2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500

Race #10 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season

2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500
*Held on April 29, 2001 at California Speedway in Fontana, CA*
250 L, 500 M, 804.75 KM - Scheduled Distance

FEATURE RESULTS

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts
1	19	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite(Crew chief: Robin Pemberton)	Ford	250	95	running	185
2	17	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont Automotive(Crew chief: Robbie Loomis)	Chevy	250	42	running	175
3	38	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser(Crew chief: Tony Eury)	Chevy	250	1	running	170
4	4	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot(Crew chief: Greg Zipadelli)	Pontiac	250	0	running	165
5	3	12	Jeremy Mayfield	Mobil 1(Crew chief: Peter Sospenzo)	Ford	250	5	running	160
6	6	28	Ricky Rudd	Texaco, Havoline(Crew chief: Michael McSwain)	Ford	250	2	running	155
7	9	26	Jimmy Spencer	Kmart, The Mummy Returns(Crew chief: Donnie Wingo)	Ford	250	75	running	151
8	20	25	Jerry Nadeau	UAW-Delphi(Crew chief: Tony Furr)	Chevy	250	0	running	142
9	31	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light, John Wayne(Crew chief: Lee McCall)	Dodge	250	0	running	138
10	42	77	Robert Pressley	Jasper Engines & Transmissions(Crew chief: Ryan Pemberton)	Ford	250	0	running	134
11	8	10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Eagle One(Crew chief: James Ince)	Pontiac	250	12	running	135
12	30	90	Hut Stricklin	Hills Brothers Coffee(Crew chief: Bobby King)	Ford	250	0	running	127
13	32	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie, Rubbermaid(Crew chief: Ben Leslie)	Ford	250	0	running	124
14	22	9	Bill Elliott	Dodge Dealers, UAW(Crew chief: Mike Ford)	Dodge	250	0	running	121
15	7	1	Steve Park	Pennzoil(Crew chief: Paul Andrews)	Chevy	250	0	running	118
16	36	7	Mike Wallace	NationsRent(Crew chief: Jim Long)	Ford	250	0	running	115
17	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt(Crew chief: Robbie Reiser)	Ford	250	2	running	117
18	25	01	Jason Leffler	Cingular Wireless(Crew chief: Matt Chambers)	Dodge	250	0	running	109
19	33	96	Andy Houston	McDonald's(Crew chief: Joe Garone)	Ford	250	0	running	106
20	34	33	Joe Nemechek	Oakwood Homes(Crew chief: Chris Carrier)	Chevy	250	3	running	108
21	28	30	Jeff Green	America Online(Crew chief: Todd Berrier)	Chevy	250	0	running	100
22	1	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries(Crew chief: Jimmy Makar)	Pontiac	250	4	running	102
23	39	21	Elliott Sadler	Motorcraft(Crew chief: Pat Tryson)	Ford	250	0	running	94
24	5	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS(Crew chief: Todd Parrott)	Ford	250	2	running	96
25	13	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench(Crew chief: Kevin Hamlin)	Chevy	250	2	running	93
26	11	43	John Andretti	Cheerios(Crew chief: Greg Steadman)	Dodge	250	0	running	85
27	12	11	Brett Bodine	Ralph's, Red Cell Batteries(Crew chief: Mike Hillman)	Ford	249	0	running	82
28	2	66	Todd Bodine	Kmart Blue Light Special(Crew chief: Larry Carter)	Ford	249	4	running	84
29	15	93	Dave Blaney	Amoco(Crew chief: Doug Randolph)	Dodge	249	0	running	76
30	40	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's(Crew chief: Gary DeHart)	Chevy	249	0	running	73
31	21	99	Jeff Burton	Citgo Supergard(Crew chief: Paul Stoddard)	Ford	249	0	running	70
32	27	31	Mike Skinner	Lowe's(Crew chief: Royce McGee)	Chevy	249	0	running	67
33	41	36	Ken Schrader	Snickers Cruncher(Crew chief: Newt Moore)	Pontiac	249	0	running	64
34	35	14	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	Conseco(Crew chief: Fred Graves)	Pontiac	249	0	running	61
35	14	45	Kyle Petty	Sprint(Crew chief: Chris Hussey)	Dodge	249	0	running	58
36	37	55	Bobby Hamilton	Square D(Crew chief: Jimmy Elledge)	Chevy	247	0	running	55
37	26	27	Kenny Wallace	The Man Show(Crew chief: Barry Dodson)	Pontiac	247	0	running	52
38	43	92	Stacy Compton	Kodiak(Crew chief: Chad Knaus)	Dodge	246	0	running	49
39	16	19	Casey Atwood	Dodge Dealers, UAW(Crew chief: Patrick Donahue)	Dodge	235	0	running	46
40	10	6	Mark Martin	Viagra, Pfizer(Crew chief: Jimmy Fennig)	Ford	233	1	accident	48
41	24	32	Ricky Craven	Tide(Crew chief: Mike Beam)	Ford	232	0	running	40
42	18	22	Ward Burton	Caterpillar(Crew chief: Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Dodge	223	0	accident	37
43	29	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts(Crew chief: Scott Eggleston)	Chevy	152	0	accident	34
DID NOT QUALIFY
		4	Kevin Lepage	Kodak	Chevy			DNQ
		44	Buckshot Jones	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge			DNQ
		84	Shawna Robinson	Aaron's(Crew chief: Joe Dan Bailey)	Ford			DNQ

RACE DATA
Did not start:
Did not qualify:
Time of Race: 3h:29:37
Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials
Fast Qualifier: Bobby Labonte - 39.423 sec.
Preliminary Feature Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{PrelimWinners}}}\|{{{PrelimWinners}}}]]
Heat Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{HeatWinners}}}\|{{{HeatWinners}}}]]
Qualifier Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{QualWinners}}}\|{{{QualWinners}}}]]
Dash Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{DashWinners}}}\|{{{DashWinners}}}]]
Scramble Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ScrambleWinners}}}\|{{{ScrambleWinners}}}]]
Consi Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{ConsiWinners}}}\|{{{ConsiWinners}}}]]
Non-Qualifiers Race Winners: [[Special:FormEdit/Driver/{{{NonQualWinners}}}\|{{{NonQualWinners}}}]]
Margin of Victory: 0.270 seconds
Average Speed: 143.118 mph
Cautions: 6 for 29 laps - Laps 60-63 (#18 spun turn 4); Laps 115-118 (debris turn 3); Laps 147-150 (oil on track); Laps 154-158 (#15,32 accident turn 2); Laps 207-211 (#25 spun backstretch); Laps 225-231 (#6,22 accident turn 3)
Lead Changes: 23 among 14 drivers - Bobby Labonte (1-4); Todd Bodine (5-6); Jimmy Spencer (7-44); Jeff Gordon (IN) 45-48; Matt Kenseth (49-50); Jimmy Spencer (51-59); Jeff Gordon (IN) (60-64); Johnny Benson, Jr. (65-79); Jeremy Mayfield (77-81); Jeff Gordon (IN) (82-107); Kevin Harvick (108); Ricky Rudd (109-110); Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) (111); Dale Jarrett (112-113); Jeff Gordon (IN) 114-118; Jimmy Spencer (119-146); Jeff Gordon (147); Joe Nemechek (148-150); Rusty Wallace (151-198); Jeff Gordon (IN) (199); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (200); Kevin Harvick (201); Todd Bodine (202-203); Rusty Wallace (204-250)
Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered