2000 Goody's Body Pain 500

Race details
Race 8 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2000 Goody's Body Pain 500 program cover.
Date	April 9, 2000
Official name	51st Annual Goody's Body Pain 500
Location	Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance	500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Scheduled Distance	500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km)
Average speed	75.653 miles per hour (121.752 km/h)
Attendance	84,000
Pole position
Driver	Rusty Wallace	Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Time	19.969
Most laps led
Driver	Rusty Wallace	Penske-Kranefuss Racing
Laps	343
Winner
No. 6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network	ESPN
Announcers	Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

The 2000 Goody's Body Pain 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 9, 2000, before an audience of 84,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Gambling on pit strategy, Roush Racing's Mark Martin managed to defend the field on old tires, taking advantage of track position to take his 32nd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.^[1][2] To fill out the top three, Roush Racing's Jeff Burton and Mattei Motorsports' Michael Waltrip finished second and third, respectively.

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.

Originally, three practice sessions were to be held, with one session on Friday and two sessions on Saturday. However, due to rain, the final session on Saturday was cancelled.^[3]

The first practice session was held on Friday, April 7, at 11:00 AM EST. The session lasted for two hours and 30 minutes. Robert Yates Racing's Ricky Rudd set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 19.977 and an average speed of 94.789 mph (152.548 km/h).^[4]

The final practice session was held on Saturday, April 8, at 10:00 AM EST. The session lasted for one hour and 45 minutes. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Jeremy Mayfield set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.210 and an average speed of 93.696 mph (150.789 km/h).^[4]

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, April 7, at 3:00 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round was guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, April 8, at 12:30 PM EST. As with the first round, each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.^[4] Positions 26–36 was decided on time, while positions 37–43 was based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points was awarded a provisional.^[5]

Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske-Kranefuss Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 19.969 and an average speed of 94.827 miles per hour (152.609 km/h) in the first round.^[6]

Four drivers failed to qualify.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Bobby Labonte 1,246 2 Mark Martin 1,210 (−36) 3 Ward Burton 1,159 (−87) 2 4 Jeff Burton 1,104 (−142) 1 5 Dale Earnhardt 1,102 (−144) 1 6 Rusty Wallace 1,084 (−162) 1 7 Dale Jarrett 1,050 (−196) 1 8 Ricky Rudd 1,004 (−242) 1 9 Jeremy Mayfield 994 (−252) 1 10 Tony Stewart 988 (−258) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.