| 2000 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,329,646 | Race Date: | Oct 15, 2000 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .119 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 1Min 6Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 49 | Average Speed: | 165.681 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 13 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Andy Petree Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kevin Hamlin | Crew Chief: | Sammy Johns | |||||
| Laps Led: | 34 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 190.279 MPH | |||||
| Official 2000 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 34 |
| 2 | 7 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / Cooper Lighting | Running | | 170 | 188 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 165 | 188 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 188 | 26 |
| 5 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 160 | 188 | 4 |
| 6 | 24 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 155 | 188 | 3 |
| 7 | 27 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins | Running |  | 151 | 188 | 8 |
| 8 | 38 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 147 | 188 | 1 |
| 9 | 43 | 27 | Mike Bliss (R) | Pfizer / Viagra | Running |  | 143 | 188 | 4 |
| 10 | 36 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 139 | 188 | 2 |
| 11 | 11 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 130 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 132 | 188 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com | Running | | 129 | 188 | 3 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (R) | Budweiser | Running | | 126 | 188 | 28 |
| 15 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Mattel Hot Wheels | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 25 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | CITGO | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 97 | Chad Little | John Deere | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 108 | 188 | 1 |
| 21 | 28 | 60 | Rich Bickle | Power Team | Running | | 100 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 102 | 188 | 1 |
| 23 | 13 | 9 | Stacy Compton (R) | Kodiak Cougar | Running | | 99 | 188 | 2 |
| 24 | 2 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's | Running | | 101 | 188 | 40 |
| 25 | 41 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 88 | 188 | 0 |
| 26 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 85 | 188 | 0 |
| 27 | 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 87 | 187 | 12 |
| 28 | 33 | 93 | Dave Blaney (R) | Amoco | Running | | 79 | 187 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 76 | 187 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit | Running | | 73 | 187 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 14 | Rick Mast | Conseco | Running | | 70 | 187 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 01 | Ted Musgrave | BellSouth | Engine | | 72 | 186 | 1 |
| 33 | 23 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Aaron's | Running | | 64 | 186 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent | Running | | 66 | 186 | 1 |
| 35 | 34 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Route 66 / Big Kmart | Running | | 58 | 186 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak | Accident | | 60 | 167 | 3 |
| 37 | 14 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Engine | | 57 | 166 | 6 |
| 38 | 22 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Handling | | 49 | 134 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 32 | Scott Pruett (R) | Tide | Engine | | 46 | 120 | 0 |
| 40 | 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Engine | | 48 | 101 | 1 |
| 41 | 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | BellSouth | Engine | | 40 | 81 | 0 |
| 42 | 40 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Engine | | 37 | 69 | 0 |
| 43 | 16 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | FamilyClick.com | Ignition | | 34 | 20 | 0 |
