| 2001 Virginia 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,534,823 | Race Date: | Apr 8, 2001 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.388 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 42m 53s | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 70.799 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 98 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Ford | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Todd Parrott | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 6 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 94.087 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Virginia 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 175 | 500 | 50 |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 170 | 500 | 128 |
| 4 | 9 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 130 |
| 5 | 31 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 160 | 500 | 20 |
| 6 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 155 | 500 | 11 |
| 7 | 16 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 146 | 500 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 142 | 500 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 138 | 500 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 134 | 500 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 130 | 500 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 132 | 500 | 6 |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 129 | 500 | 58 |
| 14 | 17 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 121 | 500 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 118 | 500 | 0 |
| 16 | 8 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 115 | 500 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Running | | 112 | 500 | 0 |
| 18 | 42 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Film | Running | | 109 | 499 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 106 | 499 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 103 | 499 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 100 | 499 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 97 | 499 | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 94 | 499 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 497 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 88 | 497 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 85 | 496 | 0 |
| 27 | 43 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Running | | 87 | 495 | 24 |
| 28 | 18 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 84 | 494 | 25 |
| 29 | 34 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 76 | 494 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 73 | 490 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Running | | 70 | 489 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 67 | 488 | 0 |
| 33 | 41 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 64 | 466 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 61 | 454 | 0 |
| 35 | 40 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 58 | 451 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 55 | 432 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 27 | Kenny Wallace | Eel River Racing | Running | | 52 | 370 | 0 |
| 38 | 27 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 49 | 350 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Accident | | 51 | 268 | 42 |
| 40 | 5 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Overheating | | 43 | 250 | 0 |
| 41 | 11 | 27 | Rick Mast | Blair.com | Rear Gear | | 45 | 232 | 0 |
| 42 | 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Overheating | | 37 | 155 | 0 |
| 43 | 12 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Kmart | Engine | | 34 | 12 | 0 |
