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2001 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 32 of 36 Sunday, October 28, 2001 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 312 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.000 miles) Time of race: 3:02:26 Average speed: 102.613 mph Pole speed: 131.296 mph Cautions: 7 for 45 laps Margin of victory: 2.645 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 15 Glossary    2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2001 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 213491 running 102 185 2 24 12   Mike Wallace Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Ford 312 156459 running 45 175 3 21 28   Ricky Rudd Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 312 139797 running 0 165 4 38 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 97960 running 0 160 5 22 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 312 96675 running 0 155 6 14 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 109052 running 0 150 7 42 31   Robby Gordon Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 94399 running 0 146 8 9 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 312 56875 running 0 142 9 16 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 312 96452 running 0 138 10 13 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 312 67675 running 0 134 11 7 1   Kenny Wallace Pennzoil   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 312 78118 running 0 130 12 18 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 312 97802 running 0 127 13 33 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 312 81610 running 0 124 14 1 19   Casey Atwood Dodge / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 312 53075 running 71 126 15 4 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 312 97590 running 91 123 16 19 44   Buckshot Jones Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 312 63610 running 0 115 17 37 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 88277 running 0 112 18 10 36   Ken Schrader Pedigree   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 312 60645 running 0 109 19 29 6   Mark Martin Viagra / Pfizer   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 85176 running 0 106 20 23 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 80330 running 0 103 21 15 92   Stacy Compton Kodiak   (Mark Melling) Dodge 312 50936 running 0 100 22 41 97   Kurt Busch Sharpie / Rubbermaid   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 52850 running 0 97 23 26 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA "We Keep America Running"   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 312 50325 running 0 94 24 40 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 51375 running 0 91 25 27 90   Rick Mast Donlavey Racing   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 312 40950 running 0 88 26 12 11   Brett Bodine Ralph's Supermarkets   (Brett Bodine) Ford 312 47615 running 0 85 27 6 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 312 67523 running 0 82 28 20 93   Dave Blaney Amoco   (Bill Davis) Dodge 312 42675 running 0 79 29 11 66   Todd Bodine Kmart Blue Light Special   (Travis Carter) Ford 311 42050 running 0 76 30 8 14   Ron Hornaday, Jr. Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 311 39925 running 0 73 31 32 26   Jimmy Spencer Kmart / Shrek   (Travis Carter) Ford 311 50375 running 1 75 32 35 7   Kevin Lepage NationsRent   (Jim Smith) Ford 310 47150 running 0 67 33 39 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 310 57025 running 0 64 34 31 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 309 46900 running 0 61 35 34 33   Joe Nemechek Oakwood Homes   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 301 67045 running 0 58 36 17 55   Bobby Hamilton Square D   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 300 46650 running 0 55 37 30 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 287 73248 engine 0 52 38 43 4   Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 286 38400 overheating 0 49 39 2 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 270 73802 crash 2 51 40 25 02   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Ford 253 38125 crash 0 43 41 36 01   Jason Leffler Cingular Wireless   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 252 45975 overheating 0 40 42 5 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 239 45850 crash 0 37 43 28 45   Kyle Petty Sprint   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 65 37978 engine 0 34

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Rick Bogart 70 Purex Rick Bogart Dodge Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 33 33     34 39 6   #55,40 accident turn 4   40 71 32     72 77 6   debris   78 132 55     133 138 6   #15 accident turn 4   139 202 64     203 209 7   debris   210 241 32     242 247 6   #77 accident backstretch   248 255 8     256 265 10   #02,92,97,93 accident turn 4   266 270 5     271 274 4   #43 accident backstretch   275 312 38       Percent of race run under caution: 14.4%             Average green flag run: 33.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   John Andretti 1 2 2   Casey Atwood 3 64 62   Rusty Wallace 65 72 8   Jimmy Spencer 73 73 1   Rusty Wallace 74 90 17   Jeff Burton 91 100 10   Rusty Wallace 101 133 33   Jeff Burton 134 151 18   Rusty Wallace 152 184 33   Casey Atwood 185 193 9   Jeff Burton 194 194 1   Mike Wallace 195 203 9   Jeff Burton 204 242 39   Mike Wallace 243 278 36   Jeff Burton 279 312 34 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 4662     2   Ricky Rudd 4282   -380   3   Tony Stewart 4203   -459   4   Dale Jarrett 4136   -526   5   Sterling Marlin 4101   -561   6   Rusty Wallace 4027   -635   7   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 3977   -685   8   Bobby Labonte 3926   -736   9   Kevin Harvick 3918   -744   10   Jeff Burton 3874   -788   11   Mark Martin 3703   -959   12   Johnny Benson, Jr. 3663   -999   13   Matt Kenseth 3494   -1168   14   Jimmy Spencer 3424   -1238   15   Bill Elliott 3383   -1279   16   Ward Burton 3380   -1282   17   Bobby Hamilton 3274   -1388   18   Ken Schrader 3221   -1441   19   Jerry Nadeau 3141   -1521   20   Elliott Sadler 3125   -1537   21   Ricky Craven 3076   -1586