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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 7 of 34
Sunday, April 2, 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:49:12
Average Speed: 131.152 mph
Pole Speed: 192.137 mph

Cautions: 12 for 62 laps
Margin of Victory: 5.920 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2000 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	4	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	334	374,675	running	106	185
2	37	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	259,550	running	37	175
3	14	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	334	186,500	running	40	170
4	19	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	334	155,450	running	58	165
5	2	16	Kevin Lepage	FamilyClick.com (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	128,800	running	18	160
6	31	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	334	106,650	running	18	155
7	17	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	108,750	running	0	146
8	1	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	116,350	running	3	147
9	38	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	334	99,225	running	0	138
10	20	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	334	105,125	running	9	139
11	10	6	Mark Martin	Valvoline MaxLife / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	93,525	running	0	130
12	11	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	87,325	running	1	132
13	16	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	84,025	running	0	124
14	9	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	334	93,525	running	0	121
15	41	26	Jimmy Spencer	Big Kmart / Route 66 (Travis Carter)	Ford	333	85,200	running	2	123
16	42	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	332	73,200	running	1	120
17	27	42	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	332	78,500	running	1	117
18	36	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	332	68,800	running	0	109
19	6	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	332	75,600	running	6	111
20	34	14	Rick Mast	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	331	66,200	running	0	103
21	32	55	Kenny Wallace	Square D / Cooper Lighting (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	331	75,400	running	0	100
22	24	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	331	60,700	running	0	97
23	25	11	Brett Bodine	Ralph's Supermarkets (Brett Bodine)	Ford	330	59,700	running	0	94
24	30	66	Darrell Waltrip	Big Kmart / Route 66 (Travis Carter)	Ford	328	61,100	running	0	91
25	23	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	320	76,150	running	0	88
26	43	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	318	58,400	engine	0	85
27	3	32	Scott Pruett	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	318	52,700	running	13	87
28	28	60	Dick Trickle	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	317	61,900	running	0	79
29	21	7	Michael Waltrip	NationsRent (Jim Mattei)	Chevrolet	300	60,300	engine	1	81
30	22	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	297	59,450	running	0	73
31	13	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	288	57,050	crash	0	70
32	40	43	John Andretti	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	287	62,975	running	0	67
33	5	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	285	68,550	running	18	69
34	39	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	279	53,425	engine	0	61
35	18	90	Ed Berrier	Hills Brothers Coffee (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	270	41,900	engine	0	58
36	15	9	Stacy Compton	Kodiak / Cougar (Mark Melling)	Ford	255	40,850	running	0	55
37	12	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	253	47,825	crash	2	57
38	7	27	Jeff Fuller	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Birmingham)	Pontiac	233	38,775	crash	0	49
39	35	21	Elliott Sadler	Citgo (Wood Brothers)	Ford	221	46,725	running	0	46
40	33	45	Adam Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Chevrolet	215	38,675	engine	0	43
41	29	41	Gary Bradberry	Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce (Larry Hedrick)	Chevrolet	165	38,625	crash	0	40
42	26	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Lycos.com (Tim Beverley)	Pontiac	143	38,575	crash	0	37
43	8	25	Jerry Nadeau	Michael Holigan.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	110	46,525	crash	0	34

Failed to qualify: Robby Gordon (#13), Dave Marcis (#71), Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (#75), Kyle Petty (#44), Todd Bodine (#91)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	17	17
	18	22	5	#32 accident frontstretch
	23	87	65
	88	91	4	#9 accident turn 4
	92	111	20
	112	118	7	#24,94,25 accident turn 2
	119	119	1
	120	128	9	#40 spun frontstretch
	129	145	17
	146	151	6	#10,43 accident backstretch
	152	156	5
	157	159	3	debris turn 3
	160	169	10
	170	174	5	#41 accident turn 4
	175	237	63
	238	243	6	#27 spun turn 2
	244	246	3
	247	251	5	#88 accident turn 2
	252	254	3
	255	259	5	#14,33 accident turn 4
	260	274	15
	275	278	4	oil backstretch
	279	290	12
	291	295	5	#17 accident turn 3
	296	334	39
Percent of race run under caution: 19.2% Average green flag run: 20.8 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Terry Labonte	1	3	3
Scott Pruett	4	16	13
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	17	19	3
Bobby Hamilton	20	20	1
Joe Nemechek	21	22	2
Mike Skinner	23	23	1
Rusty Wallace	24	76	53
Bobby Labonte	77	82	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	83	83	1
Jeff Burton	84	84	1
Kevin Lepage	85	85	1
Jimmy Spencer	86	87	2
Bobby Labonte	88	112	25
Kenny Irwin, Jr.	113	113	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	114	146	33
Michael Waltrip	147	147	1
Dale Jarrett	148	151	4
Rusty Wallace	152	152	1
Dale Jarrett	153	155	3
Rusty Wallace	156	159	4
Dale Jarrett	160	170	11
Ricky Rudd	171	179	9
Jeremy Mayfield	180	197	18
Jeff Burton	198	233	36
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	234	234	1
Kevin Lepage	235	251	17
Bobby Labonte	252	260	9
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	261	275	15
Steve Park	276	281	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	282	334	53

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bobby Labonte	1114
2	Mark Martin	1030	-84
3	Ward Burton	1024	-90
4	Dale Earnhardt	959	-155
5	Rusty Wallace	940	-174
6	Jeff Burton	934	-180
7	Ricky Rudd	907	-207
8	Dale Jarrett	895	-219
9	Terry Labonte	878	-236
10	Jeremy Mayfield	848	-266
11	Tony Stewart	838	-276
12	Jeff Gordon	809	-305
13	Chad Little	805	-309
14	Bill Elliott	791	-323
15	Ken Schrader	762	-352
16	Mike Skinner	762	-352
17	Sterling Marlin	745	-369
18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	727	-387
19	Steve Park	720	-394
20	Matt Kenseth	707	-407

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