| 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,322,207 | Race Date: | Apr 29, 2001 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .270 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 29Min 37Sec. | Fontana, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 143.118 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 29 Laps | autoclubspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Rusty Wallace R. Wallace | Driver: | Bobby Labonte B. Labonte | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #18 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robin Pemberton | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Makar | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 95 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 182.635 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 19 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running |  | 185 | 250 | 95 |
| 2 | 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 175 | 250 | 42 |
| 3 | 38 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 250 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 165 | 250 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 160 | 250 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 155 | 250 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | The Mummy Returns / Kmart | Running | | 151 | 250 | 75 |
| 8 | 20 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 142 | 250 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 138 | 250 | 0 |
| 10 | 42 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 134 | 250 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 135 | 250 | 12 |
| 12 | 30 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 127 | 250 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 124 | 250 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers | Running | | 121 | 250 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Running | | 118 | 250 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Running | | 115 | 250 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 117 | 250 | 2 |
| 18 | 25 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 109 | 250 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Running | | 106 | 250 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 108 | 250 | 3 |
| 21 | 28 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Running | | 100 | 250 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 102 | 250 | 4 |
| 23 | 39 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 94 | 250 | 0 |
| 24 | 5 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 96 | 250 | 2 |
| 25 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 93 | 250 | 2 |
| 26 | 11 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 85 | 250 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 82 | 249 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Kmart | Running | | 84 | 249 | 4 |
| 29 | 15 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 76 | 249 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 73 | 249 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 70 | 249 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 67 | 249 | 0 |
| 33 | 41 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Snickers Cruncher | Running | | 64 | 249 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Running | | 61 | 249 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 58 | 249 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 55 | 247 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 27 | Kenny Wallace | Eel River Racing | Running | | 52 | 247 | 0 |
| 38 | 43 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 49 | 246 | 0 |
| 39 | 16 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 46 | 235 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Accident | | 48 | 233 | 1 |
| 41 | 24 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 40 | 232 | 0 |
| 42 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Accident | | 37 | 223 | 0 |
| 43 | 29 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 34 | 152 | 0 |
