2000 Coca-Cola 600
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | May 28, 2000 | ||
| Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 142.64 mph (229.56 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Laps | 175 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TBS | ||
| Announcers | Eli Gold, Ken Squier, Buddy Baker, Geoff Bodine | ||
The 2000 Coca-Cola 600, the 41st running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 28, 2000 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the twelfth race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race, earning his first career Winston Cup Series win.
Failed to qualify: Ted Musgrave (No. 15), Steve Grissom (No. 44), Ed Berrier (No. 90), Darrell Waltrip (No. 66), Dave Marcis (No. 71)
Background
Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the The Winston, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac |
| 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske Racing | Ford |
| 7 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Ford |
| 9 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 4:12:23
- Average Speed: 142.64 miles per hour (229.56 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 186.034
- Cautions: 7 for 38 laps
- Margin of Victory: 0.573 sec
- Lead changes: 25
- Percent of race run under caution: 9.5%
- Average green flag run: 45.2 laps
References
- ↑ "2000 NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 Results". CBS Sports. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 November 2015.