2000 NASCAR Busch Series

NASCAR season

The 2000 NASCAR Busch Series began on February 19 and ended on November 11. Jeff Green of ppc Racing was crowned series champion.

Car(s)TeamDriver(s)Crew Chief(s) Chevrolet AllCar Motorsports 26 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Todd Lohse BACE Motorsports 33 Tony Raines Allen Russell Lance Dieters Brewco Motorsports 27 Casey Atwood Jason Ratcliff 37 Kevin Grubb Terry Shirley Cicci Welliver Racing 34 David Green Jay Guy C. R. Miller Wes Ward Steve Bird 36 Tim Fedewa Richard Lasater Geoff Bodine 66 Todd Bodine Donnie Richeson Curb/Agajanian Motorsports 43 Jay Sauter (R) Gene Need Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 3 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) Gere Kennon Herzog Motorsports 92 Jimmie Johnson (R) Tony Liberati Innovative Motorsports 30 Hermie Sadler Mike Greci Chad Little Philip Morris Mike Olsen Butch Leitzinger 48 Mike McLaughlin Darrell Terry John Monsam Scott Zipadelli Ward Burton Labonte Motorsports 44 Terry Labonte Kevin Caldwell Justin Labonte Glenn Allen Jr. Brett Bodine Phoenix Racing 1 Randy LaJoie Marc Reno P. J. Jones (R) ppc Racing 10 Jeff Green Harold Holly 57 Jason Keller Steve Addington Richard Childress Racing 2 Kevin Harvick (R) Todd Berrier 21 Mike Dillon Lance Dieters Gil Martin Reiser Enterprises 17 Matt Kenseth Gary Cogswell Russ Strupp Jason Schuler SABCO Racing 81 Blaise Alexander Ben Holm 82 Dave Steele (R) Bob Temple Sterling Marlin Jeff Fuller Derrick Gilchrist (R) Glenn Allen Jr. Jason White Anthony Lazzaro (R) Andy Houston Austin Cameron Ted Musgrave Marty Houston Spencer Motor Ventures 5 Dick Trickle Bryan Schaffer ST Motorsports 59 Phil Parsons Phil Hammer Team Amick 35 Lyndon Amick Ricky Pearson Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Kenny Wallace David Ifft Greg Ely Andy Santerre Ricky Craven Randy Tolsma Chad Chaffin Team Parker 53 Hank Parker Jr. Dave McCartyFord Akins Motorsports 98 Elton Sawyer Ricky Viers Davis & Weight Motorsports 55 Michael Ritch (R) Skip Eyler Pontiac Bill Davis Racing 20 Mike Borkowski (R) Steve Bird Bootie Barker Dave Blaney Tom Hubert Scott Wimmer Joe Gibbs Racing 4 Jeff Purvis Johnny Allen Mike Byrd Doug Richert Curtis Markham 18 Jason Leffler (R) Bryant FrazierPontiacChevrolet Buckshot Racing 00 Buckshot Jones Sandy Jones Jarrett/Favre Motorsports 11 Jason Jarrett Wes Ward Rick Bowman Hut Stricklin Morgan Shepherd ChevroletFord HMV Motorsports 63 Mark Green Jeff Hensley Source:

Kevin Harvick tied for a record three wins and beat out pre season favorite Ron Hornaday Jr. for the Rookie of the Year award in 2000, despite missing one race. Hornaday, the only rookie candidate to compete in every race, had two wins and a fifth place points finish. Jimmie Johnson drove for a brand new team and had a tenth place points finish, while Jay Sauter had eight top ten finishes. Michael Ritch struggled with qualifying problems all year, while P. J. Jones, Anthony Lazzaro, Mike Borkowski, and Dave Steele were all open wheel drivers who were released from their rides early in the season. Mike Stefanik was the only other rookie candidate.