The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at California Speedway on April 29, 2001. Rusty Wallace won his only race of the year, leading the most laps and holding off Jeff Gordon by one-quarter of a second. Points leader Dale Jarrett struggled to 24th and watched his points lead on Gordon dwindle to 66 points. Stats
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