2001 Food City 500

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2001 Food City 500
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Race 6 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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Map of the Bristol Motor Speedway
Date March 25, 2001 (2001-03-25)
Location Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km)
Weather Temperatures up to 48.2 °F (9.0 °C); wind speeds up to 23.02 miles per hour (37.05 km/h) [3]
Average speed 86.949 mph (139.931 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Roush Racing
Time 15.192
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Laps 137
Winner
No. 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Nielsen Ratings
  • 6.1 (Final)
  • 5.3/12 (Overnight) [4]

The 2001 Food City 500 was the sixth stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was held on March 25, 2001 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. The 500-lap race was won by Elliott Sadler for the Wood Brothers Racing team; it was Sadler's first win in the Winston Cup Series and Wood Brothers Racing first since 1993, and the last until the 2011 Daytona 500 10 years later. John Andretti finished second and Jeremy Mayfield came in third.

Contents

Report

Background

Bristol Motor Speedway, where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol.jpg
Bristol Motor Speedway, where the race was held.

The track, Bristol Motor Speedway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway. [5] Its standard track at Bristol Motor Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.533 miles (0.858 km) long. [6] The track's turns are banked from twenty-four to thirty degrees, while both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch are banked from six to ten degrees. [6]

Before the race Dale Jarrett led the Drivers' Championship with 756 points, with Sterling Marlin and Johnny Benson Jr. tied for second place with 691 points each. Jeff Gordon and Steve Park rounded out the top five, and Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace, Michael Waltrip, Bill Elliott and Ken Schrader rounded out the top ten. [7] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet led with 42 points; Ford was second with 31 points. Pontiac was third with 19 points, with Dodge a close fourth with 17 points. [8] Wallace was the race's defending champion. [9]

Entry list

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford
4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford
14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A.J. Foyt Racing Pontiac
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac
19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford
27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford
29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford
33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet
36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge
44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge
50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet
66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford
85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford
92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge
93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge
96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford
97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford

Practice

First practice

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
16 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.213126.129
224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.245125.884
329 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.300125.412
Official practice results

Second practice

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
12 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 15.864120.953
26 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.920120.528
319 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 15.936120.407
Official practice results

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTime
16 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 15.192
240 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 15.303
329 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.307
42 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 15.330
566 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 15.357
655 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15.379
745 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 15.382
893 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 15.387
98 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.388
1036 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 15.400
1143 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 15.400
129 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 15.401
1318 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 15.402
1428 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.410
1524 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.419
1619 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 15.423
171 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.424
1822 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 15.451
1988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 15.456
2033 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 15.469
2144 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 15.469
2225 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.476
2326 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 15.483
2417 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 15.484
255 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 15.485
2677 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 15.507
2750 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 15.511
2810 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 15.512
2915 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 15.524
3012 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford 15.533
3127 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 15.533
3299 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 15.539
3331 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.545
3432 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 15.546
3511 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 15.566
3696 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 15.575
Provisionals
3720 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac
3821 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford
3997 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford
4014 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A.J. Foyt Racing Pontiac
4192 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge
424 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
437 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford
Did not qualify
90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 15.596
01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 15.650
85 Carl Long Mansion Motorsports Ford 16.253

Race results

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
13821Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord500180
21143John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge500175
33012Jeremy MayfieldPenske Racing SouthFord500165
41524Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500165
51822Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge500155
6255Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500150
742Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord500146
8655Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet500142
9171Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet500143
101428Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord500134
114192Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge500130
12240Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge500132
131318Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac500124
142417Matt KensethRoush RacingFord500126
15424Kevin LepageMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet500118
161988Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord500115
17129Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge500112
183331Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500109
192326Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord500106
201619Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge500103
214014Ron Hornaday Jr. (R)A.J. Foyt RacingPontiac500100
222915Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet50097
233432Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord50094
24329Kevin Harvick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet500101
253720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac50088
262810Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac49985
273511Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord49382
282677Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord48779
29893Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge47276
302225Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet45973
3198Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet45670
32566Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord43767
332144Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge42064
3416Mark MartinRoush RacingFord41266
351036Ken SchraderMBV MotorsportsPontiac35058
362750Rick MastMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet34955
37437Mike WallaceUltra MotorsportsFord34557
383127Kenny WallaceEel River RacingPontiac30754
393696Andy Houston (R)PPI MotorsportsFord26546
403299Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord24543
41745Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge22840
423997Kurt Busch (R)Roush RacingFord11837
432033Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet10834
Official race results

Standings after the race

PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow.png 1 Dale Jarrett 871
1uparrow green.svg 22 Jeff Gordon 826 (–45)
1downarrow red.svg 13 Sterling Marlin 823 (–48)
1downarrow red.svg 14 Johnny Benson Jr. 776 (–95)
1rightarrow.png 5 Steve Park 758 (–113)
1uparrow green.svg 16 Rusty Wallace 752 (–119)
1downarrow red.svg 17 Ricky Rudd 743 (–128)
1uparrow green.svg 48 Bobby Hamilton 716 (–155)
1uparrow green.svg 99 Elliott Sadler 709 (–162)
1downarrow red.svg 110 Bill Elliott 701 (–170)

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