| 2001 Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 6 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,980,444 | Race Date: | Mar 25, 2001 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .426 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 3m 54s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 86.949 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 13 For 87 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Elliott Sadler E. Sadler | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Ford | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Pat Tryson | Crew Chief: | Ben Leslie | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 70 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 126.303 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Food City 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 70 |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 51 |
| 3 | 30 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 165 | 500 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 165 | 500 | 110 |
| 5 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 25 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 146 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 143 | 500 | 46 |
| 10 | 14 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 41 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 132 | 500 | 81 |
| 13 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 124 | 500 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 126 | 500 | 1 |
| 15 | 42 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Film | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 115 | 500 | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 112 | 500 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 109 | 500 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Running | | 106 | 500 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 103 | 500 | 0 |
| 21 | 40 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Running | | 100 | 500 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 97 | 500 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 94 | 500 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 101 | 500 | 137 |
| 25 | 37 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 88 | 500 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 85 | 499 | 0 |
| 27 | 35 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 82 | 493 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 79 | 487 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 76 | 472 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 73 | 459 | 0 |
| 31 | 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 70 | 456 | 0 |
| 32 | 5 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Big Kmart / Route 66 | Accident | | 67 | 437 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Accident | | 64 | 420 | 0 |
| 34 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 66 | 412 | 2 |
| 35 | 10 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Accident | | 58 | 350 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 50 | Rick Mast | Blair.com | Accident | | 55 | 349 | 0 |
| 37 | 43 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Accident | | 57 | 345 | 1 |
| 38 | 31 | 27 | Kenny Wallace | Food City | Engine | | 54 | 307 | 1 |
| 39 | 36 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Accident | | 46 | 265 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Accident | | 43 | 245 | 0 |
| 41 | 7 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Engine | | 40 | 228 | 0 |
| 42 | 39 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | JR's Garage | Accident | | 37 | 118 | 0 |
| 43 | 20 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Overheating | | 34 | 108 | 0 |
