| 2001 Tropicana 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,827,580 | Race Date: | Jul 15, 2001 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .649 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 18Min 16Sec. | Joliet, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 14 | Average Speed: | 121.200 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 56 Laps | chicagolandspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Kevin Harvick K. Harvick | Driver: | Todd Bodine T. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #29 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #66 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Travis Carter Enterprises | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kevin Hamlin | Crew Chief: | Larry Carter | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 113 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 183.717 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Tropicana 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Running |  | 185 | 267 | 113 |
| 2 | 13 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running |  | 170 | 267 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 170 | 267 | 25 |
| 4 | 11 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 160 | 267 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 160 | 267 | 50 |
| 6 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer / Viagra | Running | | 155 | 267 | 20 |
| 7 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 146 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 31 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 142 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 138 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 134 | 267 | 0 |
| 11 | 36 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 130 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 127 | 267 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 124 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Big Kmart | Running | | 126 | 267 | 6 |
| 15 | 20 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 123 | 267 | 2 |
| 16 | 5 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 120 | 267 | 17 |
| 17 | 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 112 | 267 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 109 | 266 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's / Redcell | Running | | 106 | 266 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running | | 103 | 266 | 0 |
| 21 | 33 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 100 | 266 | 0 |
| 22 | 39 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 97 | 266 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 94 | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 91 | 266 | 0 |
| 25 | 40 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 88 | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 85 | 266 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running |  | 87 | 266 | 3 |
| 28 | 17 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 79 | 265 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 76 | 265 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 73 | 264 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 70 | 262 | 0 |
| 32 | 38 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 67 | 259 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Accident | | 64 | 257 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Films | Running | | 61 | 255 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | NationsRent | Running | | 58 | 252 | 0 |
| 36 | 29 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Engine | | 55 | 243 | 0 |
| 37 | 8 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Engine | | 57 | 239 | 29 |
| 38 | 43 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Accident | | 49 | 184 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Engine | | 51 | 168 | 2 |
| 40 | 16 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Engine | | 43 | 150 | 0 |
| 41 | 30 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil | Flywheel | | 40 | 134 | 0 |
| 42 | 7 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Accident | | 37 | 22 | 0 |
| 43 | 14 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Engine | | 34 | 3 | 0 |
