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2001 Talladega 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 9 of 36 Sunday, April 22, 2001 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 2:43:04 Average speed: 184.003 mph Pole speed: 184.861 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: .163 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 37 Glossary    2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2001 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 14 55   Bobby Hamilton Square D   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 188 173855 running 3 180 2 7 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 188 137630 running 26 175 3 27 97   Kurt Busch Sharpie / Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 107780 running 2 170 4 5 6   Mark Martin Viagra / Pfizer   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 126126 running 5 165 5 30 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 188 128842 running 1 160 6 10 33   Joe Nemechek Oakwood Homes   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 188 96125 running 8 155 7 37 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 188 70955 running 0 146 8 19 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 188 90178 running 33 147 9 43 7   Mike Wallace NationsRent   (Jim Smith) Ford 188 76165 running 0 138 10 22 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 103851 running 2 139 11 31 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 89130 running 0 130 12 9 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 96197 running 0 127 13 26 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 188 94630 running 3 129 14 32 28   Ricky Rudd Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 188 83407 running 2 126 15 4 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 188 51680 running 1 123 16 29 44   Buckshot Jones Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 188 67760 running 0 115 17 16 93   Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis) Dodge 188 51125 running 0 112 18 6 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 188 92012 running 0 109 19 40 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 58395 running 11 111 20 25 01   Jason Leffler Cingular Wireless   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 188 68496 running 0 103 21 24 96   Andy Houston McDonald's   (Cal Wells) Ford 188 46095 running 1 105 22 42 14   Ron Hornaday, Jr. Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 188 49375 running 2 102 23 2 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light / Brooks & Dunn   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 188 72155 running 51 104 24 28 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 188 59810 running 1 96 25 11 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 56830 running 1 93 26 23 11   Brett Bodine Ralph's Supermarkets / Red Cell   (Brett Bodine) Ford 188 48650 running 0 85 27 13 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont / Pepsi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 91322 running 12 87 28 8 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 188 54740 running 1 84 29 12 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's / Top Choice Lumber Products   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 79909 running 8 81 30 21 19   Casey Atwood Dodge / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 187 44930 running 0 73 31 17 1   Steve Park Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 187 73518 running 0 70 32 3 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 187 71543 running 2 72 33 39 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 187 77125 running 4 69 34 33 51   Jeff Purvis Subway   (James Finch) Ford 187 43860 running 0 61 35 41 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Ford 187 83014 running 0 58 36 34 26   Jimmy Spencer Kmart   (Travis Carter) Ford 187 51600 running 0 55 37 35 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 187 78467 running 0 52 38 15 71   Dave Marcis RealTree Camouflage   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 186 43100 running 0 49 39 38 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 186 60910 running 3 51 40 36 36   Ken Schrader M&M's   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 186 50660 running 2 48 41 20 66   Todd Bodine Kmart Blue Light Special   (Travis Carter) Ford 181 42460 engine 1 45 42 18 4   Kevin Lepage Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 158 42260 overheating 0 37 43 1 92   Stacy Compton Kodiak   (Mark Melling) Dodge 116 47068 engine 2 39

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Kenny Wallace 27 Subway Jack Birmingham Pontiac 45 Kyle Petty 45 Sprint Petty Enterprises Dodge 46 Rick Mast 50 Blair.com Hal Hicks / Mike Witters Chevrolet 47 Hut Stricklin 90 Hills Brothers Coffee Junie Donlavey Ford 48 Andy Hillenburg 49 BAM Racing Beth Ann Morgenthau Pontiac Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Stacy Compton 1 2 2   Sterling Marlin 3 32 30   Jerry Nadeau 33 33 1   Mike Skinner 34 41 8   Jeff Gordon 42 47 6   Ken Schrader 48 49 2   Matt Kenseth 50 50 1   Elliott Sadler 51 53 3   Bill Elliott 54 55 2   Jeff Gordon 56 58 3   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 59 60 2   Ward Burton 61 61 1   Andy Houston 62 62 1   Ward Burton 63 65 3   Jeff Gordon 66 68 3   Joe Nemechek 69 76 8   Todd Bodine 77 77 1   Kurt Busch 78 78 1   Bobby Hamilton 79 79 1   Kurt Busch 80 80 1   Matt Kenseth 81 90 10   Michael Waltrip 91 91 1   Sterling Marlin 92 95 4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 96 99 4   Ricky Craven 100 100 1   Mark Martin 101 101 1   Rusty Wallace 102 104 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 105 133 29   Sterling Marlin 134 145 12   Mark Martin 146 149 4   Ricky Rudd 150 151 2   Robert Pressley 152 152 1   Bobby Labonte 153 153 1   Tony Stewart 154 154 1   Jeff Burton 155 156 2   Sterling Marlin 157 161 5   Tony Stewart 162 186 25   Bobby Hamilton 187 188 2 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Jarrett 1345     2   Jeff Gordon 1200   -145   3   Johnny Benson, Jr. 1195   -150   4   Bobby Hamilton 1175   -170   5   Sterling Marlin 1153   -192   6   Rusty Wallace 1137   -208   7   Steve Park 1109   -236   8   Ricky Rudd 1096   -249   9   Tony Stewart 1047   -298   10   Bill Elliott 1015   -330   11   Kevin Harvick 999   -346   12   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 981   -364   13   Elliott Sadler 975   -370   14   Bobby Labonte 966   -379   14   Terry Labonte 966   -379   16   Ward Burton 961   -384   17   Jerry Nadeau 957   -388   18   Matt Kenseth 949   -396   19   Michael Waltrip 915   -430   20   Ken Schrader 913   -432   21   Mark Martin 912   -433