| 2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,046,958 | Race Date: | Sep 23, 2001 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.576 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 56Min 19Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 101.559 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 11 For 71 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Dale Jarrett D. Jarrett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Yates Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Elledge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 193 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 154.919 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 193 |
| 2 | 41 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 170 | 400 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running |  | 170 | 400 | 169 |
| 4 | 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 160 | 400 | 0 |
| 5 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 160 | 400 | 3 |
| 6 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 150 | 400 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 146 | 400 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 142 | 400 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 138 | 400 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 134 | 400 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 130 | 400 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 132 | 400 | 18 |
| 13 | 39 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 124 | 400 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 126 | 400 | 1 |
| 15 | 9 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Route 66 / Kmart | Running | | 118 | 399 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Film | Running | | 115 | 399 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 112 | 398 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 109 | 398 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 106 | 398 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's | Running | | 103 | 398 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 100 | 398 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | Running | | 97 | 397 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Running | | 94 | 396 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Running | | 91 | 396 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 88 | 396 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 90 | 395 | 15 |
| 27 | 32 | 13 | Hermie Sadler | Virginia Lottery | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 28 | 35 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's Supermarkets | Suspension | | 79 | 391 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 76 | 390 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 73 | 383 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Running | | 70 | 317 | 0 |
| 32 | 38 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 67 | 314 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Accident | | 64 | 304 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. (R) | Conseco | Accident | | 61 | 268 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Accident | | 58 | 266 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 60 | 258 | 1 |
| 37 | 28 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Accident | | 52 | 228 | 0 |
| 38 | 20 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Engine | | 49 | 203 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 46 | 199 | 0 |
| 40 | 36 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Accident | | 43 | 165 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Engine | | 40 | 115 | 0 |
| 42 | 7 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Accident | | 37 | 54 | 0 |
| 43 | 21 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint | Engine | | 34 | 13 | 0 |
