2000 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500

Race 32 of 34

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 2:58:13
Average speed of winner: 105.041 mph
Margin of victory: 0.854 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 38 laps
Lap leaders: R. Wallace 1, J. Burton 2, R. Wallace 3-10, J. Burton 11-37, Musgrave 38, Mayfield 39-44, R. Wallace 45-87, Mayfield 88-127, B. Labonte 128, Stewart 129, Earnhardt 130, Skinner 131-133, Musgrave 134, Nadeau 135-136, Park 137-147, J. Burton 148-203, R. Wallace 204-235, J. Burton 236-249, Benson 250, R. Wallace 251-252, Rudd 253-293, J. Burton 294-295, Martin 296-307, J. Burton 308-312

Race notes: Debut for Ryan Newman.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2 (1st and 2nd cautions), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 (3rd caution), Part 7 (4th caution), Part 8, Part 9 (5th caution), Part 10, Part 11 (6th caution, Finish), Part 12 (Post-race), Part 13 (Closing)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO Supergard	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	134.103	312	6	105	running	197345	185
2	25	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Sospenzo	132.105	312	2	46	running	124925	175
3	5	Steve Park	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Andrews	133.161	312	1	11	running	112250	170
4	1	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	134.178	312	5	86	running	98860	165
5	9	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	133.062	312	1	1	running	100250	160
6	8	Mark Martin	6	Valvoline/Cummins	Ford	Roush	Fennig	133.067	312	1	12	running	80400	155
7	24	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont Automotive Finishes	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	132.120	312	0	0	running	81550	146
8	13	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Randolph	132.974	312	0	0	running	57900	142
9	31	Dale Earnhardt	3	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	131.714	312	1	1	running	69300	143
10	36	Dale Jarrett	88	Quality Care/Ford Credit	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	131.325	312	0	0	running	86000	134
11	30	Mike Skinner	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	McReynolds	131.738	312	1	3	running	61500	135
12	19	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Pontiac	Bill Davis	Baldwin	132.421	312	0	0	running	64500	127
13	14	Jimmy Spencer	26	Big Kmart/Route 66	Ford	Carter	Wingo	132.807	312	0	0	running	59500	124
14	37	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	provisional	312	1	1	running	62500	126
15	27	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Chevrolet	SABCO	Eggleston	132.057	312	0	0	running	57875	118
16	4	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Aaron's	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	133.175	312	1	1	running	46075	120
17	38	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	provisional	312	0	0	running	59075	112
18	11	Ricky Craven	50	Midwest Transit	Chevrolet	Midwest Transit	Connors	133.023	312	0	0	running	40850	109
19	7	Kenny Wallace	55	Square D/Cooper Lighting	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	133.116	312	0	0	running	54150	106
20	23	Brett Bodine	11	Ralph's Supermarkets	Ford	Brett Bodine	Hillman	132.159	312	0	0	running	44925	103
21	22	Kevin Lepage	16	FamilyClick.com	Ford	Roush	Tryson	132.241	312	0	0	running	52400	100
22	20	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	75	Redcell	Ford	Galaxy	Newt Moore	132.299	311	0	0	running	44075	97
23	40	Jerry Nadeau	25	MichaelHoligan.com	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	provisional	311	1	2	running	51850	99
24	39	Joe Nemechek	33	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet	Petree	Gill	provisional	311	0	0	running	51600	91
25	41	Ted Musgrave	01	BellSouth	Chevrolet	SABCO	Glover	provisional	311	2	2	running	52275	93
26	35	Bill Elliott	94	McDonald's	Ford	Elliott	Cram	131.334	311	0	0	running	51150	85
27	18	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	132.431	311	0	0	running	49625	82
28	29	John Andretti	43	Cheerios/STP	Pontiac	Petty	Steadman	132.042	311	0	0	running	57500	79
29	26	Kurt Busch	97	John Deere	Ford	Roush	Hammond	132.062	311	0	0	running	50675	76
30	33	Elliott Sadler	21	CITGO	Ford	Wood Brothers	Eddie Wood	131.411	311	0	0	running	51550	73
31	3	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	133.279	311	0	0	running	42525	70
32	42	Michael Waltrip	7	NationsRent	Chevrolet	Jim Smith	Kennedy	provisional	310	0	0	running	50000	67
33	34	Darrell Waltrip	66	Route 66/Big Kmart	Ford	Carter	Larry Carter	131.358	310	0	0	running	41875	64
34	21	Scott Pruett	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Houston	132.256	310	0	0	running	38750	61
35	43	Rich Bickle	60	Power Team	Chevrolet	Bessey	Long	provisional	309	0	0	running	49125	58
36	32	Andy Houston	96	Ronald McDonald House	Ford	PPI	Garone	131.540	309	0	0	running	38500	55
37	17	Ricky Rudd	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	132.436	300	1	41	running	46375	57
38	15	Mike Bliss	27	Viagra	Pontiac	Eel River	Dodson	132.611	291	0	0	accident	38250	49
39	28	Rick Mast	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Lopez	132.047	282	0	0	accident	38125	46
40	6	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Johns	133.116	260	0	0	running	37975	43
41	10	Ryan Newman	02	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland	133.033	176	0	0	engine	37825	40
42	12	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	133.018	53	0	0	accident	45700	37
43	16	Bobby Hamilton	4	Kodak	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure		132.441	51	0	0	accident	45575	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Labonte	4805	32	2	4	17	22
2	Dale Earnhardt	4587	32	0	2	12	23
3	Jeff Burton	4579	32	1	4	15	22
4	Dale Jarrett	4449	32	3	2	15	24
5	Tony Stewart	4336	32	2	5	11	22
6	Ricky Rudd	4329	32	2	0	12	18
7	Rusty Wallace	4280	32	9	4	12	19
8	Mark Martin	4197	32	0	1	12	19
9	Jeff Gordon	4050	32	2	3	10	20
10	Ward Burton	3936	32	0	1	3	16
11	Steve Park	3682	32	1	1	6	12
12	Mike Skinner	3649	32	1	0	1	10
13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3509	31	0	0	3	6
14	Matt Kenseth	3473	32	0	1	4	10
15	Joe Nemechek	3337	32	1	0	3	9
16	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3289	32	2	2	3	5
17	Ken Schrader	3246	32	0	0	0	2
18	Terry Labonte	3233	30	1	0	3	6
19	Sterling Marlin	3136	32	0	0	1	6
20	Bill Elliott	3040	30	0	0	3	7
21	John Andretti	3011	32	0	0	0	2
22	Jimmy Spencer	2964	32	0	0	1	4
23	Jerry Nadeau	2961	32	0	0	2	4
24	Jeremy Mayfield	2936	30	4	2	5	11
25	Robert Pressley	2811	32	0	0	1	1