| 2000 DieHard 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,354,221 | Race Date: | Apr 16, 2000 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .189 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 6Min 11Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 161.157 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 17 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Jeremy Mayfield J. Mayfield | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Crew Chief: | Peter Sospenzo | |||||
| Laps Led: | 25 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 186.969 MPH | |||||
| Official 2000 DieHard 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 25 |
| 2 | 8 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 170 | 188 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 170 | 188 | 5 |
| 4 | 12 | 42 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | BellSouth | Running | | 160 | 188 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 14 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins | Running | | 160 | 188 | 98 |
| 7 | 33 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | BellSouth | Running | | 147 | 188 | 21 |
| 9 | 21 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Sprint / Dodge | Running |  | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 130 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 38 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 132 | 188 | 14 |
| 13 | 13 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Lycos.com | Running | | 124 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 0 | 188 | 4 |
| 15 | 2 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 75 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Redcell Batteries | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 117 | 187 | 4 |
| 18 | 42 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 114 | 187 | 2 |
| 19 | 30 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com | Running | | 106 | 187 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 32 | Scott Pruett (R) | Tide | Running | | 103 | 187 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 97 | 187 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 94 | 186 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 27 | Mike Bliss (R) | Pfizer / Viagra | Running | | 91 | 186 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 88 | 185 | 0 |
| 26 | 43 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Route 66 / Big Kmart | Running | | 85 | 185 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 82 | 182 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 90 | Ed Berrier (R) | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 79 | 178 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit | Accident | | 76 | 173 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Accident | | 73 | 151 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent | Running | | 70 | 148 | 0 |
| 32 | 41 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 67 | 145 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 9 | Stacy Compton (R) | Kodiak / Cougar | Accident | | 64 | 140 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 61 | 138 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 60 | Ted Musgrave | BellSouth | Accident | | 58 | 137 | 0 |
| 36 | 40 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Accident | | 55 | 137 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 13 | Robby Gordon | Team Menard | Accident | | 52 | 136 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Accident | | 49 | 136 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 60 | Dick Trickle | Power Team | Accident | | 46 | 135 | 0 |
| 40 | 26 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / Cooper Lighting | Accident | | 43 | 130 | 0 |
| 41 | 17 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Accident | | 45 | 116 | 1 |
| 42 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Budweiser | Accident | | 37 | 113 | 0 |
| 43 | 28 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Accident | | 34 | 110 | 0 |
