2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the sixth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Greg Biffle of Roush Racing was crowned the series champion, giving Ford its first Truck Series championship and ending Chevrolet's five-year streak.
The season was marred by the death of Tony Roper in the penultimate race of the season at Texas Motor Speedway. His death was the third of three driver fatalities across the nationwide NASCAR circuits in 2000 that included Kenny Irwin Jr. and Adam Petty.

Races

Daytona 250

The inaugural Daytona 250 was held on February 18 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Brad Teague, Lance Hooper, Rick Ware, Peter Gibbons, Carl Long, Ricky Sanders, Brian Sockwell, Matt Mullins, Kenny Allen, Wayne Edwards, Jeff Spraker, Gary Bradberry, Tom Powers, Tommy Croft, Joe Buford, Phil Bonifield

During this race, Geoff Bodine was involved in a serious accident that collected many trucks and damaged the fence, causing his truck to flip over several times and become engulfed in flames. He survived the accident.
Also, in this race, Kurt Busch makes his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut, and ended up finishing second to Mike Wallace.

Florida Dodge Dealers 400K

The Florida Dodge Dealers 400K was held February 26 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150

The Chevy Trucks NASCAR 150 was held March 18 at Phoenix International Raceway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Milan Garrett, Bobby Hillis

Dodge California 250

The Dodge California 250 was held March 26 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Mike Wallace won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Rick Ware, Milan Garrett

NAPA 250

The NAPA 250 was held April 10 at Martinsville Speedway. Mike Wallace won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Wayne Edwards, Carl Long, Andy Genzman, Billy Venturini, Rick Ware, Tom Bambard, Paul Carman, Bobby Norfleet

This was Hamilton's first career Truck Series victory.

Line-X 225

The Line-X 225 was held April 22 at Portland International Raceway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Thirty-three drivers qualified for this race, 1 short of the usual 34.
Two African-American drivers ran in this race, the first time in a national series: Bobby Norfleet and Bill Lester. Lester ran the entire race and finished 24th. Norfleet, who qualified 11 miles per hour slower than the pole and was black flagged three times for failing to maintain a reasonable pace, was credited with a 32nd-place finish.

Ram Tough 200

The Ram Tough 200 was held May 7 at Gateway International Raceway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Wayne Edwards, Rick Ware Stan Boyd, Steve Stevenson

Quaker State 200

The Quaker State 200 was held May 13 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Bobby Hamilton won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Stan Boyd, R. D. Smith, Patrick Lawler, Tom Powers, Ricky Sanders, Thomas Boston, Phil Bonifield, Paul Carman

Grainger.com 200

The Grainger.com 200 was held May 21 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Andy Houston won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Bobby Norfleet

Sears 200

The Sears 200 was held June 3 at Evergreen Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Jason Roche, Bobby Hillis, Bobby Norfleet

Pronto Auto Parts 400K

The Pronto Auto Parts 400K was held June 9 at Texas Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Kroger 225

The inaugural Kroger 225 was held June 17 at Kentucky Speedway. Bryan Reffner won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Michael Dokken

Bully Hill Vineyards 150

The Bully Hill Vineyards 150 was held June 24 at Watkins Glen International. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Donny Morelock, Jason Thom

The race was the last Truck race on a road course until 2013, when the Chevrolet Silverado 250 was held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The Truck Series would not return to Watkins Glen until 2021.

Sears DieHard 200

The Sears DieHard 200 was held July 1 at The Milwaukee Mile. Kurt Busch won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

This was Busch's first career NASCAR victory, coming after finishing 2nd four previous times.

thatlook.com 200

The thatlook.com 200 was held July 8 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Chevy Silverado 200

The Chevy Silverado 200 was held July 15 at Nazareth Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: none

Michigan 200

The Michigan 200 was held July 22 at Michigan International Speedway. Jamie McMurray won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Ricky Sanders

Power Stroke Diesel 200

The Power Stroke Diesel 200 was held August 3 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Steve Prescott, Coy Gibbs, Phil Bonifield, Morgan Shepherd, Ronnie Hornaday, Donny Morelock, Ryan McGlynn, Wes Russell, Wayne Edwards, Tony Ave, Jason Thom, Loni Richardson

Federated Auto Parts 250

The Federated Auto Parts 250 was held August 12 at Nashville Speedway USA. Jamie McMurray won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Brian Rose, Ryan McGlynn, Bobby Gill, Ricky Sanders, Wayne Edwards, Jeff Beck, Conrad Burr, R. D. Smith, Phil Bonifield, Loni Richardson, Tim Martin

This was Tolsma's last Truck Series victory.

Sears Craftsman 175

The inaugural Sears Craftsman 175 was held August 27 at Chicago Motor Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Wayne Edwards, Stan Boyd, Brad Payne, Donnie Neuenberger, Jay Stewart, Phil Bonifield, Brendan Gaughan

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held September 7 at Richmond International Raceway. Kurt Busch won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Coy Gibbs, Ricky Hendrick, Morgan Shepherd, Darren Shaw, J. D. Gibbs, Steve Prescott, Brian Sockwell, Brian Rose, Wayne Edwards, Bill Lester, Jim Mills, Loni Richardson, Scotty Sands

This would be Carelli's last career NASCAR victory, and his first since his near-fatal accident at Memphis the previous year. This was also the only NASCAR victory for Phelon Motorsports.

MBNA e-commerce 200

The inaugural MBNA e-commerce 200 was held September 22 at Dover International Speedway. Kurt Busch won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Ron Barfield Jr., Kenny Martin, Morgan Shepherd, Larry Gunselman, Tony Roper, Ricky Sanders, Ryan McGlynn, Jerry Miller, Michael Hamby, Donnie Neuenberger, Jim Mills

Biffle's 2nd-place finish extended his points lead to 290 points over Mike Wallace. Biffle could mathematically win the championship if he finishes 27th or better at Texas.

O'Reilly 400

The O'Reilly 400 was held October 13 at Texas Motor Speedway. Bryan Reffner won the pole. On lap 31, Tony Roper made contact with Steve Grissom, sending Roper's truck into the front stretch wall at high-speed. Roper was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died the next day.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd, Bobby Dotter, Wayne Edwards, Ron Barfield Jr., Carl Long, Jay Stewart, Richie Hearn, Gene Christensen

Despite crashing out and finishing 25th, Greg Biffle clinched the championship with 1 race remaining. It was Jack Roush's first NASCAR championship of any kind. Biffle would suffer a cracked rib and bruised sternum in his accident.
This was Reffner's only Truck Series victory, and the only NASCAR victory for Team Menard.
This would be the final Truck race without Matt Crafton until 2026.

Motorola 200

The Motorola 200 was held October 28 at California Speedway. Kurt Busch won the pole.
Top ten results

Failed to qualify: Tom Powers, Rick Ware, Michael Hamby

First career start for eventual three-time series champion Matt Crafton.

Full Drivers' Championship

Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

	Driver	DAY	HOM	PHO	MMR	MAR	PIR	GTY	MEM	PPR	EVG	TEX	KEN	GLN	MLW	NHA	NZH	MCH	IRP	NSV	CIC	RCH	DOV	TEX	CAL	Points
1	Greg Biffle	11	5*	5	12	14	13	4	2	1*	4	1*	1*	1*	3	4	3	1*	5	14	2*	2	2	25	5	3826
2	Kurt Busch '	2	9	4	2	23	11	21	13*	2	5	6	29	2	1*	1	14	2	6	12	19	3*	1	3	1	3596
3	Andy Houston	3	1	3	10	11	1	24	15	3	8	4	9	6	5	5	11	4	26	6	4	25	4	2	2*	3566
4	Mike Wallace	1*	2	9	1	2	4	7	4	33	16	2	3	4	22	2	10	3	4	13	3	15	12*	21	32	3450
5	Jack Sprague	33	3	2	3	3	3	1*	1	4	1	28	2	5	8	34	5	13	17	30*	17	6	27	22*	4	3316
6	Joe Ruttman	19	4	1*	16	6	12	5	19	22	3	26	25	15	24	12	2*	14	1*	4	1	4	17	11	3	3278
7	Dennis Setzer	8	32	6	8	4	2*	16	3	5	6	33	12	7	26	33	1	5	7	2	29	8	9	5	11	3214
8	Randy Tolsma	15	6	31	25*	7	29	3	7	12	2*	3	6	10	2	3	31	10	10	1	10	34	16	7	20	3157
9	Bryan Reffner	35	30	11	6	8	7	8	8	8	10	5	5	13	10	28	9	15	8	8	7	11	29	1	6	3153
10	Steve Grissom	10	11	7	4	5	8	6	5	21	26	15	18	12	4	14	4	16	11	5	24	9	13	28	18	3113
11	Rick Crawford	34	7	10	9	15	5	12	6	13	14	8	10	9	14	13	13	7	31	10	28	16	3	6	12	3053
12	Marty Houston	18	10	22	21	19	9	25	17	10	25	7	4	17	6	10	19	8	13	18	20	14	7	19	8	2942
13	Jimmy Hensley	29	12	15	14	10	6	2	10	11	12	12	13	14	12	27	7	12	9	29	25	13	32	4	10	2933
14	Terry Cook	4	8	14	7	30	22	9	31	17	13	19	35	11	21	17	6	9	28	11	8	30	14	17	7	2805
15	Rick Carelli	7	34	26	20	33	17	29	34	20	7	31	7	32	13	11	8	31	24	23	5	1	8	9	21	2606
16	Lance Norick	26	31	28	11	17	28	14	36	26	20	13	11	23	7	32	12	17	18	15	16	18	31	20	27	2430
17		13	33	21	27	22	18	18	18	30	19	20		8	11	21	18	20	27	19	15	19	10	15	26	2414
18	Rob Morgan	23	35	12	15	21	27	19	22	28	27	29	8	26	18	23	16	18	33	17	23	20	20	31	13	2353
19	Randy MacDonald	6	20	29	17	32	16	17	25	15	23	25	20	20	23	30	26	27	19	28	31	22	22	14	25	2321
20	Scott Riggs '					9			12	9	9	10	23	24	9	6	27	11	15	7	30	5	19		16	2078
21	B. A. Wilson	27	19	19	18	16		13	14	14	21	9	14	33	33			32	14	27	9	27	34	27	22	2047
22	Jamie McMurray '	20	22	33	30			23	20	32		14	17		31			6	3	25	6	32	6			1679
23	Randy Renfrow	31	25	8	5	13	14	10	30	7	11	37	28	21	15									30		1610
24	Rick Ware '	DNQ		23	DNQ	DNQ	19	DNQ	21	31	17	18	24	22				26	34	21	21	23		13	DNQ	1585
25	Ryan McGlynn	16	24	34	26	29	33	31	33	23	28	34	30	34	32	18	17	21	DNQ	DNQ	34		DNQ			1581
26	Wayne Edwards '	DNQ	27	25	34	DNQ		DNQ	23	25		23	32	27	29	19	20	33	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	DNQ		1391
27	Coy Gibbs '					18		32		19			19		28	16	24		DNQ	16	13	DNQ	33	34	29	1226
28	Lance Hooper	DNQ	18	16	31	28	30	20	16	27						29		28	32		33		15			1199
29	David Starr	36			29	20		15	11			11	15				29	29	21	33				12	34	1163
30	Ricky Hendrick									6						7			12	9		DNQ	25	8		846
31	Andy Genzman					DNQ	20	26	26	24	18		26		19	31										780
32	Jim Inglebright			18						18	15					24			16		27				15	742
33	John Young	21	23			24	10	28	24		29	36														720
34	Mark Petty																		22	26	18	33	18	10	14	719
35	Ken Schrader					12										9*						7	5		17	688
36	Ricky Sanders	DNQ							DNQ			30	22					DNQ		DNQ	26	31	DNQ	16		667
37	Kenny Martin	5	29	32	33	31		22	9														DNQ			652
38	Tom Carey					35								19		25	25				12	17	30			652
39	Phil Bonifield	DNQ		35	32				DNQ	35	31		33	DNQ			30	34		DNQ	DNQ				36	617
40	Brendan Gaughan			13	13			11			24										DNQ				19	615
41	Mike Cope	12	15	20	22	36	23																			594
42	Bobby Hamilton	30				1*			29							20						10				586
43	Michael Dokken		21										DNQ		16	8	15									532
44	Ron Barfield Jr.	17							27				21						20	20			DNQ	DNQ
45	Brad Bennett		14					34						30		15							21			473
46	Jeff Buck													28					23	DNQ		24	24		33	467
47	Morgan Shepherd	32	17					DNQ											DNQ	32		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		465
48	Donny Morelock										32			DNQ	27		21	19	DNQ							459
49	J. D. Gibbs								28					31				30		24		DNQ	26			444
50	Brian Sockwell	DNQ				27			35												11	DNQ		24		435
51	Stan Boyd			27	19			DNQ	DNQ				34					25			DNQ				24	432
52	Chris Horn									16		16	36											18		394
53	Steve Prescott										22			29		22			DNQ			DNQ				371
54	Tony Roper																		30	34		21	DNQ	29		356
55	Chad Chaffin																			3	14			33		350
56	Rich Woodland Jr.	14						30										23							35	346
57	Barry Bodine		13	17	23																					330
58	Tom Boston								DNQ					25			22						28			301
59	Patrick Lawler								DNQ			24						22						32		301
60		9																			DNQ		DNQ		30	291
61	Larry Gunselman																				32	26	DNQ	26		286
62	Jeff McClure						26					21					23									279
63	Lyndon Amick	22																	2							277
64	Bobby Hillis Jr.			DNQ			31			34	DNQ								DNQ					Wth		266
65	Hermie Sadler																					12	11			262
66	Lonnie Rush Jr.	25	16	36																						258
67	Tommy Croft	DNQ	26									22												36		250
68	R. D. Smith III					26			DNQ											DNQ		28				250
69	Stevie Reeves												27		30			24								246
70	Carl Long	DNQ				DNQ						17												DNQ		241
71	Jay Stewart											35	31								DNQ			DNQ		239
72	Bobby Dotter														17					31				DNQ		231
73	Billy Kann									29		32			25											231
74	Milan Garrett			DNQ	DNQ		21																			207
75	Matt Mullins	DNQ	28	24																						201
76	Tom Powers	DNQ						27	DNQ																DNQ	193
77	Jason Thom													DNQ					DNQ	22						183
78	Doug George							33			QL		16													179
79	Derrike Cope																							23	28	173
80	Ron Fellows													3												165
81	Sean Woodside			30	24																					164
82	Bobby Norfleet					DNQ	32			Wth	DNQ															156
83	Matt Crafton																								9	138
84	Conrad Burr					25														DNQ						128
85	Boris Said						15																			123
86	Bill Lester						24															DNQ				122
87	Jerry Miller																28						DNQ			116
88	Andy Santerre													16												115
89	Charles Morgan Jr.													18												109
90	Brad Mueller														20											103
91	Anthony Lazzaro																				22					97
92	Brian Rose																			DNQ		DNQ				95
93	Ronnie Hornaday III																		DNQ						23	94
94	Geoff Bodine	24																								91
95	Dane Pitarresi						25																			88
96	Robbie Thompson															26										85
97	Jimmy Kitchens	28																								84
98	Loni Richardson																		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ				84
99	Kenny Allen	DNQ	36																							83
100	Mike Hamby																						DNQ		DNQ	83
101	Joel White											27														82
102	Jason Small				28														25							79
103	Jason Leffler																		29							76
104	Elliott Sadler																					29				76
105	Brian Winters										30															73
106	Chuck Hossfeld																								31	70
107	Bobby Gill					34			32											DNQ						66
108	Paul Carman					DNQ			DNQ																	65
109	Jason Roche										DNQ															64
110	Eric Norris																							35		58
111	Jim Mills																					DNQ	DNQ			56
112	Brad Payne																				DNQ					55
113	Brad Teague	DNQ																								52
114	Darren Shaw																					DNQ				49
115	Steve Stevenson							DNQ																		46
116	Peter Gibbons	DNQ																								43
117	Billy Venturini					DNQ																				43
118	Wes Russell Jr.																		DNQ							40
119	Tom Bambard					DNQ																				37
120	Tony Ave																		DNQ							34
121	Richie Hearn																							DNQ		34
122	Gene Christensen																							DNQ		31
123	Tim Martin																			DNQ						28
124	Bobby Hamilton Jr.																			DNQ						25
125	Scotty Sands																					DNQ				25
126	Jeff Spraker	DNQ																								22
127	Gary Bradberry	DNQ																								19
128	Joe Buford	DNQ																								7
	Darren Law													QL
	Driver	DAY	HOM	PHO	MMR	MAR	PIR	GTY	MEM	PPR	EVG	TEX	KEN	GLN	MLW	NHA	NZH	MCH	IRP	NSV	CIC	RCH	DOV	TEX	CAL	Points

Rookie of the Year

Kurt Busch, winner of Roush Racing's first Gong Show, took home Rookie of the Year honors in 2000, winning four races and finishing second in points. The top runner-up was Carlos Contreras, the first Mexican to compete full-time in the Truck Series. Scott Riggs started the year with several underfunded teams, before becoming Contreras' teammate at Impact Motorsports. Rick Ware, Wayne Edwards, Kenny Martin, and Coy Gibbs all declared for ROTY but struggled in qualifying, while Mark Petty made a delayed attempt at the award. Businessman Donny Morelock and Coy's brother J. D. rounded out the rookie class of 2000.