2000 Winchester 400
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Winchester 400
The Winchester 400 is a 400-lap short-track stock car race held each fall at the Winchester Speedway, approximately east of Indianapolis, Indiana. Held annually since 1970, the race has served as a launching point for the careers of several young drivers including former winners Rusty Wallace and...
motor race (run yearly since 1970) was held under American Speed Association
American Speed Association
The American Speed Association is a sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States formed in 1968. The Association was based in Pendleton, Indiana and currently is headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. ASA was most famous for a national touring series which began in 1973 but was...
sanction on October 1, 2000, at the Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway
Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile"....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
(USA).
As a child, Gary St. Amant dreamed of winning the historic Winchester 400. Dominating the final stages of the event, St. Amant earned his first "400" victory and also clinched the Series Championship. It was the return o the American Speed Association
American Speed Association
The American Speed Association is a sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States formed in 1968. The Association was based in Pendleton, Indiana and currently is headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida. ASA was most famous for a national touring series which began in 1973 but was...
to the legendary event for the first time since Glenn Allen Jr. won the 1991 event.
Larry Foyt
Larry Foyt
Larry Joseph Roberds Foyt is a semi-retired NASCAR and IndyCar driver. He is the biological grandson and adopted son of A. J. Foyt, and a biological cousin of A. J. Foyt IV. His biological mother is Terry Lynn Foyt, daughter of A. J. Foyt, who divorced his biological father Larry Gene Roberds...
was the quickest of the 38 cars that attempted to earn a spot in the starting field. Driving his Harrah’s Pontiac, he toured the oval in 15.656 seconds (114-972 MPH), establishing a modern ASA track record. Foyt would go from the pole to lead the first 43 laps until a majority of the field made pit stops under a yellow flag. Greg Stewart stayed on the track and assumed the lead until lap 83 when David Stremme
David Stremme
David Andrew Stremme is an American stock car driver. He is most notable as the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, winning the award while running a part time for several different teams. He currently drives the #30 Chevrolet Impala for Inception Motorsports.-Early life:Stremme was...
made his first-ever appearance at the top of the "400" leader board. On track action and pit stops saw the lead shuffled several times over the first half of the race with Ricky Johnson, Mike Garvey
Mike Garvey
Mike Garvey is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He formerly drove the #51 Marthon Oil Chevy for Competitive Edge Motorsports in the Nextel Cup Series. He was a long-time competitor in the American Speed Association....
, Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer
Scott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in a Wausau suburb...
, and Joey Clanton
Joey Clanton
Joseph Clanton is an American race car driver and businessman. He was the 2002 champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series. He is also the owner of two Zaxby's franchises.-Busch Series:...
all having a turn at the front.
In his first appearance at the intimidating oval, short-track veteran Mike Miller started showing his hand in the middle stages of the event. He first moved into the lead on the 196th lap, when he elected to stay on the track while others pitted for tires. Miller and Garvey swapped the lead on several occasions, before the last round of pit stops set the stage for the conclusion of the race. St. Amant’s crew performed lightning fast pit work, beating out Tim Sauter
Tim Sauter
Tim Sauter is an American race car driver. He has competed in the American Speed Association, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He is the son of Jim Sauter, and the brother of NASCAR drivers Jay and Johnny Sauter.Sauter made his NASCAR...
, while a slow stop relegated M. Miller to the tail of the lead lap cars. St. Amant was able to hold off all challengers over the final 70 laps and led T. Sauter by 0.680 seconds at the drop of the checkers. Robbie Pyle crossed the line in third with M. Miller fourth, and two-time winner Butch Miller
Butch Miller (racing driver)
Butch Miller is a racecar driver. He drives the #07 Toyota Tundra part time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a limited basis, and is also a crew chief for SS-Green Light Racing. He is a multiple champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series...
in fifth. The top-five along with sixth place R. Johnson all completed the 400-lap distance. St. Amant grabbed a record $18,700 for his win.
Table of results
| Results of the 31st Annual Winchester 400 | ||||||||
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| Pos | Start | Car # | Driver/Hometown | Sponsor/Make | Laps | Winnings (in US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
Status | |
| 1 | 13 | 7 | Gary St. Amant / Columbus, OH | Wynn’s/GM Goodwrench Service Plus/API / Chevrolet | 400 | $18,700 | running | |
| 2 | 19 | 9 | Tim Sauter Tim Sauter Tim Sauter is an American race car driver. He has competed in the American Speed Association, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the NASCAR Busch Series, and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. He is the son of Jim Sauter, and the brother of NASCAR drivers Jay and Johnny Sauter.Sauter made his NASCAR... / Necedah, WI |
Build-A-Mold/Moldplas/A.P. Tool & Gauge / Chevrolet | 400 | $13,700 | running | |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | Robbie Pyle / Columbus, OH | Van Camp’s Beans/Young Motorsports/JVM Enterprises / Chevrolet | 400 | $9,450 | running | |
| 4 | 6 | 18 | Mike Miller / Woodstock, GA | Jani-King/Miller Motorsports / Pontiac | 400 | $7,600 | running | |
| 5 | 7 | 52 | Butch Miller Butch Miller (racing driver) Butch Miller is a racecar driver. He drives the #07 Toyota Tundra part time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on a limited basis, and is also a crew chief for SS-Green Light Racing. He is a multiple champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series... / Coopersville, MI |
Meijer/Banquet/Cheez-It/Red Baron/Stouffer’s/Throop Motorsports / Pontiac | 400 | $5,850 | running | |
| 6 | 14 | 22 | Ricky Johnson / El Cajon, CA | Nationwide Auction Systems/WorldBestBuy.com/Herzog Motor Sports / Chevrolet | 400 | $6,000 | running | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Mike Garvey Mike Garvey Mike Garvey is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He formerly drove the #51 Marthon Oil Chevy for Competitive Edge Motorsports in the Nextel Cup Series. He was a long-time competitor in the American Speed Association.... / Lakeville, MN |
Tecumseh/LaFavre Racing Teams / Chevrolet | 399 | $5,100 | running | |
| 8 | 15 | 33 | Greg Stewart / Four Oaks, NC | Screaming Eagle Motorsports / Pontiac | 399 | $3,850 | running | |
| 9 | 9 | 27 | David Stremme David Stremme David Andrew Stremme is an American stock car driver. He is most notable as the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, winning the award while running a part time for several different teams. He currently drives the #30 Chevrolet Impala for Inception Motorsports.-Early life:Stremme was... / South Bend, IN |
Industrial Safety and Environmental Services/Visibility/Hamke Cars & Parts / Pontiac | 397 | $4,400 | running | |
| 10 | 28 | 75 | David Bonnett / Hueytown, AL | Dunlop Golf/True Temper/Bobick’s Golf Headquarters of Ft. Wayne / Chevrolet | 396 | $3,900 | running | |
| 11 | 12 | 5 | Scott Hansen / Green Bay, WI | Structural Transport/Victor Ford/AFCO/Fanetti Motorsports / Ford | 396 | $3,175 | running | |
| 12 | 18 | 83 | Joey Clanton Joey Clanton Joseph Clanton is an American race car driver and businessman. He was the 2002 champion in the now-defunct American Speed Association stock car series. He is also the owner of two Zaxby's franchises.-Busch Series:... / Stockbridge, GA |
Zaxby’s/Racing Radios/Pro Shocks/echosource83.com/Airgas / Pontiac | 395 | $3,075 | running | |
| 13 | 33 | 40 | Brandon Sperling / Yorba Linda, CA | Crookston Poured Walls/Crookston Motorsports / Chevrolet | 395 | $3,335 | running | |
| 14 | 34 | 07 | Jack Landis / Edgerton, OH | Noah Yoder Ford/Yoder Body Shop / Ford | 394 | $3,300 | running | |
| 15 | 22 | 23 | Rick Beebe / Merriam, KS | Metro Milwaukee Auto Auction/Impact Printing/Penske Racing Shocks / Pontiac | 392 | $4,225 | running | |
| 16 | 20 | 05 | Scott Wimmer Scott Wimmer Scott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in a Wausau suburb... / Wausaw, WI |
W.J. Plemons Inv./Webko/Beck’s Propane & Marine/Sierra/Wehrs / Chevrolet | 384 | $2,725 | running | |
| 17 | 1 | 14 | Larry Foyt Larry Foyt Larry Joseph Roberds Foyt is a semi-retired NASCAR and IndyCar driver. He is the biological grandson and adopted son of A. J. Foyt, and a biological cousin of A. J. Foyt IV. His biological mother is Terry Lynn Foyt, daughter of A. J. Foyt, who divorced his biological father Larry Gene Roberds... / Houston, TX |
Harrah’s/Terre Haute 1st Nat’l Bank/A.J. Foyt Enterprises / Pontiac | 380 | $2,475 | accident | |
| 18 | 25 | 11 | Tristan DuPuis / Lansing, MI | Edy’s Grand Ice Cream/Freschetta Pizza/Meijer / Pontiac | 377 | $4,025 | running | |
| 19 | 23 | 42 | Ted Smokstad / Richfield, MN | Aspen Electric/eWeb21.com/Iten Motorsports / Chevrolet | 367 | $3,000 | running | |
| 20 | 11 | 53 | Brian Ross / Plymouth, IN | Gainey Transportation Services/Bissell/National HeritageAcademies / Pontiac | 349 | $3,100 | electrical | |
| 21 | 5 | 6 | Dave Sensiba / Middleville, MI | MC Sports/Dunlop Golf/PrestigeTruck.com/Sensiba Engineering / Pontiac | 327 | $3,150 | accident | |
| 22 | 16 | 21 | Kevin Cywinski Kevin Cywinski Kevin Cywinski, born March 16, 1965 in Mosinee, Wisconsin, is a former NASCAR driver. He competed in the Craftsman Truck Series full-time in 1998 and 1999, as well as some races in the Busch Series. After leaving NASCAR, he went back down to the short-track ranks. He won the ASA championship series... / Wausau, WI |
Texas Roadhouse/LaFavre Racing Teams / Chevrolet | 310 | $1,975 | running | |
| 23 | 24 | 44 | Mark Dismore Jr. / Greenfield, IN | monster.com/WorldBestBuy.com/Team monte Carlo/Herzog / Chevrolet | 298 | $3,750 | accident | |
| 24 | 27 | 09 | J.C. Beattie Jr. / Baltimore, MD | ATI Performance Products/RUS Uniforms / Chevrolet | 261 | $2,400 | exhaust | |
| 25 | 17 | 16 | Russ Tuttle / Indianapolis, IN | Conseco / Pontiac | 156 | $2,300 | accident | |
| 26 | 4 | 28 | Tim Taylor / Indianapolis, IN | EMAS Inc. Ambulance Service/Taylor Racing / Chevrolet | 142 | $2,275 | accident | |
| 27 | 29 | 49 | Matt Hagans / Indianapolis, IN | Eagle Creek Aviation/Hagans Racing / Chevrolet | 71 | $1,275 | brakes | |
| 28 | 8 | 4 | Glenn Allen, Jr. Glenn Allen, Jr. Glenn Allen, Jr. is the co-owner of Allen-Hock Motorsports, an American Speed Association team. He is a former auto racer, participating in both the ASA and the NASCAR Busch Series during his career, and earning the 1996 NBS Rookie of the Year award.-Busch Series:Allen participated in two Busch... / Cincinnati, OH |
GM Goodwrench Service Plus/Snap-On Tools/API II / Pontiac | 40 | $1,675 | accident | |
| 29 | 35 | 81 | Mark Cole / Evansville, IN | Llumar Window Films/Mark Cole Motorsports / Pontiac | 32 | $2,600 | handling | |
| 30 | 10 | 25 | Derrick Gilchrist / Asheville, NC | MC Sports/Dunlop Golf/Engineered Polymer Products/PrestigeTruck.com / Pontiac | 23 | $680 | drive shaft | |
| 31 | 21 | 3 | Mike Cope Mike Cope Mike Cope , is a retired NASCAR driver. He became famous during the mid-1990s one of the best drivers in the Slim Jim All-Pro Series. In the late-90s he started a five year tour in the high levels of NASCAR... / Weeki Wachee Springs, FL |
Manheim’s Florida Auto Auction of Orlando/Mike Cope Racing / Chevrolet | 12 | $1,910 | accident | |
| 32 | 26 | 55 | Greg Williams / Haubstadt, IN | Shoe Carnival/Raben North Park/Greg Williams Racing / Chevrolet | 4 | $2,140 | rear end | |
| 33 | 32 | 03 | Ken Alexander Ken Alexander Ken Alexander is a former NASCAR driver from Anderson, South Carolina, USA.He made eight starts in the Busch Series in 2001 and four starts in 2002. In 2001, he drove seven races for Jay Robinson and one for Tony Hall. Ken Alexander made all his 2002 starts for Hubert Hensley.-References:... / Clemson, SC |
Greased Lightning/KAR Racing / Chevrolet | 4 | $1,920 | accident | |
| 34 | 30 | 20 | Dave Jackson / Loveland, OH | O’Rourke Cartage/Auto Glass Authority/Lihn Motorsports / Chevrolet | 4 | $1,100 | accident | |
| 35 | 31 | 08 | John Silverthorne / Dallas, TX | Aqua Terra Ventures/Silverthorne Racing / Chevrolet | 4 | $1,875 | accident | |
Race statistics
- Average Speed: 80.502 mi/h
- Margin of Victory: 0.680 seconds
- Time of Race: Two hours, 29 minutes and 3.096 seconds
- Lead Changes: 13 among 10 drivers
- Lap Leaders: Larry Foyt 1-43; Greg Stewart 44-82; David Stremme 83-120; Ricky Johnson 121-144; Mike Garvey 145-154; Scott Wimmer 155-184; Joey Clanton 185-195; Mike Miller 196-223; Garvey 224-238; M. Miller 239-252; Butch Miller 253; Garvey 254-313; M. Miller 314-330; Gary St. Amant 331-400.
- Cautions: 11 for 73 laps
- Entries: 39 Qualifiers: 39