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2000 DieHard 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 34
Sunday, April 16, 2000 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:06:11
Average Speed: 161.157 mph
Pole Speed: 186.969 mph

Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.189 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 27

Glossary 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2000 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	36	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	159,755	running	25	180
2	8	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	115,680	running	0	170
3	4	3	Dale Earnhardt	GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	92,630	running	5	170
4	12	42	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	BellSouth (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	188	86,280	running	0	160
5	20	26	Jimmy Spencer	Big Kmart / Route 66 (Travis Carter)	Ford	188	76,665	running	14	160
6	5	6	Mark Martin	Eagle One / Cummins (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	79,905	running	98	160
7	33	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	69,450	running	0	146
8	7	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Felix Sabates)	Chevrolet	188	59,930	running	21	147
9	21	44	Kyle Petty	Hot Wheels (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	188	57,580	running	0	138
10	9	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	188	72,480	running	0	134
11	25	43	John Andretti	STP / Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Pontiac	188	60,375	running	0	130
12	38	99	Jeff Burton	Exide Batteries (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	65,445	running	14	132
13	13	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Lycos.com (Tim Beverley)	Pontiac	188	44,465	running	0	124
14	1	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss)	Ford	188	56,685	running	4	-25
15	2	94	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Ford	188	53,655	running	0	118
16	35	75	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Redcell Batteries (Darwin Oordt)	Ford	188	42,915	running	0	115
17	3	88	Dale Jarrett	Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing)	Ford	187	63,300	running	4	117
18	42	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	187	50,260	running	2	114
19	30	25	Jerry Nadeau	Michael Holigan.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	187	48,870	running	0	106
20	15	32	Scott Pruett	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	187	41,260	running	0	103
21	37	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	187	57,470	running	0	100
22	24	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	187	47,950	running	0	97
23	19	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	186	39,640	running	0	94
24	18	27	Mike Bliss	Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Birmingham)	Pontiac	186	36,010	running	0	91
25	14	97	Chad Little	John Deere (Jack Roush)	Ford	185	47,505	running	0	88
26	43	66	Darrell Waltrip	Big Kmart / Route 66 (Travis Carter)	Ford	185	38,825	running	0	85
27	10	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	182	46,570	running	0	82
28	23	90	Ed Berrier	Hills Brothers Coffee (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	178	35,315	running	0	79
29	32	50	Ricky Craven	Midwest Transit (Hal Hicks / Mike Witters)	Chevrolet	173	35,160	engine	0	76
30	16	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco (Bill Davis)	Pontiac	151	35,005	crash	0	73
31	11	7	Michael Waltrip	NationsRent (Jim Mattei)	Chevrolet	148	46,350	running	0	70
32	41	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	145	45,695	running	0	67
33	22	9	Stacy Compton	Kodiak / Cougar (Mark Melling)	Ford	140	37,665	crash	0	64
34	39	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	138	53,835	crash	0	61
35	29	15	Ted Musgrave	Fenley-Moore Motorsports (Bud Moore)	Ford	137	34,305	crash	0	58
36	40	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	137	34,175	crash	0	55
37	34	13	Robby Gordon	Menards / Duracell (John Menard)	Ford	136	34,015	crash	0	52
38	27	71	Dave Marcis	RealTree Camouflage (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	136	33,365	crash	0	49
39	31	60	Dick Trickle	Power Team (Joe Bessey)	Chevrolet	135	41,475	crash	0	46
40	26	55	Kenny Wallace	Square D / Cooper Lighting (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	130	41,750	engine	0	43
41	17	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	116	51,050	engine	1	45
42	6	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	113	42,850	engine	0	37
43	28	4	Bobby Hamilton	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	110	40,656	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Brett Bodine (#11), Kevin Lepage (#16), Rick Mast (#14), Elliott Sadler (#21), Gary Bradberry (#41)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	3	2	debris turn 2
	4	131	128
	132	135	4	debris turn 2
	136	138	3
	139	146	8	#18,8,20,32,7,27,77,9,90,33,13,15,60,28,1,36,71 accident frontstretch
	147	148	2
	149	151	3	#28 spun turn 2
	152	188	37
Percent of race run under caution: 9.0% Average green flag run: 34.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeremy Mayfield	1	3	3
Dale Jarrett	4	7	4
Mark Martin	8	28	21
Jimmy Spencer	29	29	1
Mark Martin	30	55	26
Dale Earnhardt	56	56	1
Mark Martin	57	60	4
Jeff Burton	61	61	1
Matt Kenseth	62	63	2
Sterling Marlin	64	84	21
Jimmy Spencer	85	88	4
Dale Earnhardt	89	92	4
Jimmy Spencer	93	94	2
Jeff Burton	95	102	8
Jeff Gordon	103	103	1
Rusty Wallace	104	104	1
Jeff Gordon	105	112	8
Jimmy Spencer	113	119	7
Jeff Burton	120	124	5
Mark Martin	125	125	1
Jeff Gordon	126	130	5
Jeremy Mayfield	131	131	1
Mark Martin	132	154	23
Jeff Gordon	155	155	1
Mark Martin	156	158	3
Jeff Gordon	159	162	4
Mark Martin	163	182	20
Jeff Gordon	183	188	6

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Mark Martin	1370
2	Bobby Labonte	1346	-24
3	Ward Burton	1293	-77
4	Dale Earnhardt	1272	-98
5	Jeff Burton	1236	-134
6	Dale Jarrett	1167	-203
7	Jeff Gordon	1149	-221
8	Rusty Wallace	1129	-241
9	Terry Labonte	1118	-252
10	Ricky Rudd	1086	-284
11	Bill Elliott	1051	-319
12	Tony Stewart	1049	-321
13	Mike Skinner	1043	-327
14	Sterling Marlin	983	-387
15	Chad Little	975	-395
16	Jeremy Mayfield	969	-401
17	Ken Schrader	946	-424
18	Johnny Benson, Jr.	940	-430
19	Matt Kenseth	921	-449
20	Jimmy Spencer	908	-462

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