –David Green

• Dale Jarrett won the Winston No Bull 5 Million Dollar Bonus.
• As of 2021, Dale Jarrett is the last driver to win the Daytona 500 from the pole.
• Ford sweeps the top 5 positions. As of 2021, this was the last time that a manufacturer would sweep the top 5 spots in the Daytona 500.
• This was the last Daytona 500 to be televised by CBS, and thus the last 500 broadcasts for Buddy Baker and Ned Jarrett.
• Due to his failure to qualify, Dave Marcis' streak of making the Daytona 500 for consecutive years that started in 1968 came to an end, totaling 32 years.
• Johnny Benson, driving an unsponsored car for Tyler Jet Motorsports, was surprisingly in the lead with less than 10 laps to go and looked as if he might capture his first Cup win in the biggest event of the season. After a restart from a late caution flag, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Burton both passed him with four laps to go. Jarrett would wind up winning the race under caution, and Benson finished 12th.
• This was the first Daytona 500 start for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth.

Dura Lube / Kmart 400

The Dura Lube / Kmart 400 was held February 27 at North Carolina Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 18–Bobby Labonte
2. 3–Dale Earnhardt
3. 22–Ward Burton
4. 20–Tony Stewart
5. 88–Dale Jarrett 1 lap down
6. 28–Ricky Rudd 1 lap down
7. 12–Jeremy Mayfield 1 lap down
8. 6–Mark Martin 1 lap down
9. 1–Steve Park 1 lap down
10. 24–Jeff Gordon 1 lap down

Failed to qualify: Ricky Craven (No. 50), Scott Pruett (No. 32), Dave Blaney (No. 93), Mike Bliss (No. 14)

CarsDirect.com 400

The CarsDirect.com 400 was held March 5 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole.

Top 10 results

1. 99–Jeff Burton
2. 20–Tony Stewart
3. 6–Mark Martin
4. 94–Bill Elliott
5. 18–Bobby Labonte
6. 10–Johnny Benson
7. 88–Dale Jarrett
8. 3–Dale Earnhardt
9. 33–Joe Nemechek
10. 8–Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Failed to qualify: Rick Mast (No. 41), Mike Bliss (No. 14), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Brett Bodine (No. 11), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Austin Cameron (No. 89)

• Jeff Burton had also won the No Bull 5 Million Dollar Bonus.
• The race was shortened to 148 laps due to rain.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500

The Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 was held March 12 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 3–Dale Earnhardt
2. 18–Bobby Labonte
3. 6–Mark Martin
4. 1–Steve Park
5. 33–Joe Nemechek
6. 97–Chad Little
7. 91–Todd Bodine
8. 22–Ward Burton 1 lap down
9. 24–Jeff Gordon 1 lap down
10. 94–Bill Elliott 1 lap down

Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Johnny Benson (No. 10), Mike Bliss (No. 14), Robby Gordon (No. 13)

• The race was highlighted with a photo finish by Dale Earnhardt over Bobby Labonte at a margin of 0.010 seconds.
• This was Earnhardt's 75th career NASCAR Winston Cup win and his final win at a non-restrictor plate track. The win made Earnhardt the third driver to win on both configurations of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the others being Bobby Labonte and Jeff Gordon. All three have won on the old 1.522 mile oval and the current 1.54-mile oval.
• Mike Skinner led a race-high 191 laps and looked as if he was going to capture his first Winston Cup points win when an engine failure dropped him out of the race while leading with 20 laps to go. Skinner would finish 30th.

Mall.com 400

The Mall.com 400 was held March 19 at Darlington Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 22–Ward Burton
2. 88–Dale Jarrett
3. 3–Dale Earnhardt
4. 20–Tony Stewart
5. 99–Jeff Burton
6. 17–Matt Kenseth
7. 4–Bobby Hamilton
8. 24–Jeff Gordon
9. 6–Mark Martin
10. 16–Kevin Lepage

Failed to qualify: Derrike Cope (No. 15), Ricky Craven (No. 50), Scott Pruett (No. 32), Wally Dallenbach Jr. (No. 75), Ed Berrier (No. 90)

• This was Pontiac's first win at Darlington since 1963 by Joe Weatherly.
• It had been 131 races since Ward Burton had gone to victory lane, the last time being the October 1995 race at Rockingham.
• This win marked the first time that Ward and Jeff Burton each won a race in the same season.

Food City 500

The Food City 500 was held March 26 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Steve Park won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 2–Rusty Wallace
2. 10–Johnny Benson
3. 22–Ward Burton
4. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
5. 5–Terry Labonte
6. 18–Bobby Labonte
7. 1–Steve Park
8. 24–Jeff Gordon
9. 99–Jeff Burton
10. 40–Sterling Marlin

Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ricky Craven (No. 50), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Scott Pruett (No. 32)

• On lap 390, Jeff Gordon ran over one of Steve Park's old right-side tires that had been left on pit road, ending his chances to win. This incident led to the rule change that pit crews have to bring the right-side tires back to the pit wall during a pit stop.
• Rusty Wallace became the 10th driver to win 50+ NASCAR races. He became the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1991 to score his 50th career win. He is currently the only driver in history to get his first and 50th career wins at the same track, in the same race.

DirecTV 500

The DirecTV 500 was held April 2 at Texas Motor Speedway. Terry Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 8–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. 99–Jeff Burton
3. 18–Bobby Labonte
4. 2–Rusty Wallace
5. 16–Kevin Lepage
6. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
7. 3–Dale Earnhardt
8. 5–Terry Labonte
9. 20–Tony Stewart
10. 28–Ricky Rudd

Failed to qualify: Robby Gordon (No. 13), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Wally Dallenbach Jr. (No. 75), Kyle Petty (No. 44), Todd Bodine (No. 91)

• 19-year-old Adam Petty became the first fourth-generation athlete in professional sports history when he qualified 33rd for this race. He finished 40th after suffering a blown motor in his only ever Cup Series race. His great-grandfather, NASCAR pioneer Lee Petty, lived to see Adam race in NASCAR's top level. Lee would, unfortunately, pass away three days later on April 5, at the age of 86, due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• This was Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s first career win, coming in only his 12th start in the Cup series, a then-record for fewest starts to first victory, breaking the record of 16, coincidentally held by his father, Dale Earnhardt.
• Kyle Petty later relieved an injured Elliott Sadler, who suffered shoulder bruising after a cut tire on lap 119. The tire tore the car apart and the tire hit his shoulder several times.

Goody's Body Pain 500

The Goody's Body Pain 500 was held April 9 at Martinsville Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 6–Mark Martin
2. 99–Jeff Burton
3. 7–Michael Waltrip
4. 24–Jeff Gordon
5. 88–Dale Jarrett
6. 20–Tony Stewart
7. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
8. 94–Bill Elliott
9. 3–Dale Earnhardt
10. 2–Rusty Wallace

Failed to qualify: Wally Dallenbach Jr. (No. 75), Rick Mast (No. 14), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ed Berrier (No. 90)

• This race had 17 cautions for 116 laps, season highs for the 2000 season.
• Rusty Wallace dominated, leading 343 of the race's 500 laps, but with 64 laps to go, eventual winner Mark Martin passed Wallace and led until the finish.
• This race was dedicated to the memory of Lee Petty, who died on April 5 due to an abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was 86 years old.

DieHard 500

The DieHard 500 was held April 16 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jeremy Mayfield won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 24–Jeff Gordon*
2. 31–Mike Skinner
3. 3–Dale Earnhardt
4. 42–Kenny Irwin Jr.
5. 26–Jimmy Spencer
6. 6–Mark Martin
7. 5–Terry Labonte
8. 40–Sterling Marlin
9. 44–Kyle Petty
10. 22–Ward Burton

Failed to qualify: Brett Bodine (No. 11), Kevin Lepage (No. 16), Gary Bradberry* (No. 41), Rick Mast (No. 14), Elliott Sadler (No. 21)

• Jeff Gordon became the 11th driver, and the second driver of 2000, to win 50+ NASCAR races, joining Rusty Wallace, who won three weeks prior to Bristol. This is the third time, and currently the last time, in NASCAR history, that two drivers won their 50th career races in the same year, a feat that had not been accomplished since 1978 when Cale Yarborough and Bobby Allison won their 50th race in the same year. The first time was 1965 when Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett both won their 50th, yet final career races, in the same year.

• Gordon is the youngest driver, and the quickest driver ever to win 50 NASCAR races. He accomplished this feat in 232 NASCAR starts, and he did it at 28 years old.
• Gordon also won the race from the 36th starting spot.
• Gordon finished a Career Grand Slam.

• This was the last race attempted by Larry Hedrick Motorsports and Bud Moore Engineering.

NAPA Auto Parts 500

The NAPA Auto Parts 500 was held April 30 at California Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 12–Jeremy Mayfield*
2. 18–Bobby Labonte
3. 17–Matt Kenseth
4. 28–Ricky Rudd
5. 99–Jeff Burton
6. 22–Ward Burton
7. 31–Mike Skinner
8. 2–Rusty Wallace
9. 88–Dale Jarrett
10. 20–Tony Stewart

Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Dwayne Leik (No. 72)

• Jeremy Mayfield was fined 151 points and crew chief Peter Sospenzo was fined and suspended after this race for a rules infraction not related to the running of this event. The fine was a result of actions taken at the previous race, the April 16 DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR delayed the penalty in order to research the motive behind the infraction. [1]
• Bobby Labonte took the points to lead after gaining it at Darlington and losing it at Talladega. He would keep it for the remainder of 2000.
• Mayfield's win set a NASCAR all-time record with 10 different drivers winning the first 10 races of the season. As of 2020, this record still stands.

Pontiac Excitement 400

The Pontiac Excitement 400 was held May 6 at Richmond International Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 8–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. 5–Terry Labonte
3. 88–Dale Jarrett
4. 28–Ricky Rudd
5. 2–Rusty Wallace
6. 22–Ward Burton
7. 99–Jeff Burton
8. 20–Tony Stewart
9. 94–Bill Elliott
10. 3–Dale Earnhardt

Failed to qualify: Rick Mast (No. 14), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Ed Berrier (No. 90)

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. became the first repeat winner in this season.
• This was Darrell Waltrip's first DNQ this season after having exhausted his past champions provisionals.

The Winston

The Winston, the all-star race for all past champions and recent winners, was held May 20 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Top ten results

1. 8–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. 88–Dale Jarrett
3. 3–Dale Earnhardt
4. 25–Jerry Nadeau
5. 99–Jeff Burton
6. 5–Terry Labonte
7. 2–Rusty Wallace
8. 94–Bill Elliott
9. 18–Bobby Labonte
10. 22–Ward Burton

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. was an automatic entry with two wins in the season and won in his first All-Star Race start. He also became the first driver to win an All-Star Race in his rookie season.
• This was the 16th and final time in their careers that Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt competed in the Winston. Waltrip retired at the end of 2000 and called the 2001 race from the booth, and Earnhardt was unexpectedly killed the following season at the 2001 Daytona 500. They are also the only two drivers in NASCAR history to compete in the first 16 races of the Winston.
• This was the final appearance of Kenny Irwin Jr. in The Winston, as he was killed in a practice crash at New Hampshire two months later. Irwin, who was winless in his Cup Series career, received an automatic entry in the starting grid due to the No. 42 team's win with Joe Nemechek at the 1999 Dura Lube/Kmart 300.

Coca-Cola 600

The Coca-Cola 600 was held May 28 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 17–Matt Kenseth
2. 18–Bobby Labonte
3. 3–Dale Earnhardt
4. 8–Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. 88–Dale Jarrett
6. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
7. 31–Mike Skinner
8. 2–Rusty Wallace
9. 1–Steve Park
10. 24–Jeff Gordon

Failed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (No. 15), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Dave Marcis (No. 71)

• Carl Long, who qualified in the No. 85 Mansion Motorsports entry, gave up his spot for Darrell Waltrip to compete in his final Coca-Cola 600. Darrell would finish the race 36th, 14 laps down to the winner.
• The race was stopped on lap 254 by a 51-minute red flag due to rain.
• This was Matt Kenseth's first career victory, the first rookie ever to win the Coca-Cola 600.
• This would be the first time in NASCAR history that two rookies won in the same season (Dale Earnhardt Jr. won twice prior to Kenseth's win).
• After winning the pole with a new track qualifying record, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was a leading contender. Earnhardt Jr. led a race-high 175 laps, at one time overtaking his father for the lead after a restart.
• Hendrick Motorsports driver Jerry Nadeau led 115 laps, most of them in the first half in a breakout performance. However, just after the rain delay, various engine problems dropped him from contention. Nadeau's night came to an end when his engine expired on lap 360.
• Robby Gordon was competing in the Indianapolis 500, where the start was rain-delayed by three hours. P. J. Jones started in place of Gordon in the No. 13 Ford. After finishing 6th at Indy, Gordon decided to fly to Charlotte anyway, arriving during the red flag at lap 254 and drove the remainder of this race. The car finished 35th, 11 laps behind the leader. Tony Stewart competed in both races in the previous season.
• John Andretti, who was dealing with rib injuries suffered in a crash in The Winston, started the race in the No. 43 Pontiac. Andretti drove until lap 81 when he was relieved by Tim Fedewa. The car would finish 31st, 7 laps down to the winner.

MBNA Platinum 400

The MBNA Platinum 400 was held June 4 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 20–Tony Stewart
2. 17–Matt Kenseth
3. 18–Bobby Labonte
4. 88–Dale Jarrett
5. 28–Ricky Rudd
6. 3–Dale Earnhardt 1 lap down
7. 33–Joe Nemechek 2 laps down
8. 22–Ward Burton 2 laps down
9. 31–Mike Skinner 2 laps down
10. 8–Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2 laps down

Failed to qualify: Kyle Petty* (No. 44), Carl Long (No. 85)

• Stewart led 242 of 400 laps and moved up to 9th place in points.
• Kyle Petty actually ran this race for John Andretti. They made the driver swap at the first caution. This was Kyle's first race since the death of his son Adam. The car would finish 13th, 2 laps down to the winner.

Kmart 400

The Kmart 400 was held June 11 at Michigan Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 20–Tony Stewart
2. 3–Dale Earnhardt
3. 18–Bobby Labonte
4. 88–Dale Jarrett
5. 77–Robert Pressley
6. 22–Ward Burton
7. 2–Rusty Wallace
8. 94–Bill Elliott
9. 43–John Andretti
10. 40–Sterling Marlin

Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Ricky Craven (No. 50), Dave Marcis (No. 71)

• Elliott Sadler, driver of the No. 21 car went for a wild ride in practice, flipping 12 times after blowing a tire on the front stretch. He was not injured.
• The race was shortened to 194 laps due to darkness caused by two rain delays. Due to the rain delay, race coverage was moved from CBS to TNN but retained the CBS announcer team and graphics.
• Tony Stewart became the first back-to-back winner of the year 2000 other than Dale Earnhardt Jr. who became the first rookie to win repeat wins in 2000 prior to his win at Richmond back in May.

Pocono 500

The Pocono 500 was scheduled for June 18 but was held June 19 at Pocono Raceway due to rain. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
2. 88–Dale Jarrett
3. 28–Ricky Rudd
4. 3–Dale Earnhardt
5. 6–Mark Martin
6. 20–Tony Stewart
7. 99–Jeff Burton
8. 24–Jeff Gordon
9. 31–Mike Skinner
10. 2–Rusty Wallace

Failed to qualify: Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Dwayne Leik (No. 72), Bill Baird (No. 52)

• This race is remembered for Mayfield getting Dale Earnhardt to loose on the final lap in the final turn to move him out of the way and take the win by using a patented Earnhardt move.

Save Mart/Kragen 350

The Save Mart/Kragen 350 was held June 25 at Sears Point Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 24–Jeff Gordon
2. 40–Sterling Marlin
3. 6–Mark Martin
4. 18–Bobby Labonte
5. 28–Ricky Rudd
6. 3–Dale Earnhardt
7. 88–Dale Jarrett
8. 25–Jerry Nadeau
9. 13–Robby Gordon
10. 20–Tony Stewart

Failed to qualify: Rick Mast (No. 14), Geoff Bodine (No. 60), R. K. Smith (No. 71)

• During qualifying, Ward Burton flipped.
• Jeff Gordon won his 6th consecutive road course race, an all-time record, and as of 2020, the only driver to accomplish that feat, in NASCAR history.

Pepsi 400

The Pepsi 400 was held July 1 at Daytona International Speedway. Dale Jarrett won the pole. This was the final Winston Cup race that was televised on CBS.

Top ten results

1. 99–Jeff Burton
2. 88–Dale Jarrett
3. 2–Rusty Wallace
4. 6–Mark Martin
5. 28–Ricky Rudd
6. 20–Tony Stewart
7. 22–Ward Burton
8. 3–Dale Earnhardt
9. 31–Mike Skinner
10. 24–Jeff Gordon

Failed to qualify: Brett Bodine (No. 11), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Robby Gordon (No. 13)

• Last Winston Cup race for Kenny Irwin Jr., who died on July 7 of injuries sustained at New Hampshire. He finished 22nd, on the lead lap.
• Last Winston Cup race to be televised on CBS. CBS had been with NASCAR for 22 years, starting with the 1979 Daytona 500.

thatlook.com 300

The thatlook.com 300 was held July 9 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 20–Tony Stewart
2. 33–Joe Nemechek
3. 6–Mark Martin
4. 25–Jerry Nadeau
5. 24–Jeff Gordon
6. 3–Dale Earnhardt
7. 88–Dale Jarrett
8. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
9. 18–Bobby Labonte
10. 28–Ricky Rudd

Failed to qualify: Dave Marcis (No. 71)

Withdrawn: Kenny Irwin Jr. (No. 42)

• The race was shortened to 273 laps due to rain.
• The weekend was marked by tragedy as Kenny Irwin Jr. was killed in a Turn 3 practice crash on July 7. Race winner Tony Stewart later gave the race trophy to Irwin's parents.
• Ironically Kenny's death happened on the same day it was announced that Chip Ganassi had purchased majority interest in the Felix Sabates team. ^[2]
• First Pontiac to win at Loudon since Rusty Wallace won the inaugural running in 1993.
• Kenny Irwin's teammate on the SABCO team, Sterling Marlin, declined to run in qualifying following Irwin's death; choosing to use a provisional to enter the race.

Pennsylvania 500

The Pennsylvania 500 was held July 23 at Pocono Raceway. Tony Stewart won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 2–Rusty Wallace
2. 99–Jeff Burton
3. 24–Jeff Gordon
4. 88–Dale Jarrett
5. 17–Matt Kenseth
6. 18–Bobby Labonte
7. 31–Mike Skinner
8. 14–Rick Mast
9. 26–Jimmy Spencer
10. 12–Jeremy Mayfield

Failed to qualify: Geoff Bodine (No. 60), Carl Long (No. 85)

• Jeremy Mayfield was less than a lap away from the Pocono sweep when a cut tire sent him from the lead to 10th place.
• First time since 1996 that Rusty Wallace won multiple races in a season.
• Terry Labonte had Rich Bickle relieve him at the first caution period, who drove to an 11th-place finish, on the lead lap.

Brickyard 400

The Brickyard 400 was held August 5 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 18–Bobby Labonte
2. 2–Rusty Wallace
3. 94–Bill Elliott
4. 25–Jerry Nadeau
5. 20–Tony Stewart
6. 99–Jeff Burton
7. 88–Dale Jarrett
8. 3–Dale Earnhardt
9. 31–Mike Skinner
10. 32–Scott Pruett

Failed to qualify: David Keith (No. 95), Rich Bickle (No. 61), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Robby Gordon (No. 13), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Bill Baird (No. 52)

• Rusty Wallace led a dominating 110 laps of the race's 160, but it was a hard-charging Bobby Labonte who caught and passed Rusty to lead the last 15 laps and win the race.
• This race has the record for the fastest Brickyard 400, with only 2 cautions and an average speed of 155.912 mph.
• This was the third straight year that the points leader coming into this race would win the Brickyard 400, and still retain the points lead for the rest of the season, and go on to win the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. Jeff Gordon did it in 1998, Dale Jarrett in 1999, and Bobby Labonte in 2000.
• Terry Labonte was forced to miss this and the next race due to inner ear injuries suffered at Pocono. At the time, he held the record for consecutive starts, with 655.
• The race was ABC's last broadcast of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series until the 2007 fall Richmond race (in which the series was renamed to NASCAR Nextel Cup Series) as part of the ESPN group of networks.

Global Crossing @ The Glen

The Global Crossing @ The Glen was held August 13 at Watkins Glen International. Due to qualifying being rained out, the starting lineup was set by owner's points so Bobby Labonte was awarded pole position.

Top ten results

1. 1–Steve Park
2. 6–Mark Martin
3. 99–Jeff Burton
4. 13–Robby Gordon
5. 18–Bobby Labonte
6. 20–Tony Stewart
7. 88–Dale Jarrett
8. 33–Joe Nemechek
9. 75–Wally Dallenbach Jr.
10. 17–Matt Kenseth

Failed to qualify: Boris Said (No. 23), Scott Pruett (No. 32), R. K. Smith (No. 71), Brett Bodine (No. 11), Brian Simo (No. 90)

• This was Steve Park's first career Winston Cup victory.
• Jeff Gordon, winner of the last six road course races, did not win a seventh, as he and Tony Stewart collided with each other on lap 2, causing him to hit the guardrail, eventually finishing in the 23rd position.

Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer

The Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer was held August 20 at Michigan Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 2–Rusty Wallace
2. 28–Ricky Rudd
3. 18–Bobby Labonte
4. 88–Dale Jarrett
5. 10–Johnny Benson
6. 3–Dale Earnhardt
7. 26–Jimmy Spencer
8. 17–Matt Kenseth
9. 22–Ward Burton
10. 99–Jeff Burton

Failed to qualify: Geoff Bodine (No. 60), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Stacy Compton (No. 9), Kyle Petty (No. 44), David Keith (No. 95), Carl Long (No. 85)

• This race saw Dale Earnhardt's eldest son Kerry Earnhardt make his NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut. The presence of Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kerry made this the only time in NASCAR's modern era, and only the second time in NASCAR's history altogether that a father would race against two of his sons. Lee Petty had previously accomplished that feat with sons Richard and Maurice back in 1960.^[3] It would be a good day for the elder Earnhardt, as he would finish in the sixth position, but both of his sons had troubles during the race. Dale Jr. blew an engine en route to a 31st-place finish, while Kerry fell victim to an early accident and finished last in the 43-car field.

goracing.com 500

The goracing.com 500 was held August 26 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 2–Rusty Wallace
2. 20–Tony Stewart
3. 6–Mark Martin
4. 3–Dale Earnhardt
5. 1–Steve Park
6. 99–Jeff Burton
7. 21–Elliott Sadler
8. 40–Sterling Marlin
9. 88–Dale Jarrett
10. 28–Ricky Rudd

Failed to qualify: Mike Bliss (No. 27), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Carl Long (No. 85), Ricky Craven (No. 50)

• Despite winning the pole for this race, and also winning his fourth and final race of the year, this was Rusty Wallace's first win of the season from the pole. It took him eight pole positions of 2000 to finally score the win from that spot. The race marked the last win from the pole in Wallace's career.

• With this win, Wallace tied Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough for second place all-time as a nine-time winner at Bristol. Darrell Waltrip is the only winner with more than ten, winning 12 races. Wallace's nine wins at Bristol were the most at any one track in his career.

• Wallace swept the Bristol races, the first time he swept a track since Martinsville in 1994. It was also the last time that Wallace swept both of the races at a track

• Wallace became the second driver of 2000 to win back-to-back races, joining Tony Stewart.
• Final back-to-back wins for Wallace.
• Final time in his career that Wallace won multiple races in a season.

Pepsi Southern 500

The Pepsi Southern 500 was held September 3 at Darlington Raceway. Jeremy Mayfield won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 18–Bobby Labonte
2. 99–Jeff Burton
3. 3–Dale Earnhardt
4. 24–Jeff Gordon
5. 88–Dale Jarrett
6. 22–Ward Burton
7. 16–Kevin Lepage
8. 28–Ricky Rudd
9. 20–Tony Stewart
10. 1–Steve Park

Failed to qualify: Stacy Compton (No. 9)

• The race was shortened to 328 laps due to thunderstorms. Due to the rain delay, race coverage was moved from ESPN to ESPN2 but retained ESPN's announcer team and graphics.
• Bobby Labonte won the race from the 37th starting position. the worst starting spot to victory since Jeff Gordon at Talladega when he started 36th.
• Terry and Bobby Labonte became the first set of brothers to win the Southern 500.
• This was the first win for Pontiac in the Southern 500 since Buck Baker in 1960.
• This was the last career Winston Cup race in which Darrell Waltrip led a lap.

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400

The Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 was held September 9 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Burton won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 24–Jeff Gordon
2. 3–Dale Earnhardt
3. 6–Mark Martin
4. 1–Steve Park
5. 99–Jeff Burton
6. 20–Tony Stewart
7. 10–Johnny Benson
8. 22–Ward Burton
9. 28–Ricky Rudd
10. 25–Jerry Nadeau

Failed to qualify: Mike Bliss (No. 27), Robby Gordon (No. 13), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Dave Marcis (No. 71)

• Gordon held off a hard-charging Dale Earnhardt, denying Earnhardt a million-dollar bonus as being eligible for the No Bull 5 program in this event.
• The race marked the third and final win for Gordon in 2000, the lowest winning total for him since 1994.
• First time since 1994 that Jeff Gordon failed to win back-to-back races.
• Casey Atwood, along with Ray Evernham's new team Evernham Motorsports, made their NASCAR Winston Cup Series debut in the 19 car, driving a Ford (the team switched to Dodge in 2001 due to the team being a huge part of Dodge's return into NASCAR). Atwood finished his debut in 19th place, two laps down.

Dura Lube 300 sponsored by Kmart

The Dura Lube 300 sponsored by Kmart was held September 17 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Bobby Labonte won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 99–Jeff Burton
2. 18–Bobby Labonte
3. 28–Ricky Rudd
4. 88–Dale Jarrett
5. 2–Rusty Wallace
6. 24–Jeff Gordon
7. 43–John Andretti
8. 6–Mark Martin
9. 33–Joe Nemechek
10. 36–Ken Schrader

Failed to qualify: Steve Grissom (No. 44), Dave Marcis (No. 71)

• This race had the distinction of being the only Cup race outside of Daytona and Talladega to run a restrictor-plate race since the adoption of the current 358 cubic inch formula. After Adam Petty's fatal crash in the Busch Series practice in May and Kenny Irwin Jr.'s fatal crash in the Cup Series practice in July, NASCAR decided to run restrictor plates. Adding restrictor plates did have the desired result of slowing down the cars drastically, but at the same time restricted passing so much that Jeff Burton led all 300 laps. This lack of passing was so uncompetitive that, for Cup cars only, the restrictor plates were gone for the very next race. Replacing the plates was an engine kill switch, which was located on the steering wheel, and it allowed drivers to halt the car if their throttle was stuck open going too hard into the turns.^[4]
• Jeff Burton led all 300 laps. As of 2020, this was the last time that a driver led every single lap in a NASCAR points race. The closest a driver came to accomplishing this feat was in 2016 when Martin Truex Jr. led 392 of 400 laps and won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.

MBNA.com 400

The MBNA.com 400 was held September 24 at Dover Downs International Speedway. Jeremy Mayfield won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 20–Tony Stewart
2. 10–Johnny Benson
3. 28–Ricky Rudd
4. 1–Steve Park
5. 18–Bobby Labonte
6. 6–Mark Martin
7. 33–Joe Nemechek
8. 2–Rusty Wallace
9. 24–Jeff Gordon
10. 14–Rick Mast 1 lap down

Failed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Joe Bessey (No. 60)

• This was Kurt Busch's first race in the Cup series, having replaced Chad Little as the driver of the No. 97 Ford. Busch started 10th and finished 18th.
• This was the last race to air on TNN under "The Nashville Network" name.

NAPA Autocare 500

The NAPA Autocare 500 was held October 1 at Martinsville Speedway. Tony Stewart won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 20–Tony Stewart
2. 3–Dale Earnhardt
3. 99–Jeff Burton
4. 28–Ricky Rudd
5. 24–Jeff Gordon
6. 88–Dale Jarrett
7. 26–Jimmy Spencer
8. 31–Mike Skinner
9. 40–Sterling Marlin
10. 18–Bobby Labonte

Failed to qualify: Scott Pruett (No. 32), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Carl Long (No. 85), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Rich Bickle (No. 60)

• First time Tony Stewart wins from the Pole.

UAW-GM Quality 500

The UAW-GM Quality 500 was held October 8 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 18–Bobby Labonte
2. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
3. 28–Ricky Rudd
4. 20–Tony Stewart
5. 6–Mark Martin
6. 99–Jeff Burton
7. 1–Steve Park
8. 10–Johnny Benson
9. 17–Matt Kenseth
10. 22–Ward Burton

Failed to qualify: Scott Pruett (No. 32), Ricky Craven (No. 50), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Carl Long (No. 85), Stacy Compton (No. 9), Dave Marcis (No. 71)

• This was the final race aired on TBS.
• This was Labonte's fourth and final win of 2000, holding a points lead of 252 over Jeff Burton following the race.

Winston 500 presented by UPS

The Winston 500 was held October 15 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Bill Elliott led the most laps.

Top ten results

1. 3–Dale Earnhardt
2. 55–Kenny Wallace
3. 33–Joe Nemechek
4. 24–Jeff Gordon
5. 5–Terry Labonte
6. 31–Mike Skinner*
7. 6–Mark Martin
8. 2–Rusty Wallace
9. 27–Mike Bliss
10. 17–Matt Kenseth

Failed to qualify: Wally Dallenbach Jr. (No. 75), Blaise Alexander (No. 91), Hut Stricklin (No. 90)

• This was Earnhardt's 76th and final career victory before his death in February 2001 at Daytona, as well as the final time the No. 3 car was in victory lane in the Cup Series until the 2017 Coca-Cola 600. This race is remembered for Earnhardt storming to the front in the final 5 laps to take the win picking up 17 spots. This was also Earnhardt's first and only Winston No Bull 5 Million Dollar Bonus win.
• This was Earnhardt's 10th career Talladega win, the most wins at Talladega by a driver as of 2020.

• 10 wins at Talladega is the most wins at one track in Dale Earnhardt's legendary career. This 10th win broke him out of a four-way tie for most wins at one track. His second-most wins at one track are nine each at three tracks: Atlanta, Bristol, and Darlington.

• This was the last career Winston Cup race that Dave Marcis led a lap.
• This was the last Cup race sponsored by a tobacco product.
• This was Mike Skinner's nearest-miss of his Cup Series career as he led with 2 laps to go in RCR's #31 Lowe's Chevrolet, only to finish 6th after losing the lead before the white flag waved. Skinner also finished 2nd at Talladega earlier in the year.

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

The Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was held October 22 at North Carolina Speedway. Jeremy Mayfield won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 88–Dale Jarrett
2. 24–Jeff Gordon
3. 28–Ricky Rudd
4. 99–Jeff Burton
5. 2–Rusty Wallace
6. 1–Steve Park
7. 20–Tony Stewart
8. 22–Ward Burton
9. 4–Bobby Hamilton
10. 33–Joe Nemechek

Failed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (No. 01), Rich Bickle (No. 60), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Stacy Compton (No. 9)

• This was Dale Jarrett's first win since the Daytona 500 back in February.
• The race also marked Jarrett's first Rockingham win.
• This was the first race to air on TNN under "The National Network" name.

Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500

The Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 was held November 5 at Phoenix International Raceway. Rusty Wallace won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 99–Jeff Burton
2. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
3. 1–Steve Park
4. 2–Rusty Wallace
5. 18–Bobby Labonte
6. 6–Mark Martin
7. 24–Jeff Gordon
8. 93–Dave Blaney
9. 3–Dale Earnhardt
10. 88–Dale Jarrett

Failed to qualify: Stacy Compton (No. 9), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Robby Gordon (No. 13), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Hut Stricklin (No. 90)

• It was the last race televised by The Nashville Network (during the broadcast, known as The National Network), which was later called Spike, and is now called Paramount Network.
• Ryan Newman made his NASCAR debut starting 10th and finishing 41st.

Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts

The Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts was held November 12 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Steve Park won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 20–Tony Stewart
2. 12–Jeremy Mayfield
3. 6–Mark Martin
4. 18–Bobby Labonte
5. 26–Jimmy Spencer
6. 28–Ricky Rudd
7. 24–Jeff Gordon 1 lap down
8. 1–Steve Park 1 lap down
9. 93–Dave Blaney 2 laps down
10. 19–Casey Atwood 2 laps down

Failed to qualify: Kyle Petty (No. 45), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Ricky Craven (No. 50), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Norm Benning (No. 84), Hermie Sadler (No. 60), Ted Musgrave (No. 01)

• It was Tony Stewart's sixth win of the year, most of all drivers for the season.
• Bobby Labonte clinched the championship by finishing 4th with only one race left. It was the 2nd straight year that the championship was clinched at Homestead. He led the standings by 256 points over Jeff Burton going into the season finale at Atlanta.
• This was Joe Gibbs' first Winston Cup Championship as an owner since he formed his racing team back in 1992.
• Casey Atwood scored his first career top-ten finish in the Cup Series.

NAPA 500

The NAPA 500 was scheduled for November 19, but was held on November 20 due to a rain delay at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon won the pole.

Top ten results

1. 25–Jerry Nadeau
2. 3–Dale Earnhardt
3. 22–Ward Burton
4. 24–Jeff Gordon
5. 18–Bobby Labonte
6. 31–Mike Skinner
7. 2–Rusty Wallace
8. 40–Sterling Marlin
9. 17–Matt Kenseth 1 lap down
10. 10–Johnny Benson 1 lap down

Failed to qualify: Stacy Compton (No. 9), Hermie Sadler (No. 60), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Dick Trickle (No. 71), Blaise Alexander (No. 91), Morgan Shepherd (No. 80), Tim Sauter (No. 61), Larry Foyt (No. 41), Kevin Lepage (No. 16), Carl Long (No. 85), Mike Bliss (No. 27), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Norm Benning (No. 84)

• Because of a deal that gave broadcasting rights to Fox, FX, NBC, and TNT, this was ESPN's last Winston Cup race until the station along with ABC was brought back to NASCAR in 2007. It is remembered for Bob Jenkins making a farewell speech and his fellow commentator Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett almost making him cry as they said goodbye on TV. Jenkins introduced a video from ESPN thanking all the fans, simply stating "without you, there would be no magic".
• The race was not Parsons' final race as a color commentator. He would continue in the position with NBC and TNT until he died in January 2007.
• This was Ned Jarrett's final Winston Cup race as a full-time color commentator. ESPN brought him back for a Busch race at Charlotte in 2007 and NBC brought Jarrett in the mid-2010s during Darlington Raceway throwback weekends.
• Jerry Nadeau scores his first and only victory of his career.
• This was Scott Wimmer's first Cup start.
• This was the 809th and final career Cup Series start for Darrell Waltrip, who would end his driving career and start his broadcasting career in 2001 for NASCAR on FOX.
• This was Dale Earnhardt's last lead lap and top-five finish in a Winston Cup points event. He also overtook Jeff Burton in the standings to finish second, while Burton finished the race in 12th.
• The cars of Scott Wimmer, Larry Foyt and Tim Sauter were initially entered in the weekend's ARCA race at Atlanta, but when all three DNQ'd due to ARCA qualifying being rained out, they elected to attempt the Cup race instead as the cars and rules packages were very similar. Foyt and Sauter failed to make the race, but Wimmer did and actually led 9 laps, including three under green-flag conditions, by staying on track under a caution when everybody else pitted. Wimmer would finish three laps down in 22nd position.

Drivers' championship

Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. * – Most laps led.

Pos	Driver	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL	Points
1	Bobby Labonte	6	1*	5	2	13	6	3	12	21	2	26	2	3	3	13	4	12	9	6	1	5	3	15	1	15	2	5	10	1	12	20	5	4	5	5130
2	Dale Earnhardt	21	2	8	1	3	39	7	9	3	17	10	3	6	2	4	6	8	6	25	8	25	6	4	3	2	12	17	2	11	1	17	9	20	2	4865
3	Jeff Burton	2	32	1*	43	5	9	2	2	12	5	7	11	34	11	7	16	1	11	2	6	3	10	6	2	5*	1*	36	3*	6	29	4	1*	11	12	4841
4	Dale Jarrett	1*	5	7	36	2	21	33	5	17	9	3	5	4	4	2	7	2*	7	4*	7	7	4	9	5	31	4	32	6	40	15	1	10	17	15	4684
5	Ricky Rudd	15	6	12	11	17	14	10	22	27	4	4	17	5	12	3	5	5	10	38	21	11	2	10	8	9	3	3	4	3*	11	3	37	6	24	4575
6	Tony Stewart	17	4	2	34	4	42	9	6	34	10	8	14	1*	1	6	10	6	1*	26	5	6	41	2	9	6	23	1*	1	4	27	7	14	1*	38	4570
7	Rusty Wallace	4	11	15	32	16	1	4	10*	41	8	5*	8	14	7	10*	26	3	15	1	2*	34	1*	1*	30	34	5	8	23	21	8	5	4	15	7	4544
8	Mark Martin	5	8	3	3	9	16	11	1	6*	14	32	12	36	40	5	3	4	3	43	43	2	11	3	14	3	8	6	18	5	7	40	6	3	40	4410
9	Jeff Gordon	34	10	28	9	8	8*	25	4	1	11	14	10	32	14	8	1*	10	5	3	33	23	36	23	4	1	6	9	5	39	4	2	7	7	4	4361
10	Ward Burton	8	3	23	8	1*	3	14	11	10	6	6	13	8	6	27	21	7	18	28	28	22	9	11	6	8	30	40	43	10	22	8	12	39	3	4152
11	Steve Park	31	9	43	4	39	7	19	25	32	16	11	9	19	29	15	17	33	28	15	16	1*	33	5	10	4	34	4	11	7	19	6	3	8	18	3934
12	Mike Skinner	16	21	27	30*	14	13	12	19	2	7	33	7	9	20	9	20	9	39	7	9	36	16	14	43	30	24	11	8	20	6	14	11	23	6	3898
13	Johnny Benson	12	14	6	DNQ	24	2	42	16	13	23	25	16	15	24	34	18	13	14	12	25	27	5	13	38	7	11	2	19	8	33	11	16	30	10	3716
14	Matt Kenseth (R)	10	37	14	40	6	12	31	21	18	3*	15	1	2	17	14	32	20	19	5	26	10	8	39	33	32	17	12	34	9	10	25	42	21	9	3711
15	Joe Nemechek	42	30	9	5	41	25	37	17	22	20	23	23	7	18	42	11	11	2	34	18	8	23	27	31	40	9	7	14	14	3	10	24	18	25	3534
16	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R)	13	19	10	29	40	38	1*	26	42	12	1	4*	10	13	19	24	35	21	13	13	40	31	21	11	13	31	16	36	19	14	34	27	13	20	3516
17	Terry Labonte	7	17	31	15	11	5	8	23	7	33	2	22	11	26	12	27	41	43	11			20	16	15	25	25	13	17	27	5	38	17	25	17	3433
18	Ken Schrader	9	13	16	23	22	26	18	13	36	24	12	37	23	16	18	15	23	23	19	22	18	19	12	16	17	10	30	16	25	37	18	40	32	26	3398
19	Sterling Marlin	24	15	18	12	21	10	34	24	8	32	29	19	31	10	22	2	25	25	42	30	30	15	8	17	20	22	37	9	31	41	33	15	26	8	3363
20	Jerry Nadeau	35	29	20	42	37	19	43	20	19	13	30	38	42	23	20	8	15	4	27	4	38	12	32	29	10	21	33	12	36	13	27	23	12	1*	3273
21	Bill Elliott	3	25	4	10	19	36	30	8	15	19	9	43	12	8	38	35	38	24	32	3	13	38			12	37	19	15	34	24	16	26	22	11	3267
22	Jimmy Spencer	30	26	30	17	23	18	15	28	5	40	17	25	22	15	36	34	32	41	9	17	31	7	24	32	33	15	34	7	15	38	39	13	5	33	3188
23	John Andretti	22	12	25	18	20	33	32	14	11	25	18	31	13	9	21	43	14	40	41	42	37	27	20	37	11	7	22	13	18	20	23	28	37	19	3169
24	Jeremy Mayfield	11	7	17	28	34	4	6	7	14	1	36	6	37	41*	1	33	43	8	10	INQ		13	35	41*	39	40	35	38	2	42	29*	2	2	41	3156
25	Robert Pressley	20	43	21	33	18	17	26	15	23	21	35	26	26	5	11	37	17	38	14	27	26	32	37	36	37	18	14	33	35	25	12	31	16	13	3055
26	Kenny Wallace	29	24	39	37	35	20	21	42	40	36	20	27	18	31	23	13	19	26	21	29	14	30	26	35	14	43	15	22	37	2	43	19	24	23	2874
27	Michael Waltrip	39	23	33	25	32	11	29	3	31	30	19	18	39	22	43	12	42	35	17	20	17	21	19	40	43	20	24	24	22	34	35	32	34	39	2797
28	Kevin Lepage	36	27	11	38	10	30	5	34	DNQ	22	21	15	21	21	26	41	37	31	23	36	32	18	18	7	22	38	38	29	12	43	36	21	27	DNQ	2795
29	Elliott Sadler	38	28	41	14	12	41	39	29	DNQ	43	24	21	16	27	16	38	18	16	29	34	28	40	7	18	42	13	26	32	16	17	19	30	28	42	2762
30	Bobby Hamilton	43	40	34	13	7	15	16	18	43	18	31	34	27	43	40	16	36	22	39	40	16	14	34	22	38	35	25	35	34	36	9	43	31	16	2715
31	Dave Blaney (R)	27	DNQ	22	20	26	35	22	41	30	38	34	40	25	25	30	29	24	34	18	23	35	24	43	20	18	26	39	30	28	28	42	8	9	18	2656
32	Chad Little	23	18	19	6	15	23	13	27	25	15	39	20	20	32	17	25	16	42	20	19	12	22	30	21	29	33				18					2634
33	Rick Mast	28	33	DNQ	21	30	34	20	DNQ	DNQ	39	DNQ	39	43	30	35	DNQ	31	12	8	38	19	29	29	12	28	32	10	26	17	31	13	39	29	35	2366
34	Wally Dallenbach Jr.	40	20	35	39	DNQ	29	DNQ	DNQ	16	27	16	28	24	34	39	40	21	27	31	35	9	25	33	19	23	39	21	40	33	DNQ	22	22	35	29	2344
35	Brett Bodine	DNQ	35	DNQ	16	27	22	23	36	DNQ	41	38	30	28	36	32	30	DNQ	20	30	39	DNQ	42	28	27	35	42	20	41	32	26	26	20	14	28	2145
36	Darrell Waltrip	32	39	38	31	43	31	24	43	26	29	DNQ	36	33	DNQ	DNQ	28	27	33	22	11	20	DNQ	42	42	DNQ	29	31	27	30	35	37	33	36	34	1981
37	Scott Pruett (R)	19	DNQ	42	41	DNQ	DNQ	27	32	20	34	27	41	38	19	31	39	40	30	36	10	DNQ	17	38	24	16	41	42	DNQ	DNQ	39	30	34	43	32	1929
38	Stacy Compton (R)	26	34	32	35	29	28	36	39	33	28	22	33	30	42	37	31	39	29	35	37	29	DNQ	INQ	DNQ	24	16	29	39	DNQ	23	DNQ	DNQ	38	DNQ	1857
39	Mike Bliss (R)	33	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ				35	24	35	41	32	35	37	33	22	28	32	24	31	39	28	DNQ	28	DNQ	19	43	28	43	9	21	38	40	DNQ	1748
40	Ted Musgrave		16	26	27	42	43			35			DNQ					Wth		16	24		26	17	13	21	14	23	21	29	32	DNQ	25	DNQ		1614
41	Kyle Petty	25	31	29	26	25	24	DNQ	38	9	26	28		DNQ	39	41	19	30		40	32	41	DNQ	22					31		QL			DNQ		1441
42	Kenny Irwin Jr.	14	22	24	24	38	40	17	37	4	42	42	24	17	35	25	23	22	Wth																	1440
43	Robby Gordon	18	38	13	DNQ	28	32	DNQ	40	37	31	37	QL		28		9	DNQ			DNQ	4	34	31	Wth	DNQ	Wth			38		41	DNQ		27	1309
44	Ricky Craven	DNQ	DNQ	40		DNQ	DNQ		31	29		40	42		DNQ			29	17		41		37	DNQ		26	36		20	DNQ	30	15	18	DNQ	30	1175
45	Geoff Bodine	DNQ										13	29	40	38	24	DNQ	34	13	DNQ	12	24	DNQ	25	39	41								41	43	1039
46	Dave Marcis	DNQ	41	DNQ	DNQ	33	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	38	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	29	DNQ	29		DNQ	DNQ	37	DNQ			31	23	DNQ	DNQ	28	DNQ	DNQ	40	31	DNQ	DNQ		723
47	Ed Berrier (R)	37	36	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	35	DNQ	28	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	41	33	28		26	37	33																628
48	Kurt Busch																											18	37	13		24	29	19	36	613
49	Todd Bodine				7			DNQ				43									15	42		QL											14	456
50	Hut Stricklin																				14		39	DNQ	34	36	28	DNQ	42	42	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	436
51	Dick Trickle					31	27	28		39	37																			23					DNQ	423
52	Steve Grissom												DNQ						36						26	27	DNQ	27	DNQ	DNQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	419
53	Jeff Fuller (R)	DNQ	42	36	22	36	37	38																						41						390
54	Casey Atwood																									19			25	Wth				10		328
55	Andy Houston																						35							26		28	36	42		314
56	Rich Bickle								30												DNQ								DNQ		21	DNQ	35			231
57	Derrike Cope	41		37	19	DNQ																														198
58	P. J. Jones												35									21														158
59	David Green	Wth																						36	25											143
60	Bobby Hamilton Jr.																																	33	31	134
61	Ron Hornaday Jr.																					15														118
62	Carl Long	DNQ											QL	DNQ						DNQ	Wth		DNQ	DNQ				41	DNQ	DNQ		32			DNQ	107
63	Gary Bradberry							41	33	DNQ																										104
64	Joe Bessey																										27	DNQ								82
65	Tom Hubert																					33														64
66	Brian Simo																36					DNQ														55
67	Buckshot Jones																																		37	52
68	Bobby Hillin Jr.																						40													43
69	Adam Petty							40																												43
70	Ryan Newman																																41			40
71	Boris Said																42	Wth				DNQ														37
72	Kerry Earnhardt																						43							DNP						34
73	Ron Fellows																					43														34
	Scott Wimmer																																		22
	David Keith																				DNQ		DNQ
	Dwayne Leik										DNQ					DNQ
	Blaise Alexander																														DNQ				DNQ
	Hermie Sadler																																	DNQ	DNQ
	R. K. Smith																DNQ					DNQ
	Bill Baird															DNQ					DNQ
	Andy Hillenburg	DNQ
	Norm Benning	DNQ																																DNQ	DNQ
	Austin Cameron			DNQ
	Morgan Shepherd																				Wth													Wth	DNQ
	Greg Sacks	DNQ
	Larry Gunselman																													DNQ
	Tim Sauter																																		DNQ
	Bobby Gerhart	DNQ
	Larry Foyt																																		DNQ
	Stanton Barrett	DNQ
	Dan Pardus	DNQ
	Jim Sauter	DNQ
Pos	Driver	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL	Points

Rookie of the Year

In the preseason, the two favorites for the award were Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr.. While Earnhardt had the name, the popularity, and the two wins, Kenseth had more consistency and was able to claim the title by a narrow margin. The third-place finisher was Dave Blaney, who had finished 31st in points. Scott Pruett and Stacy Compton showed promise in the beginning of the year, but eventually lost momentum and bottomed out at the end of the year. Mike Bliss started the year with A. J. Foyt Racing, was released after 4 races, then finished the season with Eel River Racing. Ed Berrier and Jeff Fuller finished towards the bottom, mainly due to being released from their rides during the season.

See also

• 2000 NASCAR Busch Series
• 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

References

1. "Standings: 2000 Manufacturer Standings". NASCAR; Turner Sports and Entertainment Digital Network. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20000823005145/http://www.nascar.com/news/2000/0706/1001795.html
3. Kerry Earnhardt website Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
4. NASCAR 2003 New Hampshire 300 Intro

External links

• Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 2000