| 2000 NAPA AutoCare 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,689,540 | Race Date: | Oct 1, 2000 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .672 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 33Min 39Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 73.859 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 13 For 88 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Pontiac | Car No.: | #20 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | |||||
| Laps Led: | 179 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 95.371 MPH | |||||
| Official 2000 NAPA AutoCare 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 179 |
| 2 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 202 |
| 4 | 11 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 165 | 500 | 37 |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 25 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Running | | 146 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 34 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | BellSouth | Running | | 143 | 500 | 27 |
| 10 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com | Running | | 127 | 500 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 121 | 500 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 115 | 499 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 112 | 499 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins | Running | | 109 | 499 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Aaron's | Running | | 106 | 499 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit | Running | | 108 | 499 | 1 |
| 21 | 15 | 01 | Ted Musgrave | BellSouth | Running | | 100 | 498 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / Cooper Lighting | Running | | 97 | 498 | 0 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 99 | 498 | 53 |
| 24 | 42 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent | Running | | 96 | 498 | 1 |
| 25 | 22 | 19 | Casey Atwood | Motorola | Running | | 88 | 497 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 14 | Rick Mast | Conseco | Running | | 85 | 497 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Route 66 / Big Kmart | Running | | 82 | 497 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 27 | Mike Bliss (R) | Pfizer / Viagra | Running | | 79 | 496 | 0 |
| 29 | 41 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | FamilyClick.com | Running | | 76 | 494 | 0 |
| 30 | 21 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 73 | 494 | 0 |
| 31 | 27 | 44 | Kyle Petty | Sprint / Dodge | Driveshaft | | 70 | 486 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | CITGO | Running | | 67 | 480 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Accident | | 64 | 458 | 0 |
| 34 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 61 | 447 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Running | | 58 | 444 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Budweiser | Accident | | 55 | 406 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 97 | Kurt Busch | John Deere | Running | | 52 | 396 | 0 |
| 38 | 35 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Overheating | | 49 | 393 | 0 |
| 39 | 30 | 9 | Stacy Compton (R) | Kodiak / Cougar | Accident | | 46 | 333 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 75 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | RotoZip Tools | Brakes | | 43 | 329 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Overheating | | 40 | 317 | 0 |
| 42 | 29 | 98 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Accident | | 37 | 114 | 0 |
| 43 | 4 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Engine | | 34 | 61 | 0 |
