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2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, September 2, 2001 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
367 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (501.3 miles)

Time of race: 4:05:00
Average Speed: 122.773 mph
Pole Speed: 168.048 mph

Cautions: 11 for 51 laps
Margin of Victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2001 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	37	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	367	181,435	running	27	180
2	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	153,127	running	138	180
3	10	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	367	133,327	running	17	170
4	33	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	367	93,900	running	0	160
5	9	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge 'Grab Life by the Horns' / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	367	92,583	running	0	155
6	23	99	Jeff Burton	MDA / Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	367	100,726	running	0	150
7	26	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	367	85,657	running	0	146
8	5	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	367	93,727	running	0	142
9	11	25	Jerry Nadeau	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	55,660	running	0	138
10	8	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	367	70,815	running	0	134
11	19	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	367	78,875	running	0	130
13	3	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Ford	367	84,444	running	53	129
12	39	7	Mike Wallace	NationsRent (Jim Smith)	Ford	367	63,570	running	0	127
14	17	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	367	52,670	running	0	121
16	12	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	367	59,196	running	2	120
15	21	55	Bobby Hamilton	Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	367	55,750	running	0	118
18	7	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	367	43,290	running	1	114
17	18	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	367	74,788	running	0	112
19	14	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco (Bill Davis)	Dodge	367	42,935	running	0	106
20	13	6	Mark Martin	Viagra / Pfizer (Jack Roush)	Ford	366	88,091	running	0	103
21	6	43	John Andretti	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	366	77,967	running	0	100
22	4	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	366	84,135	running	0	97
23	28	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	365	50,025	running	0	94
24	35	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	365	74,049	running	0	91
25	30	19	Casey Atwood	Dodge / UAW / Mountain Dew (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	364	41,990	running	0	88
26	42	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	362	38,705	running	0	85
27	32	11	Brett Bodine	Ralph's Supermarkets (Brett Bodine)	Ford	362	45,760	running	0	82
28	29	4	Kevin Lepage	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	361	43,610	running	0	79
29	20	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	359	55,900	running	0	76
30	43	27	Rick Mast	Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's (Jack Birmingham)	Pontiac	359	37,815	running	0	73
31	15	26	Jimmy Spencer	Kmart (Travis Carter)	Ford	358	46,155	crash	0	70
33	24	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	357	65,720	crash	2	69
32	36	90	Hut Stricklin	Hills Brothers Coffee (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	358	37,540	running	0	67
34	27	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	356	82,417	running	53	66
35	41	44	Buckshot Jones	Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	355	45,255	running	0	58
36	25	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	355	47,170	running	0	55
37	40	14	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	355	37,081	running	0	52
39	1	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	316	50,375	running	74	51
38	16	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	348	44,910	crash	0	49
40	31	66	Todd Bodine	Kmart Blue Light Special (Travis Carter)	Ford	282	36,775	transmission	0	43
41	34	1	Kenny Wallace	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	279	62,968	overheating	0	40
42	22	92	Stacy Compton	Kodiak (Mark Melling)	Dodge	191	36,675	crash	0	37
43	38	01	Jason Leffler	Cingular Wireless (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	90	44,880	overheating	0	34

Failed to qualify: Andy Houston (#96), Dave Marcis (#71)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	55	55
	56	61	6	#15,14 spun backstretch
	62	77	16
	78	81	4	#90 spun turn 4
	82	137	56
	138	144	7	debris
	145	181	37
	182	185	4	#21,77 spun turn 4
	186	191	6
	192	195	4	#92 spun frontstretch
	196	278	83
	279	284	6	#97 accident turn 4
	285	309	25
	310	314	5	#11 spun turn 4
	315	329	15
	330	335	6	#21 accident turn 4
	336	349	14
	350	354	5	#77 accident frontstretch
	355	359	5
	360	363	4	#26,14,33 accident frontstretch
	364	366	3
	367	367	1	#40,8,17,93,10 accident turn 2
Percent of race run under caution: 14.2% Average green flag run: 28.6 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kurt Busch	1	23	23
Jeremy Mayfield	24	56	33
Jeff Gordon	57	78	22
Kurt Busch	79	129	51
Dale Jarrett	130	138	9
Jeff Gordon	139	148	10
Dale Jarrett	149	181	33
Jeff Gordon	182	186	5
Dale Jarrett	187	197	11
Jeff Gordon	198	246	49
Joe Nemechek	247	248	2
Bobby Labonte	249	249	1
Sterling Marlin	250	251	2
Jeff Gordon	252	290	39
Jeremy Mayfield	291	310	20
Ricky Craven	311	311	1
Ward Burton	312	329	18
Jeff Gordon	330	342	13
Bobby Labonte	343	358	16
Ward Burton	359	367	9

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3708
2	Ricky Rudd	3366	-342
3	Sterling Marlin	3230	-478
4	Tony Stewart	3215	-493
5	Dale Jarrett	3215	-493
6	Bobby Labonte	3117	-591
7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3079	-629
8	Rusty Wallace	3060	-648
9	Kevin Harvick	3055	-653
10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2964	-744
11	Steve Park	2859	-849
12	Mark Martin	2842	-866
13	Jeff Burton	2841	-867
14	Bill Elliott	2805	-903
15	Matt Kenseth	2771	-937
16	Jimmy Spencer	2696	-1012
17	Ward Burton	2585	-1123
18	Elliott Sadler	2559	-1149
19	Ken Schrader	2503	-1205
20	Bobby Hamilton	2484	-1224

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