| 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,700,376 | Race Date: | Sep 8, 2001 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .833 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 9Min 11Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 8 | Average Speed: | 95.146 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 12 For 80 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yates Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Michael McSwain | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 88 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 124.902 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 9 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 88 |
| 2 | 22 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 12 |
| 3 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 400 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 165 | 400 | 276 |
| 6 | 6 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running |  | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 33 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 25 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 138 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 400 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Running |  | 127 | 400 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 124 | 400 | 0 |
| 14 | 39 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 121 | 400 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 118 | 400 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 115 | 400 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 112 | 400 | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Kmart | Running | | 109 | 399 | 0 |
| 19 | 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 106 | 399 | 0 |
| 20 | 41 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 103 | 399 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | Running | | 100 | 399 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 97 | 399 | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 94 | 399 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 91 | 399 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Running | | 88 | 398 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 85 | 397 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 82 | 397 | 0 |
| 28 | 42 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 79 | 396 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 76 | 394 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 73 | 389 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 70 | 364 | 0 |
| 32 | 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 72 | 351 | 5 |
| 33 | 21 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Accident | | 64 | 342 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 27 | Rick Mast | Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's | Running | | 61 | 338 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 58 | 301 | 0 |
| 36 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 60 | 283 | 18 |
| 37 | 31 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 52 | 259 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Accident | | 49 | 255 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Film | Running | | 46 | 237 | 0 |
| 40 | 18 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online | Accident | | 43 | 235 | 0 |
| 41 | 10 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Accident | | 40 | 164 | 0 |
| 42 | 29 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Accident | | 37 | 115 | 0 |
| 43 | 35 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Kroger | Overheating | | 39 | 99 | 1 |
