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2001 Protection One 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 36 Sunday, September 30, 2001 at Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 3:37:19 Average speed: 110.576 mph Pole speed: 176.499 mph Cautions: 13 for 70 laps Margin of victory: .413 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 19 Glossary    2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2001 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 254377 running 53 180 2 17 02   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Ford 267 100100 running 0 170 3 8 28   Ricky Rudd Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 267 138947 running 20 170 4 11 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 267 130140 running 117 170 5 19 40   Sterling Marlin Proud to be an American   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 267 98760 running 1 160 6 23 6   Mark Martin Viagra / Pfizer   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 109551 running 1 155 7 37 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 267 77820 running 0 146 8 7 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 267 76150 running 0 142 9 40 97   Kurt Busch Sharpie / Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 67700 running 0 138 10 21 93   Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis) Dodge 267 61580 running 1 139 11 26 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 100046 running 0 130 12 25 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 63200 running 15 132 13 31 4   Kevin Lepage Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 267 60111 running 0 124 14 34 31   Robby Gordon Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 267 86024 running 0 121 15 24 55   Bobby Hamilton Square D   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 267 64300 running 0 118 16 15 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 267 95727 running 0 115 17 35 1   Kenny Wallace Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 266 78843 running 1 117 18 16 96   Andy Houston McDonald's   (Cal Wells) Ford 266 52300 running 0 109 19 29 7   Mike Wallace NationsRent   (Jim Smith) Ford 266 64590 running 0 106 20 39 33   Joe Nemechek Oakwood Homes   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 266 83870 running 0 103 21 9 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 265 51900 running 0 100 22 14 26   Jimmy Spencer Kmart   (Travis Carter) Ford 265 62175 running 0 97 23 32 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 265 68800 running 0 94 24 30 57   Derrike Cope CLR   (Ted Campbell) Ford 263 47500 running 0 91 25 42 11   Brett Bodine Ralph's Supermarkets   (Brett Bodine) Ford 263 51200 running 0 88 26 28 36   Ken Schrader Pedigree   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 262 58100 running 0 85 27 20 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 258 82130 suspension 0 82 28 1 01   Jason Leffler Cingular Wireless   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 256 59700 crash 8 84 29 10 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 246 98527 crash 0 76 30 18 88   Dale Jarrett UPS "We Want to Race the Truck"   (Yates Racing) Ford 246 91827 crash 0 73 31 33 44   Buckshot Jones Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 245 54100 running 0 70 32 13 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 238 53900 crash 14 72 33 22 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 228 80423 crash 3 69 34 4 92   Stacy Compton Kodiak   (Mark Melling) Dodge 202 45500 crash 0 61 35 43 90   Hut Stricklin Hills Brothers Coffee   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 198 45300 running 0 58 36 38 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Ford 192 84384 running 0 55 37 6 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline MaxLife   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 184 52900 engine 0 52 38 41 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA "We Keep America Running"   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 164 54700 crash 0 49 39 12 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 146 79527 running 0 46 40 3 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 134 69023 engine 33 48 41 36 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 67 77235 crash 0 40 42 27 66   Todd Bodine Kmart Blue Light Special   (Travis Carter) Ford 67 43900 crash 0 37 43 5 19   Casey Atwood Dodge / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 0 43950 crash 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Rick Mast 27 Save-A-Lot Jack Birmingham Pontiac 45 Kyle Petty 45 Sprint Petty Enterprises Dodge 46 Ron Hornaday, Jr. 14 Conseco A.J. Foyt Pontiac Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 1 1     2 6 5   #32,19,43,26 accident turn 2   7 9 3     10 12 3   #44 spun backstretch   13 50 38     51 54 4   #26 accident turn 2   55 60 6     61 63 3   #97 spun frontstretch   64 68 5     69 78 10   #22,66 accident turn 2   79 81 3     82 84 3   #92 spun turn 2   85 137 53     138 149 12   oil on track   150 184 35     185 188 4   oil on track   189 191 3     192 195 4   #93,15 spun turn 4   196 229 34     230 234 5   #8 accident turn 1   235 239 5     240 244 5   #17 accident turn 1   245 247 3     248 255 8   #88,18 accident turn 2   256 257 2     258 261 4   #01,5 accident frontstretch   262 267 6       Percent of race run under caution: 26.2%             Average green flag run: 14.1 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jason Leffler 1 8 8   Jeff Gordon 9 22 14   Bill Elliott 23 55 33   Jeff Gordon 56 56 1   Ricky Rudd 57 57 1   Jeff Gordon 58 59 2   Ricky Rudd 60 64 5   Jeff Gordon 65 78 14   Rusty Wallace 79 118 40   Sterling Marlin 119 119 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 120 122 3   Kenny Wallace 123 123 1   Matt Kenseth 124 137 14   Dave Blaney 138 138 1   Rusty Wallace 139 185 47   Jerry Nadeau 186 200 15   Rusty Wallace 201 230 30   Ricky Rudd 231 244 14   Mark Martin 245 245 1   Jeff Gordon 246 267 22 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 4108     2   Ricky Rudd 3886   -222   3   Tony Stewart 3663   -445   4   Sterling Marlin 3604   -504   5   Dale Jarrett 3580   -528   6   Rusty Wallace 3525   -583   7   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3498   -610   8   Kevin Harvick 3495   -613   9   Bobby Labonte 3403   -705   10   Johnny Benson, Jr. 3220   -888   11   Jeff Burton 3209   -899   12   Mark Martin 3170   -938   13   Jimmy Spencer 3059   -1049   14   Bill Elliott 3038   -1070   15   Matt Kenseth 2977   -1131   16   Bobby Hamilton 2860   -1248   17   Steve Park 2859   -1249   18   Jerry Nadeau 2858   -1250   19   Elliott Sadler 2849   -1259   20   Ward Burton 2816   -1292   21   Ken Schrader 2791   -1317