| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 36 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 2000 Pocono 500 program cover. | |||
| Date | June 19, 2000 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Pocono 500 | ||
| Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 139.741 miles per hour (224.891 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 75,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | ||
| Time | 52.440 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | |
| Laps | 107 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNN | ||
| Announcers | Eli Gold, Buddy Baker | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2000 Pocono 500 was the 15th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, June 18, 2000, but was delayed by one day due to rain.[1] The race was held before an audience of 75,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.
In the final laps of the race, Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield engaged in a battle with Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt for the lead. Heading into the final lap of the race, Mayfield performed a bump and run maneuver on Earnhardt, allowing Mayfield to take the victory. The victory was Mayfield's third career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season.[2][3] To fill out the top three, Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd, both drivers for Robert Yates Racing, finished second and third, respectively.
- ^ Poole, David (June 18, 2000). "Rainout pinches already tight schedules". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ Poole, David (June 19, 2000). "Mayfield says he can race hard, too". That's Racin'. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ Fleischman, Bill (June 20, 2000). "Earnhardt cut off at the pass". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 64. Retrieved September 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
