| 2000 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,698,200 | Race Date: | Aug 20, 2000 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.971 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 1Min | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 132.597 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 38 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | |||||
| Laps Led: | 118 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 191.149 MPH | |||||
| Official 2000 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 118 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 175 | 200 | 42 |
| 3 | 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 23 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Aaron's | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 37 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt (R) | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running |  | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 39 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 139 | 200 | 5 |
| 11 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 124 | 200 | 0 |
| 14 | 41 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | BellSouth | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 115 | 200 | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | 32 | Scott Pruett (R) | Tide | Running | | 112 | 200 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | FamilyClick.com | Running | | 114 | 200 | 1 |
| 19 | 12 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 106 | 200 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 103 | 200 | 0 |
| 21 | 18 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent | Running | | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 97 | 200 | 0 |
| 23 | 25 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 94 | 200 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 91 | 200 | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | 75 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | TBS Dinner and a Movie | Running | | 88 | 200 | 0 |
| 26 | 40 | 01 | Ted Musgrave | BellSouth | Running | | 90 | 199 | 1 |
| 27 | 29 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 87 | 199 | 1 |
| 28 | 31 | 27 | Mike Bliss (R) | Pfizer / Viagra | Running | | 79 | 199 | 0 |
| 29 | 3 | 14 | Rick Mast | Conseco | Running | | 76 | 199 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / Cooper Lighting | Running | | 73 | 199 | 0 |
| 31 | 1 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Budweiser | Running | | 75 | 199 | 13 |
| 32 | 38 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Engine | | 67 | 188 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Engine | | 64 | 179 | 0 |
| 34 | 43 | 13 | Robby Gordon | Team Menard | Accident | | 61 | 177 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 96 | Andy Houston | Ronald McDonald House | Engine | | 58 | 156 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 55 | 141 | 0 |
| 37 | 13 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit | Vibration | | 52 | 124 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Accident | | 49 | 123 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 98 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Engine | | 46 | 101 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | CITGO | Accident | | 43 | 63 | 0 |
| 41 | 19 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 40 | 36 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Engine | | 37 | 23 | 0 |
| 43 | 27 | 71 | Kerry Earnhardt | Team Realtree | Accident | | 34 | 5 | 0 |
