2000 Auto Club 300 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 2000 Auto Club 300 |
| Name of Track: | California Speedway |
| Date: | April 29th |
Satellite View of California Speedway.
The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval speedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of Michigan International Speedway, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill.
It is a relatively new race track, opening in early 1997, and has additional configurations and facilities to accommodate "road" races, motorcycle races, vehicle testing, and drag races (Auto Club Dragway), even though the track cannot host NHRA national events, because of International Speedway Corporation's corporatewide deal with Pepsi. (The NHRA has a policy prohibiting certain Pepsi brands to be advertised anywhere at their national events as part of a deal with Coca-Cola.)
This racetrack is a stones throw from the old Ontario Motor Speedway and the old Riverside International Raceway.
After Riverside's closure in 1988, Southern California did not host a NASCAR race from 1988 to 1997, when the new California Speedway was opened.
Wikipedia.org2000 Auto Club 300 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 2000 Auto Club 300, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 8 | $68,350 | 150 | 0 | running | Visine |
| 2 | Jeff Burton | 9 | 2 | $55,425 | 150 | 0 | running | NorthernLight.com |
| 3 | Jeff Green | 10 | 1 | $58,825 | 150 | 0 | running | Nestle NesQuik |
| 4 | Michael Waltrip | 7 | 21 | $28,475 | 150 | 0 | running | Band-Aid |
| 5 | Todd Bodine | 66 | 14 | $33,500 | 150 | 0 | running | Phillips 66 |
| 6 | Mike Skinner | 15 | 26 | $23,425 | 150 | 0 | running | Albertsons |
| 7 | Jason Keller | 57 | 3 | $31,025 | 150 | 0 | running | Excedrin |
| 8 | Hank Parker, Jr. | 53 | 12 | $0 | 150 | 0 | running | Team Marines |
| 9 | Elton Sawyer | 98 | 39 | $26,800 | 150 | 0 | running | Lysol |
| 10 | Jay Sauter | 43 | 42 | $26,775 | 150 | 0 | running | Quality Farm & Country |
| 11 | Lyndon Amick | 35 | 18 | $21,825 | 150 | 0 | running | Powertel / Mitsubishi Wireless |
| 12 | Chad Little | 30 | 22 | $17,975 | 150 | 0 | running | Little Trees |
| 13 | Dick Trickle | 5 | 33 | $21,925 | 149 | 0 | running | Schneider National |
| 14 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 38 | $21,375 | 149 | 0 | running | AC Delco |
| 15 | Jimmie Johnson | 92 | 30 | $19,875 | 149 | 0 | running | Alltel |
| 16 | Randy LaJoie | 1 | 19 | $24,675 | 149 | 0 | running | Bob Evans |
| 17 | Kevin Grubb | 37 | 34 | $20,050 | 149 | 0 | running | Timber Wolf |
| 18 | Dave Blaney | 20 | 28 | $17,950 | 149 | 0 | running | AT&T |
| 19 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | 3 | 16 | $0 | 149 | 0 | running | NAPA Auto Parts |
| 20 | Tony Raines | 33 | 36 | $20,050 | 149 | 0 | running | Alka-Seltzer Plus / Aleve |
| 21 | Andy Santerre | 25 | 37 | $16,750 | 149 | 0 | running | Lance |
| 22 | Casey Atwood | 27 | 17 | $23,700 | 149 | 0 | running | Castrol GTX |
| 23 | Buckshot Jones | 0 | 23 | $18,125 | 149 | 0 | running | Cheez-It |
| 24 | Phil Parsons | 59 | 40 | $18,975 | 149 | 0 | running | Kingsford / Alltel |
| 25 | Mark Green | 63 | 31 | $17,975 | 149 | 0 | running | Exxon Superflo |
| 26 | Anthony Lazzaro | 97 | 20 | $15,775 | 149 | 0 | running | McDonald's |
| 28 | Mike Dillon | 21 | 35 | $18,575 | 148 | 0 | running | Rockwell Automation |
| 29 | Jeff Purvis | 4 | 41 | $18,475 | 148 | 0 | running | Porter-Cable |
| 30 | Boris Said | 12 | 15 | $15,375 | 148 | 0 | running | Federated Auto Parts |
| 31 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | 82 | 27 | $0 | 148 | 0 | running | Channellock |
| 32 | Kenny Irwin, Jr. | 42 | 29 | $0 | 148 | 0 | running | BellSouth Mobility |
| 33 | Jason Jarrett | 11 | 25 | $15,075 | 146 | 0 | running | Rayovac |
| 34 | Ward Burton | 22 | 6 | $14,975 | 143 | 0 | crash | Polaris |
| 35 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | 26 | 5 | $0 | 135 | 0 | engine | Baywatch |
| 37 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | 4 | $15,225 | 130 | 0 | engine | Cellular One |
| 38 | Blaise Alexander | 81 | 10 | $16,575 | 127 | 0 | running | Tracfone / WCW |
| 39 | Jason Leffler | 18 | 24 | $14,550 | 121 | 0 | crash | MBNA |
| 40 | David Green | 34 | 11 | $16,525 | 112 | 0 | running | AFG Glass |
| 41 | Mike McLaughlin | 48 | 9 | $21,000 | 101 | 0 | engine | Goulds Pumps |
| 42 | P.J. Jones | 19 | 13 | $14,475 | 27 | 0 | crash | Yellow Freight / Kobalt / Pameco |
| 43 | Derek Gilcrest | 51 | 32 | $14,450 | 12 | 0 | crash | Hot Tamales |
