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2000 Pontiac Excitement 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 11 of 34
Saturday, May 6, 2000 at Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a .750 mile paved track (300.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:01:08
Average Speed: 99.374 mph
Pole Speed: 124.74 mph

Cautions: 9 for 59 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.159 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2000 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	5	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	400	118,850	running	31	180
2	30	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	85,925	running	27	175
3	18	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	78,525	running	0	165
4	6	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	63,025	running	0	160
5	1	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	68,625	running	227	165
6	13	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	400	57,775	running	12	155
7	29	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	51,900	running	0	146
8	7	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	400	49,350	running	69	147
9	10	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	400	42,450	running	0	138
10	31	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	52,800	running	19	139
11	2	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	400	41,050	running	0	130
12	34	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	400	41,525	running	0	127
13	4	60	Geoffrey Bodine	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	400	41,750	running	0	124
14	15	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	46,850	running	0	121
15	37	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	41,660	running	0	118
16	8	75	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Redcell Batteries (Darwin Oordt)	Ford	400	30,275	running	0	115
17	22	26	Jimmy Spencer	Big Kmart / Route 66 (Travis Carter)	Ford	400	38,675	running	0	112
18	12	43	John Andretti	STP / Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	400	43,825	running	0	109
19	38	7	Michael Waltrip	NationsRent (Jim Mattei)	Chevrolet	400	37,000	running	0	106
20	16	55	Kenny Wallace	Square D / Cooper Lighting (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	400	41,575	running	0	103
21	39	16	Kevin Lepage	FamilyClick.com (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	37,025	running	0	100
22	19	9	Stacy Compton	Kodiak / Cougar (Mark Melling)	Ford	400	28,900	running	0	97
23	17	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	399	36,000	running	0	94
24	42	21	Elliott Sadler	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	398	35,775	running	1	96
25	23	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Lycos.com (Tim Beverley)	Pontiac	398	27,925	running	0	88
26	9	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	396	44,000	running	0	85
27	35	32	Scott Pruett	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	392	24,075	running	0	82
28	41	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	390	35,050	running	0	79
29	21	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	389	34,825	running	0	76
30	40	25	Jerry Nadeau	Michael Holigan.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	389	34,700	running	0	73
31	24	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	372	34,650	rear end	0	70
32	11	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline MaxLife / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	362	41,600	crash	3	72
33	3	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	354	31,550	running	10	69
34	32	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	339	23,500	running	0	61
35	27	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	327	23,450	running	0	58
36	20	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	323	31,400	running	0	55
37	36	13	Robby Gordon	Burger King / Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas (John Menard)	Ford	282	23,350	brakes	0	52
38	28	11	Brett Bodine	Ralph's Supermarkets (Brett Bodine)	Ford	280	23,300	engine	0	49
39	26	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	273	31,225	crash	1	51
40	14	50	Ricky Craven	Midwest Transit (Hal Hicks / Mike Witters)	Chevrolet	239	23,150	crash	0	43
41	43	27	Mike Bliss	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Birmingham)	Pontiac	170	23,100	crash	0	40
42	25	42	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	170	31,055	crash	0	37
43	33	91	Todd Bodine	Little Joe's Auto (Joe Falk)	Chevrolet	42	23,000	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Rick Mast (#14), Darrell Waltrip (#66), Dave Marcis (#71), Ed Berrier (#90)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	8	8
	9	12	4	#12 accident turn 4
	13	43	31
	44	53	10	#91 accident turn 4
	54	117	64
	118	124	7	#13 accident turn 3
	125	171	47
	172	182	11	#42,27 accident frontstretch
	183	239	57
	240	244	5	#50 accident turn 2
	245	263	19
	264	267	4	#18 spun frontstretch
	268	274	7
	275	281	7	#97 accident turn 1
	282	317	36
	318	322	5	#31 spun backstretch
	323	362	40
	363	368	6	#6 accident frontstretch
	369	400	32
Percent of race run under caution: 14.8% Average green flag run: 34.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Rusty Wallace	1	43	43
Elliott Sadler	44	44	1
Rusty Wallace	45	110	66
Mike Skinner	111	112	2
Rusty Wallace	113	132	20
Mark Martin	133	133	1
Rusty Wallace	134	142	9
Mark Martin	143	144	2
Rusty Wallace	145	173	29
Chad Little	174	174	1
Mike Skinner	175	182	8
Rusty Wallace	183	208	26
Tony Stewart	209	240	32
Ward Burton	241	241	1
Rusty Wallace	242	275	34
Dale Earnhardt	276	288	13
Terry Labonte	289	315	27
Tony Stewart	316	318	3
Ward Burton	319	329	11
Tony Stewart	330	363	34
Dale Earnhardt	364	369	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	370	400	31

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bobby Labonte	1601
2	Ward Burton	1598	-3
3	Mark Martin	1568	-33
4	Jeff Burton	1542	-59
5	Dale Earnhardt	1523	-78
6	Dale Jarrett	1470	-131
7	Rusty Wallace	1436	-165
8	Ricky Rudd	1411	-190
9	Jeff Gordon	1400	-201
10	Terry Labonte	1357	-244
11	Tony Stewart	1330	-271
12	Bill Elliott	1300	-301
13	Mike Skinner	1263	-338
14	Matt Kenseth	1214	-387
15	Jeremy Mayfield	1204	-397
16	Ken Schrader	1169	-432
17	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1156	-445
18	Chad Little	1149	-452
19	Sterling Marlin	1126	-475
20	Steve Park	1125	-476

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