2001 Tropicana 400

18th race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 644.542 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Kevin Harvick NBC 113 Richard Childress Racing Kevin Harvick 29 Richard Childress Racing Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. Motor Racing Network 121.200 mph km/h 644.542 Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway 2.41 267 267 400.5 1.5 Inaugural Tropicana 400 36 18 July 15 Tropicana 400 2001 29.393 400.5 The 2001 Tropicana 400 program cover. 2001_Tropicana_400_program_cover.jpg The 2001 Tropicana 400 was the 18th stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the inaugural running of the event. The race was held on July 15, 2001, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 mile (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. Kevin Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would dominate the late stages of the race to win his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his second and final win of the season.Smith Marty July 16, 2001 Harvick wins inaugural Tropicana 400 http://www.nascar.com/2001/NEWS/07/15/harvick_wins/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011221150100/http://www.nascar.com/2001/NEWS/07/15/harvick_wins/index.html December 21, 2001 April 28, 2022 NASCAR.com Turner Sports Interactive2001-07-16 Rookie Harvick leaves Chicagoland with win 19 The Cincinnati Post https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100645825/rookie-harvick-leaves-chicagoland-with/ 2022-04-28 To fill out the podium, Robert Pressley of Jasper Motorsports and Ricky Rudd of Robert Yates Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Chicagoland Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver #DriverTeamMake 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 7 Robby Gordon Ultra Motorsports Ford 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 10 Johnny Benson MBV Motorsports Pontiac 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 27 Mike Bliss Eel River Racing Pontiac 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 84 Shawna Robinson Michael Kranefuss Racing Ford 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing FordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, July 12, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 25 minutes. Bill Elliott of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.477 and an average speed of 171.554 mph km/h.July 12, 2001 Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0713speeds1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010804084213/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0713speeds1.htm August 4, 2001 April 28, 2002 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge29.574182.593 2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford29.588182.506 3 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford29.633182.402Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Thursday, July 12, at 5:05 PM CST, and would last for an hour and 25 minutes. Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.477 and an average speed of 171.554 mph km/h.July 12, 2001 Thursday's late practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0713speeds2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010804084925/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0713speeds2.htm August 4, 2001 April 28, 2002 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford29.369183.867 2 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.444183.399 3 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford29.471183.231Full second practice results Third practice The third practice session was held on Friday, July 13, at 11:00 AM CST, and would last for an hour and 55 minutes. Todd Bodine of Haas-Carter Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.347 and an average speed of 183.443 mph km/h.July 13, 2001 Friday's Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0714speeds.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011008042441/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0714speeds.htm October 8, 2001 April 28, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford29.347183.443 2 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet29.475183.206 3 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac29.504183.026Full third practice results Fourth practice The fourth practice session was held on Saturday, July 14, at 11:30 AM CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.158 and an average speed of 179.057 mph km/h.July 14, 2002 Saturday's early practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0715speeds1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011008053319/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0715speeds1.htm October 8, 2001 April 28, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford30.158179.057 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet30.181178.921 3 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet30.195178.838Full fourth practice results Fifth and final practice The fifth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, July 14, at 1:00 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.142 and an average speed of 179.152 mph km/h.July 14, 2001 Saturday's final Winston Cup practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0715speeds2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010807035217/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/0715/0715speeds2.htm August 7, 2001 April 28, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet30.142179.152 2 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford30.154179.081 3 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet30.195178.838Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, July 13, at 3:05 PM CST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Chicagoland Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001chicago.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010806161614/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001chicago.htm August 6, 2001 April 28, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Provisional Start Status http://jayski.thatsracin.com/stats/2001/2001prov.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010801150204/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/stats/2001/2001prov.htm 2001-08-01 2022-02-22 Jayski's Silly Season Site Todd Bodine of Haas-Carter Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 29.393 and an average speed of 183.7172 mph km/h.BODINE SURPRISINGLY GRABS POLE AT CHICAGOLAND https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2001-07-14-0107140327-story.html 2022-04-28 Orlando Sentinel en Four drivers would fail to qualify: Kyle Petty, Dave Marcis, Mike Bliss, and Shawna Robinson. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed 1 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 29.393183.7172 2 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 29.442183.4115 3 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.483183.1564 4 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.545182.7720 5 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.615182.3400 6 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.644182.1617 7 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.661182.0572 8 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.669182.0082 9 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 29.701181.8121 10 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 29.722181.6836 11 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.733181.6164 12 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 29.808181.1594 13 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 29.830181.0260 14 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 29.842180.9530 15 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 29.846180.9290 16 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 29.847180.9227 17 19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.869180.7894 18 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.887180.6806 19 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29.898180.6141 20 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.899180.6080 21 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 29.903180.5840 22 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 29.912180.5296 23 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.926180.4450 24 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.942180.3487 25 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 29.969180.1860 26 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 29.987180.0780 27 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 29.990180.0600 28 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.994180.0360 29 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.999180.0060 30 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 30.027179.8380 31 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 30.030179.8202 32 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 30.044179.7364 33 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 30.045179.7304 34 10 Johnny Benson MBV Motorsports Pontiac 30.046179.7244 35 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 30.059179.6467 36 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 30.085179.4914Provisionals 37 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford - - 38 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford - - 39 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet - - 40 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - - 41 7 Robby Gordon Ultra Motorsports Ford - - 42 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford - - 43 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge - -Failed to Qualify 44 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 30.102179.4560 45 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 30.300178.2180 46 27 Mike Bliss Eel River Racing Pontiac 30.495177.0780 47 84 Shawna Robinson Michael Kranefuss Racing Ford 30.807175.2850Official qualifying results Race results Fin.2001 Tropicana 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2001_Tropicana_400 2022-04-28 www.thethirdturn.com en#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings 1 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 113 running 185$162,500 2 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 267 0 running 170$126,600 3 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 267 25 running 170$112,600 4 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 267 0 running 160$101,300 5 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 267 50 running 160$94,200 6 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 267 20 running 155$77,100 7 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 146$70,650 8 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 142$68,100 9 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 267 0 running 138$65,900 10 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267 0 running 134$71,080 11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 267 0 running 130$70,800 12 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 267 0 running 127$54,800 13 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 267 0 running 124$69,300 14 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 267 6 running 126$58,300 15 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 2 running 123$71,600 16 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Ford 267 17 running 120$62,600 17 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 0 running 112$68,300 18 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 266 0 running 109$69,100 19 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 266 0 running 106$52,000 20 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Raving Dodge 266 0 running 103$62,600 21 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 266 0 running 100$52,900 22 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 266 0 running 97$57,900 23 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 266 0 running 94 $58,900 24 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 266 0 running 91$58,600 25 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 0 running 88$58,300 26 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 266 0 running 85$50,500 27 10 Johnny Benson MBV Motorsports Pontiac 266 3 running 87$57,900 28 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 265 0 running 79$46,700 29 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 265 0 running 76$54,500 30 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 264 0 running 73$54,800 31 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 262 0 running 70$46,100 32 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 259 0 running 67$63,900 33 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 257 0 crash 64$65,900 34 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 255 0 crash 61$45,500 35 7 Robby Gordon Ultra Motorsports Ford 252 0 crash 58$53,300 36 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 243 0 engine 55$45,100 37 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 239 25 engine 57$52,900 38 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 184 0 crash 49$52,700 39 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 168 2 engine 51$69,500 40 14 Ron Hornady Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 150 0 engine 43$44,300 41 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 134 0 flywheel 40$52,100 42 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 0 crash 37$51,900 43 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 3 0 engine 34$43,950Official race results References 2001 Pepsi 400 2001 New England 300 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2001 Category:2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Chicagoland Speedway Category:July 2001 sports events in the United States Category:2001 in sports in Illinois