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.

Jenkins would remain at ESPN in his role as their lead voice for the Indy Racing League, while Parsons joined NBC Sports for their NASCAR broadcasts.

It would also be the final race in the career of Darrell Waltrip, who called the 2000 season his "Victory Tour" in the #66 Kmart Ford Taurus for Haas-Carter Motorsports.

He drove the #75 Pizza Hut /TBS (American TV channel) Ford for Galaxy Motorsports in the race Scott Pruett, who had joined the Cup Series for 2000 driving the #32 Tide Ford Taurus for PPI Motorsports, finished what would be his only full-time season driving in NASCAR; he was released from the team after the season.

Jerry Nadeau beat Dale Earnhardt to the finish line by 1.338 seconds to win the race (his first and only victory in Winston Cup competition).

[2] Jeremy Mayfield had a winning racecar that was forced to leave the race on lap 53 due to engine problems; this performance was typical of his 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.

Waltrip's retirement also ended a rocky relationship between himself and Travis Carter Motorsports that lasted since the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.

[5] Notable crew chiefs who actively participated in this race included Robin Pemberton, Jimmy Fenning, Tony Eury, Sr., Greg Zipadelli, Donnie Wingo, Larry McReynolds, Hut Stricklin, Jeff Hammond among others.

[10] At least five of the drivers involved in this race are no longer living as of 2020, including Blaise Alexander,[11][12] Dick Trickle,[13] Dale Earnhardt,[14] Bobby Hamilton,[15] and John Andretti.