They ran 1 round of the 2000 Budweiser Shootout at the Finals, but the rest was rain delayed and postponed to the 2001 Winternationals. Gary Scelzi won the 2000 AAA of SoCal Finals, and then the conclusion of the Shootout at the 2001 Winters. However he didn't get the double up bonus because the "double up" was changed to winning the Shootout and Winters instead of the Finals. Darrell Russell won the 2001 Winters, and replaced Amato in the Shootout after Amato retired, but was runner up to Scelzi. He could have been the one to score the double.