2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500
Fourth race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 41st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 12, 2000, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was contested over 325 laps. At race's end, Dale Earnhardt, driving for Richard Childress Racing, held off Bobby Labonte in a photo finish for his 75th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win. Earnhardt would beat Labonte by 0.010 of a second.[1] To fill out the podium, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 4 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
Date | March 12, 2000 | ||
Official name | 41st Annual Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 | ||
Location | Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km) | ||
Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km) | ||
Average speed | 131.759 miles per hour (212.046 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
Time | 28.789 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | |
Laps | 191 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | ABC | ||
Announcers | Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons, Ray Evernham | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
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