2001 Daytona 500
Race 1 of 36
Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:05:26
Average speed of winner: 161.783 mph
Margin of victory: 0.124 sec.
Lead changes: 49 among 14 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Elliott 1, Marlin 2-3, Earnhardt, Jr. 4, Marlin 5-20, W. Burton 21, Marlin 22-26, Earnhardt 27-37, Skinner 38-41, Marlin 42, Skinner 43-49, Bodine 50, W. Burton 51-55, Earnhardt, Jr. 56, W. Burton 57-73, Marlin 74, Schrader 75-76, Martin 77, Schrader 78-82, Earnhardt 83-84, W. Burton 85-93, Marlin 94-96, Skinner 97-100, W. Burton 101, Waltrip 102-103, Skinner 104-107, J. Gordon 108-111, Earnhardt 112-114, Marlin 115, J. Gordon 116-119, Skinner 120-122, W. Burton 123-124, Earnhardt, Jr. 125, Marlin 126-127, W. Burton 128, Skinner 129-130, J. Gordon 131-133, W. Burton 134-141, Marlin 142-143, W. Burton 144-152, B. Labonte 153-155, Jarrett 156, Marlin 157-161, Earnhardt, Jr. 162-166, Waltrip 167-168, Park 169-170, Waltrip 171-176, Earnhardt, Jr. 177-181, Marlin 182, Earnhardt 183, Waltrip 184-200
Race notes: First win for Michael Waltrip. Debut for Jason Leffler. Finale for Dale Earnhardt.
Video links: Entire race
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Michael Waltrip | 15 | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevrolet | DEI | Eggleston | 181.693 | 200 | 4 | 27 | running | 1331185 | 180 |
| 2 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 8 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | DEI | Eury, Sr. | 181.503 | 200 | 5 | 13 | running | 975907 | 175 |
| 3 | 12 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Miller Lite | Ford | Penske | Pemberton | 180.861 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 676224 | 165 |
| 4 | 30 | Ricky Rudd | 28 | Texaco/Havoline | Ford | Yates | McSwain | 181.192 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 517831 | 160 |
| 5 | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Dodge Dealers | Dodge | Evernham | Ford | 183.565 | 200 | 1 | 1 | running | 392582 | 160 |
| 6 | 27 | Mike Wallace | 7 | NationsRent | Ford | Jim Smith | Brewer | 179.458 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 275269 | 150 |
| 7 | 3 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Coors Light | Dodge | Ganassi | McCall | 182.142 | 200 | 11 | 39 | running | 262354 | 151 |
| 8 | 35 | Bobby Hamilton | 55 | Square D | Chevrolet | Petree | Elledge | 181.657 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 189259 | 142 |
| 9 | 38 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Mobil 1 | Ford | Penske | Sospenzo | 178.398 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 207168 | 138 |
| 10 | 2 | Stacy Compton | 92 | Kodiak | Dodge | Melling | Knaus | 182.682 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 168770 | 134 |
| 11 | 32 | Joe Nemechek | 33 | Oakwood Homes | Chevrolet | Petree | Carrier | 182.120 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 174754 | 130 |
| 12 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | Chevrolet | Childress | Hamlin | 180.694 | 199 | 4 | 17 | fatal accident | 194111 | 132 |
| 13 | 14 | Ken Schrader | 36 | M&M's | Pontiac | MB2 | Johns | 180.643 | 199 | 2 | 7 | accident | 154874 | 129 |
| 14 | 39 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Ford | Jasper | Ryan Pemberton | 178.916 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 142809 | 121 |
| 15 | 43 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Ralph's/Redcell | Ford | Brett Bodine | Hillman | 180.941 | 199 | 1 | 1 | running | 133509 | 123 |
| 16 | 28 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Sprint | Dodge | Petty | Hussey | 180.581 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 125909 | 115 |
| 17 | 42 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | 14 | Conseco | Pontiac | Foyt | Lopez | 180.531 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 129534 | 112 |
| 18 | 40 | Elliott Sadler | 21 | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Ford | Wood Brothers | Tryson | 180.364 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 127909 | 109 |
| 19 | 8 | Jeff Burton | 99 | CITGO | Ford | Roush | Stoddard | 180.752 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 155884 | 106 |
| 20 | 21 | Casey Atwood | 19 | Dodge Dealers | Dodge | Evernham | Donahue | 180.730 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running | 128034 | 103 |
| 21 | 16 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | DeWalt Power Tools | Ford | Roush | Reiser | 179.544 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 136584 | 100 |
| 22 | 31 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | UPS | Ford | Yates | Todd Parrott | 182.622 | 186 | 1 | 1 | accident | 167711 | 102 |
| 23 | 18 | Ricky Craven | 32 | Tide | Ford | PPI | Beam | 182.076 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running | 122484 | 94 |
| 24 | 34 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Kellogg's | Chevrolet | Hendrick | DeHart | 181.811 | 184 | 0 | 0 | accident | 157589 | 91 |
| 25 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | 27 | Hills Bros. Coffee | Pontiac | Eel River | Dodson | 179.881 | 184 | 0 | 0 | accident | 124509 | 88 |
| 26 | 4 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Lowe's | Chevrolet | Childress | McGee | 182.116 | 183 | 6 | 24 | running | 187358 | 90 |
| 27 | 11 | Jimmy Spencer | 26 | Kmart | Ford | Carter | Wingo | 180.260 | 183 | 0 | 0 | running | 135134 | 82 |
| 28 | 33 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | 10 | Valvoline | Pontiac | MB2 | Ince | 181.991 | 181 | 0 | 0 | engine | 129009 | 79 |
| 29 | 29 | Buckshot Jones | 44 | Georgia-Pacific | Dodge | Petty | Tutor | 180.592 | 181 | 0 | 0 | accident | 126234 | 76 |
| 30 | 13 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | DuPont | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Loomis | 182.474 | 178 | 3 | 11 | accident | 166411 | 78 |
| 31 | 25 | Steve Park | 1 | Pennzoil | Chevrolet | DEI | Andrews | 180.835 | 177 | 1 | 2 | running | 144027 | 75 |
| 32 | 5 | Jerry Nadeau | 25 | UAW/Delphi | Chevrolet | Hendrick | Furr | 178.271 | 176 | 0 | 0 | accident | 141384 | 67 |
| 33 | 22 | Mark Martin | 6 | Pfizer/Viagra | Ford | Roush | Fennig | 180.705 | 175 | 1 | 1 | accident | 160685 | 69 |
| 34 | 15 | Jason Leffler | 01 | Cingular Wireless | Dodge | Ganassi | Cram | 179.394 | 174 | 0 | 0 | accident | 124884 | 61 |
| 35 | 10 | Ward Burton | 22 | Caterpillar | Dodge | Bill Davis | Baldwin | 182.419 | 173 | 9 | 53 | accident | 165019 | 68 |
| 36 | 24 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Home Depot | Pontiac | Gibbs | Zipadelli | 182.534 | 173 | 0 | 0 | accident | 135009 | 55 |
| 37 | 41 | Robby Gordon | 4 | Kodak Film | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | Ifft | 181.335 | 173 | 0 | 0 | accident | 113959 | 52 |
| 38 | 9 | Andy Houston | 96 | McDonald's | Ford | PPI | Garone | 181.565 | 173 | 0 | 0 | accident | 120384 | 49 |
| 39 | 36 | John Andretti | 43 | Cheerios | Dodge | Petty | Steadman | 181.576 | 173 | 0 | 0 | accident | 148136 | 46 |
| 40 | 37 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Pontiac | Gibbs | Makar | 180.923 | 173 | 1 | 3 | accident | 164611 | 48 |
| 41 | 26 | Kurt Busch | 97 | Teamfordracing.com | Ford | Roush | Chambers | 178.511 | 169 | 0 | 0 | running | 120284 | 40 |
| 42 | 20 | Dave Blaney | 93 | Amoco | Dodge | Bill Davis | Randolph | 181.660 | 135 | 0 | 0 | engine | 111859 | 37 |
| 43 | 17 | Jeff Purvis | 51 | Phoenix Construction | Ford | Finch | 178.462 | 47 | 0 | 0 | accident | 111384 | 34 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 180 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 175 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rusty Wallace | 165 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 160 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Sterling Marlin | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Wallace | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bobby Hamilton | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Jeremy Mayfield | 138 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Stacy Compton | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt | 132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Nemechek | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ken Schrader | 129 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Brett Bodine | 123 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Robert Pressley | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kyle Petty | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Elliott Sadler | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Jeff Burton | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Casey Atwood | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Dale Jarrett | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Matt Kenseth | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ricky Craven | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Terry Labonte | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Mike Skinner | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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