The 2000 Winston 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2000. In a story that defined a legend, Dale Earnhardt drove from 20th with two laps to go and wound up winning the event over Kenny Wallace. Sadly, this spectacular win would be the last of Earnhardt's career. Intriguingly, in an interview years later, Wallace, who had pushed Earnhardt to the front revealed why had not pulled out. Teammate Joe Nemechek, behind him in 3rd had a special paint scheme. Not realizing it was his teammate behind him, Wallace decided not to risk moving out of line and ended up 2nd. Points leader Bobby Labonte finished 12th and held a 210 point advantage on Earnhardt. Stats