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2000 Pocono 500
Race details
Race 15 of 36 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2000 Pocono 500 program cover.
The 2000 Pocono 500 program cover.
Date June 19, 2000
Official name 19th Annual Pocono 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 139.741 miles per hour (224.891 km/h)
Attendance 75,000
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 52.440
Most laps led
Driver Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Laps 107
Winner
No. 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Buddy Baker
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2000 Pocono 500 was the 15th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, June 18, 2000, but was delayed by one day due to rain.[1] The race was held before an audience of 75,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.

In the final laps of the race, Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield engaged in a battle with Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt for the lead. Heading into the final lap of the race, Mayfield performed a bump and run maneuver on Earnhardt, allowing Mayfield to take the victory. The victory was Mayfield's third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the top three, Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd, both drivers for Robert Yates Racing, finished second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Pocono International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono International Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

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 Valvoline
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
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
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
52 Bill Baird Baird Motorsports Chevrolet Dynatek
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
60 Geoff Bodine 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
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, June 16, at 11:00 AM EST. The session lasted for three hours. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Rusty Wallace set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.557 and an average speed of 171.243 mph (275.589 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 52.557 171.243
2 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.849 170.297
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 52.871 170.226
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Saturday, June 17, at 9:30 AM EST. The session lasted for one hour and 20 minutes. Joe Bessey Racing's Geoff Bodine set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.867 and an average speed of 167.078 mph (268.886 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 53.867 167.078
2 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 53.902 166.970
3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 53.904 166.963
Full second practice results

Final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, June 17, after the preliminary 2000 Pocono ARCA 200. The session lasted for one hour. Robert Yates Racing's Ricky Rudd set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 54.412 and an average speed of 165.405 mph (266.194 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 54.412 165.405
2 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 54.443 165.311
3 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 54.594 164.853
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 16, at 3:00 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, June 17, at 11:30 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.[4] Positions 26–36 were decided on time, while positions 37–43 were 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.[5]

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 52.440 and an average speed of 171.625 miles per hour (276.204 km/h) in the first round.[6]

Three drivers failed to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 52.440 171.625
2 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 52.551 171.262
3 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.687 170.820
4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.697 170.788
5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.724 170.700
6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 52.728 170.687
7 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.748 170.623
8 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 52.751 170.613
9 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 52.761 170.581
10 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 52.816 170.403
11 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 52.832 170.351
12 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 52.901 170.129
13 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 52.938 170.010
14 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.949 169.975
15 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 53.009 169.782
16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.053 169.642
17 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 53.208 169.147
18 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 53.212 169.135
19 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 53.219 169.113
20 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 53.229 169.081
21 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 53.242 169.039
22 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 53.257 168.992
23 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 53.258 168.989
24 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 53.267 168.960
25 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 53.273 168.941
Failed to lock in the first round
26 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.275 168.935
27 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 53.370 168.634
28 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 53.455 168.366
29 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 53.463 168.341
30 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 53.485 168.271
31 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 53.568 168.011
32 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 53.604 167.898
33 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 53.623 167.838
34 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 53.807 167.264
35 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 53.827 167.202
36 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 53.828 167.199
Provisionals
37 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 54.227 165.969
38 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 54.076 166.432
39 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 53.880 167.038
40 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 53.984 166.716
41 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 54.199 166.055
42 90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 54.189 166.085
43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 54.285 165.792
Failed to qualify
44 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 53.859 167.103
45 72 Dwayne Leik Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 55.569 161.961
46 52 Bill Baird Baird Motorsports 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 22 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 200 9 running 180 $121,020
2 4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 running 170 $131,520
3 3 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 running 165 $95,870
4 16 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 17 running 165 $87,495
5 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 1 running 160 $71,565
6 9 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 200 38 running 155 $73,490
7 8 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 200 2 running 151 $67,015
8 5 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 142 $64,765
9 7 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 17 running 143 $54,265
10 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 200 107 running 144 $76,990
11 28 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 200 0 running 130 $51,465
12 14 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 127 $55,415
13 11 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 200 0 running 124 $55,965
14 29 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 121 $48,665
15 27 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 0 running 118 $48,765
16 30 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 115 $49,065
17 37 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 112 $46,465
18 19 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 200 0 running 109 $38,065
19 15 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 0 running 106 $44,015
20 26 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 108 $48,890
21 2 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 199 0 running 100 $55,365
22 31 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 199 0 running 97 $46,665
23 24 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 94 $45,740
24 40 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 91 $44,390
25 38 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 199 0 running 88 $44,515
26 18 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 199 2 running 90 $43,865
27 32 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 199 0 running 82 $50,515
28 42 90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 198 0 running 79 $32,365
29 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 76 $32,190
30 35 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 195 0 running 73 $32,040
31 41 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 194 0 running 70 $32,390
32 20 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 182 4 engine 72 $31,740
33 36 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 181 0 accident 64 $31,540
34 21 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 179 0 engine 61 $34,465
35 13 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 179 0 running 58 $31,190
36 34 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 178 0 engine 55 $41,990
37 39 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 175 0 running 52 $33,825
38 25 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 169 0 engine 49 $41,200
39 17 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 156 0 accident 46 $30,575
40 33 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 154 0 engine 43 $38,425
41 23 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 144 2 engine 45 $38,300
42 10 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 127 0 engine 37 $38,225
43 12 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 35 0 engine 34 $38,150
Failed to qualify
44 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford
45 72 Dwayne Leik Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet
46 52 Bill Baird Baird Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (June 18, 2000). "Rainout pinches already tight schedules". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Poole, David (June 19, 2000). "Mayfield says he can race hard, too". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Fleischman, Bill (June 20, 2000). "Earnhardt cut off at the pass". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 64. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site – Pocono 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 31, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Poole, David (June 16, 2000). "Wallace looking to finish where he starts - up front". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on June 10, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.


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