| 2001 EA Sports 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,906,524 | Race Date: | Oct 21, 2001 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .388 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 2m 45s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 | Average Speed: | 164.185 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 16 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Stacy Compton S. Compton | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #92 Dodge | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Melling Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 67 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 185.240 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 EA Sports 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 67 |
| 2 | 37 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 0 |
| 3 | 33 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 4 |
| 4 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 165 | 188 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 160 | 188 | 14 |
| 6 | 15 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 142 | 188 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 40 | 7 | Kevin Lepage | NationsRent | Running | | 134 | 188 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running |  | 135 | 188 | 4 |
| 12 | 16 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's Supermarkets | Running | | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 124 | 188 | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. (R) | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 121 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 41 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 123 | 188 | 5 |
| 16 | 32 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 117 | 188 | 4 |
| 18 | 38 | 12 | Mike Wallace | Mobil 1 | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Lowe's | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 108 | 188 | 1 |
| 21 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 100 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 102 | 187 | 28 |
| 23 | 4 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Accident | | 94 | 187 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Accident | | 91 | 187 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Accident | | 93 | 187 | 1 |
| 26 | 23 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Accident | | 85 | 187 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Accident | | 87 | 187 | 2 |
| 28 | 22 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Accident | | 79 | 187 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 76 | 187 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 73 | 187 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 70 | 187 | 0 |
| 32 | 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 67 | 187 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 64 | 187 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 61 | 182 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Handling | | 58 | 175 | 0 |
| 36 | 43 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Engine | | 55 | 174 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Overheating | | 57 | 167 | 53 |
| 38 | 42 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Transmission | | 49 | 148 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 46 | 107 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Accident | | 43 | 96 | 0 |
| 41 | 21 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Kmart Blue Light Special | Accident | | 45 | 94 | 1 |
| 42 | 13 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Construction | Rear Gear | | 37 | 86 | 0 |
| 43 | 25 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Engine | | 34 | 18 | 0 |
