| 2001 NAPA 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 35 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,348,306 | Race Date: | Nov 18, 2001 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.031 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 17m 53s | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 151.756 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 28 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Pontiac: | 52 | |||
| Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 13 of 325 | Pole Speed: | 192.047 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 NAPA 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 180 | 325 | 13 |
| 2 | 28 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 175 | 325 | 2 |
| 3 | 38 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 165 | 325 | 0 |
| 4 | 41 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 165 | 325 | 41 |
| 5 | 4 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 155 | 325 | 0 |
| 6 | 24 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 155 | 325 | 31 |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 156 | 325 | 171 |
| 8 | 33 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running |  | 142 | 325 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 143 | 325 | 33 |
| 10 | 34 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 139 | 325 | 3 |
| 11 | 11 | 23 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 130 | 325 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 127 | 325 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 12 | Mike Wallace | Mobil 1 | Running | | 129 | 325 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 121 | 325 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. (R) | Kodak MAX Film | Running | | 118 | 325 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Kmart Blue Light Special | Running | | 120 | 325 | 2 |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 112 | 325 | 0 |
| 18 | 9 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 109 | 325 | 0 |
| 19 | 7 | 7 | Kevin Lepage | NationsRent | Running | | 111 | 325 | 3 |
| 20 | 22 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 103 | 324 | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 100 | 324 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 97 | 324 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 94 | 324 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 91 | 323 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 88 | 323 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 85 | 323 | 0 |
| 27 | 19 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 82 | 323 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | Running | | 79 | 323 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 76 | 322 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 78 | 322 | 1 |
| 31 | 40 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 70 | 322 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 67 | 321 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 64 | 319 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 61 | 319 | 0 |
| 35 | 37 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 58 | 319 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Wells Fargo Financia | Running | | 55 | 316 | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 13 | Hermie Sadler | Lotto South Scientific Games | Running | | 52 | 316 | 0 |
| 38 | 13 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Transmission | | 54 | 268 | 8 |
| 39 | 10 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Vibration | | 46 | 266 | 0 |
| 40 | 30 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Vibration | | 43 | 260 | 0 |
| 41 | 3 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Handling | | 45 | 181 | 16 |
| 42 | 36 | 47 | Lance Hooper | JJ Baker Custom Homes | Engine | | 37 | 104 | 0 |
| 43 | 26 | 85 | Carl Long | Mansion Motorsports | Accident | | 34 | 15 | 0 |
