and Kenny finishes 2nd in this race). Pennzoil Freedom 400 The Pennzoil Freedom 400 was held on November 11 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bill Elliott won the pole. Top Ten Results 9 - Bill Elliott 15 - Michael Waltrip 19 - Casey Atwood 99 - Jeff Burton 40 - Sterling Marlin 93 - Dave Blaney 29 - Kevin Harvick 18 - Bobby Labonte 30 - Jeff Green 01 - Jason Leffler Failed to qualify: Rich Bickle (No. 49), Derrike Cope (No. 57), Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 14), Hermie Sadler (No. 13), Carl Long (No. 85) Casey Atwood nearly won the race, until a late-race pass by Bill Elliott. It was the 41st career Winston Cup Series win for Bill Elliott. This was Elliott's first win in 226 races, dating back to his last win in the Southern 500 at Darlington in 1994. As of 2021, the 226 race winless streak is the longest drought in NASCAR history. This was the first race since Richmond back in March 1992 that Bill Elliott won from the pole. This would be the first time since Melling Racing and Bill Elliott himself at the Pepsi 400 in 1991, that the No. 9 went to victory lane. The race marked the only top-five finish of Casey Atwood's career. Jeff Gordon failed to clinch the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship due to finishing in 28th place in this event. He left Homestead with a 305-point lead, and that wasn't enough for him to clinch with 2 races to go. With 2 races to go, he needed to clinch the Championship with a 370+ point lead. A pit road incident occurred on lap 112 when Ward Burton and Casey Atwood made contact, causing Ward to go into Ricky Rudd's pit stall, seriously injuring 2 crew members. NAPA 500 The NAPA 500 was held November 18 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole. Top Ten Results 18 - Bobby Labonte 40 - Sterling Marlin 29 - Kevin Harvick 25 - Jerry Nadeau 22 - Ward Burton 24 - Jeff Gordon 8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88 - Dale Jarrett 20 - Tony Stewart 99 - Jeff Burton Failed to qualify: Mark Green (No. 41), Robby Gordon (No. 31), Jason Leffler (No. 01), Kurt Busch (No. 97), Rick Mast (No. 90), Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 14), Dave Marcis (No. 71), Frank Kimmel (No. 46) The race was scheduled