2000 Piston Cup Season

**OVERVIEW**

* 2000 was the first full season for racers Dale Earnhardt Jr. And Matt Carseth
* 2 cup racers died in 2000, Adam Weathers (Grandson of The King) and Kenny Carwin Jr.
* This was the final season of Darrell Cartrip competing as a Piston Cup racer
* Also this was unexpectedly the last full time season for Dale Earnhardt who would be killed the following year in the Daytona 500.

## Racers

1. Rust-Eze 01 - Gerald Leadfoot
2. Miller Bear 2 - Rusty Wallace
3. Sidewall Shine 3 - Dale Earnhardt Sr
4. Tow Cap 4 - Rusty Cornfuel
5. Pizza Planet 5 - Terry Carbonte
6. Budweiser 8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
7. DWstore.com 17 - Darrell Cartrip
8. Interstate Batteries 18 - Bobby Carbonte
9. Texas Tea 20 - Tony Gaswart
10. Wood Brothers 21 - Darrel Draggered
11. DuPont 24 - Jeff Gorvette
12. Sludge Cola 25 - Ken Schrader
13. Nitroade 28 - Andrew Axler
14. Motor Oil 30 - Michael Cartrip
15. Triple Dent 31 - Kenny Shiftright
16. Mood Springs 33 - Chuck Armstrong
17. Trunk Fresh 34 - Dirkson D'Agostino
18. Shifty Drug 35 - Kevin Racingtire
19. Tank Coat 36 - Eugene Carbureski
20. Blue Lazer Cola 37 - Chase Deloop
21. View Zeen 39 - Ryan Shields
22. Dinoco 43 - The King
23. Kleen Glass 50 - Ryan Thunderbolt Jr
24. Easy Idle 51 - Ruby Oaks
25. Leak Less 52 - Claude Scruggs
26. FWD 54 - Johnny Blamer
27. Fiber Fuel 56 - Brush Curber
28. Octane Gain 58 - Billy Oilchanger
29. Vitoline 61 - James Cleanair
30. Transberry Juice 63 - Lee Revkins
31. RPM 64 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
32. Carbon Cyber 67 - Buck Schooner
33. N20 Cola 68 - Manny Flywheel
34. Gasprin 70 - Mike Yankee
35. Nintendo64 71 - W.J. Lights
36. Rev N Go 73 - Misti Motorkrass
37. PlayStation2 78 - Mark Burnsly
38. Retread 79 - Haul Inngas
39. Shiny Wax 82 - Darren Leadfoot
40. Revolting 84 - Davey Apex
41. Apple 84 - Mac iCar
42. HTB 86 - Chick Hicks
43. Quality Care 88 - Dale Carrett
44. Bumper Save 90 - Ponchy Wipeout
45. Sputter Stop 92 - Murray Clutchburn
46. Spare Mint 93 - Ernie Gearson
47. Tach O Mint 101 - Greg Candyman
48. Lil' Torquey Pistons 117 - Ralph Carlow
49. Clutch Aid 121 - Kevin Shiftright
50. No Stall 123 - Todd Marcus

## List of races and it's winners

1. Nightdona 500 - Dale Carrett
2. Las Vegas 400 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
3. Texas 350 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
4. Olympus 500 - Billy Oilchanger
5. Clutch Aid/Cozen 400 - Rusty Wallace
6. Palm Mile 300 - Ponchy Wipeout
7. BnL 500 - Dale Earnhardt
8. Vitoline 350 - Billy Oichanger
9. New York 400 - Chuck Armstrong
10. Memphis 400 - Rusty Wallace
11. N2O Cola 600 - Matt Carseth
12. Mood Springs 400 - Dale Earnhardt Jr
13. Pocono 400 - Todd Marcus
14. N20 Cola 400 - Jeff Gorvette
15. Michigan 400 - Tony Gaswart
16. Los Angeles 500 - Eugene Carburaski
17. Rev N Go 350 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
18. Brickyard 400 - Murray Clutchburn
19. Mario Andretti 400 - Tony Gaswart
20. Pepsi 400 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
21. Copper Canyon 400 - Winford Bradford Rutherford
22. Calladega 500 - Dale Earnhardt
23. Boston 350 - Tony Gaswart
24. Tow Cap 400 - Rusty Wallace
25. Leak Less 400 - Jeff Gorvette
26. Fei 400 - Rusty Wallace
27. No Stall 350 - Murray Clutchburn
28. Sputter Stop 400 - Tony Gaswart
29. Spare Mint 400 - Dale Carrett
30. Virginia 500 - Tony Gaswart
31. Revolting 400 - Gerald Leadfoot
32. Octane Gain 400 - Chuck Armstrong
33. Heartland 500 - Eugene Carburaski
34. Dinoco 400 - Murray Clutchburn

## Racer pictures

Gerald LeadfootRusty WallaceDale EarnhardtRusty CornfuelTerry CarbonteDale Earnhardt JrDarrell CartripBobby CarbonteTony GaswartDarrel DraggeredJeff GorvetteAndrew AxlerMichael CartripChuck ArmstrongDirkson D'AgostinoKevin RacingtireEugene CarbureskiRyan ShieldsStrip "The King" WeathersRyan Thunderbolt JrRuby "Easy" OaksClaude ScruggsJohnny BlamerBrush CurberBilly OilchangerJames CleanairLee RevkinsWinford Bradford RutherfordBuck SchoonerManny FlywheelMike YankeeWJ LightsMisti MotorkrassCrusty RotorMark BurnslyHaul InngasDarren LeadfootDavey ApexMac iCarChick HicksDale CarrettPonchy WipeoutRon BlasterMurray ClutchburnErnie GearsonGreg CandymanRalph CarlowKevin ShiftrightTodd Marcus