2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

Race 33 of 36

Rockingham
393 laps
Time of race: 3:06:00
Average speed of winner: 128.933 mph
Margin of victory: 6.285 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 16 laps
Lap leaders: K. Wallace 1-61, Stewart 62-78, Nemechek 79-83, B. Labonte 84-89, Waltrip 90, Nemechek 91-145, B. Labonte 146-172, K. Wallace 173-175, Busch 176-190, K. Wallace 191-224, Nemechek 225-268, K. Wallace 269-270, Busch 271-300, Nemechek 301-332, K. Wallace 333, Nemechek 334-393

Race notes: Last pole for Kenny Wallace.

Video links: First two thirds, Final third

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	13	Joe Nemechek	33	Oakwood Homes	Chevrolet	Petree	Carrier	153.118	393	5	196	running	157535	185
2	1	Kenny Wallace	1	Pennzoil	Chevrolet	DEI	Andrews	154.690	393	5	101	running	113233	175
3	39	Johnny Benson, Jr.	10	Valvoline	Pontiac	MB2	Ince	provisional	393	0	0	running	75350	165
4	31	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	152.315	393	0	0	running	103252	160
5	4	Jerry Nadeau	25	UAW-Delphi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Furr	154.247	393	0	0	running	65350	155
6	25	Ward Burton	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	152.531	393	0	0	running	80560	150
7	10	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Pontiac	Gibbs	Zipadelli	153.458	393	1	17	running	61075	151
8	37	Ricky Rudd	28	Texaco/Havoline	Ford	Yates	McSwain	provisional	393	0	0	running	75572	142
9	19	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Pontiac	Gibbs	Makar	152.875	393	2	33	running	92102	143
10	40	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	provisional	392	0	0	running	57375	134
11	18	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	152.881	392	0	0	running	62685	130
12	2	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Ford	PPI	Beam	154.351	392	0	0	running	50420	127
13	41	Robert Pressley	77	Jasper Engines & Transmissions	Ford	Jasper	Ryan Pemberton	provisional	392	0	0	running	56211	124
14	6	Dave Blaney	93	Amoco	Dodge	Bill Davis	Lopez	153.535	391	0	0	running	41700	121
15	21	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	152.798	391	0	0	running	75223	118
16	15	Kevin Lepage	7	NationsRent	Ford	Jim Smith	Barnes	153.099	391	0	0	running	54590	115
17	33	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	4	Kodak MAX Film	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Eggleston	152.113	391	0	0	running	43675	112
18	38	Jeff Burton	99	CITGO Supergard	Ford	Roush	Stoddard	provisional	391	0	0	running	82646	109
19	12	Ken Schrader	36	M&M's	Pontiac	MB2	Newt Moore	153.195	391	0	0	running	47900	106
20	3	Casey Atwood	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Johns	154.266	391	0	0	running	44550	103
21	14	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA Auto Parts	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	153.118	391	1	1	running	46450	105
22	5	Bobby Hamilton	55	Square D	Chevrolet	Petree	Elledge	153.716	391	0	0	running	46850	97
23	30	Elliott Sadler	21	Motorcraft Quality Parts	Ford	Wood Brothers	Tryson	152.353	391	0	0	running	56550	94
24	28	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Ford	Penske	Pemberton	152.385	391	0	0	running	80490	91
25	8	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	153.465	390	0	0	running	81577	88
26	17	Jimmy Spencer	26	Kmart	Ford	Carter	Wingo	152.932	390	0	0	running	46850	85
27	23	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench Service Plus	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	152.671	390	0	0	running	80777	82
28	42	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	DeHart	provisional	390	0	0	running	69780	79
29	16	John Andretti	43	Cheerios	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	152.939	390	0	0	running	69402	76
30	35	Jason Leffler	01	Cingular Wireless	Dodge	Ganassi	Chambers	152.106	390	0	0	running	42750	73
31	32	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	14	Conseco	Pontiac	Foyt	Donnie Brown	152.157	389	0	0	running	34100	70
32	20	Mike Wallace	12	Mobil 1	Ford	Penske	Sospenzo	152.866	389	0	0	running	63259	67
33	7	Dick Trickle	71	Realtree Extra	Chevrolet	Marcis	Marcis	153.516	389	0	0	running	33850	64
34	9	Mark Martin	6	Pfizer/Viagra	Ford	Roush	Fennig	153.464	389	0	0	running	78076	61
35	34	Brett Bodine	11	Ralph's Supermarkets	Ford	Brett Bodine	Hillman	152.106	388	0	0	running	33600	58
36	26	Stacy Compton	92	Kodiak	Dodge	Melling	Knaus	152.487	388	0	0	running	33550	55
37	27	Robby Gordon	31	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	152.410	388	0	0	running	65824	52
38	36	Buckshot Jones	44	Georgia-Pacific	Dodge	Petty	Frazier	152.062	385	0	0	running	41440	49
39	11	Kurt Busch	97	Rubbermaid/Sharpie	Ford	Roush	Leslie	153.374	333	2	45	engine	41390	51
40	24	Bill Elliott	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Ford	152.550	314	0	0	running	58038	43
41	43	Todd Bodine	66	Kmart Blue Light Special	Ford	Carter	Larry Carter	provisional	270	0	0	handling	33265	40
42	29	Carl Long	85	Mansion Motorsports	Dodge	Mansion	Montgomery	152.372	170	0	0	accident	33185	37
43	22	Kyle Petty	45	Sprint	Dodge	Petty	Lane	152.696	7	0	0	accident	32479	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	4750	33	6	6	18	23
2	Ricky Rudd	4424	33	1	2	14	22
3	Tony Stewart	4349	33	0	3	14	20
4	Dale Jarrett	4296	33	4	4	12	17
5	Sterling Marlin	4231	33	1	2	9	17
6	Rusty Wallace	4118	33	0	1	8	14
7	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4095	33	1	3	9	14
8	Bobby Labonte	4069	33	1	1	7	17
9	Kevin Harvick	4000	32	0	2	5	14
10	Jeff Burton	3983	33	0	2	7	14
11	Johnny Benson, Jr.	3828	33	0	0	6	14
12	Mark Martin	3764	33	2	0	3	14
13	Matt Kenseth	3628	33	0	0	3	8
14	Ward Burton	3530	33	0	1	5	9
15	Jimmy Spencer	3509	33	2	0	3	8
16	Bill Elliott	3426	33	1	0	4	8
17	Bobby Hamilton	3371	33	0	1	3	7
18	Ken Schrader	3327	33	0	0	0	5
19	Jerry Nadeau	3296	33	0	0	3	8
20	Elliott Sadler	3219	33	0	1	2	2
21	Ricky Craven	3203	33	1	1	4	7
22	Terry Labonte	3001	33	0	0	1	3
23	Dave Blaney	2978	33	0	0	0	5
24	Kurt Busch	2887	33	1	0	3	6
25	Robert Pressley	2867	31	0	0	1	4