2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 - Part 24 of 25

NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Georgia
March 12, 2000

***Huge heartbreaker for Mike Skinner. After dominating this event by leading 191 laps, the engine in the Lowe's Chevrolet expires while Skinner was in the lead, dumping a lot of oil on the racetrack. Unfortunately Mike Skinner never won a points paying Winston Cup race when his Cup career came to an end.***

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• Hampton
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• Mike
• Skinner

[1986Sheri]

are these the final laps of this race?

[m140m]

No, the final laps and post race are in part 25.

[mtblillie]

Skinner also had a great shot to win the talladega race that Dale won later this year, but if I remember correctly the engine let go in that race also.

[timduncan21spursfan]

@vidEvWill Another thing I find hard to believe is this race - 2 years in a row, drivers looking for their 1st win were robbed by an issue. Skinner had his misfortunes in this race but a year later, the same thing would happen to Dave Blaney. He dominated the early stages of the '01 race before a tire came off. I find it very amusing that this race had heartbreakers 2 years in a row.

[vidEvWill]

Heartbreaker, its hard to believe that it would end up being Robby Gordon winning the only race for Lowe's on that car, because Robby's other wins were with Cingular. Still a big heartbreaker.

[3fan4eva]

That was so heartbreaking for Skinner....I know Dale ended up winning but Skinner tried so hard to win a race and got so close in that race and it all went up in smoke