The 2001 Protection One 400 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Kansas Speedway on September 30, 2001. Jeff Gordon won the inagural race at the track, his 6th and final of the year, holding off Ryan Newman by half a second. Gordon continued a strong point lead, now 222 points ahead of Ricky Rudd (3rd). Stats
2001 Protection One 400 | |
General info | |
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Series | Winston Cup Series |
Location | Kansas Speedway |
Date | September 30, 2001 |
Qualifying | |
Pole Sitter | Jason Leffler |
Pole Speed | 176.499 mph |
Race Data | |
Winner | Jeff Gordon |
Margin of Victory | 0.413 seconds |
Average Speed | 110.576 mph |
Cautions | 13 for 70 laps |
Points Leader | Jeff Gordon (+222) |