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2000 MBNA Platinum 400

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2000 MBNA Platinum 400
Race details
Race 13 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 program cover.
The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 program cover.
Date June 4, 2000
Official name 32nd Annual MBNA Platinum 400
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 109.514 miles per hour (176.246 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time 22.870
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 242
Winner
No. 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNN
Announcers Eli Gold, Dick Berggren, Buddy Baker
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 was the 13th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 4, 2000, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would complete a dominant performance on the final restart with six to go to win his fourth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet NationsRent
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford Kodiak
10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac Lycos
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Ralphs
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil 1
14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford Family Click
17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Michael Holigan
26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart
27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac Viagra
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford Tide
33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Oakwood Homes
36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
43 John Andretti* Petty Enterprises Pontiac STP
44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Route 66, Big Kmart
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree
75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford RedCell, Dinner and a Movie
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford Mansion Motorsports
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee
93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Amoco
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide
Official entry list

*During the race, Kyle Petty would replace Andretti due to Andretti's rib injuries sustained at the 2000 The Winston.[2][3]

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 11:30 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[4] Jeremy Mayfield of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.749 and an average speed of 158.248 mph (254.675 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.749 158.248
2 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22.953 156.842
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.954 156.835
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Friday, June 2, at 1:20 PM EST, and would last for 40 minutes.[4] Joe Nemechek of Andy Petree Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.796 and an average speed of 157.922 mph (254.151 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22.796 157.922
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.870 157.411
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.896 157.232
Full second practice results

Third practice

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The third practice session was held on Saturday, June 3, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[4] Scott Pruett of PPI Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.992 and an average speed of 156.576 mph (251.985 km/h).[7]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 22.992 156.576
2 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.004 156.494
3 90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 23.009 156.460
Full third practice results

Fourth and final practice

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The fourth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, June 3, after the preliminary 2000 MBNA Platinum 200 Busch Series race, and lasted for up to an hour.[4] Joe Nemechek of Andy Petree Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.386 and an average speed of 153.938 mph (247.739 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 23.386 153.938
2 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.441 153.577
3 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.536 152.957
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, June 2, at 3:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round would be guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, June 3, at 11:30 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[4] Positions 26-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[9]

Rusty Wallace of Penske-Kranefuss Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 22.870 and an average speed of 157.411 miles per hour (253.328 km/h).[10]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Kyle Petty and Carl Long.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.870 157.411
2 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 22.880 157.343
3 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22.907 157.157
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.909 157.143
5 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 22.934 156.972
6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 22.953 156.842
7 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.960 156.794
8 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.964 156.767
9 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 22.965 156.760
10 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 22.972 156.713
11 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 22.980 156.658
12 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 22.982 156.644
13 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 22.997 156.542
14 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 23.022 156.372
15 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 23.059 156.121
16 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 23.060 156.114
17 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 23.064 156.087
18 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 23.084 155.952
19 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.095 155.878
20 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 23.097 155.864
21 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 23.103 155.824
22 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 23.106 155.804
23 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.108 155.790
24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 23.136 155.602
25 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 23.139 155.581
26 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 23.052 156.169
27 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 23.074 156.020
28 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 23.078 155.993
29 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 23.080 155.979
30 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.107 155.797
31 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 23.158 155.454
32 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 23.159 155.447
33 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.160 155.440
34 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 23.181 155.300
35 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 23.183 155.286
36 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.191 155.233
Provisionals
37 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - -
38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford - -
39 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford - -
40 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet - -
41 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac - -
42 90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford - -
43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet - -
Failed to qualify
44 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac 23.287 154.593
45 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford - -
Official first-round results
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 16 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 242 running 185 $152,850
2 26 17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 400 0 running 170 $119,755
3 9 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 2 running 170 $96,105
4 18 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 0 running 160 $95,755
5 7 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 0 running 155 $78,280
6 30 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 399 49 running 155 $75,455
7 10 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 398 0 running 146 $71,885
8 23 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 398 0 running 142 $74,685
9 8 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 43 running 143 $63,085
10 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 398 2 running 139 $54,785
11 37 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 130 $73,160
12 2 94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 398 0 running 127 $59,910
13 33 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 398 1 running 129 $65,970
14 1 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 398 9 running 126 $70,360
15 34 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 397 0 running 118 $53,280
16 32 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 397 1 running 120 $58,460
17 11 42 Kenny Irwin Jr. Team SABCO Chevrolet 397 0 running 112 $57,975
18 3 55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 396 0 running 109 $57,260
19 17 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 396 0 running 106 $56,835
20 38 97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 396 0 running 103 $60,985
21 20 16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 396 0 running 100 $56,335
22 39 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 396 0 running 97 $56,085
23 31 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 396 0 running 94 $47,835
24 12 75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 395 0 running 91 $47,580
25 27 93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 394 0 running 88 $44,305
26 24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 393 0 running 85 $47,555
27 40 4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 393 0 running 82 $43,830
28 13 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 392 0 running 79 $43,680
29 43 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 391 0 running 76 $43,680
30 21 9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 389 0 running 73 $46,030
31 25 40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 387 0 running 70 $51,880
32 19 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 380 0 running 67 $63,420
33 35 66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 374 0 running 64 $43,070
34 14 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 370 0 running 61 $62,920
35 41 27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 279 0 crash 58 $42,770
36 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 268 2 engine 60 $60,655
37 5 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 212 49 engine 57 $50,545
38 29 32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 206 0 crash 49 $42,435
39 15 7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet 185 0 engine 46 $50,325
40 22 60 Geoff Bodine Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 145 0 crash 43 $50,190
41 42 90 Ed Berrier (R) Donlavey Racing Ford 84 0 crash 40 $42,330
42 36 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 0 crash 37 $49,970
43 28 14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 3 0 crash 34 $42,360
Failed to qualify
44 44 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac
45 85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (June 4, 2000). "Stewart makes it 12 winners". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on February 8, 2001. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Poole, David (June 3, 2000). "K. Petty to sub for Andretti". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on January 23, 2001. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Blake, Ben (June 3, 2000). "Petty to Stand In for Andretti". Speedvision. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Dover 1 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on April 23, 2001. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Racin' Network - The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 Friday AM Practice". The Racin' Network. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "2000 MBNA Platinum 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Practice 2". NASCAR Online. Archived from the original on July 6, 2000. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Racin' Network - The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 Saturday AM Practice". The Racin' Network. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Racin' Network - The 2000 MBNA Platinum 400 Saturday PM Practice". The Racin' Network. Archived from the original on August 23, 2000. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2000 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  10. ^ Brinster, Dick (June 3, 2000). "Wallace likes pole, doesn't bank on it". ThatsRacin. Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 23, 2001. Retrieved May 8, 2022.


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