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2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500
Race details
Race 10 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon.
The 2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500 program cover, featuring Jeff Gordon.
Date April 30, 2000
Official name Fourth Annual NAPA Auto Parts 500
Location Fontana, California, California Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.2 km)
Distance 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 149.378 miles per hour (240.401 km/h)
Attendance 115,000
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 38.697
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Roush Racing
Laps 120
Winner
No. 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Television in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ray Evernham
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2000 NAPA Auto Parts 500 was the tenth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 30, 2000, before an audience of 115,000 in Fontana, California, at the California Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. On the final restart with four laps left in the race, Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield managed to defend the field to take the victory, overcoming an overheating car and a one lap deficit. The victory was Mayfield's second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season.[1][2] To fill out the top three, Joe Gibbs Racing's Bobby Labonte and Roush Racing's Matt Kenseth finished second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of California Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

California Speedway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Daytona International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway. The standard track at Auto Club Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked at fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. The back stretch has 3 degrees of banking.

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
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Eagle One
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 Burger King, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
14 Rick Mast 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 Mike Bliss (R) 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 ChromaFlair
36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP, Cheerios
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
60 Dick Trickle 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
72 Dwayne Leik 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 & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Ed Berrier (R) 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

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, April 28, at 1:30 PM EST. The session lasted for two hours and 55 minutes. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.584 and an average speed of 186.605 mph (300.312 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 38.584 186.605
2 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 38.668 186.200
3 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 38.720 185.950
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Saturday, April 29, at 1:30 PM EST. The session lasted for one hour. Team Menard's Robby Gordon set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.866 and an average speed of 185.252 mph (298.134 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 38.866 185.252
2 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 39.031 184.469
3 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 39.075 184.261
Full second practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, April 29, after the preliminary 2000 Auto Club 300. The session lasted for one hour. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 39.960 and an average speed of 180.180 mph (289.972 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 39.960 180.180
2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 40.122 179.453
3 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.155 179.305
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 14, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round was 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, April 15, at 11:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] Positions 26–36 was decided on time, while positions 37–43 was 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.[4]

Mike Skinner, driving for Richard Childress Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 38.697 and an average speed of 186.061 miles per hour (299.436 km/h) in the first round.[5]

Three drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 38.697 186.061
2 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 38.714 185.979
3 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 38.745 185.830
4 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 38.779 185.668
5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 38.817 185.486
6 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 38.876 185.204
7 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 38.916 185.014
8 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 38.943 184.886
9 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 38.978 184.720
10 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 38.987 184.677
11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 39.003 184.601
12 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 39.003 184.601
13 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 39.019 184.525
14 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 39.033 184.459
15 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 39.048 184.388
16 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 39.067 184.299
17 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 39.085 184.214
18 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 39.119 184.054
19 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39.128 184.011
20 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 39.137 183.969
21 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 39.137 183.969
22 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 39.142 183.946
23 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 39.180 183.767
24 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 39.234 183.514
25 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.263 183.379
Failed to lock in the first round
26 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.269 183.351
27 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 39.278 183.309
28 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 39.309 183.164
29 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 39.329 183.071
30 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 39.332 183.057
31 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 39.340 183.020
32 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 39.343 183.006
33 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 39.348 182.983
34 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.402 182.732
35 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39.405 182.718
36 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 39.418 182.658
Provisionals
37 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 39.524 182.168
38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 40.266 178.811
39 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet - -
40 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 39.491 182.320
41 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 39.867 180.600
42 60 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 39.646 181.607
43 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 39.533 182.126
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 39.662 181.534
45 90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 40.389 178.266
46 72 Dwayne Leik Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet - -
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 24 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 250 26 running 180 $125,925
2 36 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 250 0 running 170 $135,300
3 23 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 250 120 running 175 $114,325
4 3 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 250 10 running 165 $86,525
5 13 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 250 2 running 160 $77,575
6 4 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 250 0 running 150 $76,725
7 1 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 64 running 151 $70,950
8 11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 250 0 running 142 $64,150
9 33 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 250 0 running 138 $70,650
10 32 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 250 0 running 134 $75,950
11 26 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 130 $64,475
12 20 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 250 0 running 127 $52,375
13 25 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 124 $53,475
14 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 250 7 running 126 $58,175
15 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 250 1 running 123 $59,275
16 9 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 250 2 running 120 $51,875
17 35 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 112 $59,075
18 12 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 109 $53,975
19 27 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 250 1 running 111 $50,975
20 28 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 103 $55,775
21 16 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 249 1 running 105 $42,875
22 40 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 249 0 running 97 $50,075
23 14 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 249 0 running 94 $41,775
24 18 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 249 2 running 96 $41,475
25 10 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 249 6 running 93 $56,875
26 30 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 249 0 running 85 $48,975
27 22 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 249 0 running 82 $40,625
28 8 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 249 1 running 84 $41,225
29 7 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 248 1 running 81 $40,125
30 21 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 running 73 $47,925
31 29 13 Robby Gordon Team Menard Ford 248 0 running 70 $36,750
32 37 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 248 0 running 67 $44,550
33 34 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 247 0 running 64 $54,350
34 6 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 247 0 running 61 $36,750
35 43 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 247 0 running 58 $35,975
36 41 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 246 0 running 55 $43,900
37 42 60 Dick Trickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 239 0 accident 52 $43,700
38 17 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 236 0 running 49 $35,525
39 15 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 220 0 running 46 $35,475
40 2 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 219 6 accident 48 $43,400
41 31 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 187 0 running 40 $35,350
42 39 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 99 0 accident 37 $43,300
43 19 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 94 0 engine 34 $43,250
Failed to qualify
44 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
45 90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford
46 72 Dwayne Leik Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (April 30, 2000). "Mayfield's win clouded by questions". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Glick, Shav (May 1, 2000). "Mayfield Manages to Come Through When Heat Is On". Los Angeles Times. pp. D1, D13. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site – California Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Poole, David (April 28, 2000). "Skinner snares 500 pole on record-hammering day". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved August 24, 2023.


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