2000 Dura Lube/Kmart 400

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13 жыл бұрын

the second race of nascar's tumultuous, transitional 2000 season. after reigning champ dj torched the competition at daytona, rockingham would give a more telling preview of the racing to come, paced by '99 breakout stars bobby labonte and tony stewart and the resurgent dale earnhardt. all completely live and in color.

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@JJA1987 3 жыл бұрын

An Underrated Rock Race usually it seemed like The Fall race was more competitive back in the day but this one could've ended up differently - Ward dominated a part of it even Dale was making a late charge but ran out of laps

@henrychapman4298 6 жыл бұрын

My favourite ever. Christopher Bell is my guy right now but nobody will beat my love for Bobby Labonte.

@wildcatmateo Жыл бұрын

Best TV pre-race ever!

@piperboy91 9 жыл бұрын

This was the first race I ever went to. Thank you for posting. I loved reliving it.

@josephbevacqua9217 8 жыл бұрын

tell me about the race

@ryanx7359 10 жыл бұрын

I wish they would go back here for Cup and Nationwide. such an amazing race track. NASCAR never sells out at any tracks anymore so they should just go back to good tracks

@jamesgentry13 8 жыл бұрын

look at the stands here. lots of empty seats

@downnice95 8 жыл бұрын

Because February in Rockingham is very cold

@greatestbrand5191 10 жыл бұрын

my favorite season in nascar ever

@NotSteveCook 12 жыл бұрын

DNQ: 50 Ricky Craven, 32 Scott Pruett*, 93 Dave Blaney*, & 14 Mike Bliss*. Watching the early laps of this race, I miss Bobby Hamilton. Can you believe it's been 5 years since neck cancer took his life? Very underrated as a Winston Cup driver.

@09corvettezr1 13 жыл бұрын

TNN did an excellent job with this race, Eli Gold went through literally everyone on the track, and what a race, its a shame this racetrack is in the middle of nowhere, causing the attendance to sag.

@budamania1989 6 жыл бұрын

Good tight racing thanks

@evanwilliams6406 Жыл бұрын

Steve: "He's is the first car out of the Daytona 500!" Eli: "He could well be first car out of the Dura Lube KMART 400!"

@MrBurney12 8 жыл бұрын

Idk who dreamed up the idea that this track didn't sell seats or put on a good race. Up til the last race there in 04 the races and finishes were great and I remember crowds being fine.

@downnice95 8 жыл бұрын

Actually I remember the 04 race being pack, the only race that I remember that had crappy attendance (by 2002 standards, these days that crowd would be impressive) was the Fall 02 race

@MrBurney12 8 жыл бұрын

+viacomsux45 I think that may have been bad weather that day because Mark Martin and Johny Benson put on a good show at the end.

@TheAnthony5540 12 жыл бұрын

@09corvettezr1 The track isnt in the middle of nowhere, its in the reigon that watches NASCAR most, thats why theyre bringing trucks back, it was never a matter of attendance NASCAR wanted to expand out of the Carolinas

@GialloHorror 10 жыл бұрын

I miss racing like this, and I miss Rockingham. I hate what they did to this sport. I only started following it in 1999 because of Tony Stewart, and by 2006 I had had enough of it. I tried to watch it before 1999 but really couldn't find anyone to root for. I hated Jeff Gordon at that time, and everyone loved Dale Sr. so I didn't want to root for him. Tony was a rookie in 1999 and I loved his take no shit attitude. I don't know about years previous to 1999, but it seemed crowds, and popularity were at their peak from 1999-2003. I HATE the way they changed the points system. So stupid. Just because Kenseth only won 1 race in 2003 and won the championship NASCAR decided to change their points, and championship scheme. The whole point in this sport was that CONSISTENCY was rewarded. Now, Just because you win a race, you're eligible for the championship? LOL! That's so fucking laughable! So you can win 1 race, have 15 DNF's and be 30th in points, but you can still win a championship because the points start over at race 27? Come on! BRING BACK THE OLD POINTS SYSTEM! AND BRING BACK ROCKINGHAM! Also seems like I liked a lot more drivers back when I watched it compared to now. So happy I can watch these old races again!

@dchamp9396 8 жыл бұрын

+GialloHorror You're stuck in the past. Most sports have a similar playoff system to NASCAR's Chase system that has now been around for over a decade.

@GialloHorror 8 жыл бұрын

dchamp9396 The thing that made NASCAR appealing was that it was DIFFERENT from every other sport. If you think I'm "stuck in the past" then I'm obviously not the only one. All you have to do is look at the crowds back in 2000-2004, and look at them now.

@jtpal12 5 жыл бұрын

@@dchamp9396 Not in Auto Racing. F1/Indycar/WEC etc fans would laugh or be horrified if a playoff system was proposed and outraged if implemented.

@polycube868 4 жыл бұрын

@@jtpal12 exactly

@zanemarte9877 2 жыл бұрын

Championships are supposed to be won at THE END of the season not with 2-3 races left in the year. The controversy of the old points system in Winston Cup era shows that sports even auto sports should NEVER EVER work that way. Here's what it was in 2003 the Truck championship is being decided at the end with six drivers in the running while Matt Kenseth clinched the "Winston" Cup with 3 or 4 races left in the year making those last 3 to 4 races pointless saying "if a championship was clinched with 3 to 4 races left, WHY are we still running the season?"

@Nocstaa 12 жыл бұрын

If it wasn't for Jeff Gordon, Jarrett could have, and should have won the championship in 96, 97, 98 and even 2000. And if he had not have broken his ribs in 2001, he could have made a serious run for it. Even in 2002, when he got off to such a terrible start to the year, he finished so strong. He had always been very consistent in his prime

@marcofaria17 13 жыл бұрын

thanks

@greatestbrand5191 8 жыл бұрын

thx for this

@josephbevacqua9217 8 жыл бұрын

@de31168 13 жыл бұрын

Excellent race! Just curious.. Do most people not record the intros to the races, or do they just get left out when uploading?

@vidEvWill 11 жыл бұрын

Its kind of interesting that all of Bobby Labonte's 2000 wins(including championship) are uploaded on KZfaq. He only won like 4 races all year(Rock, Charlotte, Darlington, Indy)

@evanwilliams6406 7 жыл бұрын

ok now all of the 2000 year is on youtube.

@SKracing 13 жыл бұрын

@de31168 a lot of the races i'm posting were bought secondhand from a guy who i guess never taped the intros. in every case, i'm putting up as much of the footage as i've got.

@NotSteveCook 4 жыл бұрын

Already more passing in the first 100 miles of this race than in any recent NASCAR race!

@michaelclayton7367 7 жыл бұрын

1st Bobby Labonte, 2nd Dale Earnhardt, 3rd W.Burton.

@jonathan_tong93 5 жыл бұрын

The 20th Year of NASCAR Racing on Philippine Television continued with the 2000 Dura Lube KMart 400 which was aired by GMA Network on February 28, 2000 with a simulcast on Channel V Philippines Channel 27, Super Radyo DZBB 594, and Campus Radio 97.1 WLS FM

@Nocstaa 12 жыл бұрын

@NotSteveCook 4 жыл бұрын

One of NASCAR's most potent combos of all time is Dale Jarrett, Todd Parrott, Robert Yates horsepower, and 4 new Goodyear Eagles.