Motor car race
The 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 , the 52nd running of the event , was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on September 2, 2001 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina . Contested at 367 laps on the 1.366 mile (2.198 km) speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Ward Burton of Bill Davis Racing won the race.
Darlington Raceway , nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina . It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.
The track, Darlington Raceway , is a four-turn 1.366 miles (2.198 km) oval. The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees.
#[ 2] Driver Team Make Sponsor 1 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil 01 Jason Leffler Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Cingular Wireless 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Lite 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Pontiac Kodak 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra, Pfizer 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford NationsRent 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge 'Grab Life by the Horns', UAW 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac Vavoline 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford Ralph's 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford Mobil 1 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet Conseco 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries 19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Home Depot 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Pontiac Caterpillar 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont Automotive 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW-Delphi 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart 27 Rick Mast Eel River Racing Pontiac Duke's Mayonnaise, Sauer's 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Oakwood Homes 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac M&M's 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Ford Sprint 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart Blue Light Special 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Team Realtree 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Brothers Coffee 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge Kodiak 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge Amoco 96 Andy Houston PPI Motorsports Ford McDonald's 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie, Rubbermaid 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford MDA, Citgo Supergard
Fin[ 5] [ 6] St # Driver Make Team Sponsor Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 37 22 Ward Burton Dodge Bill Davis Racing Caterpillar 367 27 running 180 $181435 2 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Automotive 367 138 running 180 $153127 3 10 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries 367 17 running 170 $133327 4 33 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot 367 0 running 160 $93900 5 9 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Evernham Motorsports Dodge 'Grab Life by the Horns', UAW 367 0 running 155 $92583 6 23 99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing MDA, Citgo Supergard 367 0 running 150 $100726 7 26 28 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing Texaco, Havoline 367 0 running 146 $85657 8 5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench 367 0 running 142 $93727 9 11 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports UAW-Delphi 367 0 running 138 $55660 10 8 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac MBV Motorsports M&M's 367 0 running 134 $70815 11 19 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's 367 0 running 130 $78875 12 39 7 Mike Wallace Ford Ultra Motorsports NationsRent 367 0 running 127 $63570 13 3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford Penske Racing South Mobil 1 367 53 running 129 $84444 14 17 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Pontiac MBV Motorsports Valvoline 367 0 running 121 $52670 15 21 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing Square D 367 0 running 118 $55750 16 12 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing Coors Light 367 2 running 120 $59196 17 18 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser 367 0 running 112 $74788 18 7 32 Ricky Craven Ford PPI Motorsports Tide 367 1 running 114 $43290 19 14 93 Dave Blaney Dodge Bill Davis Racing Amoco 367 0 running 106 $42935 20 13 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing Viagra, Pfizer 366 0 running 103 $88091 21 6 43 John Andretti Dodge Petty Enterprises Cheerios 366 0 running 100 $77967 22 4 2 Rusty Wallace Ford Penske Racing South Miller Lite 366 0 running 97 $84135 23 28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Racing DeWalt 365 0 running 94 $50025 24 35 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing Lowe's 365 0 running 91 $74049 25 30 19 Casey Atwood Dodge Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dealers, UAW 364 0 running 88 $41990 26 42 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises Sprint 362 0 running 85 $38705 27 32 11 Brett Bodine Ford Brett Bodine Racing Ralph's 362 0 running 82 $45760 28 29 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports Kodak 361 0 running 79 $43610 29 20 21 Elliott Sadler Ford Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft 359 0 running 76 $55900 30 43 27 Rick Mast Pontiac Eel River Racing Duke's Mayonnaise, Sauer's 359 0 running 73 $37815 31 15 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports Kmart 358 0 crash 70 $46155 32 36 90 Hut Stricklin Ford Donlavey Racing Hills Brothers Coffee 358 0 running 67 $37540 33 24 33 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing Oakwood Homes 357 2 crash 69 $65720 34 27 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates Racing UPS 356 53 running 66 $82417 35 41 44 Buckshot Jones Dodge Petty Enterprises Georgia-Pacific 355 0 running 58 $45255 36 25 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. NAPA Auto Parts 355 0 running 55 $47170 37 40 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. Pontiac A.J. Foyt Racing Conseco 355 0 running 52 $37081 38 16 77 Robert Pressley Ford Jasper Motorsports Jasper Engines & Transmissions 348 0 crash 49 $44910 39 1 97 Kurt Busch Ford Roush Racing Sharpie, Rubbermaid 316 74 running 51 $50375 40 31 66 Todd Bodine Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports Kmart Blue Light Special 282 0 transmission 43 $36775 41 34 1 Kenny Wallace DC Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Pennzoil 279 0 overheating 40 $62968 42 22 92 Stacy Compton Dodge Melling Racing Kodiak 191 0 crash 37 $36675 43 38 01 Jason Leffler Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing Cingular Wireless 90 0 overheating 34 $44880 Failed to qualify 44 96 Andy Houston Ford PPI Motorsports McDonald's 31o 45 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Marcis Auto Racing Team Realtree 28o
NOTES:
Steve Park was injured during the support race Saturday. Kenny Wallace started the car. (o): Teams that did not qualify were awarded owner points based on speed. (The procedure ended in 2011.) Time of race: 4:05:00 Average Speed: 122.773 miles per hour (197.584 km/h) Pole Speed: 168.048 Cautions: 11 for 51 laps Margin of Victory: under caution Lead changes: 19 Percent of race run under caution: 14.2% Average green flag run: 28.6 laps
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