| 2001 Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,838,663 | Race Date: | Aug 5, 2001 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .943 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 3m 30s | Speedway, Indiana | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 130.790 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 28 Laps | indianapolismotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Jimmy Spencer J. Spencer | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #26 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Travis Carter Enterprises | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Crew Chief: | Doug Randolph | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 29 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 179.666 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Brickyard 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 160 | 29 |
| 2 | 8 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 175 | 160 | 25 |
| 3 | 26 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running |  | 165 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | 37 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 160 | 160 | 0 |
| 5 | 34 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 150 | 160 | 1 |
| 6 | 19 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 156 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 147 | 160 | 39 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 138 | 160 | 6 |
| 9 | 7 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 139 | 160 | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 135 | 160 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 127 | 160 | 18 |
| 12 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 129 | 160 | 0 |
| 13 | 1 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 129 | 160 | 16 |
| 14 | 30 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 121 | 160 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 123 | 160 | 6 |
| 16 | 22 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 120 | 160 | 4 |
| 17 | 9 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 117 | 160 | 3 |
| 18 | 16 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 109 | 160 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 106 | 160 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 103 | 160 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 100 | 160 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 97 | 160 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 94 | 160 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Kmart | Running | | 91 | 159 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 88 | 159 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 85 | 159 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 82 | 159 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 79 | 159 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 76 | 159 | 0 |
| 30 | 42 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Lowe's | Running | | 73 | 159 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 2 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 75 | 159 | 3 |
| 32 | 17 | 50 | Rich Bickle | Speedway Records | Running | | 67 | 159 | 0 |
| 33 | 33 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 64 | 159 | 0 |
| 34 | 28 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Running | | 61 | 158 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 58 | 158 | 0 |
| 36 | 43 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 55 | 158 | 0 |
| 37 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 52 | 158 | 0 |
| 38 | 41 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Accident | | 49 | 135 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 46 | 107 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Accident | | 43 | 100 | 0 |
| 41 | 3 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Overheating | | 40 | 38 | 0 |
| 42 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Accident | | 37 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 12 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Accident | | 34 | 1 | 0 |
