2001 Harrah's 500 Presented by Toyota
Race 10 of 20
Michigan
250 laps
Time of race: 2:54:55.757
Average speed of winner: 171.498 mph
Margin of victory: 0.243 sec.
Lead changes: 60 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 39 laps
Fastest lap: Patrick Carpentier 221.219
Lap leaders: Bräck 1, Papis 2-5, Bräck 6, Papis 7, Bräck 8, Papis 9-12, Bräck 13-15, Papis 16-22, Herta 23-24, Papis 25-34, Kanaan 35, Gidley 36-38, Herta 39, Fittipaldi 40, Herta 41-42, Papis 43, Gidley 44-55, Papis 56-57, Gidley 58, Papis 59, Gidley 60-62, Papis 63-64, Gidley 65-75, Bräck 76-80, Herta 81-82, Servià 83-84, Bräck 85-100, Gidley 101-107, Bräck 108-111, Gidley 112-126, Papis 127, Gidley 128, Papis 129, Gidley 130-138, Bräck 139, Gidley 140-141, Franchitti 142, Gidley 143-146, Franchitti 147, Papis 148-149, Bräck 150-151, Papis 152-189, Franchitti 190-194, Papis 195, Bräck 196-201, Papis 202-203, Franchitti 204, Jourdain 205, Franchitti 206-207, Bräck 208-211, Franchitti 212-215, Bräck 216-225, Papis 226, Jourdain 227, Papis 228-232, Herta 233-242, Franchitti 243-244, Jourdain 245, Franchitti 246, Jourdain 247, Carpentier 248-250
Race notes: First win for Patrick Carpentier.
Video links: Entire race
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Patrick Carpentier | 32 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Forsythe | 223.478 | 250 | 1 | 3 | flagged | 20 |
| 2 | 25 | Dario Franchitti | 27 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 220.453 | 250 | 8 | 17 | flagged | 16 |
| 3 | 6 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 16 | Herdez | Lola | Ford | Firestone | Bettenhausen | 227.301 | 250 | 4 | 4 | flagged | 14 |
| 4 | 13 | Cristiano da Matta | 6 | Texaco/Havoline/Kmart | Lola | Toyota | Firestone | Newman-Haas | 225.776 | 250 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 12 |
| 5 | 7 | Bryan Herta | 77 | Forsythe Indeck | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Forsythe | 226.943 | 250 | 5 | 17 | flagged | 10 |
| 6 | 24 | Alex Tagliani | 33 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Forsythe | 223.180 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Paul Tracy | 26 | KOOL | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 227.783 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
| 8 | 19 | Hélio Castroneves | 3 | Marlboro Team Penske | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Penske | 224.712 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 5 |
| 9 | 22 | Bruno Junqueira | 4 | Target | Lola | Toyota | Firestone | Ganassi | 223.297 | 249 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 4 |
| 10 | 12 | Scott Dixon | 18 | Powerware Panasonic | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | PacWest | 225.868 | 248 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 3 |
| 11 | 23 | Oriol Servià | 22 | Sigma Autosport | Lola | Ford | Firestone | Sigma (2000s) | 223.187 | 248 | 1 | 2 | flagged | 2 |
| 12 | 17 | Roberto Moreno | 20 | Visteon Patrick Racing | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Patrick | 225.352 | 248 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | Tora Takagi | 5 | Pioneer/DENSO | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Walker | 227.913 | 248 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | Memo Gidley | 12 | Target | Lola | Toyota | Firestone | Ganassi | 225.359 | 246 | 11 | 68 | flagged | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 17 | Nextel PacWest | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | PacWest | 226.529 | 246 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Max Papis | 7 | Miller Lite | Lola | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 228.695 | 232 | 17 | 83 | contact | 1 |
| 17 | 1 | Kenny Bräck | 8 | Shell | Lola | Ford | Firestone | Rahal | 229.812 | 232 | 12 | 54 | contact | 1 |
| 18 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | 11 | Kmart | Lola | Toyota | Firestone | Newman-Haas | 226.657 | 204 | 1 | 1 | contact | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Michael Andretti | 39 | Motorola | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Green | 225.169 | 185 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | Alex Zanardi | 66 | Pioneer | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Nunn | 225.755 | 179 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | Tony Kanaan | 55 | Hollywood | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Nunn | 227.661 | 174 | 1 | 1 | electrical | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | Shinji Nakano | 52 | Avex/Alpine | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Fernandez | 226.757 | 151 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | Jimmy Vasser | 40 | Patrick Racing | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Patrick | 225.734 | 129 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | Gil de Ferran | 1 | Marlboro Team Penske | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Penske | 226.493 | 97 | 0 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 25 | 20 | Adrián Fernández | 51 | Tecate/Quaker State | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Fernandez | 223.811 | 15 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Max Wilson | 25 | winnerB2B.com | Lola | Ford | Firestone | Arciero | 219.512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Kenny Bräck | 84 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti | 81 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 75 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Andretti | 73 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Cristiano da Matta | 67 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Gil de Ferran | 58 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Scott Dixon | 57 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Paul Tracy | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Jimmy Vasser | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Christian Fittipaldi | 49 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Max Papis | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Roberto Moreno | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Tony Kanaan | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Patrick Carpentier | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Alex Tagliani | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Bryan Herta | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Bruno Junqueira | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Adrián Fernández | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Alex Zanardi | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Memo Gidley | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Max Wilson | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Shinji Nakano | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Oriol Servià | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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