2001 Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil

Race 32 of 36

Phoenix
312 laps
Time of race: 3:02:26
Average speed of winner: 102.613 mph
Margin of victory: 2.645 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
Lap leaders: Atwood pole, Andretti 1-2, Atwood 3-64, R. Wallace 65-72, Spencer 73, R. Wallace 74-90, J. Burton 91-100, R. Wallace 101-133, J. Burton 134-151, R. Wallace 152-184, Atwood 185-193, J. Burton 194, M. Wallace 195-203, J. Burton 204-242, M. Wallace 243-278, J. Burton 279-312

Race notes: Only pole for Casey Atwood.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO Supergard	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	130.976	312	5	102	running	213491	185
2	24	Mike Wallace	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Sospenzo	129.646	312	2	45	running	156459	175
3	21	Ricky Rudd	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	129.786	312	0	0	running	139797	165
4	38	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	provisional	312	0	0	running	97960	160
5	22	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	129.772	312	0	0	running	96675	155
6	14	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	130.142	312	0	0	running	109052	150
7	42	Robby Gordon	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	McGee	provisional	312	0	0	running	94399	146
8	9	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam	130.402	312	0	0	running	56875	142
9	16	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	130.001	312	0	0	running	96452	138
10	13	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	130.265	312	0	0	running	67675	134
11	7	Kenny Wallace	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Andrews	130.482	312	0	0	running	78118	130
12	18	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	129.964	312	0	0	running	97802	127
13	33	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	129.065	312	0	0	running	81610	124
14	1	Casey Atwood	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Johns	131.296	312	2	71	running	53075	126
15	4	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	130.933	312	4	91	running	97590	123
16	19	Buckshot Jones	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Frazier	129.875	312	0	0	running	63610	115
17	37	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	provisional	312	0	0	running	88277	112
18	10	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore	130.331	312	0	0	running	60645	109
19	29	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Fennig	129.450	312	0	0	running	85176	106
20	23	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	129.697	312	0	0	running	80330	103
21	15	Stacy Compton	92	Kodiak	Dodge	Melling	Knaus	130.142	312	0	0	running	50936	100
22	41	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid/Sharpie	Ford	Roush	Leslie	provisional	312	0	0	running	52850	97
23	26	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	129.594	312	0	0	running	50325	94
24	40	Jerry Nadeau	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	provisional	312	0	0	running	51375	91
25	27	Rick Mast	90	Donlavey Racing	Ford	Donlavey	Bobby King	129.543	312	0	0	running	40950	88
26	12	Brett Bodine	11	Ralph's Supermarkets	Ford	Brett Bodine	Hillman	130.298	312	0	0	running	47615	85
27	6	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	130.596	312	0	0	running	67523	82
28	20	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Dodge	Bill Davis	Randolph	129.828	312	0	0	running	42675	79
29	11	Todd Bodine	66	Kmart Blue Light Special	Ford	Carter	Larry Carter	130.326	311	0	0	running	42050	76
30	8	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Donnie Brown	130.416	311	0	0	running	39925	73
31	32	Jimmy Spencer	26	Kmart	Ford	Carter	Wingo	129.148	311	1	1	running	50375	75
32	35	Kevin Lepage	7	NationsRent	Ford	Jim Smith	Barnes	128.774	310	0	0	running	47150	67
33	39	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	provisional	310	0	0	running	57025	64
34	31	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	129.227	309	0	0	running	46900	61
35	34	Joe Nemechek	33	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet	Petree	Carrier	128.963	301	0	0	running	67045	58
36	17	Bobby Hamilton	55	Square D	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	129.997	300	0	0	running	46650	55
37	30	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	129.343	287	0	0	engine	73248	52
38	43	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Eggleston	provisional	286	0	0	overheating	38400	49
39	2	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	131.071	270	1	2	accident	73802	51
40	25	Ryan Newman	02	Alltel	Ford	Penske	Borland	129.618	253	0	0	accident	38125	43
41	36	Jason Leffler	01	Cingular Wireless	Dodge	Ganassi	Chambers	128.714	252	0	0	overheating	45975	40
42	5	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	130.804	239	0	0	accident	45850	37
43	28	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Dodge	Petty	Lane	129.543	65	0	0	engine	37978	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4662	32	6	6	18	23
2	Ricky Rudd	4282	32	1	2	14	21
3	Tony Stewart	4198	32	0	3	14	19
4	Dale Jarrett	4136	32	4	4	11	16
5	Sterling Marlin	4101	32	1	2	9	17
6	Rusty Wallace	4027	32	0	1	8	14
7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3977	32	1	3	9	14
8	Bobby Labonte	3926	32	1	1	7	16
9	Kevin Harvick	3918	31	0	2	5	14
10	Jeff Burton	3874	32	0	2	7	14
11	Mark Martin	3703	32	2	0	3	14
12	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3663	32	0	0	5	13
13	Matt Kenseth	3494	32	0	0	3	7
14	Jimmy Spencer	3424	32	2	0	3	8
15	Bill Elliott	3383	32	1	0	4	8
16	Ward Burton	3380	32	0	1	5	8
17	Bobby Hamilton	3274	32	0	1	3	7
18	Ken Schrader	3221	32	0	0	0	5
19	Jerry Nadeau	3141	32	0	0	2	7
20	Elliott Sadler	3125	32	0	1	2	2
21	Ricky Craven	3076	32	1	1	4	7
22	Terry Labonte	2922	32	0	0	1	3
23	Steve Park	2859	24	0	1	5	12
24	Dave Blaney	2857	32	0	0	0	5
25	Kurt Busch	2836	32	1	0	3	6