2000 DieHard 500

Race 9 of 34

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:06:11
Average speed of winner: 161.157 mph
Margin of victory: 0.189 sec.
Lead changes: 27 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Mayfield 1-3, Jarrett 4-7, Martin 8-28, Spencer 29, Martin 30-55, Earnhardt 56, Martin 57-60, J. Burton 61, Kenseth 62-63, Marlin 64-84, Spencer 85-88, Earnhardt 89-92, Spencer 93-94, J. Burton 95-102, J. Gordon 103, R. Wallace 104, J. Gordon 105-112, Spencer 113-119, J. Burton 120-124, Martin 125, J. Gordon 126-130, Mayfield 131, Martin 132-154, J. Gordon 155, Martin 156-158, J. Gordon 159-162, Martin 163-182, J. Gordon 183-188

Race notes: Mark Martin took the points lead from Bobby Labonte.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	36	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	184.136	188	6	25	running	159755	180
2	8	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	186.039	188	0	0	running	115680	170
3	4	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	186.518	188	2	5	running	92630	170
4	12	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	42	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Glover	185.945	188	0	0	running	86280	160
5	20	Jimmy Spencer	26	Big Kmart/Route 66	Ford	Carter	Wingo	185.441	188	4	14	running	76665	160
6	5	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline/Cummins	Ford	Roush	Fennig	186.354	188	7	98	running	79905	160
7	33	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	184.413	188	0	0	running	69450	146
8	7	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	186.108	188	1	21	running	59930	147
9	21	Kyle Petty	44	Hot Wheels	Pontiac	Petty	Bobby Leslie	185.413	188	0	0	running	57580	138
10	9	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Baldwin	186.010	188	0	0	running	72580	134
11	25	John Andretti	43	STP/Cheerios	Pontiac	Petty	Steadman	185.094	188	0	0	running	60375	130
12	38	Jeff Burton	99	Exide Batteries	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	provisional	188	3	14	running	65445	132
13	13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Lycos.com	Pontiac	Tyler Jet	Ince	185.873	188	0	0	running	44465	124
14	1	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Sospenzo	186.969	188	2	4	running	56685	-25
15	2	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Cram	186.936	188	0	0	running	53655	118
16	35	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	75	Redcell	Ford	Galaxy	Orme	184.221	188	0	0	running	42915	115
17	3	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	186.747	187	1	4	running	63300	117
18	42	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	provisional	187	1	2	running	50260	114
19	30	Jerry Nadeau	25	MichaelHoligan.com	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	184.633	187	0	0	running	48870	106
20	15	Scott Pruett	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Houston	185.664	187	0	0	running	41260	103
21	37	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	provisional	187	0	0	running	57470	100
22	24	Joe Nemechek	33	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet	Petree	Gill	185.101	187	0	0	running	47950	97
23	19	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	185.445	186	0	0	running	39640	94
24	18	Mike Bliss	27	Viagra	Pontiac	Eel River	Dodson	185.571	186	0	0	running	36010	91
25	14	Chad Little	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Hammond	185.844	185	0	0	running	47505	88
26	43	Darrell Waltrip	66	Route 66/Big Kmart	Ford	Carter	Larry Carter	provisional	185	0	0	running	38825	85
27	10	Ricky Rudd	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	185.978	182	0	0	running	46570	82
28	23	Ed Berrier	90	Hills Bros. Coffee	Ford	Donlavey		185.326	178	0	0	running	35315	79
29	32	Ricky Craven	50	Midwest Transit	Chevrolet	Midwest Transit	Connors	184.502	173	0	0	engine	35160	76
30	16	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Martin	185.643	151	0	0	accident	35005	73
31	11	Michael Waltrip	7	NationsRent	Chevrolet	Mattei	Kennedy	185.953	148	0	0	running	46350	70
32	41	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Andrews	provisional	145	0	0	running	45695	67
33	22	Stacy Compton	9	Kodiak/Cougar	Ford	Melling	Pitts	185.354	140	0	0	accident	37665	64
34	39	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	provisional	138	0	0	accident	53835	61
35	29	Ted Musgrave	15	Fenley-Moore Motorsports	Ford	Moore	Knuckles	184.751	137	0	0	accident	34305	58
36	40	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Johns	provisional	137	0	0	accident	34175	55
37	34	Robby Gordon	13	Team Menard	Ford	Menard		184.239	136	0	0	accident	34015	52
38	27	Dave Marcis	71	Team Realtree	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	185.072	136	0	0	accident	33675	49
39	31	Dick Trickle	60	Power Team	Chevrolet	Bessey	Long	184.544	135	0	0	accident	41475	46
40	26	Kenny Wallace	55	Square D/Cooper Lighting	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	185.344	130	0	0	engine	41750	43
41	17	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	185.571	116	1	1	engine	51050	45
42	6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	186.173	113	0	0	engine	42850	37
43	28	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Larkins	185.008	110	0	0	engine	40656	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Mark Martin	1370	9	0	1	4	7
2	Bobby Labonte	1346	9	0	1	4	6
3	Ward Burton	1293	9	0	1	3	6
4	Dale Earnhardt	1272	9	0	1	4	7
5	Jeff Burton	1236	9	0	1	5	6
6	Dale Jarrett	1167	9	2	1	4	5
7	Jeff Gordon	1149	9	1	1	2	6
8	Rusty Wallace	1129	9	2	1	3	4
9	Terry Labonte	1118	9	1	0	1	4
10	Ricky Rudd	1086	9	1	0	0	2
11	Bill Elliott	1051	9	0	0	2	4
12	Tony Stewart	1049	9	0	0	3	5
13	Mike Skinner	1043	9	0	0	1	1
14	Sterling Marlin	983	9	0	0	0	2
15	Chad Little	975	9	0	0	0	1
16	Jeremy Mayfield	969	9	1	0	1	4
17	Ken Schrader	946	9	0	0	0	1
18	Johnny Benson, Jr.	940	8	0	0	1	2
19	Matt Kenseth	921	9	0	0	0	2
20	Jimmy Spencer	908	9	0	0	1	1
21	John Andretti	906	9	0	0	0	0
22	Steve Park	875	9	1	0	1	3
23	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	849	9	0	1	1	2
24	Kenny Irwin, Jr.	821	9	0	0	1	1
25	Robert Pressley	819	9	0	0	0	0