Race 28 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 program cover.
Date
October 1, 2000
Official name
52nd Annual NAPA Autocare 500
Location
Ridgeway, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance
500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance
500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed
73.859 miles per hour (118.865 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time
19.855
Most laps led
Driver
Jeff Burton
Roush Racing
Laps
202
Winner
No. 20
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network
ESPN
Announcers
Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 2000 NAPA Autocare 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 52nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 1, 2000, in Ridgeway, Virginia, at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would control the final restart with 11 laps to go to win his eighth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his fifth of the season.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt of Richard Childress Racing and Jeff Burton of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
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^Kurz Jr., Hank (October 2, 2000). "Tony Stewart roars to Martinsville win". The Park City Daily News. p. 18. Retrieved June 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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