Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
10-15-2000 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service | 180 | 188 | 34 | Running | 135,900 |
| 2 | 7 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Square D / Cooper Lighting | 170 | 188 | 0 | Running | 98,170 |
| 3 | 1 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 165 | 188 | 0 | Running | 85,685 |
| 4 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Automotive Finishes | 165 | 188 | 26 | Running | 82,100 |
| 5 | 17 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 160 | 188 | 4 | Running | 73,700 |
| 6 | 24 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 155 | 188 | 3 | Running | 62,450 |
| 7 | 27 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Zerex / Cummins | 151 | 188 | 8 | Running | 62,350 |
| 8 | 38 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 147 | 188 | 1 | Running | 59,500 |
| 9 | 43 | 27 | Mike Bliss | Pontiac | Pfizer / Viagra | 143 | 188 | 4 | Running | 46,770 |
| 10 | 36 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Tools | 139 | 188 | 2 | Running | 65,100 |
| 11 | 11 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 130 | 188 | 0 | Running | 52,930 |
| 12 | 6 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 132 | 188 | 7 | Running | 59,450 |
| 13 | 4 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | Michael Holigan.com | 129 | 188 | 3 | Running | 51,730 |
| 14 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 126 | 188 | 28 | Running | 49,260 |
| 15 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Quality Care / Ford Credit | 118 | 188 | 0 | Running | 66,185 |
| 16 | 31 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Pontiac | Hot Wheels | 115 | 188 | 0 | Running | 51,250 |
| 17 | 25 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Citgo | 112 | 188 | 0 | Running | 51,185 |
| 18 | 39 | 97 | Chad Little | Ford | John Deere | 109 | 188 | 0 | Running | 50,280 |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 106 | 188 | 0 | Running | 50,000 |
| 20 | 15 | 43 | John Andretti | Pontiac | Cheerios | 108 | 188 | 1 | Running | 57,960 |
| 21 | 28 | 60 | Rich Bickle | Chevrolet | Power Team | 100 | 188 | 0 | Running | 51,260 |
| 22 | 21 | 22 | Ward Burton | Pontiac | Caterpillar | 102 | 188 | 1 | Running | 55,750 |
| 23 | 13 | 9 | Stacy Compton | Ford | Kodiak / Cougar | 99 | 188 | 2 | Running | 41,070 |
| 24 | 2 | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | McDonald's | 101 | 188 | 40 | Running | 59,290 |
| 25 | 41 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines | 88 | 188 | 0 | Running | 40,910 |
| 26 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's Supermarkets | 85 | 188 | 0 | Running | 37,135 |
| 27 | 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 87 | 187 | 12 | Running | 56,465 |
| 28 | 33 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Pontiac | Amoco | 79 | 187 | 0 | Running | 36,945 |
| 29 | 37 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo Supergard | 76 | 187 | 0 | Running | 56,875 |
| 30 | 26 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Midwest Transit | 73 | 187 | 0 | Running | 38,105 |
| 31 | 29 | 14 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Conseco | 70 | 187 | 0 | Running | 36,715 |
| 32 | 30 | 01 | Ted Musgrave | Chevrolet | BellSouth | 72 | 186 | 1 | Engine | 47,820 |
| 33 | 23 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Aaron's | 64 | 186 | 0 | Running | 39,640 |
| 34 | 18 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NationsRent | 66 | 186 | 1 | Running | 47,495 |
| 35 | 34 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Ford | Big Kmart / Route 66 | 58 | 186 | 0 | Running | 39,620 |
| 36 | 19 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Kodak | 60 | 167 | 3 | Crash | 46,935 |
| 37 | 14 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 57 | 166 | 6 | Engine | 36,400 |
| 38 | 22 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Big Kmart / Route 66 | 49 | 134 | 0 | Handling | 44,350 |
| 39 | 35 | 32 | Scott Pruett | Ford | Tide | 46 | 120 | 0 | Engine | 36,300 |
| 40 | 9 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 48 | 101 | 1 | Engine | 36,225 |
| 41 | 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 40 | 81 | 0 | Engine | 44,175 |
| 42 | 40 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 37 | 69 | 0 | Engine | 44,125 |
| 43 | 16 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | FamilyClick.com / TV Guide | 34 | 20 | 0 | Ignition | 44,086 |
Race Recap
- Date: 10-15-2000
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 30
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 20th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 165.681 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $2,329,646
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 13
- Lead Changes: 49
- Pole: 190.279 mph


