2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400

The 2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400 was the second stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, February 27, 2000, in Rockingham, North Carolina at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. At race's end, Bobby Labonte, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would hold off Dale Earnhardt and win after leading the final 113 laps. This was Labonte's 13th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing and Ward Burton of Bill Davis Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400
Race details
Race 2 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date February 27, 2000
Official name 35th Annual Dura Lube/Kmart 400
Location Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.017 mi (1.637 km)
Distance 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Scheduled Distance 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Average speed 127.875 miles per hour (205.795 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 23.167
Most laps led
Driver Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 134
Winner
No. 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.[2]

Entry list

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  • (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 Film
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
9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford Kodiak
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 Panasonic, Turtle Wax, Duracell
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 Rotozip
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
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
**Withdrew prior to the event.

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, February 25, at 10:00 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[3] Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.500 and an average speed of 155.795 miles per hour (250.728 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23.500 155.795
2 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.506 155.755
3 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 23.573 155.313
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, February 26.[3] Ward Burton of Bill Davis Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.986 and an average speed of 152.639 miles per hour (245.649 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.986 152.639
2 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 24.007 152.505
3 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 24.208 151.239
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, February 25, at 2:30 PM EST. 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.[6]

Rusty Wallace of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.167 and an average speed of 158.035 miles per hour (254.333 km/h).[7]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Ricky Craven, Scott Pruett, Dave Blaney, and Mike Bliss.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.167 158.035
2 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.315 157.032
3 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.320 156.998
4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.354 156.770
5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.356 156.756
6 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 23.376 156.622
7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 23.397 156.482
8 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.403 156.441
9 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 23.410 156.395
10 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 23.416 156.355
11 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.426 156.288
12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.428 156.275
13 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.446 156.155
14 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 23.475 155.962
15 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 23.478 155.942
16 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 23.504 155.769
17 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.506 155.756
18 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 23.508 155.743
19 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.529 155.604
20 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.531 155.590
21 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 23.534 155.571
22 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.537 155.551
23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.546 155.491
24 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 23.555 155.432
25 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 23.569 155.340
26 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.577 155.287
27 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 23.617 155.024
28 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 23.619 155.011
29 41 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.621 154.998
30 27 Jeff Fuller (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 23.621 154.998
31 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 23.635 154.906
32 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 23.644 154.847
33 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 23.657 154.762
34 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 23.674 154.651
35 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 23.684 154.585
36 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23.691 154.540
Provisionals
37 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford
39 60 Ted Musgrave Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet
40 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford
41 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford
42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
43 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford
Failed to qualify
44 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 23.733 154.266
45 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 23.848 153.522
46 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.765 154.058
47 14 Mike Bliss (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 23.855 153.477
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 393 134 Running 185
2 4 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 393 1 Running 175
3 11 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 393 100 Running 170
4 15 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 393 0 Running 160
5 23 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 392 0 Running 155
6 2 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 392 0 Running 150
7 27 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 392 0 Running 146
8 33 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 392 26 Running 147
9 18 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 392 34 Running 143
10 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 392 16 Running 139
11 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 391 37 Running 135
12 20 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 391 0 Running 127
13 36 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 391 0 Running 124
14 34 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 391 0 Running 121
15 14 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 391 2 Running 123
16 39 60 Ted Musgrave Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 390 0 Running 115
17 17 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 390 0 Running 112
18 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 390 0 Running 109
19 7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 390 0 Running 106
20 40 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 390 0 Running 103
21 12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 390 0 Running 100
22 31 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 389 0 Running 97
23 24 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 389 0 Running 94
24 19 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 389 0 Running 91
25 9 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 389 0 Running 88
26 35 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 389 0 Running 85
27 28 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 389 0 Running 82
28 26 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 389 0 Running 79
29 22 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 388 0 Running 76
30 8 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 388 0 Running 73
31 13 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 388 0 Running 70
32 16 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 387 1 Running 72
33 29 41 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 387 0 Running 64
34 21 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 386 0 Running 61
35 32 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 385 0 Running 58
36 43 90 Ed Berrier Donlavey Racing Ford 384 0 Running 55
37 6 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 383 0 Running 52
38 25 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 381 0 Running 49
39 10 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 379 0 Running 46
40 37 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 368 42 Running 48
41 42 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 363 0 Running 40
42 30 27 Jeff Fuller (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 336 0 Running 37
43 41 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 222 0 Ignition 34
Failed to qualify
44 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
45 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford
46 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac
47 14 Mike Bliss (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac
Withdrew
15 Derrike Cope Fenley-Moore Motorsports Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (2000-02-27). "No. 18 crews dogged approach pays off". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  2. ^ "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  3. ^ a b "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 North Carolina Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ^ "First Winston Cup practice speeds". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  5. ^ "Happy Hour practice speeds". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2000-04-07. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  6. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  7. ^ "Wallace wins Rockingham pole". ThatsRacin'. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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