STARTING LINEUP DieHard 500 April 16, 2000 Talladega Superspeedway Race 9 of 34 Pos. No./Driver Make/Sponsor Time Speed 1 #12 / Jeremy Mayfield Ford / Mobil 1 51.217 186.969 2 #94 / Bill Elliott Ford / McDonald's 51.226 186.936 3 #88 / Dale Jarrett Ford / Quality Care/ Ford Credit 51.278 186.747 4 #3 / Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet / GM Goodwrench Service Plus 51.341 186.518 5 #6 / Mark Martin Ford / Valvoline/Cummins 51.386 186.354 6 #8 / Dale Earnhardt, Jr * Chevrolet / Budweiser 51.436 186.173 7 #40 / Sterling Marlin Chevrolet / BellSouth 51.454 186.108 8 #31 / Mike Skinner Chevrolet / Lowe's 51.473 186.039 9 #22 / Ward Burton Pontiac / Caterpillar 51.481 186.01 10 #28 / Ricky Rudd Ford / Texaco/Havoline 51.49 185.978 11 #7 / Michael Waltrip Chevrolet / NationsRent 51.497 185.953 12 #42 / Kenny Irwin Chevrolet / BellSouth 51.499 185.945 13 #10 / Johnny Benson Pontiac / Aaron's 51.519 185.873 14 #97 / Chad Little Ford / John Deere 51.527 185.844 15 #32 / Scott Pruett * Ford / Tide 51.577 185.664 16 #93 / Dave Blaney * Pontiac / Amoco 51.583 185.643 17 #2 / Rusty Wallace Ford / Miller Lite 51.603 185.571 18 #27 / Mike Bliss * Pontiac / Pfizer/Viagra 51.603 185.571 19 #77 / Robert Pressley Ford / Jasper Engines & Transmissions 51.638 185.445 20 #26 / Jimmy Spencer Ford / Big Kmart/Route 66 51.639 185.441 21 #44 / Kyle Petty Pontiac / Sprint/Dodge 51.647 185.413 22 #9 / Stacy Compton * Ford / Kodiak/Cougar 51.655 185.384 23 #90 / Ed Berrier * Ford / Hills Bros Coffee 51.671 185.326 24 #33 / Joe Nemechek Chevrolet / Oakwood Homes 51.734 185.101 25 #43 / John Andretti Pontiac / Cheerios 51.736 185.094 26 #55 / Kenny Wallace Chevrolet / Square D/Cooper Lighting 51.666 185.344 27 #71 / Dave Marcis Chevrolet / Team Realtree 51.742 185.072 28 #4 / Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet / Kodak 51.76 185.008 29 #60 / Ted Musgrave Chevrolet / BellSouth 51.832 184.751 30 #25 / Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet / Michael Holigan.com 51.865 184.633 31 #60 / Dick Trickle Chevrolet / Power Team 51.89 184.544 32 #50 / Ricky Craven Ford / Midwest Transit 51.902 184.502 33 #5 / Terry Labonte Chevrolet / Kellogg's 51.927 184.413 34 #13 / Robby Gordon Ford / Team Menard 51.976 184.239 35 #75 / Wally Dallenbach Ford / Redcell 51.981 184.221 36 #24 / Jeff Gordon Chevrolet / DuPont 52.005 184.136 FAILED TO QUALIFY No./Driver Make/Sponsor Time Speed #18 / Bobby Labonte Pontiac / Interstate Batteries - - #99 / Jeff Burton Ford / CITGO SUPERGARD - - #20 / Tony Stewart Pontiac / The Home Depot - - #36 / Ken Schrader Pontiac / M&M's - - #1 / Steve Park Chevrolet / Pennzoil - - #17 / Matt Kenseth * Ford / DeWalt Power Tools - - #66 / Darrell Waltrip Ford / Route 66/Big Kmart - - #11 / Brett Bodine Ford / Ralphs/Redcell 52.143 183.649 #16 / Kevin Lepage Ford / FamilyClick.com 52.202 183.441 #14 / Rick Mast Pontiac / Conseco 52.233 183.332 #21 / Elliott Sadler Ford / Citgo 52.603 182.043 #41 / Gary Bradberry Chevrolet / Big Daddy's 53.003 180.669

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