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2001 Daytona 500 Gatorade 125 #1 Gatorade 125 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 36 Sunday, February 18, 2001 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:05:26 Average speed: 161.783 mph Pole speed: 183.565 mph Cautions: 3 for 14 laps Margin of victory: .124 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 49 Glossary    2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   2001 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 5 1 9   Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 200 392582 running 1 160 10 2 92   Stacy Compton Kodiak   (Mark Melling) Dodge 200 168770 running 0 134 7 3 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 200 262354 running 39 151 26 4 31   Mike Skinner Lowe's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 183 187358 running 24 90 32 5 25   Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 176 141384 crash 0 67 2 6 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 200 975907 running 13 175 12 7 3   Dale Earnhardt GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 199 194111 crash 17 132 19 8 99   Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard   (Jack Roush) Ford 199 155884 running 0 106 38 9 96   Andy Houston McDonald's Drive Thru   (Cal Wells) Ford 173 120384 crash 0 49 35 10 22   Ward Burton Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 173 165019 crash 53 68 27 11 26   Jimmy Spencer Kmart   (Travis Carter) Ford 183 135134 running 0 82 3 12 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Ford 200 676224 running 0 165 30 13 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont Automotive   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 178 166411 crash 11 78 13 14 36   Ken Schrader M&M's / Combos   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 199 154874 crash 7 129 34 15 01   Jason Leffler Cingular Wireless   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 174 124884 crash 0 61 21 16 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Tools Rookie of the Year   (Jack Roush) Ford 196 136584 running 0 100 43 17 51   Jeff Purvis Phoenix Construction   (James Finch) Ford 47 111384 crash 0 34 23 18 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Ford 185 122484 running 0 94 1 19 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 200 1331185 running 27 180 42 20 93   Dave Blaney Amoco Ultimate   (Bill Davis) Dodge 135 111859 engine 0 37 20 21 19   Casey Atwood Dodge Dealers   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 198 128034 running 0 103 33 22 6   Mark Martin Viagra / Pfizer   (Jack Roush) Ford 175 160685 crash 1 69 25 23 27   Kenny Wallace Hills Brothers Coffee   (Jack Birmingham) Pontiac 184 124509 crash 0 88 36 24 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot / RIDGID   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 173 135009 crash 0 55 31 25 1   Steve Park Pennzoil / Wrangler Jeans   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 177 144027 running 2 75 41 26 97   Kurt Busch Team Ford Racing / 2K Taurus   (Jack Roush) Ford 169 120284 running 0 40 6 27 7   Mike Wallace NationsRent   (Jim Smith) Ford 200 275269 running 0 150 16 28 45   Kyle Petty Sprint PCS   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 199 125909 running 0 115 29 29 44   Buckshot Jones Georgia-Pacific   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 181 126234 crash 0 76 4 30 28   Ricky Rudd Texaco / Havoline   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 517831 running 0 160 22 31 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 186 167711 crash 1 102 11 32 33   Joe Nemechek Oakwood Homes   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 200 174754 running 0 130 28 33 10   Johnny Benson, Jr. Valvoline / Eagle One   (Nelson Bowers) Pontiac 181 129009 engine 0 79 24 34 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / Tony the Tiger   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 184 157589 crash 0 91 8 35 55   Bobby Hamilton Square D   (Andy Petree) Chevrolet 200 189259 running 0 142 39 36 43   John Andretti Cheerios   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 173 148136 crash 0 46 40 37 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Pontiac 173 164611 crash 3 48 9 38 12   Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Ford 200 207168 running 0 138 14 39 77   Robert Pressley Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Ford 199 142809 running 0 121 18 40 21   Elliott Sadler Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 199 127909 running 0 109 37 41 4   Robby Gordon Kodak   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 173 113959 crash 0 52 17 42 14   Ron Hornaday, Jr. Conseco   (A.J. Foyt) Pontiac 199 129534 running 0 112 15 43 11   Brett Bodine Ralph's Supermarkets   (Brett Bodine) Ford 199 133509 running 1 123

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Johnny Benson, Jr. 10 backup car Elliott Sadler 21 backup car Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Dave Marcis 71 Team Realtree Dave Marcis Chevrolet 45 Todd Bodine 66 Route 66 / Kmart Travis Carter Ford 46 Hut Stricklin 90 Hills Brothers Coffee Junie Donlavey Ford 47 Rick Mast 50 Midwest Transit Hal Hicks / Mike Witters Chevrolet 48 Derrike Cope 37 K & N Filters Derrike Cope Pontiac 49 Norm Benning 84 SoBe Beverages Norm Benning Chevrolet 50 Carl Long 85 Mansion Decorators Thee Dixon Ford 51 Morgan Shepherd 80 Hayes Jewelers Stan Hover Ford 52 Dwayne Leik 72 Team Realtree Dave Marcis Chevrolet Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 48 48     49 52 4   #51 accident turn 4   53 157 105     158 162 5   #33,97 accident turn 4   163 174 12     175 179 5   #1,44,43,25,24,20,22,18,88,99,6,01,21,96,4,2,5,27,12 accident backstretch   180 200 21       Percent of race run under caution: 7.0%             Average green flag run: 46.5 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Bill Elliott 1 1 1   Sterling Marlin 2 3 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4 4 1   Sterling Marlin 5 20 16   Ward Burton 21 21 1   Sterling Marlin 22 26 5   Dale Earnhardt 27 37 11   Mike Skinner 38 41 4   Sterling Marlin 42 42 1   Mike Skinner 43 49 7   Brett Bodine 50 50 1   Ward Burton 51 55 5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 56 56 1   Ward Burton 57 73 17   Sterling Marlin 74 74 1   Ken Schrader 75 76 2   Mark Martin 77 77 1   Ken Schrader 78 82 5   Dale Earnhardt 83 84 2   Ward Burton 85 93 9   Sterling Marlin 94 96 3   Mike Skinner 97 100 4   Ward Burton 101 101 1   Michael Waltrip 102 103 2   Mike Skinner 104 107 4   Jeff Gordon 108 111 4   Dale Earnhardt 112 114 3   Sterling Marlin 115 115 1   Jeff Gordon 116 119 4   Mike Skinner 120 122 3   Ward Burton 123 124 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 125 125 1   Sterling Marlin 126 127 2   Ward Burton 128 128 1   Mike Skinner 129 130 2   Jeff Gordon 131 133 3   Ward Burton 134 141 8   Sterling Marlin 142 143 2   Ward Burton 144 152 9   Bobby Labonte 153 155 3   Dale Jarrett 156 156 1   Sterling Marlin 157 161 5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 162 166 5   Michael Waltrip 167 168 2   Steve Park 169 170 2   Michael Waltrip 171 176 6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 177 181 5   Sterling Marlin 182 182 1   Dale Earnhardt 183 183 1   Michael Waltrip 184 200 17 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Michael Waltrip 180     2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 175   -5   3   Rusty Wallace 165   -15   4   Ricky Rudd 160   -20   4   Bill Elliott 160   -20   6   Sterling Marlin 151   -29   7   Mike Wallace 150   -30   8   Bobby Hamilton 142   -38   9   Jeremy Mayfield 138   -42   10   Stacy Compton 134   -46   11   Dale Earnhardt 132   -48   12   Joe Nemechek 130   -50   13   Ken Schrader 129   -51   14   Brett Bodine 123   -57   15   Robert Pressley 121   -59   16   Kyle Petty 115   -65   17   Ron Hornaday, Jr. 112   -68   18   Elliott Sadler 109   -71   19   Jeff Burton 106   -74   20   Casey Atwood 103   -77   21   Dale Jarrett 102   -78