2001 The Winston
Race details[1][2][3] | |
Date | May 19, 2001 |
Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
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Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Distance | Winston Open: 30 laps, 45 mi (72 km) No Bull Sprint: 16 laps, 24 mi (39 km) The Winston: 70 laps, 105 mi (169 km) |
Avg Speed | All-Star Race: 185.022 mph (297.764 km/h) |
Winston Open | |
Pole position | MBV Motorsports )
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Winner | MBV Motorsports )
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No Bull 5 Sprint | |
Pole position | Mike Wallace (Ultra Motorsports) |
Winner | Todd Bodine (Travis Carter Motorsports) |
Winston All Star Race | |
Pole position | Penske Racing )119.112 seconds |
Winston Open Transfers | Johnny Benson Jr. (Open winner) Todd Bodine (No Bull Sprint winner) |
Most laps led | MBV Motorsports )20 laps |
Winner | Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) |
Television | |
Network |
FX |
Announcers |
Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
The 2001 edition of
2001 The Winston drivers and eligibility
- 1-Steve Park(2 wins from 2000 and 2001)
- 2-Rusty Wallace (5 wins from 2000 and 2001)
- 5-NASCAR Winston Cup Seriestitles in 1984 and 1996)
- 6-Mark Martin (1 win in 2000)
- 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2 wins in 2000)
- 9-Bill Elliott (1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion)
- 12-Jeremy Mayfield (2 wins in 2000)
- 15-Michael Waltrip (2001 Daytona 500 winner)
- 17-Matt Kenseth (1 win in 2000)
- 18-Bobby Labonte (2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion)
- 20-Tony Stewart (7 wins from 2000 and 2001)
- 21-Elliott Sadler (Food City 500 winner)
- 22-Ward Burton (1 win in 2000)
- 24-Jeff Gordon (4 wins from 2000 and 2001)
- 25-Jerry Nadeau (1 win in 2000)
- 29-Kevin Harvick (Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 winner)
- 55-Bobby Hamilton (Talladega 500 winner)
- 88-Dale Jarrett (5 wins from 2000 and 2001)
- 99-Jeff Burton (4 wins in 2000)
The Winston Open/No Bull 5 Sprint
Johnny Benson started on the pole and led the first 7 laps of the 30 lap Winston Open. After a caution for a single car accident by Stacy Compton on lap 3, part-time driver and second-place starter Ryan Newman passed Benson for the lead. Newman led most of the race until his engine blew with 2 laps to go, causing a caution. Johnny Benson would take the lead under caution, win the race, and advance to The Winston.[1]
In the 16 lap No Bull 5 Sprint Race, Buckshot Jones got loose in turn one and touched Jason Leffler, who also spun. After crashing hard into the wall, Jones came down across the track into the path of 60-year-old driver Dave Marcis. Jones was seen wearing a HANS Device upon exiting his car. Marcis was making his final attempt at The Winston and all 3 drivers failed to finish the race. After the race restarted, Todd Bodine took the lead, held on to win and advance to the Winston.[2]
The Winston Open top five results
- 10-Johnny Benson (advances to feature)
- 28-Ricky Rudd
- 32-Ricky Craven
- 7-Mike Wallace
- 77-Robert Pressley
No Bull 5 Sprint top five results
- 66-Todd Bodine (advances to feature)
- 26-Jimmy Spencer
- 77-Robert Pressley
- 33-Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
- 36-Ken Schrader
First lap mayhem
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At the start of the race, pole sitter Rusty Wallace led off the green flag when rain was starting to fall at the track. Then Kevin Harvick, the third car in line, got loose and hit the wall in turn one. Jeff Gordon then hit Jeff Burton from behind, and both hit the wall. Gordon was spinning and was hit by Michael Waltrip as rain was coming down even more, Gordon's car was lying at the grass. The red flag came out once the rain was coming down hard. The drivers involved in the crash restarted the race with back-up cars. Harvick would be the only driver to not finish the race, only completing 19 laps.
Comeback and victory
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After the wreck, Jeff Gordon came back from the mayhem to win his third career All-Star race victory, tying Dale Earnhardt.[4] Gordon led for 10 laps during the race and earned $515,000 for the win.
Race results
- 24-Jeff Gordon
- 88-Dale Jarrett
- 20-Tony Stewart
- 18-Bobby Labonte
- 25-Jerry Nadeau
- 22-Ward Burton
- 8-Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 66-Todd Bodine (Segment 2 winner)
- 10-Johnny Benson(Open Segment 1 winner)
- 55-Bobby Hamilton
- 5-Terry Labonte
- 12-Jeremy Mayfield
- 6-Mark Martin
- 17-Matt Kenseth
- 2-Rusty Wallace
- 99-Jeff Burton
- 9-Bill Elliott
- 21-Elliott Sadler
- 1-Steve Park
- 15-Michael Waltrip
- 29-Kevin Harvick
References
- ^ a b "2001 Winston Open". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "2001 No Bull Sprint". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ "2001 The Winston". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- CNN Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 14, 2014.