| 2000 Pepsi Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,171,216 | Race Date: | Sep 3, 2000 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 4Hr 8Min 20Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 | Average Speed: | 108.275 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 69 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Driver: | Jeremy Mayfield J. Mayfield | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Car No.: | #12 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | Crew Chief: | Peter Sospenzo | |||||
| Laps Led: | 10 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 169.444 MPH | |||||
| Official 2000 Pepsi Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 10 |
| 2 | 35 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 17 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running |  | 170 | 328 | 47 |
| 4 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 328 | 24 |
| 5 | 9 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 160 | 328 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 155 | 328 | 59 |
| 7 | 30 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | FamilyClick.com | Running | | 146 | 328 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 142 | 328 | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 138 | 328 | 0 |
| 10 | 39 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 134 | 328 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Budweiser | Running | | 135 | 328 | 16 |
| 12 | 31 | 14 | Rick Mast | Conseco | Running | | 132 | 328 | 1 |
| 13 | 27 | 01 | Ted Musgrave | BellSouth | Running | | 124 | 328 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins | Running | | 126 | 328 | 29 |
| 15 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 118 | 328 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 120 | 327 | 1 |
| 17 | 33 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | BellSouth | Running | | 112 | 327 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | CITGO | Running | | 109 | 327 | 0 |
| 19 | 42 | 75 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | WCW | Running | | 106 | 327 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 103 | 327 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 105 | 327 | 1 |
| 22 | 19 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Running | | 97 | 326 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 99 | 326 | 13 |
| 24 | 7 | 32 | Scott Pruett (R) | Tide | Running | | 91 | 324 | 0 |
| 25 | 40 | 94 | David Green | McDonald's | Running | | 88 | 324 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Mattel Hot Wheels | Running | | 85 | 324 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 82 | 324 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 27 | Mike Bliss (R) | Pfizer / Viagra | Running | | 79 | 323 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com | Engine | | 76 | 315 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 73 | 308 | 0 |
| 31 | 25 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Engine | | 70 | 306 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Running | | 72 | 305 | 2 |
| 33 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 64 | 286 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 98 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Engine | | 61 | 268 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / Cooper Lighting | Engine | | 58 | 264 | 0 |
| 36 | 41 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 55 | 245 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Accident | | 52 | 223 | 0 |
| 38 | 2 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Aaron's | Handling | | 49 | 175 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 60 | Geoffrey Bodine | Power Team | Accident | | 46 | 171 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent | Engine | | 43 | 123 | 0 |
| 41 | 1 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Accident | | 50 | 120 | 104 |
| 42 | 43 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Route 66 / Big Kmart | Electrical | | 42 | 113 | 1 |
| 43 | 4 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Engine | | 34 | 15 | 0 |
