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The 2001 Brickyard 400 was a Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) event that occured at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 5, 2001. Jeff Gordon won his third Brickyard 400, holding off Sterling Marlin for the victory. Gordon also used the win to boost his points lead over Dale Jarrett.

2001 Bickyard 400

General info
Series Winston Cup Series
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Date August 5, 2001
Qualifying
Pole Sitter Jimmy Spencer
Pole Speed 179.666 mph
Race Data
Winner Jeff Gordon
Margin of Victory 0.943 seconds
Average Speed 130.790 mph
Cautions 7 for 28 laps
Points Leader Jeff Gordon (+160)

Qualifying notes[]

Jimmy Spencer captured his first series pole in seven years, taking down a speed nearing 180 mph. Bill Elliott started alongside him on the front row, while his teammate Casey Atwood qualified third. Eventual race winner Gordon started back in twenty-seventh, and defending race champion Bobby Labonte began the race from the fifteenth spot.

The following drivers failed to qualify for the race: Kevin Lepage (#4), Derrike Cope (#37), Mike Wallace (#7), Hermie Sadler (#13), Ed Berrier (#95), David Keith (#57), Rick Mast (#27), Dave Marcis (#71), Kyle Petty (#45), Shawna Robinson (#84), Andy Hillenburg (#49)

Additional race data[]

  • Leaders: 12
  • Time of race: 3:03:30
  • Average Speed: 130.79 mph
  • Margin of Victory: 0.943 sec
  • This race marked the fourth consecutive year in which the winner of this race went on to win the points championship.

Results[]

Finish Start No. Name Sponsor Make Laps Laps Lead Status
1 27 24JG Jeff Gordon (W) DuPont Automotive Chevrolet 160 29 running
2 8 40coors Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 160 25 running
3 26 10 Johnny Benson Valvoline Pontiac 160 0 running
4 33 2PenskeBlue Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Ford 160 0 running
5 34 97sharpie Kurt Busch (R) Sharpie/Rubbermaid Ford 160 1 running
6 19 22 Ward Burton Caterpillar Dodge 160 0 running
7 13 1 Steve Park Pennzoil Chevrolet 160 39 running
8 2 9Evernham Bill Elliott Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 160 6 running
9 7 32ppi Ricky Craven Tide Ford 160 0 running
10 36 8Junior Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 160 10 running
11 11 29GoodwrenchCup Kevin Harvick (R) GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 160 18 running
12 6 88ups Dale Jarrett (W) UPS Ford 160 0 running
13 1 26kmart Jimmy Spencer Kmart Ford 160 16 running
14 30 43CheeriosCup John Andretti Honey Nut Cheerios Dodge 160 0 running
15 15 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Pontiac 160 6 running
16 22 99 Jeff Burton Citgo Supergard Ford 160 4 running
17 9 20TonyStewart Tony Stewart Home Depot Pontiac 160 3 running
18 16 12mobil Jeremy Mayfield Mobil 1 Ford 160 0 running
19 35 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg's Chevrolet 160 0 running
20 20 33oakwood Joe Nemechek Oakwood Homes Chevrolet 160 0 running
21 31 30rcr Jeff Green America Online Chevrolet 160 0 running
22 25 6 Mark Martin Viagra/Pfizer Ford 160 0 running
23 38 21motorcraft Elliott Sadler Motorcraft Ford 160 0 running
24 10 66 Todd Bodine Kmart Ford 159 0 running
25 14 15DEINapa Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 159 0 running
26 29 01 Jason Leffler (R) Cingular Wireless Dodge 159 0 running
27 39 55 Bobby Hamilton Square D Chevrolet 159 0 running
28 40 36 Ken Schrader M&M's Pontiac 159 0 running
29 32 90 Hut Stricklin Hill Brothers Coffee Ford 159 0 running
30 42 31 Robby Gordon Lowe's Chevrolet 159 0 running
31 5 02newman Ryan Newman Alltel Ford 159 3 running
32 17 50 Rich Bickle Speedway Records Chevrolet 159 0 running
33 33 92 Stacy Compton Kodiak Dodge 159 0 running
34 28 14 Ron Hornaday (R) Conseco Pontiac 158 0 running
35 21 77jasperyellow Robert Pressley Jasper Engines Ford 158 0 running
36 43 44 Buckshot Jones Georgia Pacific Dodge 158 0 running
37 18 11ralphs Brett Bodine Ralph's Supermarkets/Red Cell Ford 158 0 running
38 41 25 Jerry Nadeau UAW-Delphi Chevrolet 135 0 crash
39 4 28 Ricky Rudd (W) Texaco Havoline Ford 107 0 running
40 24 93 Dave Blaney Amoco Dodge 100 0 crash
41 3 19 Casey Atwood (R) Dodge/UAW Dodge 38 0 overheating
42 23 17KensethCupBusch Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 2 0 crash
43 12 96ppi Andy Houston (R) McDonald's Ford 1 0 crash

Points[]

  1. Jeff Gordon +160
  2. Dale Jarrett -160
  3. Ricky Rudd -179
  4. Tony Stewart -319
  5. Sterling Marlin -323
  6. Rusty Wallace -375
  7. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. -435
  8. Bobby Labonte -466
  9. Kevin Harvick -470
  10. Johnny Benson -509

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