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2001 Talladega 500

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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
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

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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