2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500
Race details
Race 25 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
2001 Southern 500 program cover and logo.jpg
2001 Southern 500 program cover
Date September 2, 2001 (2001-09-02)
Official name Mountain Dew Southern 500
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.366 miles (2.198 km)
Distance 367 laps, 501.322 mi (806.800 km)
Weather Temperatures hovering around 82.4 °F (28.0 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h) [1]
Average speed 122.773 miles per hour (197.584 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Roush Racing
Time 29.263
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 138
Winner
No. 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.

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 over 367 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometre) speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Ward Burton of Bill Davis Racing won the race.

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Background

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-mile (2.198-kilometre) 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.

Entry list

# [2] DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1Kenny Wallace [a] Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ChevroletPennzoil
01Jason Leffler Chip Ganassi Racing DodgeCingular Wireless
2Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South FordMiller Lite
4Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports PontiacKodak
5Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletKellogg's
6Mark Martin Roush Racing FordViagra, Pfizer
7Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports FordNationsRent
8Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ChevroletBudweiser
9Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports DodgeDodge 'Grab Life by the Horns', UAW
10Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports PontiacVavoline
11Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing FordRalph's
12Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South FordMobil 1
14Ron Hornaday Jr. A.J. Foyt Racing ChevroletConseco
15Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ChevroletNAPA Auto Parts
17Matt Kenseth Roush Racing FordDeWalt
18Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing PontiacInterstate Batteries
19Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports DodgeDodge Dealers, UAW
20Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing ToyotaHome Depot
21Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing FordMotorcraft
22Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing PontiacCaterpillar
24Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletDuPont Automotive
25Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletUAW-Delphi
26Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports FordKmart
27Rick Mast Eel River Racing PontiacDuke's Mayonnaise, Sauer's
28Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing FordTexaco, Havoline
29Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing ChevroletGM Goodwrench
31Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing ChevroletLowe's
32Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports ChevroletTide
33Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing ChevroletOakwood Homes
36Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports PontiacM&M's
40Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing DodgeCoors Light
43John Andretti Petty Enterprises DodgeCheerios
44Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises DodgeGeorgia-Pacific
45Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises FordSprint
55Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing ChevroletSquare D
66Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports FordKmart Blue Light Special
71Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing ChevroletTeam Realtree
77Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports FordJasper Engines & Transmissions
88Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing FordUPS
90Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing FordHills Brothers Coffee
92Stacy Compton Melling Racing DodgeKodiak
93Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing DodgeAmoco
96Andy Houston PPI Motorsports FordMcDonald's
97Kurt Busch Roush Racing FordSharpie, Rubbermaid
99Jeff Burton Roush Racing FordMDA, Citgo Supergard

Qualifying

Pos. [3] [4] #DriverMakeTeamTimeAvg. Speed (mph)
197Kurt BuschFord Roush Racing 29.263168.048
224Jeff GordonChevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 29.286167.916
312Jeremy MayfieldFord Penske Racing South 29.287167.911
42Rusty WallaceFord Penske Racing South 29.292167.882
529Kevin HarvickChevrolet Richard Childress Racing 29.294167.871
643John AndrettiDodge Petty Enterprises 29.360167.493
732Ricky CravenFord PPI Motorsports 29.377167.396
836Ken SchraderPontiac MBV Motorsports 29.402167.254
99Bill ElliottDodge Evernham Motorsports 29.406167.231
1018Bobby LabontePontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 29.410167.208
1125Jerry NadeauChevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 29.442167.027
1240Sterling MarlinDodge Chip Ganassi Racing 29.448166.993
136Mark MartinFord Roush Racing 29.456166.947
1493Dave BlaneyDodge Bill Davis Racing 29.471166.862
1526Jimmy SpencerFord Haas-Carter Motorsports 29.482166.800
1677Robert PressleyFord Jasper Motorsports 29.505166.670
1710Johnny Benson Jr.Pontiac MBV Motorsports 29.513166.625
188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 29.554166.394
195Terry LabonteChevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 29.559166.366
2021Elliott SadlerFord Wood Brothers Racing 29.561166.354
2155Bobby HamiltonChevrolet Andy Petree Racing 29.563166.343
2292Stacy ComptonDodge Melling Racing 29.621166.017
2399Jeff BurtonFord Roush Racing 29.622166.012
2433Joe NemechekChevrolet Andy Petree Racing 29.627165.984
2515Michael WaltripChevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 29.632165.956
2628Ricky RuddFord Robert Yates Racing 29.639165.917
2788Dale JarrettFord Robert Yates Racing 29.641165.905
2817Matt KensethFord Roush Racing 29.664165.777
294Kevin LepageChevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports 29.669165.749
3019Casey AtwoodDodge Evernham Motorsports 29.673165.726
3166Todd BodineFord Haas-Carter Motorsports 29.680165.687
3211Brett BodineFord Brett Bodine Racing 29.693165.615
3320Tony StewartPontiac Joe Gibbs Racing 29.695165.604
341Kenny Wallace [a] Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 29.704165.553
3531Mike SkinnerChevrolet Richard Childress Racing 29.707165.537
3690Hut StricklinFord Donlavey Racing 29.784165.109
Provisionals
3722Ward BurtonDodge Bill Davis Racing 0.0000.000
3801Jason LefflerDodge Chip Ganassi Racing 0.0000.000
397Mike WallaceFord Ultra Motorsports 0.0000.000
4014Ron Hornaday Jr.Pontiac A.J. Foyt Racing 0.0000.000
4144Buckshot JonesDodge Petty Enterprises 0.0000.000
4245Kyle PettyDodge Petty Enterprises 0.0000.000
4327Rick MastPontiac Eel River Racing 0.0000.000
Failed to qualify
4496Andy HoustonFord PPI Motorsports 29.924164.336
4571Dave MarcisChevrolet Marcis Auto Racing 30.020163.811

Results

Fin [5] [6] St#DriverMakeTeamSponsorLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
13722Ward BurtonDodge Bill Davis Racing Caterpillar36727running180$181435
2224Jeff GordonChevrolet Hendrick Motorsports DuPont Automotive367138running180$153127
31018Bobby LabontePontiac Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries36717running170$133327
43320Tony StewartPontiac Joe Gibbs Racing Home Depot3670running160$93900
599Bill ElliottDodge Evernham Motorsports Dodge 'Grab Life by the Horns', UAW3670running155$92583
62399Jeff BurtonFord Roush Racing MDA, Citgo Supergard3670running150$100726
72628Ricky RuddFord Robert Yates Racing Texaco, Havoline3670running146$85657
8529Kevin HarvickChevrolet Richard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench3670running142$93727
91125Jerry NadeauChevrolet Hendrick Motorsports UAW-Delphi3670running138$55660
10836Ken SchraderPontiac MBV Motorsports M&M's3670running134$70815
11195Terry LabonteChevrolet Hendrick Motorsports Kellogg's3670running130$78875
12397Mike WallaceFord Ultra Motorsports NationsRent3670running127$63570
13312Jeremy MayfieldFord Penske Racing South Mobil 136753running129$84444
141710Johnny Benson Jr.Pontiac MBV Motorsports Valvoline3670running121$52670
152155Bobby HamiltonChevrolet Andy Petree Racing Square D3670running118$55750
161240Sterling MarlinDodge Chip Ganassi Racing Coors Light3672running120$59196
17188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Budweiser3670running112$74788
18732Ricky CravenFord PPI Motorsports Tide3671running114$43290
191493Dave BlaneyDodge Bill Davis Racing Amoco3670running106$42935
20136Mark MartinFord Roush Racing Viagra, Pfizer3660running103$88091
21643John AndrettiDodge Petty Enterprises Cheerios3660running100$77967
2242Rusty WallaceFord Penske Racing South Miller Lite3660running97$84135
232817Matt KensethFord Roush Racing DeWalt3650running94$50025
243531Mike SkinnerChevrolet Richard Childress Racing Lowe's3650running91$74049
253019Casey AtwoodDodge Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dealers, UAW3640running88$41990
264245Kyle PettyDodge Petty Enterprises Sprint3620running85$38705
273211Brett BodineFord Brett Bodine Racing Ralph's3620running82$45760
28294Kevin LepageChevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports Kodak3610running79$43610
292021Elliott SadlerFord Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft3590running76$55900
304327Rick MastPontiac Eel River Racing Duke's Mayonnaise, Sauer's3590running73$37815
311526Jimmy SpencerFord Haas-Carter Motorsports Kmart3580crash70$46155
323690Hut StricklinFord Donlavey Racing Hills Brothers Coffee3580running67$37540
332433Joe NemechekChevrolet Andy Petree Racing Oakwood Homes3572crash69$65720
342788Dale JarrettFord Robert Yates Racing UPS35653running66$82417
354144Buckshot JonesDodge Petty Enterprises Georgia-Pacific3550running58$45255
362515Michael WaltripChevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. NAPA Auto Parts3550running55$47170
374014Ron Hornaday Jr.Pontiac A.J. Foyt Racing Conseco3550running52$37081
381677Robert PressleyFord Jasper Motorsports Jasper Engines & Transmissions3480crash49$44910
39197Kurt BuschFord Roush Racing Sharpie, Rubbermaid31674running51$50375
403166Todd BodineFord Haas-Carter Motorsports Kmart Blue Light Special2820transmission43$36775
41341Kenny Wallace [a] Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Pennzoil2790overheating40$62968
422292Stacy ComptonDodge Melling Racing Kodiak1910crash37$36675
433801Jason LefflerDodge Chip Ganassi Racing Cingular Wireless900overheating34$44880
Failed to qualify
4496Andy HoustonFord PPI Motorsports McDonald's31 [b]
4571Dave MarcisChevrolet Marcis Auto Racing Team Realtree28 [b]

Race statistics

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Kenny Wallace replaced Steve Park as a result of injuries suffered by Park in the supporting South Carolina 200 Busch Series race held the day prior.
  2. 1 2 Owner points awarded, based on speed.

References

  1. ↑ Weather information at the Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ↑ "2001 Nascar Cup Series Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "rpm.espn.com: Southern 500 lineup". www.espn.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Starting line up: Darlington". Crash. September 1, 2001. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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