2001 Protection One 400

Race 28 of 36

Kansas
267 laps
Time of race: 3:37:19
Average speed of winner: 110.576 mph
Margin of victory: 0.413 sec.
Lead changes: 19 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 13 for 70 laps
Lap leaders: Leffler 1-8, J. Gordon 9-22, Elliott 23-55, J. Gordon 56, Rudd 57, J. Gordon 58-59, Rudd 60-64, J. Gordon 65-78, R. Wallace 79-118, Marlin 119, Earnhardt, Jr. 120-122, K. Wallace 123, Kenseth 124-137, Blaney 138, R. Wallace 139-185, Nadeau 186-200, R. Wallace 201-231, Rudd 232-244, Martin 245, J. Gordon 246-267

Race notes: Only pole for Jason Leffler. Finale for Andy Houston.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	176.304	267	5	53	running	254377	180
2	17	Ryan Newman	02	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland	174.848	267	0	0	running	100100	170
3	8	Ricky Rudd	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	175.570	267	3	19	running	138947	170
4	11	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	175.160	267	3	118	running	130140	170
5	19	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	174.803	267	1	1	running	98760	160
6	23	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Fennig	174.475	267	1	1	running	109551	155
7	37	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	provisional	267	0	0	running	77820	146
8	7	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	175.593	267	0	0	running	76150	142
9	40	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid/Sharpie	Ford	Roush	Leslie	provisional	267	0	0	running	67700	138
10	21	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Dodge	Bill Davis	Randolph	174.514	267	1	1	running	61580	139
11	26	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO Supergard	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	174.244	267	0	0	running	100046	130
12	25	Jerry Nadeau	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	174.250	267	1	15	running	63200	132
13	31	Kevin Lepage	4	Kodak Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Eggleston	173.639	267	0	0	running	60111	124
14	34	Robby Gordon	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	McGee	173.399	267	0	0	running	86024	121
15	24	Bobby Hamilton	55	Square D	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	174.278	267	0	0	running	64300	118
16	15	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	174.973	267	0	0	running	95727	115
17	35	Kenny Wallace	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Andrews	173.321	266	1	1	running	78843	117
18	16	Andy Houston	96	McDonald's	Ford	PPI	Scott Miller	174.848	266	0	0	running	52300	109
19	29	Mike Wallace	7	NationsRent	Ford	Jim Smith	Barnes	173.924	266	0	0	running	64590	106
20	39	Joe Nemechek	33	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet	Petree	Carrier	provisional	266	0	0	running	83870	103
21	9	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam	175.484	265	0	0	running	51900	100
22	14	Jimmy Spencer	26	Kmart	Ford	Carter	Wingo	175.018	265	0	0	running	62175	97
23	32	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	173.633	265	0	0	running	68800	94
24	30	Derrike Cope	57	CLR	Ford	Ted Campbell	Cudmore	173.678	263	0	0	running	47500	91
25	42	Brett Bodine	11	Ralph's Supermarkets	Ford	Brett Bodine	Hillman	provisional	263	0	0	running	51200	88
26	28	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore	173.941	262	0	0	running	58100	85
27	20	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	174.712	258	0	0	suspension	82130	82
28	1	Jason Leffler	01	Cingular Wireless	Dodge	Ganassi	Chambers	176.499	256	1	8	accident	59700	84
29	10	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	175.313	246	0	0	accident	98527	76
30	18	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	174.803	246	0	0	accident	91827	73
31	33	Buckshot Jones	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Frazier	173.449	245	0	0	running	54100	70
32	13	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	175.109	238	1	14	accident	53900	72
33	22	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	174.475	228	1	3	accident	80423	69
34	4	Stacy Compton	92	Kodiak	Dodge	Melling	Knaus	176.148	202	0	0	accident	45500	61
35	43	Hut Stricklin	90	Hills Bros. Coffee	Ford	Donlavey	Bobby King	provisional	198	0	0	running	45300	58
36	38	Jeremy Mayfield	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Sospenzo	provisional	192	0	0	running	84384	55
37	6	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	175.856	184	0	0	engine	52900	52
38	41	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	provisional	164	0	0	accident	54700	49
39	12	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	175.154	146	0	0	running	79527	46
40	3	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	176.252	134	1	33	engine	69023	48
41	36	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	173.260	67	0	0	accident	77235	40
42	27	Todd Bodine	66	Kmart Blue Light Special	Ford	Carter	Larry Carter	174.194	67	0	0	accident	43900	37
43	5	Casey Atwood	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Johns	175.988	0	0	0	accident	43950	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4108	28	6	6	18	20
2	Ricky Rudd	3886	28	1	2	13	20
3	Tony Stewart	3658	28	0	3	11	16
4	Sterling Marlin	3604	28	1	1	8	15
5	Dale Jarrett	3580	28	4	4	10	13
6	Rusty Wallace	3525	28	0	1	8	13
7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3498	28	1	2	7	12
8	Kevin Harvick	3495	27	0	2	5	13
9	Bobby Labonte	3403	28	1	1	6	14
10	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3220	28	0	0	5	11
11	Jeff Burton	3209	28	0	1	3	10
12	Mark Martin	3170	28	2	0	3	11
13	Jimmy Spencer	3059	28	1	0	3	8
14	Bill Elliott	3038	28	1	0	4	8
15	Matt Kenseth	2977	28	0	0	1	5
16	Bobby Hamilton	2860	28	0	1	2	6
17	Steve Park	2859	24	0	1	5	12
18	Jerry Nadeau	2858	28	0	0	2	7
19	Elliott Sadler	2849	28	0	1	2	2
20	Ward Burton	2816	28	0	1	3	6
21	Ken Schrader	2791	28	0	0	0	5
22	Jeremy Mayfield	2651	28	0	0	5	7
23	Ricky Craven	2600	28	1	0	3	5
24	Dave Blaney	2589	28	0	0	0	5
25	Terry Labonte	2552	28	0	0	1	3