The 2000 Pepsi Southern 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Darlington Speedway on September 3, 2000. Bobby Labonte had just taken the lead on a pit stop when a thunderstrom appeared out of nowhere, giving Labonte the victory despite having led just 10 laps. Labonte, the points leader, expanded his cushion on Dale Jarrett (5th) to 111 points. Stats