2000 NAPA 500
The 2000 NAPA 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was held on November 20, 2000, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. It was originally scheduled for November 19, but was postponed due to rain and run on Monday. It was the 34th and final race of the 2000 NASCAR season.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 34 in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
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Atlanta Motor Speedway (1997-present configuration) | |||
| Date | November 20, 2000 | ||
| Official name | NAPA 500 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.502 km) | ||
| Distance | 328 laps, 500.5 mi (813.12 km) | ||
| Weather | Cold with temperatures of 55.4 °F (13.0 °C); wind speeds of 18.1 miles per hour (29.1 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 141.296 mph (227.394 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 28.537 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 155 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers |
Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett | ||
Jerry Nadeau, driving the #25 Michael Holigan Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Hendrick Motorsports, won the race. It was his first and only victory in the Winston Cup Series.
Following the race, the Winston Cup was formally awarded to series champion Bobby Labonte, the driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Pontiac Grand Prix for Joe Gibbs Racing. Labonte had won the Winston Cup championship the previous week by finishing 4th in the Pennzoil 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and he followed that up with a 5th place finish in this race.