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NASCAR Rookie Class of 2000
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,
Matt Kenseth, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Stacy Compton,
Scott Pruett and Ed Berrier comprise the largest rookie class
in NASCAR history. The battle for the 2000 Rookie of the Year
title is shaping up to be a heated one. Here are some great photos
of the NASCAR Rookie Class of 2000 from our friend Chip Morton.
You may click on the icon of the image to see the larger photo.
Feel free to download them for your own use.
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A third
generation driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would like nothing more than
to follow in the tire tracks of his grandfather, Ralph , and his
father, Dale.
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The
2000 season finds Matt Kenseth behind the wheel of the DeWalt #17
Roush Racing Ford.
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Dave
Blaney is ready after two seasons in the Busch Series , the 1995
World of Outlaws champion is making the move to NASCAR.
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In two
seasons of the Truck Series, Stacy Compton progressed from an unknown
to a legitimate threat and the circuit's best qualifier.
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Mike
Bliss has been driving in the NASCAR Truck Series for five years,
and before that the Oregon native tasted success in a variety of
racing divisions.
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Scott
Pruett, a 10-year veteran on the CART circuit, signed a multi-year
agreement to drive the No. 32 Tide Ford for PPI Motorsports.
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Ed Berrier
had nine starts in NASCAR from 1995-99, he is eligible for the Rookie
of the Year award because he never made more than four starts in
one season.
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© photographs by Chip Morton
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