| 2001 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 9 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,233,740 | Race Date: | Apr 22, 2001 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .163 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 43Min 4Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 37 | Average Speed: | 184.003 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Hamilton B. Hamilton | Driver: | Stacy Compton S. Compton | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #55 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #92 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Andy Petree Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jimmy Elledge | Crew Chief: | Chad Knaus | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 3 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 184.861 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 3 |
| 2 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 26 |
| 3 | 27 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 2 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 165 | 188 | 5 |
| 5 | 30 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 160 | 188 | 1 |
| 6 | 10 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 155 | 188 | 8 |
| 7 | 37 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 146 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 147 | 188 | 33 |
| 9 | 43 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 139 | 188 | 2 |
| 11 | 31 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 130 | 188 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 129 | 188 | 3 |
| 14 | 32 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 126 | 188 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 123 | 188 | 1 |
| 16 | 29 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running |  | 115 | 188 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 111 | 188 | 11 |
| 20 | 25 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 103 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Running | | 105 | 188 | 1 |
| 22 | 42 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Running | | 102 | 188 | 2 |
| 23 | 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 104 | 188 | 51 |
| 24 | 28 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 96 | 188 | 1 |
| 25 | 11 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 93 | 188 | 1 |
| 26 | 23 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 85 | 188 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 87 | 188 | 12 |
| 28 | 8 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 84 | 188 | 1 |
| 29 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 81 | 188 | 8 |
| 30 | 21 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 73 | 187 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 70 | 187 | 0 |
| 32 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 72 | 187 | 2 |
| 33 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 69 | 187 | 4 |
| 34 | 33 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Phoenix Construction | Running | | 61 | 187 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 58 | 187 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 55 | 187 | 0 |
| 37 | 35 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 52 | 187 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Team Realtree | Running | | 49 | 186 | 0 |
| 39 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 51 | 186 | 3 |
| 40 | 36 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 48 | 186 | 2 |
| 41 | 20 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Kmart | Engine | | 45 | 181 | 1 |
| 42 | 18 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Film | Overheating | | 37 | 158 | 0 |
| 43 | 1 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Engine | | 39 | 116 | 2 |
