2001 Aaron's 312

Race 4 of 33

Atlanta
203 laps
Time of race: 2:10:18
Average speed of winner: 143.954 mph
Margin of victory: 10.647 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Newman 1, Nemechek 2-34, Waltrip 35-66, Purvis 67, Parker 68-73, Waltrip 74-89, Bodine 90-91, Nemechek 92-105, Waltrip 106-112, Nemechek 113-130, Biffle 131-168, Purvis 169, Keller 170, Nemechek 171-203

Race notes: Jeff Green took the points lead from Kevin Harvick.

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	Joe Nemechek	87	Cellular One	Chevrolet			190.274	203	4	98	running	43550	185
2	5	Greg Biffle	60	Grainger	Ford			189.209	203	1	38	running	38325	175
3	9	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's	Chevrolet			188.514	203	3	55	running	17975	170
4	21	Jeff Green	10	Nestle NesQuik	Ford			187.462	203	0	0	running	33100	160
5	11	Todd Bodine	00	MRO	Chevrolet			188.277	203	1	2	running	23925	160
6	10	Jeff Purvis	18	MBNA	Pontiac			188.411	203	2	2	running	19325	155
7	28	Jason Keller	57	Albertsons	Ford			186.604	202	1	1	running	22850	151
8	2	Kevin Harvick	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			191.298	202	0	0	running	21850	142
9	25	Jimmie Johnson	92	Excedrin	Chevrolet			186.830	202	0	0	running	15250	138
10	6	Tony Raines	33	Alka-Seltzer	Chevrolet			189.003	201	0	0	running	16475	134
11	7	Mike McLaughlin	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac			188.661	201	0	0	running	10250	130
12	31	Blaise Alexander	8	Highline Performance	Chevrolet			186.403	201	0	0	running	9750	127
13	26	Jay Sauter	43	Quality Farm Stores	Chevrolet			186.786	201	0	0	running	12925	124
14	4	Scott Wimmer	23	Jani-King	Pontiac			189.461	201	0	0	running	8650	121
15	14	Chad Little	74	Staff America	Chevrolet			187.894	201	0	0	running	8825	118
16	23	Chad Chaffin	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Chevrolet			187.209	201	0	0	running	15575	115
17	16	P.J. Jones	1	Yellow Freight	Pontiac			187.767	200	0	0	running	10150	112
18	29	David Green	34	AFG Glass	Chevrolet			186.598	200	0	0	running	12000	109
19	34	Kenny Wallace	48	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			185.828	200	0	0	running	11925	106
20	33	Mike Dillon	21	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			186.146	200	0	0	running	11200	103
21	22	Randy LaJoie	7	Kleenex/Scott Products	Chevrolet			187.278	199	0	0	running	13725	100
22	32	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Chevrolet			186.221	199	0	0	running	7700	97
23	39	Brad Baker	28	Southern Racing	Chevrolet			provisional	198	0	0	running	7625	94
24	13	Jamie McMurray	27	Williams Travel Centers	Chevrolet			188.079	198	0	0	running	10550	91
25	36	Kevin Grubb	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			185.375	198	0	0	running	10600	88
26	42	Christian Elder	38	Great Clips	Ford			provisional	196	0	0	running	7450	85
27	40	David Starr	16	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			provisional	194	0	0	running	7400	82
28	38	Shane Hall	63	Lance Snacks	Ford			provisional	192	0	0	running	10350	79
29	37	Rich Bickle	59	Kingsford	Chevrolet			provisional	178	0	0	running	10300	76
30	18	Matt Kenseth	17	Visine	Chevrolet			187.506	171	0	0	engine	12850	73
31	35	Tim Fedewa	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			185.691	119	0	0	accident	15715	70
32	1	Ryan Newman	02	Alltel	Ford			191.661	118	1	1	accident	8880	72
33	19	Marty Houston	11	Channellock	Chevrolet			187.506	102	0	0	accident	7145	64
34	15	Tim Sauter	61	Stoops Freightliner	Chevrolet			187.830	102	0	0	accident	7110	61
35	24	Elton Sawyer	98	Starter/Hot Tamales	Ford			186.918	102	0	0	accident	10075	58
36	17	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	26	Dr Pepper	Chevrolet			187.741	94	0	0	water pump	10015	55
37	27	Kelly Denton	77	Merck/Medco	Ford			186.660	90	0	0	engine	6980	52
38	30	Hank Parker, Jr.	36	GNC Live Well	Chevrolet			186.478	81	1	6	accident	15445	54
39	8	Ashton Lewis	46	Lewis Motorsports	Chevrolet			188.636	80	0	0	accident	6915	46
40	20	Kevin Lepage	71	State Fair Corn Dogs	Ford			187.494	65	0	0	electrical	6880	43
41	12	Mark Green	55	Davis & Weight Motorsports	Ford			188.124	49	0	0	engine	7845	40
42	41	Carl Long	49	Jay Robinson Construction	Chevrolet			provisional	30	0	0	handling	6810	37
43	43	Brad Teague	52	Means Racing	Ford			provisional	8	0	0	transmission	6773	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Green	627	4	0	0	3	4
2	Greg Biffle	622	4	1	0	3	3
3	Kevin Harvick	609	4	0	0	2	3
4	Jason Keller	596	4	0	0	1	4
5	Todd Bodine	579	4	0	2	3	3
6	Jimmie Johnson	543	4	0	0	1	2
7	Mike McLaughlin	539	4	0	0	0	2
8	Jeff Purvis	506	4	0	0	0	2
9	Kenny Wallace	499	4	0	0	1	2
10	Chad Little	489	4	0	0	0	1
11	Jay Sauter	476	4	0	0	0	1
12	Rich Bickle	455	4	0	0	0	1
13	Scott Wimmer	444	4	0	0	0	0
14	Tim Sauter	419	4	0	0	0	1
15	Jamie McMurray	409	4	0	0	0	0
16	Joe Nemechek	403	3	1	1	1	2
17	Tony Raines	403	4	0	0	1	2
18	Randy LaJoie	396	4	0	1	1	1
19	Mike Dillon	394	4	0	0	0	0
20	Hank Parker, Jr.	389	4	0	0	0	0
21	Shane Hall	375	4	0	0	0	0
22	Kevin Grubb	372	4	0	0	0	0
23	Larry Foyt	369	4	0	0	0	0
24	Blaise Alexander	349	4	0	0	0	0
25	Chad Chaffin	340	4	0	0	0	0