|| *Comments on the 2000 Michigan 200:* View the most recent comment <#9> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. most posted: 12.22.2006 - 1:37 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jamie Mcmurray on first pole in his first ride in this truck, a star is born..... 2. SK posted: 11.24.2007 - 6:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stevie Reeves' final NASCAR start. 3. spotty posted: 03.26.2008 - 9:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Stevie Reeves is now probably more recognized for his current day job in Nascar racing then he was for his driving, as he is the spotter for the #48 car of Jimmie Johnson. 4. bifflefan16 posted: 11.24.2010 - 7:52 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Biffle wins! 5. ericthenau posted: 05.15.2013 - 6:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Ricky Sanders failed to qualify in the #19 car. 6. LandonFandon34 posted: 12.13.2017 - 7:32 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Donny Morelock's best career Truck Series finish, in 19th. 7. Z posted: 05.31.2020 - 11:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) More Tomorrow... Flip 3rd/4th place & the finishers reflect the '00 standings. Biffle wins his 5th & final race of his '00 championship, having to wait an agonising x3 races for this one after winning the first x4 in a x5 race span. This was the Trucks' 2nd trip to Michigan, both resulting in a Biff win. NASCAR would skip Michigan in '01, but have run there every year since. -139th of x297 starts, Jack Sprague- 99/00: Greg Biffle, Mike Wallace, Andy Houston, Dennis Setzer, Rick Crawford, Marty Houston, Terry Cook, Randy Tolsma, Jimmy Hensley, Jack Sprague, Joe Ruttman, Rob Morgan, Ryan McGlynn, Stan Boyd, David Starr, Phil Bonifield BF: Greg Biffle (Tied) Kurt Busch (@MI/FR@; 2BF-Tied Car) Mike Wallace (@MI/LR@) -85th of x115 starts- Andy Houston (@MI/2&2LR@) -73rd of x121 starts- Marty Houston (@MI/LR@) -36th of x44 starts- Randy Tolsma (@MI/LR@) Scott Riggs (@MI/FR@) -13th of x60 starts- Rob Morgan (@MI-Tied, LR@) -53rd of x61 starts- Ryan McGlynn (@MI/2&2LR@, OT30@) -32nd of x44 starts- Stevie Reeves (OR @MI) Stan Boyd (@MI-Tied, 2LR '00) -11th of x47 starts- 2BF: Dennis Setzer (@MI) -64th of x314 starts- Rick Crawford (@MI) -95th of x336 starts- Bryan Reffner (@MI/2&2LR@) -106th of x126 starts- FT10: Jamie McMurray (OR @MI) FR: Rick Ware (@MI/BF@) -10th of x16 starts- Randy MacDonald (@MI/BF@) -37th of x94 starts- Lance Hooper (@MI/WF@; 2LT30 '00) -10th of x80 starts- 2R: Patrick Lawler (2BF-Car, ORN @TX; 2LR w/ Russell) LR: Donny Morelock ('00, w/ BHR; OT20-Car, OR @MI - LT30) 2LR: Rich Woodland Jr ('00, w/ Woodland; 2BF '00) FA: Ricky Sanders (@MI) OR: Steve Grissom (@MI) JD Gibbs (@MI) Rick Carelli (@MI; 2LNT30) -120th of x134 starts- BA Wilson (@MI, 2LNT30) -32nd of x39 starts- WF: Jimmy Hensley (@MI/2&LR@) -122nd of x146 starts- Joe Ruttman (@MI/2&LR@) -133rd of x172 starts- Lance Norick (@MI/FR@) -101st of x154 starts- Carlos Contreras (@MI/FR@) -17th of x75 starts- David Starr (@MI) -38th of x317 starts- Wayne Edwards (@MI/FR@; 2LR/2WF '00) -12th of x78 starts- Phil Bonifield (@MI, 2LR '00) -21st of x70 starts- 8. Z posted: 06.01.2020 - 1:12 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pt. II ESPN Broadcast -Marty Reid/Jeremy Dale- (w/ Dave Burns & Amy East) Pre-Race: Jamie McMurray Bryan Reffner -Crawford running Roush Engines, Setzer racing w/ broken right shoulder blade, Ruttman/M-Houston "lost an engine" (why they started 30th/31st), Hensley "big motor problems all through the weekend", Grissom "very impressive in Happy Hour", Biffle fastest in Happy Hour, A-Houston "a very good handling Truck all weekend"- Mopar Starting Grid: Jamie McMurray 177.414, Greg Biffle 176.783, Mike Wallace 176.402, Kurt Busch 176.328, Dennis Setzer 176.035, Rob Morgan 175.730, Bryan Reffner 175.345, A-Houston 175.131, Rick Crawford 174.584, Jack Sprague 173.390, Lance Hooper 173.294, Jimmy Hensley 173.231, Rick Carelli 172.790, BA Wilson 172.080, Rich Woodland Jr 171.001, David Starr 170.827, Rick Ware 169.571, JD Gibbs 169.464, Stevie Reeves 169.328, Patrick Lawler 168.496, Donny Morelock 167.824, Lance Norick 167.146, Ryan McGlynn 166.968, Stan Boyd 166.351, Joe Ruttman (PROV), M-Houston (PROV), Randy MacDonald (PROV), Wayne Edwards (PORV), Phil Bonifield (PROV) On-Board: Ruttman, Grissom, A-Houston, Reffner, Setzer, Wallace, Biffle [Pace Truck: Mike Dolan] GF: Biffle/Busch hook up & lead, 3/4 Wallace & McMurray; L2: Wallace moves on Busch but wiggles out T2; L3: Biffle +1.5 "I don't think anyone is more confident than Biffle w/ that Truck... these Roush boys are gonna be tough to beat" L4: Tolsma -> Cook (for 10th), Setzer 12th; L5: Biffle +0.5, #23 shown down pit road - Biffle, Busch, Wallace, McMurray, A-Houston ESPN On The Move [L5]: 5 A-Houston (8) +3, 8 Grissom (14) +6, 9 Tolsma (13) +4, 17 Ruttman (30) +13, 21 M-Houston (31) +10 L9: Biffle +1.2 Ruttman: L2/21st, L4/17th, L6/16th, L8/13th, L10/10th L13: A-Houston -> McMurray (for 4th) L15: Biffle, Busch -2.2, Wallace -3.2, A-Houston -6.4, McMurray -6.8, Morgan -10.7, Crawford -12.6, Ruttman -13.7, Riggs -13.8, Setzer -14.0, Cook -14.2, Reffner -14.2, Sprague -14.4, M-Houston -14.6, Grissom -14.7, Wilson -15.1, Contreras -15.3, Tolsma -15.5, Hensley -15.7, Hooper -15.9, Starr -16.3, Carelli -17.3, Morelock -20.6, Woodland Jr -26.0, Ware -26.2, Norick -27.4, Reeves -28.9, McGlynn -29.0, Lawler -29.2, Gibbs -30.0, Boyd -37.1, Edwards -41.4, MacDonald -1, Bonifield -11 L16: M-Houston passed by Tolsma/Grissom, in that order; L17: (1-5 Unchanged), Biffle +2.7; L20: Reeves/Gibbs -1, @S/F; L22: Biffle "not totally happy w/ his Truck (yeah...) L23: Sprague reported loose, racing points > checkered (knows Truck not race-winning on performance alone) - Grissom 42.657 (168.788); L24: Reffner 43.494 (165.540); L26: Carelli pits, fuel & hood-up [#18 CC: Fred Wanke] - Replaced Danny Gill following Gill's promotion w/in Bobby Hamilton Racing L30: Biffle (+3.8), Busch, Wallace, A-Houston, McMurray L34: Biffle, Busch, Wallace, A-Houston, McMurray, Crawford, Setzer, Ruttman, Riggs, M-Houston, Cook, Wilson, Grissom, Sprague, Tolsma, Hensley, Starr, Morgan, Reffner, Contreras, Hooper, Morelock, Norick, McGlynn, Lawler, Ware, Woodland Jr, Gibbs, Reeves, Boyd, Edwards, MacDonald, Carelli, Bonifield -Setzer unloaded w/ Superspeedway Truck but didn't like performance, switched & ran this one w/ Truck from @Nazareth; Crawford's birthday Thursday race-week- L37: Biffle +5.5, #31/ Busch x4 tires/fuel (Busch 20.7, trouble w/ jack & LR), Wallace x4 tires/fuel; L38: Biffle x4 tires/fuel, Setzer rights/fuel; L39: Ruttman; Houston x4 tires/fuel, Crawford/Morgan rights & fuel - Morgan, Ruttman loose tire on pit lane penalties L40: Sprague/Grissom; L41: Reffner x4 tires/fuel, running tight - delayed on exit getting around Woodland Jr in box ahead; Ruttman stopngo, Houston pits L42: Biffle +6.5 (gained a sec after sequencing); ~L48: Sprague -1 -Morgan stopngo, took lefts during- L49: Edwards slow on backstretch, no caution; L50: A-Houston 42.003 (171.416) -Wallace running Daytona Truck- 9. Z posted: 06.01.2020 - 1:51 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) -CONCLUSION- [Omission: L39 it was mentioned Bill Ingle was NOT Crew Chief @Nazareth, unexplained absence] L52: Biffle, Busch -3.4, Wallace -14.1, A-Houston -15.9, Crawford -22.1, Setzer -24.0, Cook -32.8, Wilson -32.9, McMurray -34.1, Tolsma -38.2, Hensley -38.4, Riggs -39.2, M-Houston -40.5, Grissom -1, Sprague -1, Starr -1, Contreras -1, Reffner -1, Ruttman -1, Hooper -1, Norick -1, Morelock -1, McGlynn -2, Lawler -2, Ware -2, Woodland Jr -2, Boyd -3, Reeves -3, MacDobald -3, Gibbs -4, Edwards -6, Carelli -26, Bonifield (OUT) L53: McMurray -> Wilson (for 8th); L54: Avg Sp 166.845; L55: (1-6 Unchanged), Wilson, Cook, McMurray, Tolsma C1: Wallace rights/fuel, Busch & Biffle rights/fuel, Setzer/Tolsma lefts & fuel - A-Houston rights/fuel, "Truck running perfect" [Biffle spotter: Max Jones] -ESPN At The Line- L63: #2 173.356, #50 172.476, #99 172.591, #60 172.265, #14 172.665, #41 170.814, #1 172.315, #16 169.891, #75 171.021, #73 170.617, #88 167.053, #25 168.236, #86 168.836 --------------------- L64: #50 170.624, #99 171.021, #2 168.413, #60 171.588, #14 169.732, #1 169.743, #41 168.591, #75 171.013, #16 168.903, #73 172.538, #88 168.193, #25 168.401, #86 167.734 --------------------- L65: #50 172.674, #99 172.819, #2 172.695, #60 172.553, #14 171.021, #1 170.940, #41 169.992, #75 169.827, #16 167.524, #73 167.329, #88 167.668, #25 167.633, #86 167.205 L66: Busch awful close T4 wall, nothing; C2: BA Wilson engine fluids, was running 7th (dang...); Biffle/Busch lefts & fuel, Wallace lefts/fuel (pitted b/c Roush) - Busch passed on pits by Wallace/Setzer (Setzer rights/fuel), A-Houston stays out & leads -Mike Addington missed this one on account of surgery to remove a plate inserted after a motorcycle crash '99- "A victory would make him feel pretty good I'd think" L70: A-Houston, M-Houston, Biffle, Wallace, Setzer, Busch, McMurray, Crawford, Hensley, Tolsma L75: great x3-wide battle for lead, Setzer temporarily gains in 4th but Biffle/Busch L76 pull away L78: Biffle, Busch -0.1, Wallace -0.4, A-Houston -0.7, M-Houston -2.0, Setzer -2.0, Crawford -2.3, McMurray -3.4, Cook -6.5, Hensley -7.8, Tolsma -9.2, Riggs -10.1, Ruttman -1, Reffner -1, Sprague -1, Grissom -1, Morgan -1, Starr -1, Hooper -1, Norick -1, Morelock -1, Ware -2, Contreras -2, Lawler -2, McGlynn -2, Woodland Jr -2, Reeves -3, Boyd -3, MacDonald -4, Gibbs -4, Wilson (OUT), Carelli -28, Edwards -32, Bonifield (OUT) C3: Starr loses an engine, fluids L85: Avg sp 144.453 C4: Morgan spins, YF thrown a good bit after - Morgan was under Ruttman & got loose, spun avoiding contact & tried saving it before spinning; Stan Boyd went flying through the grass to avoid & headed down pit road shortly after R4: Biffle spins tires but able to grab lead on restart, 1/3 & then everybody else; 6TG: Biffle falls to 3rd, back to 1st @S/F - great battling allows 4th/on to catch up; 4TG: "Biffle starting to stretch it out"; L97: Busch 171.547, Wallace 171.748 (2nd/3rd) L99: 5th/6th, then 7th/8th battling Post-Race: Greg Biffle Kurt Busch: "(Biffle) was that good - we had a tough Truck, it was really, a little tight, but the Exide team did a great job, we had a little trouble on pit stops, we got the thing adjusted & that's what it took... just an awesome day" [Wallace also playfully splashed Busch w/ water] Mike Wallace, Andy Houston Dennis Setzer Jamie McMurray: "...The Truck was so good, the driver just wasn't there this weekend - I just need a little more experience on a Superspeedway Track" (Burns) "The future looks bright for Jamie McMurray" Coming Up Next: PGA Senior Tour Instinet Classic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. 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