2000 Pontiac Excitement 400
NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 0
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$1,776,015Race Date:Apr 17, 2026Richmond Raceway
Margin of Victory:.159 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 1Min 8Sec.Richmond, Virginia
Lead Changes:21Average Speed:99.374 MPH.750 Mile D-Shaped Oval
No. of Cars:43No. of Cautions:9 For 59 Lapsrichmondraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr.Driver: Rusty Wallace R. WallaceChevrolet:9
Car No.:#8 ChevroletCar No.:#2 FordFord:0
Team:Dale Earnhardt Inc.Team:Team PenskePontiac:0
Crew Chief:Tony Eury, Sr.Crew Chief:Robin Pemberton 
Laps Led:31 of 400Pole Speed:124.720 MPH
Official 2000 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
158 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R)Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Budweiser18040031Running
2305 Terry LabonteTerry LabonteKellogg's17540027Running
31888 Dale JarrettDale JarrettQuality Care / Ford Credit1654000Running
4628 Ricky RuddRicky RuddTexaco / Havoline1604000Running
512 Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceMiller Lite165400227Running
61322 Ward BurtonWard BurtonCaterpillar15540012Running
72999 Jeff BurtonJeff BurtonCitgo1464000Running
8720 Tony StewartTony StewartThe Home Depot14740069Running
91094 Bill ElliottBill ElliottMcDonald's1384000Running
10313 Dale EarnhardtDale EarnhardtGM Goodwrench Service Plus13940019Running
1121 Steve ParkSteve ParkPennzoil1304000Running
123436 Ken SchraderKen SchraderM&M's1274000Running
13460 Geoffrey BodineGeoffrey BodinePower Team1244000Running
141524 Jeff GordonJeff GordonDuPont1214000Running
153717 Matt Kenseth (R)Matt KensethDeWalt Power Tools1184000Running
16875 Wally Dallenbach, Jr.Wally Dallenbach, Jr.Redcell Batteries1154000Running
172226 Jimmy SpencerJimmy SpencerBig Kmart / Route 661124000Running
181243 John AndrettiJohn AndrettiCheerios1094000Running
19387 Michael WaltripMichael WaltripNationsRent1064000Running
201655 Kenny WallaceKenny WallaceSquare D / Cooper Lighting1034000Running
213916 Kevin LepageKevin LepageFamilyClick.com1004000Running
22199 Stacy Compton (R)Stacy ComptonKodiak / Cougar974000Running
231733 Joe NemechekJoe NemechekOakwood Homes943990Running
244221 Elliott SadlerElliott SadlerCITGO963981Running
252310 Johnny Benson, Jr.Johnny Benson, Jr.Lycos.com883980Running
26918 Bobby LabonteBobby LabonteInterstate Batteries853960Running
273532 Scott Pruett (R)Scott PruettTide823920Running
284144 Kyle PettyKyle PettySprint / Dodge793900Running
292140 Sterling MarlinSterling MarlinBellSouth763890Running
304025 Jerry NadeauJerry NadeauMichael Holigan.com733890Running
31244 Bobby HamiltonBobby HamiltonKodak703720Rear Gear
32116 Mark MartinMark MartinValvoline / Cummins723623Accident
33331 Mike SkinnerMike SkinnerLowe's6935410Running
343293 Dave Blaney (R)Dave BlaneyAmoco613390Running
352777 Robert PressleyRobert PressleyJasper Engines & Transmissions583270Running
362012 Jeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldMobil 1553230Running
373613 Robby GordonRobby GordonTeam Menard522820Brakes
382811 Brett BodineBrett BodineRalph's / Redcell492800Engine
392697 Chad LittleChad LittleJohn Deere512731Accident
401450 Ricky CravenRicky CravenMidwest Transit432390Accident
414327 Mike Bliss (R)Mike BlissPfizer / Viagra401700Accident
422542 Kenny Irwin, Jr.Kenny Irwin, Jr.BellSouth371700Accident
433391 Todd BodineTodd BodineLittle Joe's Auto34420Accident

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