| 2001 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,681,976 | Race Date: | May 5, 2001 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .372 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 7m 45s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 95.872 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 58 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Mark Martin M. Martin | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Pontiac | Car No.: | #6 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Roush Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | Crew Chief: | Ben Leslie | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 93 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 124.613 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Pontiac Excitement 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 93 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 276 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 160 | 400 | 27 |
| 6 | 11 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 151 | 400 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 143 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 138 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 134 | 400 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 42 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 127 | 400 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 129 | 400 | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 121 | 400 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 118 | 400 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 115 | 399 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 112 | 399 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 109 | 399 | 0 |
| 19 | 37 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 106 | 399 | 0 |
| 20 | 22 | 50 | Rick Mast | Midwest Transit / Blair.com | Running | | 103 | 398 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 100 | 398 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 97 | 398 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 94 | 398 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 91 | 398 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Running | | 88 | 397 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 85 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Film | Running | | 82 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 79 | 396 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 76 | 396 | 0 |
| 30 | 43 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Kmart | Running | | 73 | 396 | 0 |
| 31 | 41 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Running | | 70 | 394 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 67 | 393 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Accident | | 64 | 388 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 61 | 387 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 58 | 364 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 55 | 359 | 0 |
| 37 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 52 | 342 | 0 |
| 38 | 30 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Rear Gear | | 49 | 329 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 46 | 327 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 27 | Kenny Wallace | GEICO Direct | Engine | | 43 | 322 | 0 |
| 41 | 29 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 40 | 257 | 0 |
| 42 | 34 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Engine | | 37 | 206 | 0 |
| 43 | 13 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Accident | | 34 | 165 | 0 |
