2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400
Race details | |||||
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Race 33 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||||
Date | November 4, 2001 | ||||
Official name | 27th Annual Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 | ||||
Location |
North Carolina Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.636 km) | ||||
Distance | 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km) | ||||
Average speed | 128.941 miles per hour (207.510 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||||
Time | 23.668 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Joe Nemechek | Andy Petree Racing | |||
Laps | 196 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 33 | Joe Nemechek |
Network | TNT | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 33rd
Background
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 2, at 11:20 AM EST. The session lasted for two hours.[5] Casey Atwood, driving for Evernham Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.848 and an average speed of 153.522 miles per hour (247.070 km/h).[6]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 23.848 | 153.522 |
2 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 23.865 | 153.413 |
3 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 23.882 | 153.304 |
Full first practice results |
Second practice
The second session was held on Saturday, November 3, at 10:15 AM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Ford | 24.455 | 149.773 |
2 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 24.618 | 148.720 |
3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
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Dodge | 24.662 | 148.662 |
Full second practice results |
Third and final practice
The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, November 3, at 12:00 PM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing
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Ford | 24.475 | 149.589 |
2 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 24.573 | 148.993 |
3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Ford | 24.601 | 148.823 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, November 2, at 3:05 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap.[5] Positions 1-36 were be decided on time, while positions 37-43 were be based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needed the provisional, the next team in the owner points would be awarded a provisional.[9]
Kenny Wallace, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., won the pole, setting a time of 23.668 and an average speed of 154.690 miles per hour (248.949 km/h).[10]
Rick Mast was the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
*Time not available.
Race results
Fin[11] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
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1 | 13 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 393 | 196 | running | 185 | $157,535 |
2 | 1 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 393 | 101 | running | 175 | $113,233 |
3 | 39 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports
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Pontiac | 393 | 0 | running | 165 | $75,350 |
4 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 160 | $103,252 |
5 | 4 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 155 | $65,350 |
6 | 25 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 393 | 0 | running | 150 | $80,560 |
7 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 393 | 17 | running | 151 | $61,075 |
8 | 37 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing
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Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 142 | $75,572 |
9 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 393 | 33 | running | 143 | $92,102 |
10 | 40 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing
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Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 134 | $57,375 |
11 | 18 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
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Dodge | 392 | 0 | running | 130 | $62,685 |
12 | 2 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 127 | $50,420 |
13 | 41 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 124 | $56,211 |
14 | 6 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 391 | 0 | running | 121 | $41,700 |
15 | 21 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 118 | $75,223 |
16 | 15 | 7 | Kevin Lepage | Ultra Motorsports | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 115 | $54,590 |
17 | 33 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 112 | $43,675 |
18 | 38 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing
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Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 109 | $82,646 |
19 | 12 | 36 | Ken Schrader | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 391 | 0 | running | 106 | $47,900 |
20 | 3 | 19 | Casey Atwood (R) | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 391 | 0 | running | 103 | $44,550 |
21 | 14 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 391 | 1 | running | 105 | $46,450 |
22 | 5 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 97 | $46,850 |
23 | 30 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 94 | $56,550 |
24 | 28 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Ford | 391 | 0 | running | 91 | $80,490 |
25 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 88 | $81,577 |
26 | 17 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer
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Haas-Carter Motorsports
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Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 85 | $46,850 |
27 | 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (R) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 82 | $80,777 |
28 | 42 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 390 | 0 | running | 79 | $69,780 |
29 | 16 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 76 | $69,402 |
30 | 35 | 01 | Jason Leffler (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
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Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 73 | $42,750 |
31 | 32 | 14 | Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
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Pontiac | 389 | 0 | running | 70 | $34,100 |
32 | 20 | 12 | Mike Wallace | Penske Racing South
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Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 67 | $63,259 |
33 | 7 | 71 | Dick Trickle | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 64 | $33,850 |
34 | 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing
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Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 61 | $78,076 |
35 | 34 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 58 | $33,600 |
36 | 26 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Melling Racing | Dodge | 388 | 0 | running | 55 | $33,550 |
37 | 27 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | running | 52 | $65,824 |
38 | 36 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 385 | 0 | running | 49 | $41,440 |
39 | 11 | 97 | Kurt Busch (R) | Roush Racing
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Ford | 333 | 45 | engine | 51 | $41,390 |
40 | 24 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 314 | 0 | running | 43 | $58,038 |
41 | 43 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Haas-Carter Motorsports
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Ford | 270 | 0 | handling | 40 | $33,265 |
42 | 29 | 85 | Carl Long | Mansion Motorsports | Dodge | 170 | 0 | crash | 37 | $38,185 |
43 | 22 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 7 | 0 | crash | 34 | $32,479 |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
44 | 90 | Rick Mast | Donlavey Racing | Ford | ||||||
Official race results |
References
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- ^ Packman, Tim (November 5, 2001). "Nemechek earns long-awaited second win". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc". Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Rockingham 2 Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 13, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "NASCAR - 2001 Rockingham 2 Practice 1 Results". NASCAR. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Speeds from Saturday's first practice". ThatsRacin. November 3, 2001. Archived from the original on January 11, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Saturday's final practice speeds". ThatsRacin. November 3, 2001. Archived from the original on November 20, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Provisional/Owners Points Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Poole, David (November 2, 2001). "Kenny Wallace wins the pole at Rockingham". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on January 11, 2002. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 2, 2022.