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NASCAR WCUP: Winston 'No Bull 5' Facts

11 October 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
Location: Talladega Superspeedway
Date: Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000
Start time: Noon, central time

2000 Winston No Bull 5 -- Event No. 5 of 5

Qualified drivers:

  • *Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Automotive Finishes Chevrolet Monte Carlo)
  • *Dale Earnhardt (No. 3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo)
  • *Mark Martin (No. 6 Valvoline Ford Taurus)
  • *Steve Park (No. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo)
  • *Jeff Burton (No. 99 Citgo Ford Taurus)

Winston No Bull 5 Notes

* There have been 14 Winston No Bull 5 events, and in that time, there have been eight winners. Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon have each won the million-dollar bonus three times. Dale Jarrett has won the million twice. The eight winners have come in the last 12 Winston No Bull 5 events, including two of the last four.

* Dale Earnhardt and Mark Martin will each make their seventh attempts at the Winston No Bull 5 million when they take the green flag at Talladega, but neither has collected the bonus.

* The 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at Richmond, Va. marked the eighth time Bobby Labonte competed in a Winston No Bull 5 event, more than any other driver. However, the Texas native has yet to claim the million-dollar bonus.

* Steve Park is the 25th driver eligible for the Winston No Bull 5 program.

* Roush Racing has had 16 attempts for the Winston No Bull 5 program, more than any other team. Jeff Burton has won the bonus three times making Roush Racing three for 16. Joe Gibbs Racing is second with 10 attempts.

* All five Winston No Bull 5 drivers were top-15 finishers at last year's Winston 500. Earnhardt won the race, Burton finished eighth, Gordon finished 12th, Park came home in 14th place while Martin finished 15th. Martin and Burton were eligible for the Winston No Bull 5 bonus in last year's Winston 500 as well.

* The 1999 Winston 500 marked the only time three cars from the same team competed for the million-dollar bonus. Mark Martin, Kevin Lepage and Jeff Burton all compete out of the Roush Racing stable.

* The Winston No Bull 5 has had three sets of brothers eligible. They are Rusty and Kenny Wallace; Ward and Jeff Burton; and Terry and Bobby Labonte.

* Six of the eight Winston No Bull 5 winners have won from a starting position of fifth or better. When he won the 1999 Pepsi Southern 500 at Darlington, Jeff Burton started 15th. He won this year's CarsDirect.com after starting 11th.

* The Winston No Bull 5 million-dollar bonus has been collected twice this season. 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Jarrett won the Daytona 500 and collected his second Winston No Bull 5 million-dollar bonus. When Jarrett took the checkered flag at Daytona, Winston No Bull 5 fan Melissa Brown of Pittsburgh became a millionaire. Then in March, Burton won the rain-shortened CarsDirect.com 400 to win his third Winston No Bull 5 event. Burton's victory made Joyce Williams from Port Isabel, Texas, a millionaire.

* Burton won the Winston No Bull 5 million-dollar bonus twice in 1999 taking the checkered flag at the Coca-Cola 600 May 30 at Lowe's Motor Speedway and the Pepsi Southern 500. When Burton won, NASCAR Winston Cup fans Wade Smith of Metropolis, Ill. and Phyllis Farmer of Hillsboro, Mo. each took home $1 million. Jeff Gordon captured the Winston No Bull 5 million-dollar bonus at the 1999 Daytona 500. With Gordon's win, NASCAR Winston Cup fan Ray Grimm of Hagerstown, Md., also won $1 million.

* In the 14 previous Winston No Bull 5 events, there have been five eligible fans from the state of Texas. Joyce Williams from Port Isabel was eligible for the CarsDirect.com 400. Bryon Pratt from Houston was eligible for the 1999 Winston 500. Jennifer McCann from Grand Prairie and Ritchie Gregory from Dallas were eligible for the 1999 Daytona 500. Rhonda Traylor from Highlands was eligible for the 1999 Coca-Cola 600. Williams is the only Texas winner.

* The Winston No Bull 5 was created in 1998 as a tribute to NASCAR's 50th anniversary season. The Winston No Bull 5 replaced the Winston Million, which had been in existence since 1985. Bill Elliott in 1985 and Jeff Gordon in 1997 were the only winners of the Winston Million in its 13-season run.

* The original Winston No Bull 5 schedule (1998) featured the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400, Pepsi Southern 500 and the Winston 500.

* In October of 1998, the CarsDirect.com 400 was added to the 1999 Winston No Bull 5 lineup, replacing the Brickyard 400. In November of 1999, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 at joined the fray replacing the Pepsi Southern 500.

* The $1 million Winston No Bull 5 bonus was captured three times in each of its first two seasons. In 1998, Jeff Gordon won the bonus at the Brickyard 400 and the Pepsi Southern 500. Dale Jarrett won the Winston No Bull 5 at the Winston 500. In 1999, Jeff Gordon won the Daytona 500 and the Winston No Bull 5. Jeff Burton collected when he won the Coca-Cola 600 and the Pepsi Southern 500.

Winston No Bull 5 Format

1. Drivers become eligible to win the $1 million Winston No Bull 5 bonus by finishing in the top five at the previous Winston No Bull 5 event. The five races comprising the Winston No Bull 5 in 2000 are, in chronological order: the Daytona 500; the CarsDirect.com 400 (March 5); the Coca-Cola 600 (May 28); the Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 (Sept. 9); and the Winston 500 (Oct. 15). NOTE: Eligible drivers at the 2000 Daytona 500 were determined by the top-five finishers at the final Winston No Bull 5 event of 1999, the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

2. Eligible drivers at a particular Winston No Bull 5 event can win the Winston No Bull 5 million-dollar bonus by finishing first in said event.

3. If all five qualified drivers fail to capture the $1 million Winston No Bull 5 bonus at a particular Winston No Bull 5 event, the bonus will not roll over to the next event. Each Winston No Bull 5 event is worth $1 million to the qualified drivers.

4. If a qualified driver wins a Winston No Bull 5 event, one fan will also win a $1 million bonus check as part of Winston's "They Win, You Win" sweepstakes. Five fans will be eligible at each Winston No Bull 5 event. They will be selected at random through a nationwide sweepstakes program, and then each will be paired, at random, with one of the eligible Winston No Bull 5 drivers. If an eligible driver wins the Winston No Bull 5 bonus, then the fan paired with that driver will also win a $1 million check from Winston. The following fans are qualified for the Winston No Bull 5 "They Win, You Win" fan sweepstakes at Talladega Superspeedway. The fans and drivers will be paired in a skeet-shoot contest at Sellwood Farms in Alpine, Ala. on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000.

  • * Lisa Bailey, Westville, Ill.
  • * Kim Reynolds, Lebanon, Ohio
  • * Johnny Moore, Mansfield, Ga.
  • * Richard Sturtz, Mt. Salvage, Md.
  • * Gloria Lingle, Dongola, Ill.

Text Provided By Denny Darnell

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