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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 9 of 32
Saturday, April 15, 2000 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
113 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (300.580 miles)

Time of race: 1:57:13
Average speed: 153.859 mph
Pole speed: no time trials

Cautions: 3 for 15 laps
Margin of victory: .224 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 2000 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 2000 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	35	87	Joe Nemechek	Cellular One (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	113	38125	running	32	185
2	30	00	Buckshot Jones	Cheez-It (Billy Jones)	Pontiac	113	38025	running	17	175
3	17	4	Jeff Purvis	Porter-Cable (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	113	31350	running	9	170
4	32	26	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Baywatch (Dave Carroll)	Chevrolet	113	21025	running	0	160
5	4	10	Jeff Green	Nestle NesQuik (Greg Pollex)	Chevrolet	113	29875	running	1	160
6	27	61	Hut Stricklin	IWX Motor Freight (Steve Coulter)	Pontiac	113	20125	running	0	150
7	24	63	Mark Green	Exxon Superflo (Hubert Hensley)	Chevrolet	113	20950	running	0	146
8	33	44	Terry Labonte	Slim Jim (Terry Labonte)	Chevrolet	113	15525	running	0	142
9	26	42	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	BellSouth Mobility (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	113	16800	running	0	138
10	41	20	Mike Borkowski	AT&T (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	113	20125	running	0	134
11	12	25	Kenny Wallace	Lance (Ed Rensi)	Chevrolet	113	14850	running	3	135
12	31	45	Adam Petty	Sprint (Kyle Petty)	Chevrolet	113	18125	running	0	127
13	42	55	Michael Ritch	University of Florida (Jerry Davis)	Ford	113	14000	running	0	124
14	23	48	Mike McLaughlin	Goulds Pumps (George Debidart)	Chevrolet	113	22375	running	0	121
15	7	37	Kevin Grubb	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	113	16100	running	0	118
16	8	2	Kevin Harvick	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	113	15625	running	0	115
17	18	27	Casey Atwood	Castrol GTX (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	113	22250	running	0	112
18	11	98	Elton Sawyer	Lysol (Brad Akins)	Ford	113	21875	running	0	109
19	38	39	Andy Kirby	Williams Travel Centers (Todd Wilkerson)	Chevrolet	113	13250	running	0	106
20	6	3	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	113	20175	running	29	108
21	2	17	Matt Kenseth	Visine (Robbie Reiser)	Chevrolet	113	17650	running	15	105
22	10	57	Jason Keller	Excedrin (Bob Campbell)	Chevrolet	113	20325	running	0	97
23	13	59	Phil Parsons	Kingsford / Alltel (Tad Geschickter)	Chevrolet	113	15675	running	0	94
24	39	50	Tony Roper	Dr. Pepper (Joe Washington)	Chevrolet	113	12550	running	0	91
25	1	66	Todd Bodine	Phillips 66 (Jeffrey Welliver)	Chevrolet	113	15500	running	1	93
26	29	77	Chad Chaffin	Lear Corporation / UAW (Tony Hall)	Ford	112	14275	running	0	85
27	15	43	Jay Sauter	Quality Farm & Country (Mike Curb)	Chevrolet	110	14150	running	0	82
28	25	18	Jason Leffler	MBNA (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	109	12025	running	0	79
29	28	92	Jimmie Johnson	Alltel (William Herzog)	Chevrolet	108	11900	running	0	76
30	20	81	Blaise Alexander	Tracfone / WCW (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	98	13775	crash	0	73
31	22	36	Tim Fedewa	Stanley Tools (Scott Welliver)	Chevrolet	82	14575	crash	0	70
32	34	82	Derrick Gilchrist	Channellock (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	76	11525	engine	0	67
33	14	33	Tony Raines	Bayer / Alka-Seltzer (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	68	14500	crash	1	69
34	19	21	Mike Dillon	Rockwell Automation (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	67	14475	running	0	61
35	21	35	Lyndon Amick	Powertel / Mitsubishi Wireless (Bill Amick)	Chevrolet	65	13450	crash	0	58
36	3	1	Randy LaJoie	Bob Evans (James Finch)	Chevrolet	60	18925	crash	5	60
37	16	5	Dick Trickle	Schneider National (Jimmy Spencer)	Chevrolet	60	14400	crash	0	52
38	36	19	P.J. Jones	Pameco / Yellow Freight / Kobalt (David Ridling)	Chevrolet	36	11375	engine	0	49
39	37	11	Jason Jarrett	Rayovac (Brett Favre)	Pontiac	28	11350	crash	0	46
40	5	34	David Green	AFG Glass (Frank Cicci)	Chevrolet	28	14325	crash	0	43
41	9	53	Hank Parker, Jr.	Team Marines (Hank Parker Sr)	Chevrolet	25	14300	crash	0	40
42	43	16	David Starr	31-W Insulation (Wayne Day)	Pontiac	18	11275	crash	0	37
43	40	51	Matt Hutter	Phoenix Construction (James Finch)	Chevrolet	18	11250	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Jason Jarrett	11	backup car
Matt Kenseth	17	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Kleenex	Robert Hayes	Chevrolet
45	Anthony Lazzaro	97	McDonald's	Cal Wells	Ford
46	Chad Little	30	Little Trees	George Debidart	Chevrolet
47	Kelly Denton	75	Food Country USA	Charlie Henderson	Chevrolet
48	Johnny Rumley	0	Ohio State University	Brent Bushu	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	19	19
	20	23	4	#4,11,16,21,34,51,53 accident turn 3
	24	61	38
	62	68	7	#1,5,18,33,35,36,37 accident turn 2
	69	99	31
	100	103	4	#81 spun turn 4
	104	113	10
Percent of race run under caution: 13.3% Average green flag run: 24.5 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Todd Bodine	1	1	1
Randy LaJoie	2	3	2
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	4	32	29
Kenny Wallace	33	34	2
Matt Kenseth	35	35	1
Randy LaJoie	36	38	3
Joe Nemechek	39	41	3
Matt Kenseth	42	51	10
Tony Raines	52	52	1
Jeff Purvis	53	61	9
Joe Nemechek	62	83	22
Matt Kenseth	84	86	3
Kenny Wallace	87	87	1
Buckshot Jones	88	104	17
Matt Kenseth	105	105	1
Jeff Green	106	106	1
Joe Nemechek	107	113	7

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Green	1273
2	Todd Bodine	1249	-24
3	Randy LaJoie	1208	-65
4	Matt Kenseth	1190	-83
5	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1135	-138
6	David Green	1102	-171
7	Kevin Grubb	1050	-223
8	Elton Sawyer	974	-299
9	Kevin Harvick	971	-302
10	Jason Keller	965	-308
11	Phil Parsons	916	-357
12	Hank Parker, Jr.	909	-364
13	Mark Martin	905	-368
13	Jeff Purvis	905	-368
15	Tony Raines	872	-401
16	Casey Atwood	843	-430
17	Jay Sauter	837	-436
18	Dick Trickle	822	-451
19	Buckshot Jones	800	-473
20	Mark Green	793	-480
21	Mike Dillon	791	-482