| 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,776,015 | Race Date: | May 6, 2000 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .159 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 1Min 8Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 99.374 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 59 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #2 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Team Penske | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | |||||
| Laps Led: | 31 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 124.720 MPH | |||||
| Official 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 5 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Budweiser | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 31 |
| 2 | 30 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 175 | 400 | 27 |
| 3 | 18 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running |  | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 165 | 400 | 227 |
| 6 | 13 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running |  | 155 | 400 | 12 |
| 7 | 29 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 147 | 400 | 69 |
| 9 | 10 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 138 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 31 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running | | 139 | 400 | 19 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 34 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 127 | 400 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | 60 | Geoffrey Bodine | Power Team | Running | | 124 | 400 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 121 | 400 | 0 |
| 15 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 118 | 400 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 75 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Redcell Batteries | Running | | 115 | 400 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Running | | 112 | 400 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 109 | 400 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent | Running | | 106 | 400 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / Cooper Lighting | Running | | 103 | 400 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | FamilyClick.com | Running | | 100 | 400 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 9 | Stacy Compton (R) | Kodiak / Cougar | Running | | 97 | 400 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 94 | 399 | 0 |
| 24 | 42 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | CITGO | Running | | 96 | 398 | 1 |
| 25 | 23 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Lycos.com | Running | | 88 | 398 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 85 | 396 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 32 | Scott Pruett (R) | Tide | Running | | 82 | 392 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Sprint / Dodge | Running | | 79 | 390 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | BellSouth | Running | | 76 | 389 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com | Running | | 73 | 389 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Rear Gear | | 70 | 372 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins | Accident | | 72 | 362 | 3 |
| 33 | 3 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 69 | 354 | 10 |
| 34 | 32 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 61 | 339 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 58 | 327 | 0 |
| 36 | 20 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 55 | 323 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 13 | Robby Gordon | Team Menard | Brakes | | 52 | 282 | 0 |
| 38 | 28 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Engine | | 49 | 280 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Accident | | 51 | 273 | 1 |
| 40 | 14 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit | Accident | | 43 | 239 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 27 | Mike Bliss (R) | Pfizer / Viagra | Accident | | 40 | 170 | 0 |
| 42 | 25 | 42 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | BellSouth | Accident | | 37 | 170 | 0 |
| 43 | 33 | 91 | Todd Bodine | Little Joe's Auto | Accident | | 34 | 42 | 0 |
