The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCARshort track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
The first practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 11:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.310 and an average speed of 125.330 mph (201.699 km/h).[3]
The second practice session was held on Friday, March 24, at 1:15 PM EST. The session would last for 30 minutes. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.243 and an average speed of 125.881 mph (202.586 km/h).[3]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 25, after the 2000 Cheez-It 250. The session would last for one hour. Wood Brothers Racing's Elliott Sadler set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.786 and an average speed of 121.551 mph (195.617 km/h).[4]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, March 24, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, March 25, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] Positions 26–36 would be decided on time, while positions 37–43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points was awarded a provisional.[5]
Steve Park, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., managed to win the pole, setting a time of 15.184 and an average speed of 126.370 miles per hour (203.373 km/h) in the first round.[6]
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Referencesedit
^Poole, David (March 26, 2000). . ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 13, 2000. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^Gregory, Allan (March 27, 2000). "A family feud, Darlington-style". Bristol Herald Courier. pp. 1B, 2B. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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The 2000 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 40th iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday March 26 2000 before an audience of 147 000 in Bristol Tennessee at Bristol Motor Raceway a 0 533 miles 0 858 km permanent oval shaped racetrack At race s end Penske Kranefuss Racing s Rusty Wallace managed to avoid wrecks and kept his car clean in the late stages of the race to take his 50th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series and his first victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Tyler Jet Motorsports s Johnny Benson Jr and Bill Davis Racing s Ward Burton finished second and third respectively 2000 Food City 500Race detailsRace 6 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 2000 Food City 500 program cover Artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass DateMarch 26 2000Official name40th Annual Food City 500LocationBristol Tennessee Bristol Motor SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility0 533 mi 0 858 km Distance500 laps 266 5 mi 428 89 km Scheduled Distance500 laps 266 5 mi 428 89 km Average speed88 018 miles per hour 141 651 km h Attendance147 000Pole positionDriverSteve ParkDale Earnhardt Inc Time15 184Most laps ledDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsLaps225WinnerNo 2Rusty WallacePenske Kranefuss RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkESPNAnnouncersBob Jenkins Ned Jarrett Benny ParsonsRadio in the United StatesRadioPerformance Racing Network Contents 1 Background 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 First practice 2 2 Second practice 2 3 Final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 Standings after the race 6 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway the venue where the race was held The Bristol Motor Speedway formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol Tennessee Constructed in 1960 it held its first NASCAR race on July 30 1961 Despite its short length Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features which include extraordinarily steep banking an all concrete surface two pit roads and stadium like seating It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks Entry list edit 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 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 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 Menards Duracell 14 Dick Trickle A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford Family Click 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 27 Jeff Fuller Eel River Racing Pontiac 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 amp M s 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light 41 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet Big Daddy s BBQ Sauce 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 Dinner and a Movie RedCell 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit 90 Ed Berrier R Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Brothers 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 BatteriesPractice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Friday March 24 at 11 00 AM EST The session would last for one hour and 15 minutes Dale Earnhardt Inc s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 15 310 and an average speed of 125 330 mph 201 699 km h 3 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 15 310 125 330 2 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15 319 125 256 3 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15 328 125 183 Full first practice results Second practice edit The second practice session was held on Friday March 24 at 1 15 PM EST The session would last for 30 minutes Dale Earnhardt Inc s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 15 243 and an average speed of 125 881 mph 202 586 km h 3 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 15 243 125 881 2 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15 282 125 559 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 284 125 543 Full second practice results Final practice edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday March 25 after the 2000 Cheez It 250 The session would last for one hour Wood Brothers Racing s Elliott Sadler set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 15 786 and an average speed of 121 551 mph 195 617 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15 786 121 551 2 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 850 121 060 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 853 121 037 Full Happy Hour practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Friday March 24 at 3 00 PM EST Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap During the first round the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run held on Saturday March 25 at 11 30 AM EST As with the first round each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap 3 Positions 26 36 would be decided on time while positions 37 43 would be based on provisionals Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner s points The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race If no past champion needs the provisional the next team in the owner points was awarded a provisional 5 Steve Park driving for Dale Earnhardt Inc managed to win the pole setting a time of 15 184 and an average speed of 126 370 miles per hour 203 373 km h in the first round 6 Four drivers failed to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed 1 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 15 184 126 370 2 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15 242 125 889 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 256 125 773 4 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 318 125 264 5 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15 319 125 256 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 15 328 125 183 7 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 336 125 117 8 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 15 338 125 107 9 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 15 348 125 020 10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15 349 125 011 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 379 124 768 12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 15 384 124 727 13 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 15 386 124 711 14 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15 388 124 695 15 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15 389 124 686 16 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15 398 124 614 17 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 15 402 124 581 18 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 15 402 124 581 19 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15 407 124 541 20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 15 412 124 500 21 14 Dick Trickle A J Foyt Racing Pontiac 15 412 124 500 22 17 Matt Kenseth R Roush Racing Ford 15 421 124 428 23 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 15 425 124 395 24 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 15 430 124 355 25 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 15 445 124 234 Failed to lock in the first round 26 93 Dave Blaney R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 15 400 124 597 27 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 15 448 124 210 28 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 15 454 124 162 29 9 Stacy Compton R Melling Racing Ford 15 463 124 090 30 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 15 470 124 034 31 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 15 480 123 953 32 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15 481 123 945 33 10 Johnny Benson Jr Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 15 483 123 929 34 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15 490 123 873 35 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 15 493 123 849 36 60 Ted Musgrave Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 15 506 123 746 Provisionals 37 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 38 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 39 42 Kenny Irwin Jr Team SABCO Chevrolet 40 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 41 41 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 42 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr Galaxy Motorsports Ford 43 27 Jeff Fuller Eel River Racing Pontiac Failed to qualify 44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 15 613 122 898 45 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 15 665 122 490 46 90 Ed Berrier R Donlavey Racing Ford 15 726 122 014 47 32 Scott Pruett R PPI Motorsports Ford Official first round qualifying results Official starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 6 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 500 86 running 180 87 585 2 33 10 Johnny Benson Jr Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 500 0 running 170 87 535 3 5 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 500 14 running 170 81 135 4 17 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 500 124 running 165 49 795 5 7 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 155 60 745 6 10 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 500 0 running 150 57 695 7 1 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 500 40 running 151 49 995 8 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 225 running 152 51 295 9 15 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 138 49 990 10 28 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 500 0 running 134 52 540 11 23 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 500 1 running 135 48 820 12 22 17 Matt Kenseth R Roush Racing Ford 500 0 running 127 42 165 13 4 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 0 running 124 40 990 14 27 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 0 running 121 40 315 15 8 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 0 running 118 43 165 16 34 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 499 0 running 115 46 290 17 18 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 112 33 840 18 30 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 499 0 running 109 40 840 19 16 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 0 running 106 39 530 20 2 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 499 0 running 103 45 175 21 20 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 499 7 running 105 52 915 22 24 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 498 0 running 97 27 765 23 31 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 497 0 running 94 38 915 24 35 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 497 0 running 91 38 740 25 14 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 497 0 running 88 38 595 26 25 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 497 0 running 85 30 965 27 21 14 Dick Trickle A J Foyt Racing Pontiac 496 0 running 82 27 545 28 29 9 Stacy Compton R Melling Racing Ford 496 0 running 79 30 590 29 42 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr Galaxy Motorsports Ford 493 0 running 76 27 460 30 38 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 492 0 running 73 35 635 31 13 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 475 0 running 70 26 365 32 40 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 473 0 running 67 26 345 33 32 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 460 0 accident 64 44 325 34 41 41 Rick Mast Larry Hedrick Motorsports Chevrolet 459 0 accident 61 26 285 35 26 93 Dave Blaney R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 457 0 accident 58 26 765 36 37 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 457 0 accident 55 34 245 37 43 27 Jeff Fuller Eel River Racing Pontiac 414 1 accident 57 26 235 38 12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 401 0 accident 49 26 225 39 11 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 346 2 running 51 45 215 40 39 42 Kenny Irwin Jr Team SABCO Chevrolet 335 0 running 43 34 175 41 9 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 325 0 running 40 34 150 42 19 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 73 0 engine 37 45 525 43 36 60 Ted Musgrave Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 22 0 engine 34 34 111 Failed to qualify 44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 45 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 46 90 Ed Berrier R Donlavey Racing Ford 47 32 Scott Pruett R PPI Motorsports Ford Official race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points nbsp 1 Bobby Labonte 944 nbsp 2 2 Ward Burton 903 41 nbsp 1 3 Mark Martin 900 44 nbsp 1 4 Dale Jarrett 826 118 nbsp 1 5 Dale Earnhardt 813 131 nbsp 4 6 Rusty Wallace 775 169 nbsp 1 7 Ricky Rudd 768 176 nbsp 1 8 Jeff Burton 759 185 nbsp 3 9 Terry Labonte 731 213 nbsp 3 10 Jeff Gordon 721 223 Official driver s standings Note Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings References edit Poole David March 26 2000 Wallace hits his Bristol bulls eye ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on December 13 2000 Retrieved August 8 2023 Gregory Allan March 27 2000 A family feud Darlington style Bristol Herald Courier pp 1B 2B Retrieved August 8 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp a b c Jayski s Silly Season Site Bristol 1 Race Info Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on May 10 2000 Retrieved August 8 2023 Jayski s Silly Season Site Darlington 1 Race Info Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on April 23 2001 Retrieved July 30 2023 Jayski s Silly Season Site 2000 Provisional Start Status Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on November 23 2005 Retrieved May 4 2022 Poole David March 24 2000 Park leads parade of record breakers ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on May 1 2001 Retrieved August 8 2023 Previous race 2000 Mall com 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series2000 season Next race 2000 DirecTV 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 Food City 500 amp oldid 1186896297, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
