| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 of 33 in the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series season | |||
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| Date | February 17, 2001 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4 km) | ||
| Distance | 120 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 120 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Average speed | 135.152 miles per hour (217.506 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | NEMCO Motorsports | ||
| Time | 48.137 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Purvis | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Randy LaJoie | Evans Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300 was the first stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 17, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 120 laps to complete. In an action-packed event, Randy LaJoie, driving for Evans Motorsports, would fend off several hard chargers to earn his fourteenth career NASCAR Busch Series win, and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Matt Kenseth, driving for Reiser Enterprises, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
