| 2001 Protection One 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 36 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $3,320,837 | Race Date: | Sep 30, 2001 | Kansas Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .413 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 37Min 19Sec. | Kansas City, Kansas | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 110.576 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 13 For 70 Laps | kansasspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Driver: | Jason Leffler J. Leffler | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #1 Dodge | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | Crew Chief: | Andy Graves | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 53 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 176.499 MPH | |||||
| Official 2001 Protection One 400 Results |
|---|
| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running |  | 180 | 267 | 53 |
| 2 | 17 | 02 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 170 | 267 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco Havoline | Running | | 170 | 267 | 20 |
| 4 | 11 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 170 | 267 | 117 |
| 5 | 19 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running |  | 160 | 267 | 1 |
| 6 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer Viagra | Running | | 155 | 267 | 1 |
| 7 | 37 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Running | | 146 | 267 | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 142 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 40 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | Running | | 138 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco | Running | | 139 | 267 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo | Running | | 130 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | UAW / Delphi | Running | | 127 | 267 | 15 |
| 13 | 31 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak Film | Running | | 124 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Lowe's | Running | | 121 | 267 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Square D | Running | | 118 | 267 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 115 | 267 | 0 |
| 17 | 35 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | Running | | 117 | 266 | 1 |
| 18 | 16 | 96 | Andy Houston (R) | McDonald's | Running | | 109 | 266 | 0 |
| 19 | 29 | 7 | Mike Wallace | NationsRent | Running | | 106 | 266 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | Running | | 103 | 266 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 100 | 265 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | Running | | 97 | 265 | 0 |
| 23 | 32 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 94 | 265 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 57 | Derrike Cope | CLR | Running | | 91 | 263 | 0 |
| 25 | 42 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's Supermarkets | Running | | 88 | 263 | 0 |
| 26 | 28 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's | Running | | 85 | 262 | 0 |
| 27 | 20 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Suspension | | 82 | 258 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 | 1 | Jason Leffler (R) | Cingular Wireless | Accident | | 84 | 256 | 1 |
| 29 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 76 | 246 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Accident | | 73 | 246 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | Running | | 70 | 245 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Accident | | 72 | 238 | 14 |
| 33 | 22 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Accident | | 69 | 228 | 3 |
| 34 | 4 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak | Accident | | 61 | 202 | 0 |
| 35 | 43 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Hill Brothers Coffee | Running | | 58 | 198 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 | Running | | 55 | 192 | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline | Engine | | 52 | 184 | 0 |
| 38 | 41 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 49 | 164 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios | Running | | 46 | 146 | 0 |
| 40 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Engine | | 48 | 134 | 33 |
| 41 | 36 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar | Accident | | 40 | 67 | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Kmart Blue Light Special | Accident | | 37 | 67 | 0 |
| 43 | 5 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 34 | 0 | 0 |
