Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.
The first practice session was held on Wednesday, October 4, at 3:00 PM EST. The session would last for three hours. Robert Yates Racing's Ricky Rudd set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.292 and an average speed of 184.351 mph (296.684 km/h).[4]
The second practice session was held on Thursday, October 5, at 2:30 PM EST. The session would last for two hours. Team SABCO's Ted Musgrave set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.962 and an average speed of 180.228 mph (290.049 km/h).[4]
The third practice session was held on Saturday, October 7, at 9:00 AM EST. The session would last for one hour. Hendrick Motorsports' Jerry Nadeau set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.697 and an average speed of 181.837 mph (292.638 km/h).[4]
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 7, after the 2000 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300. The session would last for one hour. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.093 and an average speed of 179.444 mph (288.787 km/h).[4]
Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Wednesday, October 4, at 8:00 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 Thursday, October 5, at 6:00 PM 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.[4] 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]
Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 29.101 and an average speed of 185.561 miles per hour (298.631 km/h) in the first round.[6]
Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.
Notesedit
^Earnhardt crashed the team's primary car during the second practice session of the race weekend. As a result of the crash, team owner Dave Marcis would replace Earnhardt for second-round qualifying.[3]
Referencesedit
^Poole, David (October 8, 2000). . ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on February 10, 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^Long, Dustin (October 9, 2000). "Labonte extends points lead with win". News & Record. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^Poole, David (October 5, 2000). . ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on April 21, 2001. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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The 2000 UAW GM Quality 500 was the 29th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 41st iteration of the event The race was held on Sunday October 8 2000 before an audience of 140 000 in Concord North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway a 1 5 miles 2 4 km permanent quad oval The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete In the final laps of the race Joe Gibbs Racing s Bobby Labonte managed to make a late race pass for the lead assisted by a late four tire pit stop The victory was Labonte s 15th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his fourth and final victory of the season 1 2 To fill out the top three Penske Kranefuss Racing s Jeremy Mayfield and Robert Yates Racing s Ricky Rudd finished second and third respectively 2000 UAW GM Quality 500Race detailsRace 29 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesThe 2000 UAW GM Quality 500 program cover with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass DateOctober 8 2000Official name41st Annual UAW GM Quality 500LocationConcord North Carolina Lowe s Motor SpeedwayCoursePermanent racing facility1 5 mi 2 41 km Distance334 laps 501 mi 806 281 km Scheduled Distance334 laps 501 mi 806 281 km Average speed160 306 miles per hour 257 987 km h Attendance140 000Pole positionDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsTime29 101Most laps ledDriverRicky RuddRobert Yates RacingLaps98WinnerNo 18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkTBSAnnouncersAllen Bestwick Buddy Baker Dick BerggrenRadio 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 Third practice 2 4 Final practice 3 Qualifying 3 1 Full qualifying results 4 Race results 5 Standings after the race 6 Notes 7 ReferencesBackground edit nbsp The layout of Lowe s Motor Speedway the venue where the race was held Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord North Carolina United States 13 miles from Charlotte North Carolina The complex features a 1 5 miles 2 4 km quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All Star Challenge as well as the UAW GM Quality 500 The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc SMI with Marcus G Smith son of Bruton Smith as track president Entry list edit R denotes rookie driver Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Pennzoil01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg s6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet NationsRent8 Dale Earnhardt Jr R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet Budweiser9 Stacy Compton R Melling Racing Ford Kodiak10 Johnny Benson Jr Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Aaron s RCA11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Ralphs12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 113 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford Menards The Wolf Man14 Rick Mast A J Foyt Enterprises Pontiac FamilyClick16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford DeWalt17 Matt Kenseth R Roush Racing Ford Interstate Batteries18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries Frankenstein20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Michael Holigan26 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart27 Mike Bliss R Eel River Racing Pontiac Viagra28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco Havoline31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe s32 Scott Pruett R PPI Motorsports Ford Tide33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Oakwood Homes36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M amp M s Halloween40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac Cheerios44 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D Cooper Lighting60 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford Route 66 Big Kmart71 Kerry Earnhardt N 1 Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree75 Wally Dallenbach Jr Galaxy Motorsports Ford Dinner and a Movie RedCell77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines amp Transmissions85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford Mansion Motorsports88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service Ford Credit90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros Coffee91 Larry Gunselman LJ Racing Chevrolet LJ Racing93 Dave Blaney R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Amoco94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald s96 Andy Houston PPI Motorsports Ford McDonald s Happy Meal97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford John Deere98 Jeff Fuller MacPherson Motorsports Ford MacPherson Motorsports99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford ExideOfficial entry listPractice editFirst practice edit The first practice session was held on Wednesday October 4 at 3 00 PM EST The session would last for three hours Robert Yates Racing s Ricky Rudd set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 29 292 and an average speed of 184 351 mph 296 684 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 29 292 184 3512 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 29 300 184 3003 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29 341 184 043Full first practice resultsSecond practice edit The second practice session was held on Thursday October 5 at 2 30 PM EST The session would last for two hours Team SABCO s Ted Musgrave set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 29 962 and an average speed of 180 228 mph 290 049 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 29 962 180 2282 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 29 999 180 0063 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 30 137 179 182Full second practice resultsThird practice edit The third practice session was held on Saturday October 7 at 9 00 AM EST The session would last for one hour Hendrick Motorsports Jerry Nadeau set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 29 697 and an average speed of 181 837 mph 292 638 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 697 181 8372 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29 780 181 3303 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29 801 181 202Full third practice resultsFinal practice edit The final practice session sometimes referred to as Happy Hour was held on Saturday October 7 after the 2000 All Pro Bumper to Bumper 300 The session would last for one hour Penske Kranefuss Racing s Jeremy Mayfield set the fastest time in the session with a lap of 30 093 and an average speed of 179 444 mph 288 787 km h 4 Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 30 093 179 4442 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 30 159 179 0513 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 30 162 179 033Full final practice resultsQualifying editQualifying was split into two rounds The first round was held on Wednesday October 4 at 8 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 Thursday October 5 at 6 00 PM 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 4 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 Jeff Gordon driving for Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole setting a time of 29 101 and an average speed of 185 561 miles per hour 298 631 km h in the first round 6 Seven drivers would fail to qualify Full qualifying results edit Pos Driver Team Make Time Speed1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 101 185 5612 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29 108 185 5163 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 113 185 4844 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 29 165 185 1535 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29 173 185 1036 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 29 211 184 8627 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 29 238 184 6918 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29 253 184 5969 10 Johnny Benson Jr MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 29 253 184 59610 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 29 265 184 52111 14 Rick Mast A J Foyt Racing Pontiac 29 268 184 50212 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29 275 184 45813 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 29 276 184 45114 7 Michael Waltrip Ultra Motorsports Chevrolet 29 311 184 23115 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 29 350 183 98616 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 29 365 183 89217 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29 385 183 76718 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29 389 183 74219 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29 389 183 74220 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 29 396 183 69821 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29 429 183 49222 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 29 431 183 48023 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29 455 183 33124 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr Galaxy Motorsports Ford 29 457 183 31825 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 29 501 183 045Failed to lock in the first round26 17 Matt Kenseth R Roush Racing Ford 29 516 182 95227 98 Jeff Fuller MacPherson Motorsports Ford 29 524 182 90228 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 29 533 182 84629 93 Dave Blaney R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 29 597 182 45130 27 Mike Bliss R Eel River Racing Pontiac 29 621 182 30331 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 29 627 182 26632 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29 635 182 21733 96 Andy Houston PPI Motorsports Ford 29 683 181 92234 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 29 687 181 89835 60 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 29 694 181 85536 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 29 699 181 824Provisionals37 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 149 179 11038 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 29 830 181 02639 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 30 208 178 76140 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29 812 181 13541 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 29 941 180 35542 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 29 886 180 68743 01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 29 928 180 433Failed to qualify44 32 Scott Pruett R PPI Motorsports Ford 29 748 181 52545 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 30 115 179 31346 44 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Pontiac 30 253 178 49547 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford 30 276 178 35948 9 Stacy Compton R Melling Racing Ford 30 329 178 04749 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30 498 177 06150 91 Larry Gunselman LJ Racing Chevrolet Official first round qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineupRace results editFin St Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings1 2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 334 37 running 180 220 7002 10 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 334 46 running 175 89 5503 6 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 334 98 running 175 104 9504 17 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 334 30 running 165 84 6505 8 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 334 0 running 155 70 2506 38 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 334 6 running 155 75 3007 39 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 334 0 running 146 55 3508 9 10 Johnny Benson Jr MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 334 0 running 142 43 0009 26 17 Matt Kenseth R Roush Racing Ford 334 1 running 143 50 10010 12 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 334 0 running 134 68 10011 37 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 334 58 running 135 58 75012 16 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 334 2 running 132 44 60013 42 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 334 0 running 124 42 60014 21 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 334 0 running 121 45 80015 4 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 334 1 running 123 46 30016 23 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 334 0 running 115 40 50017 11 14 Rick Mast A J Foyt Racing Pontiac 334 0 running 112 27 00018 28 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 334 0 running 109 43 00019 13 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr R Dale Earnhardt Inc Chevrolet 334 0 running 106 34 39020 18 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 333 0 running 103 39 88521 22 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Kranefuss Racing Ford 333 21 running 105 44 42022 14 7 Michael Waltrip Ultra Motorsports Chevrolet 333 0 running 97 34 92523 35 60 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 333 0 running 94 34 64024 19 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 333 0 running 91 34 40025 20 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 332 0 running 88 26 57026 33 96 Andy Houston PPI Motorsports Ford 332 0 running 85 22 87027 40 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 331 0 running 82 40 77028 29 93 Dave Blaney R Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 329 0 running 79 22 67029 43 01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 328 1 running 81 33 87030 34 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas Carter Motorsports Ford 325 0 running 73 25 97031 41 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 321 0 running 70 33 37032 31 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 316 0 running 67 22 27033 24 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr Galaxy Motorsports Ford 302 0 accident 64 24 71034 7 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 267 0 engine 61 30 76535 15 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 238 0 accident 58 22 13536 3 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 232 32 accident 60 40 01537 32 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 185 0 running 52 30 10038 25 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 184 0 accident 49 22 09039 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 170 1 accident 51 65 98040 5 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 158 0 accident 43 48 17541 27 98 Jeff Fuller MacPherson Motorsports Ford 115 0 engine 40 22 07042 36 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 59 0 accident 37 22 06543 30 27 Mike Bliss R Eel River Racing Pontiac 5 0 accident 34 22 064Failed to qualify44 32 Scott Pruett R PPI Motorsports Ford45 50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet46 44 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Pontiac47 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford48 9 Stacy Compton R Melling Racing Ford49 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet50 91 Larry Gunselman LJ Racing ChevroletOfficial race resultsStandings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points nbsp 1 Bobby Labonte 4 405 nbsp 1 2 Jeff Burton 4 153 252 nbsp 1 3 Dale Earnhardt 4 147 258 nbsp 4 Dale Jarrett 4 017 388 nbsp 5 Tony Stewart 3 977 428 nbsp 6 Ricky Rudd 3 972 433 nbsp 1 7 Mark Martin 3 848 557 nbsp 1 8 Rusty Wallace 3 808 597 nbsp 1 9 Ward Burton 3 565 840 nbsp 1 10 Jeff Gordon 3 564 841 Official driver s standingsNote Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings Notes edit Earnhardt crashed the team s primary car during the second practice session of the race weekend As a result of the crash team owner Dave Marcis would replace Earnhardt for second round qualifying 3 References edit Poole David October 8 2000 Labonte rolls to victory with 4 tires ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on February 10 2001 Retrieved July 29 2023 Long Dustin October 9 2000 Labonte extends points lead with win News amp Record pp C1 C4 Retrieved July 29 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp Poole David October 5 2000 Starting first helped Stewart finish there ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on April 21 2001 Retrieved July 29 2023 a b c d e Jayski s Silly Season Site Charlotte 2 Race Info Page Jayski s Silly Season Site Archived from the original on March 15 2006 Retrieved July 29 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 October 4 2000 Gordon credits teammate after winning pole ThatsRacin The Charlotte 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