| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| DieHard 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| April 16, 2000 | Race 9 of 34 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 161.157 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: | |||||||||
| Cautions: | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 36 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $159,755 |
| 2 | 8 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/0 | 188 | Running | $115,680 |
| 3 | 4 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $92,630 |
| 4 | 12 | #42 | Kenny Irwin | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $86,280 |
| 5 | 20 | #26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Big Kmart/Route 66 | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $76,665 |
| 6 | 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Valvoline/Cummins | 160/10 | 188 | Running | $79,905 |
| 7 | 33 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $69,450 |
| 8 | 7 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $59,930 |
| 9 | 21 | #44 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Sprint/Dodge | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $57,580 |
| 10 | 9 | #22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | Caterpillar | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $72,480 |
| 11 | 25 | #43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | Cheerios | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $60,375 |
| 12 | 38 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $65,445 |
| 13 | 13 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Aaron's | 124/0 | 188 | Running | $44,465 |
| 14 | 1 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | PE | 188 | Running | $56,685 |
| 15 | 2 | #94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $53,655 |
| 16 | 35 | #75 | Wally Dallenbach | Ford | Redcell | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $42,915 |
| 17 | 3 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care/ Ford Credit | 117/5 | 187 | Running | $63,300 |
| 18 | 42 | #17 | Matt Kenseth * | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 114/5 | 187 | Running | $50,260 |
| 19 | 30 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | Michael Holigan.com | 106/0 | 187 | Running | $48,870 |
| 20 | 15 | #32 | Scott Pruett * | Ford | Tide | 103/0 | 187 | Running | $41,260 |
| 21 | 37 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 100/0 | 187 | Running | $57,470 |
| 22 | 24 | #33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 97/0 | 187 | Running | $47,950 |
| 23 | 19 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 94/0 | 186 | Running | $39,640 |
| 24 | 18 | #27 | Mike Bliss * | Pontiac | Conseco | 91/0 | 186 | Running | $36,010 |
| 25 | 14 | #97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 88/0 | 185 | Running | $47,505 |
| 26 | 43 | #66 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Route 66/Big Kmart | 85/0 | 185 | Running | $38,825 |
| 27 | 10 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 82/0 | 182 | Running | $46,570 |
| 28 | 23 | #90 | Ed Berrier * | Ford | Hills Bros Coffee | 79/0 | 178 | Running | $35,315 |
| 29 | 32 | #50 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Midwest Transit | 76/0 | 173 | Engine | $35,160 |
| 30 | 16 | #93 | Dave Blaney * | Pontiac | Amoco | 73/0 | 151 | Accident | $35,005 |
| 31 | 11 | #7 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NationsRent | 70/0 | 148 | Running | $46,350 |
| 32 | 41 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 67/0 | 145 | Running | $45,695 |
| 33 | 22 | #9 | Stacy Compton * | Ford | Kodiak/Cougar | 64/0 | 140 | Accident | $37,665 |
| 34 | 39 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 61/0 | 138 | Accident | $53,835 |
| 35 | 29 | #60 | Ted Musgrave | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 58/0 | 137 | Accident | $34,305 |
| 36 | 40 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 55/0 | 137 | Accident | $34,175 |
| 37 | 34 | #13 | Robby Gordon | Ford | Team Menard | 52/0 | 136 | Accident | $34,015 |
| 38 | 27 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 49/0 | 136 | Accident | $33,675 |
| 39 | 31 | #60 | Dick Trickle | Chevrolet | Power Team | 46/0 | 135 | Accident | $41,475 |
| 40 | 26 | #55 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D/Cooper Lighting | 43/0 | 130 | Engine | $41,750 |
| 41 | 17 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 45/5 | 116 | Engine | $51,050 |
| 42 | 6 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. * | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 37/0 | 113 | Engine | $42,850 |
| 43 | 28 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak | 34/0 | 110 | Engine | $40,656 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||