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2000 DirecTV 500 |
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| Held on April 2, 2000 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX | |
| 334 L, 501 M, 806.276 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 334 | 106 | running | 185 |
| 2 | 37 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries | Ford | 334 | 37 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Pontiac | 334 | 40 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 19 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Ford | 334 | 58 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 2 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | FamilyClick.com | Ford | 334 | 18 | running | 160 |
| 6 | 31 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Ford | 334 | 18 | running | 155 |
| 7 | 17 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Chevy | 334 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Chevy | 334 | 3 | running | 147 |
| 9 | 38 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 20 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco, Havoline | Ford | 334 | 9 | running | 139 |
| 11 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline MaxLife, Cummins | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 11 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Chevy | 334 | 1 | running | 132 |
| 13 | 16 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Pontiac | 334 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 41 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart, Route 66 | Ford | 333 | 2 | running | 123 |
| 16 | 42 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Chevy | 332 | 1 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 27 | 42 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | BellSouth | Chevy | 332 | 1 | running | 117 |
| 18 | 36 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Pontiac | 332 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Chevy | 332 | 6 | running | 111 |
| 20 | 34 | 14 | Rick Mast | Conseco | Pontiac | 331 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 32 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D, Cooper Lighting | Chevy | 331 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 24 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Pontiac | 331 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 25 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's | Ford | 330 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 30 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Big Kmart, Route 66 | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Automotive Finishes | Chevy | 320 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 43 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Ford | 318 | 0 | engine | 85 |
| 27 | 3 | 32 | Scott Pruett | Tide | Ford | 318 | 13 | running | 87 |
| 28 | 28 | 60 | Dick Trickle | Power Team | Chevy | 317 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 21 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent | Chevy | 300 | 1 | engine | 81 |
| 30 | 22 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Ford | 297 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 288 | 0 | accident | 70 |
| 32 | 40 | 43 | John Andretti | STP, Cheerios | Pontiac | 287 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care, Ford Credit | Ford | 285 | 18 | running | 69 |
| 34 | 39 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light, John Wayne Cancer Institute | Chevy | 279 | 0 | engine | 61 |
| 35 | 18 | 90 | Ed Berrier, III | Hills Brothers Coffee | Ford | 270 | 0 | engine | 58 |
| 36 | 15 | 9 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak, Cougar | Ford | 255 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 12 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Chevy | 253 | 2 | accident | 57 |
| 38 | 7 | 27 | Jeff Fuller | Pfizer, Viagra | Pontiac | 233 | 0 | accident | 49 |
| 39 | 35 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Citgo | Ford | 221 | 0 | running | 46 |
| 40 | 33 | 45 | Adam Petty | Sprint | Chevy | 215 | 0 | engine | 43 |
| 41 | 29 | 41 | Gary Bradberry | Big Daddy's BBQ Sauce | Chevy | 165 | 0 | accident | 40 |
| 42 | 26 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Lycos | Pontiac | 143 | 0 | accident | 37 |
| 43 | 8 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com | Chevy | 110 | 0 | accident | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 13 | Robby Gordon | Menards, Duracell | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Realtree | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 75 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | RotoZip Tools | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 44 | Kyle Petty | Hot Wheels | Pontiac | DNQ | |||||
| 91 | Todd Bodine | LJ Racing | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3:49:12 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Terry Labonte - 28.105 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 5.920 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 131.152 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 12 for 62 laps - Laps 18-22 (#32 accident frontstretch); Laps 88-91 (#9 accident turn 4): Laps 112-118 (#24,25,94 accident turn 2); Laps 120-128 (#40 spun frontstretch); Laps 146-151 (#10,43 accident backstretch); Laps 157-159 (debris turn 3); Laps 170-174 (#41 accident turn 4); Laps 238-243 (#27 spun turn 2); Laps 247-251 (#88 accident turn 2); Laps 255-259 (#14,33 accident turn 4); Laps 275-278 (oil backstretch); Laps 291-295 (#17 accident turn 3) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 29 among 17 drivers - Terry Labonte (1-3); Scott Pruett (4-16); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (17-19); Bobby Hamilton (20); Joe Nemechek (21-22); Mike Skinner (23); Rusty Wallace (24-76); Bobby Labonte (77-82); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (83); Jeff Burton (84); Kevin Lepage (85); Jimmy Spencer (86-87); Bobby Labonte (88-112); Kenny Irwin, Jr. (113); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (114-146); Michael Waltrip (147); Dale Jarrett (148-151); Rusty Wallace (152); Dale Jarrett (153-155); Rusty Wallace (156-159); Dale Jarrett (160-170); Ricky Rudd (171-179); Jeremy Mayfield (180-197); Jeff Burton (198-233); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (234); Kevin Lepage (235-251); Bobby Labonte (252-260); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (261-275); Steve Park (276-281); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (282-334) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
