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2000 Pepsi Southern 500

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Official name
  
Pepsi Southern 500

Date
  
September 3, 2000 (2000-September-03)

Location
  
Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 1.366 mi (2.198 km)

Distance
  
328 laps, 448.048 mi (721.063 km)

Scheduled Distance
  
367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)

The 2000 Pepsi Southern 500, the 51st running of the event, was the twenty-fourth race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was held at Darlington Raceway on September 3, 2000. The race was scheduled for 367 laps, but was shortened to 328 laps because of rain. Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race.

Darrell Waltrip would lead his final Cup Series lap in his career on lap 48. Rick Mast leads a lap for the final time on lap 304.

Race statistics

  • Time of race: 4:08:20
  • Average Speed: 108.273 miles per hour (174.249 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 169.444
  • Cautions: 9 for 69 laps
  • Margin of Victory: under caution
  • Lead changes: 22
  • Percent of race run under caution: 21%
  • Average green flag run: 28.8 laps
  • References

    2000 Pepsi Southern 500 Wikipedia


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