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2001 Tropicana 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 18 of 36
Sunday, July 15, 2001 at Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:18:16
Average speed: 121.2 mph
Pole speed: 183.717 mph

Cautions: 10 for 56 laps
Margin of victory: .649 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 2001 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	6	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	162500	running	113	185
2	13	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Ford	267	126600	running	0	170
3	3	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing)	Ford	267	112600	running	25	170
4	11	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	267	101300	running	0	160
5	2	26	Jimmy Spencer	Kmart (Travis Carter)	Ford	267	94200	running	50	160
6	18	6	Mark Martin	Viagra / Pfizer (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	77100	running	20	155
7	37	17	Matt Kenseth	AT&T / DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	70650	running	0	146
8	31	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Rubbermaid (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	68100	running	0	142
9	9	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	267	65900	running	0	138
10	4	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	71080	running	0	134
11	36	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	267	70800	running	0	130
12	35	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco Ultimate (Bill Davis)	Dodge	267	54800	running	0	127
13	21	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Ford	267	69300	running	0	124
14	1	66	Todd Bodine	Kmart Blue Light Special (Travis Carter)	Ford	267	58300	running	6	126
15	20	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	71600	running	2	123
16	5	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	267	62600	running	17	120
17	28	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	68300	running	0	112
18	32	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush)	Ford	266	69100	running	0	109
19	10	11	Brett Bodine	Ralph's Supermarkets / Red Cell (Brett Bodine)	Ford	266	52000	running	0	106
20	26	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	266	62600	running	0	103
21	33	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Ford	266	52900	running	0	100
22	39	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	266	57900	running	0	97
23	23	43	John Andretti	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	266	58900	running	0	94
24	15	01	Jason Leffler	Cingular Wireless / Special Olympics (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	266	58600	running	0	91
25	40	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's / Cabot (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	266	58300	running	0	88
26	25	92	Stacy Compton	Kodiak (Mark Melling)	Dodge	266	50500	running	0	85
27	34	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Valvoline (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	266	57900	running	3	87
28	17	19	Casey Atwood	Dodge / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	265	46700	running	0	79
29	12	36	Ken Schrader	M&M's (Nelson Bowers)	Pontiac	265	54500	running	0	76
30	22	55	Bobby Hamilton	Square D (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	264	54800	running	0	73
31	42	90	Hut Stricklin	Hills Brothers Coffee (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	262	46100	running	0	70
32	38	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1 / Sony / Vega (Roger Penske)	Ford	259	63900	running	0	67
33	27	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	257	65900	crash	0	64
34	19	4	Kevin Lepage	Kodak (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	255	45500	running	0	61
35	41	7	Robby Gordon	NationsRent (Jim Smith)	Ford	252	53300	running	0	58
36	29	30	Jeff Green	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	243	45100	engine	0	55
37	8	25	Jerry Nadeau	UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	239	52900	engine	29	57
38	43	44	Buckshot Jones	Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	184	52700	crash	0	49
39	24	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Pontiac	168	69500	engine	2	51
40	16	14	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Conseco (A.J. Foyt)	Pontiac	150	44300	engine	0	43
41	30	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	134	52100	flywheel	0	40
42	7	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	22	51900	crash	0	37
43	14	96	Andy Houston	McDonald's (Cal Wells)	Ford	3	43950	engine	0	34

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Petty Enterprises	Dodge
45	Dave Marcis	71	Team Realtree	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet
46	Mike Bliss	27	Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's	Jack Birmingham	Pontiac
47	Shawna Robinson	84	Tropicana	Michael Kranefuss	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	23	23
	24	30	7	#31 accident turn 2
	31	41	11
	42	44	3	competition
	45	113	69
	114	118	5	debris
	119	137	19
	138	144	7	#1 accident turn 4
	145	152	8
	153	161	9	oil on track
	162	186	25
	187	195	9	#44 accident turn 2
	196	198	3
	199	201	3	#66 accident turn 4
	202	228	27
	229	233	5	debris
	234	244	11
	245	248	4	oil on track
	249	258	10
	259	262	4	#20 accident turn 2
	263	267	5
Percent of race run under caution: 21.0% Average green flag run: 19.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Todd Bodine	1	6	6
Ricky Rudd	7	31	25
Kevin Harvick	32	42	11
Mark Martin	43	50	8
Johnny Benson, Jr.	51	53	3
Jimmy Spencer	54	103	50
Kevin Harvick	104	104	1
Bobby Labonte	105	106	2
Elliott Sadler	107	108	2
Jerry Nadeau	109	137	29
Kevin Harvick	138	187	50
Joe Nemechek	188	204	17
Kevin Harvick	205	229	25
Mark Martin	230	241	12
Kevin Harvick	242	267	26

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	2515
1	Dale Jarrett	2515	0
3	Ricky Rudd	2497	-18
4	Rusty Wallace	2308	-207
5	Sterling Marlin	2297	-218
6	Tony Stewart	2271	-244
7	Kevin Harvick	2172	-343
8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	2140	-375
9	Johnny Benson, Jr.	2138	-377
10	Bobby Labonte	2112	-403
11	Matt Kenseth	2076	-439
12	Mark Martin	2065	-450
13	Steve Park	2001	-514
14	Jimmy Spencer	1968	-547
15	Jeff Burton	1963	-552
16	Elliott Sadler	1940	-575
17	Bobby Hamilton	1904	-611
18	Ward Burton	1872	-643
19	Bill Elliott	1866	-649
20	Jerry Nadeau	1779	-736