| 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $9,678,524 | Race Date: | Feb 18, 2001 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .124 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 5m 26s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 49 | Average Speed: | 161.783 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 14 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Michael Waltrip M. Waltrip | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Chevrolet: | 57 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #9 Dodge | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Scott Eggleston | Crew Chief: | Mike Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 27 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 183.565 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 27 |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 175 | 200 | 13 |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 30 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 1 |
| 6 | 27 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 151 | 200 | 39 |
| 8 | 35 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 38 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service | Accident | | 132 | 199 | 17 |
| 13 | 14 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Accident |  | 129 | 199 | 7 |
| 14 | 39 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 43 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 123 | 199 | 1 |
| 16 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 42 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 103 | 198 | 0 |
| 21 | 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 100 | 196 | 0 |
| 22 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Accident | | 102 | 186 | 1 |
| 23 | 18 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 94 | 185 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Accident | | 91 | 184 | 0 |
| 25 | 23 | 27 | Kenny Wallace | Hills Brothers Coffee | Accident | | 88 | 184 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 90 | 183 | 24 |
| 27 | 11 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 82 | 183 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Engine | | 79 | 181 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Accident | | 76 | 181 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Accident | | 78 | 178 | 11 |
| 31 | 25 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 75 | 177 | 2 |
| 32 | 5 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 67 | 176 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Accident | | 69 | 175 | 1 |
| 34 | 15 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Accident | | 61 | 174 | 0 |
| 35 | 10 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Accident | | 68 | 173 | 53 |
| 36 | 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 55 | 173 | 0 |
| 37 | 41 | 4 | Robby Gordon | Kodak Film | Accident | | 52 | 173 | 0 |
| 38 | 9 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Accident | | 49 | 173 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Accident | | 46 | 173 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 48 | 173 | 3 |
| 41 | 26 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Team Ford Racing.com | Running | | 40 | 169 | 0 |
| 42 | 20 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Engine | | 37 | 135 | 0 |
| 43 | 17 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Construction | Accident | | 34 | 47 | 0 |
