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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 31 of 36
Sunday, October 21, 2001 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.1 miles)

Time of race: 3:02:45
Average Speed: 164.185 mph
Pole Speed: 185.24 mph

Cautions: 3 for 16 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.388 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 32

Glossary 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2001 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	6	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	165,773	running	67	185
2	37	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot / Coca-Cola (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	188	104,700	running	0	170
3	33	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	120,271	running	4	170
4	24	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	77,550	running	3	165
5	2	55	Bobby Hamilton	Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	188	81,450	running	14	160
6	15	1	Kenny Wallace	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	188	81,818	running	0	150
7	11	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	99,102	running	0	146
8	9	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	188	79,920	running	0	142
9	14	6	Mark Martin	Viagra / Pfizer (Jack Roush)	Ford	188	89,626	running	0	138
11	1	92	Stacy Compton	Levi Garrett (Mark Melling)	Dodge	188	62,170	running	4	135
10	40	7	Kevin Lepage	NationsRent (Jim Smith)	Ford	188	73,910	running	0	134
12	16	11	Brett Bodine	Ralph's Supermarkets (Brett Bodine)	Ford	188	54,401	running	0	127
13	20	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	188	80,110	running	0	124
15	41	01	Jason Leffler	Cingular Wireless (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	61,735	running	6	123
14	35	4	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	188	52,110	running	0	121
17	3	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	188	54,560	running	4	117
16	32	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	87,865	running	0	115
18	38	12	Mike Wallace	Mobil 1 (Roger Penske)	Ford	188	85,204	running	0	109
20	5	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	188	74,003	running	1	108
19	39	31	Robby Gordon	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	188	77,949	running	0	106
22	34	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries / Coca-Cola (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	187	93,942	crash	28	102
21	18	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	188	77,970	running	0	100
23	4	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Zerex (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	187	52,495	crash	0	94
25	10	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	187	86,532	crash	1	93
24	12	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	187	43,875	crash	0	91
27	36	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	187	50,760	crash	2	87
26	23	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	187	73,742	crash	0	85
28	22	44	Buckshot Jones	Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	187	48,100	running	0	79
29	27	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	187	47,940	running	0	76
30	31	93	Dave Blaney	BP / Amoco (Bill Davis)	Dodge	187	40,355	running	0	73
31	28	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	187	47,770	running	0	70
32	19	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	187	85,712	running	0	67
33	8	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	187	39,600	running	0	64
34	7	43	John Andretti	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	182	74,567	running	0	61
35	29	25	Jerry Nadeau	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	175	47,500	handling	0	58
37	30	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	167	49,400	overheating	53	57
36	43	90	Hut Stricklin	Hills Brothers Coffee (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	174	39,450	engine	0	55
38	42	14	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Chevrolet	148	39,225	transmission	0	49
39	26	19	Casey Atwood	Dodge / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	107	39,300	crash	0	46
41	21	66	Todd Bodine	Kmart Blue Light Special (Travis Carter)	Ford	94	39,150	crash	1	45
40	17	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	96	57,225	crash	0	43
42	13	51	Jeff Purvis	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Ford	86	39,106	rear end	0	37
43	25	26	Jimmy Spencer	Kmart (Travis Carter)	Ford	18	28,581	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Rick Mast (#91), Dave Marcis (#71)

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	95	95
	96	101	6	#66,21,19 accident backstretch
	102	130	29
	131	134	4	debris
	135	149	15
	150	155	6	#25 spun turn 4
	156	188	33
Percent of race run under caution: 8.5% Average green flag run: 43.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Stacy Compton	1	4	4
Sterling Marlin	5	8	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	9	9	1
Jeff Burton	10	10	1
Bobby Hamilton	11	13	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	14	36	23
Jason Leffler	37	38	2
Todd Bodine	39	39	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	40	49	10
Matt Kenseth	50	52	3
Michael Waltrip	53	95	43
Robert Pressley	96	97	2
Jason Leffler	98	101	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	102	104	3
Bobby Labonte	105	105	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	106	106	1
Bobby Labonte	107	129	23
Bobby Hamilton	130	130	1
Bill Elliott	131	131	1
Dale Jarrett	132	132	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	133	137	5
Bobby Hamilton	138	139	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	140	141	2
Bobby Hamilton	142	145	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	146	151	6
Michael Waltrip	152	161	10
Jeff Burton	162	164	3
Bobby Hamilton	165	166	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	167	167	1
Bobby Hamilton	168	169	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	170	183	14
Bobby Labonte	184	187	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	188	188	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4512
2	Ricky Rudd	4117	-395
3	Tony Stewart	4048	-464
4	Sterling Marlin	4040	-472
5	Dale Jarrett	3998	-514
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3925	-587
7	Rusty Wallace	3904	-608
8	Kevin Harvick	3806	-706
9	Bobby Labonte	3799	-713
10	Jeff Burton	3689	-823
11	Mark Martin	3597	-915
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3529	-983
13	Jimmy Spencer	3349	-1163
14	Matt Kenseth	3334	-1178
15	Bill Elliott	3301	-1211
16	Ward Burton	3256	-1256
17	Bobby Hamilton	3219	-1293
18	Ken Schrader	3112	-1400
19	Elliott Sadler	3061	-1451
20	Jerry Nadeau	3050	-1462

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