2000 Albertson's 300 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 2000 Albertson's 300 |
| Name of Track: | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Date: | April 1st |
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). The track measures 1.5 miles around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the quad-oval design, where the front straghtaway juts outward slightly.
The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Lowe's Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Very Fast TrackBased on qualifying speeds in 2004 and 2005, the Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph.
However, as the tracks' respective racing surfaces continue to wear, qualifying speeds at Atlanta have become consistently faster than at Texas (2005 and 2006).
Busy Race SeasonTexas Motor Speedway is home to two NASCAR Nextel Cup races: the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 and the Dickies 500, as well as two Busch Series Races, the O'Reilly 300 and the O'Reilly Challenge and last but not least, the Indy Racing League race, the Bombardier Learjet 500.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.2000 Albertson's 300 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 2000 Albertson's 300, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Martin | 60 | 2 | $68,200 | 200 | 0 | running | Winn-Dixie |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 26 | $51,250 | 200 | 0 | running | Visine-A |
| 3 | David Green | 34 | 17 | $49,375 | 200 | 0 | running | AFG Glass |
| 4 | Todd Bodine | 66 | 11 | $35,100 | 200 | 0 | running | Phillips 66 |
| 5 | Jeff Green | 10 | 10 | $38,300 | 200 | 0 | running | Nestle NesQuik |
| 6 | Jeff Burton | 9 | 7 | $22,650 | 200 | 0 | running | NorthernLight.com |
| 7 | Casey Atwood | 27 | 25 | $30,125 | 200 | 0 | running | Castrol GTX |
| 8 | Randy LaJoie | 1 | 14 | $27,475 | 200 | 0 | running | Bob Evans |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 4 | $24,975 | 200 | 0 | running | AC Delco |
| 10 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | 36 | $21,225 | 200 | 0 | running | Porter-Cable |
| 11 | Jason Keller | 57 | 39 | $27,125 | 200 | 0 | running | Excedrin |
| 12 | Dick Trickle | 5 | 12 | $20,925 | 200 | 0 | running | Schneider National |
| 13 | Steve Park | 31 | 6 | $16,725 | 200 | 0 | running | Whelen Engineering |
| 14 | Kevin Grubb | 37 | 33 | $20,375 | 200 | 0 | running | Timber Wolf |
| 15 | Tony Raines | 33 | 40 | $19,725 | 200 | 0 | running | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer |
| 16 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | 42 | 24 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | BellSouth Mobility |
| 17 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | 3 | 16 | $0 | 200 | 0 | running | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 18 | Blaise Alexander | 81 | 28 | $18,375 | 200 | 0 | running | Tracfone / WCW |
| 19 | Jay Sauter | 43 | 3 | $18,250 | 200 | 0 | running | Quality Farm & Country |
| 20 | Andy Santerre | 25 | 38 | $17,900 | 199 | 0 | running | Lance |
| 21 | Wayne Grubb | 83 | 35 | $15,050 | 199 | 0 | running | Link-Belt Cranes |
| 22 | Jason Leffler | 18 | 1 | $17,150 | 199 | 0 | running | MBNA |
| 23 | Mike Bliss | 19 | 23 | $14,800 | 199 | 0 | running | Yellow Freight / Pameco / Kobalt |
| 24 | Jimmie Johnson | 92 | 21 | $15,700 | 199 | 0 | running | Alltel |
| 25 | Mark Green | 63 | 20 | $17,700 | 199 | 0 | running | Exxon Superflo |
| 26 | Buckshot Jones | 0 | 42 | $17,500 | 198 | 0 | running | Cheez-It |
| 27 | Kevin Lepage | 71 | 22 | $14,400 | 198 | 0 | running | Red Man |
| 28 | Elton Sawyer | 98 | 19 | $21,800 | 198 | 0 | running | Lysol |
| 29 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | 26 | 5 | $0 | 198 | 0 | running | Baywatch |
| 30 | Kenny Wallace | 22 | 27 | $14,200 | 197 | 0 | running | Polaris |
| 31 | P.J. Jones | 74 | 43 | $14,000 | 197 | 0 | running | BACE Motorsports |
| 32 | Chad Chaffin | 77 | 32 | $15,900 | 195 | 0 | running | Lear Corporation / UAW |
| 33 | Lyndon Amick | 35 | 41 | $15,800 | 195 | 0 | running | Powertel / Mitsubishi Wireless |
| 34 | Phil Parsons | 59 | 37 | $15,700 | 179 | 0 | crash | Kingsford / Alltel |
| 35 | Hank Parker, Jr. | 53 | 29 | $0 | 160 | 0 | engine | Team Marines |
| 36 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | 9 | $13,500 | 150 | 0 | crash | Cellular One |
| 38 | Mike Dillon | 21 | 8 | $15,375 | 122 | 0 | crash | Rockwell Automation |
| 40 | Mike McLaughlin | 48 | 18 | $17,825 | 122 | 0 | crash | Goulds Pumps |
| 41 | Tim Fedewa | 36 | 15 | $15,300 | 118 | 0 | crash | Stanley Tools |
| 42 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | 31 | $13,275 | 89 | 0 | ignition | Pepsi |
| 43 | Jack Sprague | 15 | 30 | $13,250 | 17 | 0 | fuel pump | Albertsons |
