2001 NASCAR Subway 300

Race 9 of 33

Talladega
113 laps
Time of race: 2:17:24
Average speed of winner: 131.258 mph
Margin of victory: 0.125 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 23 laps
Lap leaders: Nemechek pole, LaJoie 1-3, Spencer 4-11, LaJoie 12-16, Nemechek 17-20, Skinner 21-25, Harmon 26, Nemechek 27-47, Spencer 48-76, Nemechek 77, Little 78-81, McLaughlin 82-102, J. Green 103, McLaughlin 104-113

Race notes: Greg Biffle 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	14	Mike McLaughlin	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Pontiac			185.592	113	2	31	running	52445	180
2	3	Jimmy Spencer	1	Yellow Freight	Pontiac			188.108	113	2	37	running	34325	180
3	12	Jeff Green	10	Nestle NesQuik	Ford			185.632	113	1	1	running	48975	170
4	8	Todd Bodine	00	Buckshot Racing	Pontiac			186.202	113	0	0	running	34075	160
5	6	Mike Skinner	21	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			187.057	113	1	5	running	25350	160
6	24	Elton Sawyer	98	Starter/Auburn University	Ford			184.345	113	0	0	running	28925	150
7	18	Jay Sauter	43	Quality Farm Stores	Chevrolet			184.926	113	0	0	running	23625	146
8	21	Kevin Grubb	37	Timber Wolf	Pontiac			184.726	113	0	0	running	23200	142
9	31	Greg Biffle	60	Grainger	Ford			183.681	113	0	0	running	25075	138
10	22	Kenny Wallace	48	Goulds Pumps	Chevrolet			184.683	113	0	0	running	24350	134
11	37	Chad Little	74	Staff America	Chevrolet			provisional	113	1	4	running	17045	135
12	17	Larry Foyt	14	Harrah's	Chevrolet			184.976	113	0	0	running	16920	127
13	11	Rich Bickle	59	Kingsford/Glad	Chevrolet			185.653	113	0	0	running	20795	124
14	25	Tony Raines	33	Bayer	Chevrolet			184.211	113	0	0	running	20670	121
15	7	Tim Sauter	61	Stoops Freightliner	Pontiac			186.275	113	0	0	running	16995	118
16	41	Andy Kirby	49	Caliber Collision Centers	Chevrolet			provisional	113	0	0	running	16570	115
17	26	Mark Green	55	Davis & Weight Motorsports	Ford			184.200	112	0	0	running	18295	112
18	23	Tim Fedewa	66	Phillips 66	Chevrolet			184.637	112	0	0	running	24670	109
19	32	Shawna Robinson	99	Aaron's	Chevrolet			183.087	112	0	0	running	16045	106
20	33	Brad Baker	28	Whitetails Unlimited	Chevrolet			182.961	112	0	0	running	16720	103
21	16	Matt Kenseth	17	Visine	Chevrolet			185.140	110	0	0	running	13725	100
22	43	Bobby Gerhart	65	Sasser Motorsports	Chevrolet			provisional	110	0	0	running	13600	97
23	9	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	26	Dr Pepper	Chevrolet			185.675	109	0	0	transmission	16450	94
24	5	Jeff Purvis	18	MBNA	Pontiac			187.236	105	0	0	accident	16550	91
25	15	Jason Keller	57	Albertsons	Ford			185.369	97	0	0	accident	21775	88
26	35	Christian Elder	38	Great Clips	Ford			182.584	96	0	0	accident	13050	85
27	2	Randy LaJoie	7	Kleenex/Scott Products	Pontiac			188.123	95	2	8	running	18975	87
28	29	Jimmie Johnson	92	Excedrin	Chevrolet			184.044	86	0	0	accident	15800	79
29	13	Jamie McMurray	27	Williams Travel Centers	Pontiac			185.628	86	0	0	accident	15675	76
30	20	Lyndon Amick	35	Team Amick Motorsports	Pontiac			184.765	86	0	0	accident	13550	73
31	30	Ashton Lewis	46	Lewis Motorsports	Chevrolet			183.733	86	0	0	accident	12400	70
32	28	David Green	34	Aqua Velva Ice Sport	Chevrolet			184.051	85	0	0	accident	15325	67
33	39	David Donohue	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Chevrolet			provisional	85	0	0	accident	14275	64
34	38	Shane Hall	63	Lance Snacks	Ford			provisional	85	0	0	accident	15225	61
35	40	Mike Harmon	77	Pegasus	Ford			provisional	84	1	1	accident	12100	63
36	27	C.W. Smith	67	Shop Vac Corp.	Chevrolet			184.115	82	0	0	accident	12155	55
37	34	Marty Houston	11	Channellock	Chevrolet			182.699	81	0	0	accident	12120	52
38	36	David Starr	16	31-W Insulation	Pontiac			182.567	81	0	0	accident	12085	49
39	1	Joe Nemechek	87	Cellular One	Pontiac			189.729	79	3	26	accident	13700	51
40	4	Kevin Harvick	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			187.838	64	0	0	accident	15265	43
41	19	Hank Parker, Jr.	36	GNC Live Well	Chevrolet			184.911	54	0	0	engine	19480	40
42	10	Scott Wimmer	23	Jani-King	Pontiac			185.661	22	0	0	engine	11945	37
43	42	Joe Bessey	6	Whelen	Pontiac			provisional	0	0	0	engine	11910	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Greg Biffle	1294	9	1	1	4	6
2	Kevin Harvick	1291	9	2	1	3	7
3	Jason Keller	1245	9	0	0	3	6
4	Jeff Green	1240	9	0	1	5	7
5	Mike McLaughlin	1193	9	0	1	2	5
6	Todd Bodine	1103	9	0	2	4	5
7	Jimmie Johnson	1075	9	0	0	2	4
8	Jeff Purvis	1070	9	0	0	0	3
9	Kenny Wallace	1037	9	0	0	3	5
10	Randy LaJoie	1022	9	0	1	3	3
11	Chad Little	994	9	0	0	0	1
12	Jay Sauter	990	9	0	0	1	3
13	Tony Raines	986	9	0	0	1	3
14	Scott Wimmer	972	9	0	0	1	1
15	Elton Sawyer	970	9	0	0	1	4
16	Rich Bickle	964	9	0	0	0	1
17	Matt Kenseth	924	7	2	1	4	4
18	Tim Sauter	924	9	0	0	0	2
19	Jamie McMurray	920	9	0	0	0	0
20	Tim Fedewa	895	9	0	0	1	1
21	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	860	9	0	0	1	2
22	Kevin Grubb	847	9	0	0	0	1
23	David Green	821	9	0	0	0	1
24	Larry Foyt	806	9	0	0	0	0
25	Hank Parker, Jr.	781	9	0	0	0	0