2000 Winston 500

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2000 Winston 500
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Race 30 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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The 2000 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt.
DateOctober 15, 2000
Official name 32nd Annual Winston 500
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Scheduled Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.8 km)
Average speed 165.681 miles per hour (266.638 km/h)
Attendance 140,000
Pole position
Driver Andy Petree Racing
Time 50.326
Most laps led
Driver Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing
Laps 40
Winner
No. 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Jerry Punch, Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2000 Winston 500 was the 30th stock car race of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, the last of five No Bull 5 events in that year's season, and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 15, 2000, before an audience of 140,000 in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete.

Contents

In what is considered by NASCAR as one of the most memorable finishes in NASCAR Winston Cup Series history, Richard Childress Racing's Dale Earnhardt managed to come back from the 18th position with five laps left in the race, making a late-race charge to gain the lead by the start of the final lap. Defending against Andy Petree Racing's Kenny Wallace, Earnhardt was able to defend the field to take his 76th and final career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his second and final victory of the season, and a No Bull 5 victory, netting him a bonus of $1,000,000. [1] [2] To fill out the top three, the aforementioned Kenny Wallace and his teammate, Joe Nemechek finished second and third, respectively.

That was the last restrictor plate race without Kurt Busch until 2015 Daytona 500.

Background

The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Talladega Superspeedway.svg
The layout of Talladega Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval, a 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Steve Park (N) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
01 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet BellSouth
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Miller Lite
3 Dale Earnhardt (N) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service
4 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin (N) Roush Racing Ford Valvoline, Zerex
7 Michael Waltrip Mattei Motorsports Chevrolet NationsRent
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford Kodiak
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Aaron's, RCA
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Ralphs
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford Mobil1, 2000 World Series
14 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco
16 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford FamilyClick
17 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Citgo Supergard 1980's Throwback
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon (N) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Michael Holigan
26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Big Kmart
27 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac Viagra
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
32 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford Tide, Alabama Crimson Tide
33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Oakwood Homes, Charlie Daniels Band
36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet Coors Light
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac Cheerios
44 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Pontiac Hot Wheels
50 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D, Cooper Lighting
60 Rich Bickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet Power Team
66 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Route 66, Big Kmart
71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Realtree
75 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford World Championship Wrestling
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Quality Care Service, Ford Credit
90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee
91 Blaise Alexander LJ Racing Chevrolet Ericsson
93 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Amoco
94 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford McDonald's
97 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford John Deere
99 Jeff Burton (N) Roush Racing Ford Exide
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 12:00 PM EST. The session lasted for two hours. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Steve Park set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 50.105 and an average speed of 191.119 mph (307.576 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
11 Steve Park (N) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 50.105191.119
255 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 50.357190.162
38 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 50.465189.755
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 14, at 9:15 AM EST. The session lasted for one hour and 15 minutes. Joe Gibbs Racing's Bobby Labonte set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.248 and an average speed of 198.475 mph (319.415 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 48.248198.475
277 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 48.583197.106
31 Steve Park (N) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 48.683196.701
Full second practice results

Third practice

The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 14, at 12:45 PM EST. The session lasted for one hour. Penske-Kranefuss Racing's Rusty Wallace set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.693 and an average speed of 192.703 mph (310.125 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
12 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 49.693192.703
201 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 49.701192.672
310 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 49.875192.000
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was split into two rounds. The first round was held on Friday, October 13, at 4:00 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap. During the first round, the top 25 drivers in the round was guaranteed a starting spot in the race. If a driver was not able to guarantee a spot in the first round, they had the option to scrub their time from the first round and try and run a faster lap time in a second round qualifying run, held on Saturday, October 14, at 11:45 AM EST. As with the first round, each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. [3] Positions 26–36 were decided on time, while positions 37–43 were based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points was awarded a provisional. [4]

Joe Nemechek, driving for Andy Petree Racing, managed to win the pole, setting a time of 50.326 and an average speed of 190.279 miles per hour (306.224 km/h) in the first round. [5]

Three drivers failed to qualify: Wally Dallenbach Jr., Blaise Alexander, & Hut Stricklin.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
133 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 50.326190.279
294 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 50.388190.045
38 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 50.562189.391
425 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.681188.947
520 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 50.713188.827
618 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 50.737188.738
755 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 50.811188.463
824 Jeff Gordon (N) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50.817188.441
971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 50.844188.341
101 Steve Park (N) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 50.934188.008
1128 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 50.948187.956
1288 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 51.005187.746
139 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 51.115187.342
1436 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 51.116187.339
1543 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 51.122187.317
1616 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 51.231186.918
175 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51.247186.860
187 Michael Waltrip Ultra Motorsports Chevrolet 51.262186.805
194 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 51.262186.805
203 Dale Earnhardt (N) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.263186.801
2122 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 51.296186.681
2226 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 51.308186.638
2310 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 51.340186.521
2431 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.439186.162
2521 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 51.462186.079
Failed to lock in the first round
2650 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 51.394186.325
276 Mark Martin (N) Roush Racing Ford 51.466186.065
2860 Rich Bickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 51.474186.036
2914 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 51.482186.007
3001 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 51.484186.000
3144 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Pontiac 51.535185.815
3240 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 51.552185.754
3393 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 51.566185.704
3466 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 51.576185.668
3532 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 51.583185.643
3617 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 51.672185.323
Provisionals
3799 Jeff Burton (N) Roush Racing Ford 51.728185.122
382 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 51.757185.018
3997 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 51.696185.237
4012 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 52.069183.910
4177 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 51.757185.018
4211 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 51.699185.226
4327 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 51.805184.847
Failed to qualify
4475 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford 51.682185.287
4591 Blaise Alexander LJ Racing Chevrolet 52.104183.786
4690 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 52.221183.375
Official first round qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1203 Dale Earnhardt (N) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 18834running180$135,900
2755 Kenny Wallace Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1880running170$98,170
3133 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1880running165$85,685
4824 Jeff Gordon (N) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 18826running165$82,100
5175 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1884running160$73,700
62431 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1883running155$62,450
7276 Mark Martin (N) Roush Racing Ford 1888running151$62,350
8382 Rusty Wallace Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 1881running147$59,500
94327 Mike Bliss (R) Eel River Racing Pontiac 1884running143$46,770
103617 Matt Kenseth (R) Roush Racing Ford 1882running139$65,100
111128 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 1880running130$52,930
12618 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1887running132$59,450
13425 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1883running129$51,730
1438 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (R) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 18828running126$49,260
151288 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1880running118$66,185
163144 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1880running115$51,250
172521 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1880running112$51,185
183997 Chad Little Roush Racing Ford 1880running109$50,280
19101 Steve Park (N) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1880running106$50,000
201543 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Pontiac 1881running108$57,960
212860 Rich Bickle Joe Bessey Racing Chevrolet 1880running100$52,160
222122 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1881running102$55,750
23139 Stacy Compton (R) Melling Racing Ford 1882running99$41,070
24294 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Racing Ford 18840running101$59,290
254177 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 1880running88$40,910
264211 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 1880running85$37,135
27520 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 18712running87$56,465
283393 Dave Blaney (R) Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 1870running79$36,945
293799 Jeff Burton (N) Roush Racing Ford 1870running76$56,875
302650 Ricky Craven Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 1870running73$38,105
312914 Rick Mast A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 1870running70$36,715
323001 Ted Musgrave Team SABCO Chevrolet 1861engine72$47,820
332310 Johnny Benson Jr. MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 1860running64$39,640
34187 Michael Waltrip Ultra Motorsports Chevrolet 1861running66$47,495
353466 Darrell Waltrip Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 1860running58$39,620
36194 Bobby Hamilton Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1673accident60$46,935
371436 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 1666engine57$36,400
382226 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 1340handling49$44,350
393532 Scott Pruett (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 1200engine46$36,300
40971 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 1011engine48$36,225
413240 Sterling Marlin Team SABCO Chevrolet 810engine40$44,175
424012 Jeremy Mayfield Penske-Kranefuss Racing Ford 690engine37$44,125
431616 Kevin Lepage Roush Racing Ford 200ignition34$44,086
Failed to qualify
4475 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Galaxy Motorsports Ford
4591 Blaise Alexander LJ Racing Chevrolet
4690 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford
Official race results

Standings after the race

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The 1999 NAPA Autocare 500 was the 28th stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 51st iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, October 3, 1999, before an audience of 62,000 in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. Within the final laps of the race, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon was able to hold off the field on the final restart with 19 to go to take his 48th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory, his sixth victory of the season and it marked Gordon's first race & win without Ray Evernham as his crew chief. To fill out the top three, Richard Childress Racing driver Dale Earnhardt and Joe Bessey Racing driver Geoff Bodine would finish second and third, respectively.

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