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2000 Winston 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 2000 Winston 500 program cover, featuring Dale Earnhardt. | |||
| Date | October 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.
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.
- ^ Poole, David (October 15, 2000). "Earnhardt charges from 18th to front, wins". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 12, 2000. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Gayle, Tim (October 16, 2000). "Dale does it again". Montgomery Advertiser. pp. 1B, 3B. Retrieved September 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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