2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500

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The 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Darlington Speedway on September 2, 2001. Ward Burton won his only race of the year, holding off a dominant Jeff Gordon for the win. Gordon, in the meantime, continued to expand his points lead, now 342 markers on Ricky Rudd (7th). Stats