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