2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500
NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 36
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$2,892,443Race Date:Apr 30, 2026Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:Concluded Under CautionRace Duration:4Hr 5Min Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:19Average Speed:122.773 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:43No. of Cautions:11 For 51 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Ward Burton W. BurtonDriver: Kurt Busch K. BuschDodge:9
Car No.:#22 DodgeCar No.:#97 FordChevrolet:0
Team:Bill Davis RacingTeam:Roush RacingPontiac:0
Crew Chief:Tommy Baldwin, Jr.Crew Chief:Jimmy FennigFord:0
Laps Led:27 of 367Pole Speed:168.048 MPH
Official 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorStatusMfgPointsLapsLed
13722 Ward BurtonWard BurtonCaterpillarRunning18036727
2224 Jeff GordonJeff GordonDuPontRunning180367138
31018 Bobby LabonteBobby LabonteInterstate BatteriesRunning17036717
43320 Tony StewartTony StewartThe Home DepotRunning1603670
599 Bill ElliottBill ElliottDodge Dealers / UAWRunning1553670
62399 Jeff BurtonJeff BurtonCitgoRunning1503670
72628 Ricky RuddRicky RuddTexaco HavolineRunning1463670
8529 Kevin Harvick (R)Kevin HarvickGM Goodwrench ServiceRunning1423670
91125 Jerry NadeauJerry NadeauUAW / DelphiRunning1383670
10836 Ken SchraderKen SchraderM&M'sRunning1343670
11195 Terry LabonteTerry LabonteKellogg'sRunning1303670
12397 Mike WallaceMike WallaceNationsRentRunning1273670
13312 Jeremy MayfieldJeremy MayfieldMobil 1Running12936753
141710 Johnny Benson, Jr.Johnny Benson, Jr.ValvolineRunning1213670
152155 Bobby HamiltonBobby HamiltonSquare DRunning1183670
161240 Sterling MarlinSterling MarlinCoors LightRunning1203672
17188 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Jr.BudweiserRunning1123670
18732 Ricky CravenRicky CravenTideRunning1143671
191493 Dave BlaneyDave BlaneyAmocoRunning1063670
20136 Mark MartinMark MartinPfizer ViagraRunning1033660
21643 John AndrettiJohn AndrettiCheeriosRunning1003660
2242 Rusty WallaceRusty WallaceMiller LiteRunning973660
232817 Matt KensethMatt KensethDeWalt Power ToolsRunning943650
243531 Mike SkinnerMike SkinnerLowe'sRunning913650
253019 Casey Atwood (R)Casey AtwoodDodge Dealers / UAWRunning883640
264245 Kyle PettyKyle PettySprintRunning853620
273211 Brett BodineBrett BodineRalph's SupermarketsRunning823620
28294 Kevin LepageKevin LepageKodak FilmRunning793610
292021 Elliott SadlerElliott SadlerMotorcraft Quality PartsRunning763590
304327 Rick MastRick MastDuke's MayonnaiseRunning733590
311526 Jimmy SpencerJimmy SpencerKmartAccident703580
323690 Hut StricklinHut StricklinHill Brothers CoffeeRunning673580
332433 Joe NemechekJoe NemechekOakwood HomesAccident693572
342788 Dale JarrettDale JarrettUPSRunning6635653
354144 Buckshot JonesBuckshot JonesGeorgia PacificRunning583550
362515 Michael WaltripMichael WaltripNAPA Auto PartsRunning553550
374014 Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R)Ron Hornaday, Jr.ConsecoRunning523550
381677 Robert PressleyRobert PressleyJasper Engines & TransmissionsAccident493480
39197 Kurt Busch (R)Kurt BuschRubbermaid / SharpieRunning5131674
403166 Todd BodineTodd BodineRoute 66 / KmartTransmission432820
41341 Kenny WallaceKenny WallacePennzoilOverheating402790
422292 Stacy ComptonStacy ComptonKodiakAccident371910
43381 Jason Leffler (R)Jason LefflerCingular WirelessOverheating34900

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