Winston 500 Presented By UPS
The Winston 500 was held October 15 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Bill Elliott led the most laps. This was Earnhardt's 76th and final career victory before his death in February 2001 at Daytona. This race is remembered for Earnhardt storming to the front in the final 5 laps to take the win picking up 17 spots.
Top Ten Results
- Dale Earnhardt
- Kenny Wallace
- Joe Nemechek
- Jeff Gordon
- Terry Labonte
- Mike Skinner
- Mark Martin
- Rusty Wallace
- Mike Bliss
- Matt Kenseth
Failed to qualify: Wally Dallenbach, Jr. (#75), Blaise Alexander (#91), Hut Stricklin (#90)
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