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Sports > Other Sports > Auto Racing > 2001 Season > NASCAR Results

2001 Race Results

2001 SEASON

Date	Event	Location	Winner (Pos.)	Avg.mph	Earnings	Pole	Qual.mph
Feb. 18	Daytona 500	Daytona	Michael Waltrip (19)	161.783	$1,331,185+	B. Elliott	183.565
Feb. 26†	Dura Lube 400	Rockingham	Steve Park (2)	111.966	144,580	J. Gordon	156.455

Mar. 4	UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400	Las Vegas	Jeff Gordon (24)	135.546	1,369,600*	D. Jarrett	172.106
Mar. 11	Cracker Barrel 500	Atlanta	Kevin Harvick (5)	143.416	158,427	D. Jarrett	192.748
Mar. 18	Dodge Dealers 400	Darlington	Dale Jarrett (2)	126.558	214,612+	J. Gordon	—**
Mar. 25	Food City 500	Bristol	Elliott Sadler (38)	86.949	124,700	M. Martin	126.303

Apr. 11	Harrah's 500	Ft. Worth	Dale Jarrett (3)	141.804	444,527+	D. Earnhardt Jr.	190.678
Apr. 8	Virginia 500	Martinsville	Dale Jarrett (13)	70.799	170,027+	J. Gordon	94.087
Apr. 22	Talladega 500	Talladega	Bobby Hamilton (14)	184.003	173,855	S. Compton	184.861
Apr. 29	NAPA Auto Parts 500	Fontana	Rusty Wallace (19)	143.118	195,090	B. Labonte	182.635

May 5	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond	Tony Stewart (7)	95.872	150,175	M. Martin	124.614
May 19@	The Winston	Charlotte	Jeff Gordon (10)	185.002	515,000	R. Wallace	115.337
May 27	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte	Jeff Burton (18)	138.107	258,846	R. Newman	185.217

June 3	MBNA Platinum 400	Dover	Jeff Gordon (2)	120.361	183,907	D. Jarrett	—**
June 10	Kmart 400	Brooklyn	Jeff Gordon (1)	134.197	240,137+	J. Gordon	188.250
June 17	Pocono 500	Long Pond	Ricky Rudd (1)	134.389	189,542	R. Rudd	170.503
June 24	Dodge/Save Mart 350	Sonoma	Tony Stewart (3)	75.889	139,875	J. Gordon	93.698

July 7	Pepsi 400	Daytona	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (13)	157.601	185,873	S. Marlin	183.778
July 15	Tropicana 400	Joliet	Kevin Harvick (6)	121.200	162,500	T. Bodine	183.717
July 22	New England 300	Loudon	Dale Jarrett (9)	102.131	238,027+	J. Gordon	131.769
July 29	Pennsylvania 500	Long Pond	Bobby Labonte (11)	134.590	189,427	T. Bodine	170.325

Aug. 5	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis	Jeff Gordon (27)	130.790	428,452+	J. Spencer	179.665
Aug. 12	Global Crossing at The Glen	Watkins Glen	Jeff Gordon (13)	89.081	173,402+	D. Jarrett	122.697
Aug. 19	Pepsi 400	Brooklyn	Sterling Marlin (15)	140.513	157,830	R. Craven	188.127
Aug. 25	Sharpie 500	Bristol	Tony Stewart (18)	85.106	189,415	J. Green	123.673

Sept. 2	Southern 500	Darlington	Ward Burton (37)	122.773	181,435	K. Busch	168.048
Sept. 8	Monte Carlo 400	Richmond	Ricky Rudd (9)	95.146	171,992	J. Gordon	124.901
Sept. 23	MBNA/Cal Ripken Jr. 400	Dover	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (3)	101.559	168,858	D. Jarrett	154.918
Sept. 30	Protection One 400	Kansas City	Jeff Gordon (2)	110.576	254,377+	J. Leffler	176.499

Oct. 7	UAW-GM Quality 500	Charlotte	Sterling Marlin (13)	139.006	196,360	J. Spencer	185.147
Oct. 14	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville	Ricky Craven (6)	75.750	130,475	T. Bodine	93.724
Oct. 21	EA Sports 500	Talladega	Dale Earnhardt Jr. (6)	185.240	1,165,773*	S. Compton	185.240
Oct. 28	Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500K	Phoenix	Jeff Burton (3)	102.613	213,491	C. Atwood	131.295

Nov. 4	Pop Secret 400	Rockingham	Joe Nemechek (13)	128.941	157,535	K. Wallace	154.689
Nov. 11	Pennzoil 400	Homestead	Bill Elliott (1)	117.449	319,273	B. Elliott	155.226
Nov. 18	NAPA 500	Atlanta	Bobby Labonte (39)	151.746	233,227	D. Earnhardt Jr.	192.047
Nov. 23	New Hampshire 300	Loudon	Robby Gordon (31)	103.594	203,924	J. Gordon	—*

†The Dura-Lube 400 was postponed one day (Feb. 26) due to rain.

*Includes $1 million Winston “No Bull 5” bonus.

**Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather and the pole was awarded to the current Winston Cup points leader.

@ Non-points exhibition event

+Includes carryover Winston Cup leader bonus ($10,000 per race): Daytona 500–Waltrip ($10,000); Dodge Dealers 400–Jarrett ($40,000); Harrah's 500–Jarrett ($20,000); Virginia 500–Jarrett ($10,000); Kmart 400–Gordon ($70,000); New England 300–Jarrett ($50,000); Brickyard 400–Gordon ($20,000); Global Crossing–Gordon ($10,000); Protection One 400–Gordon ($60,000).

Note: The New Hampshire 300, scheduled for Sept. 16, was postponed due to the Sept. 11 attacks and rescheduled for Nov. 23.

Winning Cars: CHEVY MONTE CARLO (16)—J. Gordon (6), Earnhardt Jr. (3), Harvick (2), R. Gordon, Hamilton, Nemechek, Park, Waltrip; FORD TAURUS (11)—Jarrett (4), J. Burton (2), Rudd (2), Craven, Sadler, R.Wallace. PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (5)—Stewart (3), B. Labonte (2); DODGE INTREPID (4)—Marlin (2), W. Burton, Elliott.

NASCAR Results

2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Race Locations