2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400

Race details
Race 2 of 34 in the2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Date	February 27, 2000
Official name	35th Annual Dura Lube/Kmart 400
Location	Rockingham, North Carolina,North Carolina Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	1.017 miles (1.637 km)
Distance	393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Scheduled distance	393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km)
Average speed	127.875 miles per hour (205.795 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Rusty Wallace	Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time	23.167
Most laps led
Driver	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	134
Winner
No. 18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	TNN
Announcers	Eli Gold,Buddy Baker,Dick Berggren
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400 was the secondstock car race of the2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 35th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Sunday, February 27, 2000, inRockingham, North Carolina atNorth Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. At race's end,Bobby Labonte, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, would hold offDale Earnhardt and win after leading the final 113 laps. This was Labonte's 13th careerNASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium,Dale Earnhardt ofRichard Childress Racing andWard Burton ofBill Davis Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mileoval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged withPenske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.^[2]

• (R) - denotes rookie driver

**Withdrew prior to the event.

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 25, at 10:00 AMEST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.^[3]Mark Martin ofRoush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.500 and an average speed of 155.795 miles per hour (250.728 km/h).^[4]

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, February 26.^[3]Ward Burton ofBill Davis Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.986 and an average speed of 152.639 miles per hour (245.649 km/h).^[5]

Qualifying was held on Friday, February 25, at 2:30 PMEST. Each driver would have one lap to set a fastest time; and that lap would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.^[6]

Rusty Wallace ofPenske-Kranefuss Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.167 and an average speed of 158.035 miles per hour (254.333 km/h).^[7]

Four drivers would fail to qualify:Ricky Craven,Scott Pruett,Dave Blaney, andMike Bliss.

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