2001 Daytona 500

43rd iteration of Daytona 500 February 2025 May 2026 NASWINSTON https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2001 Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN May 10, 2012Weather Information for the 2001 Daytona 500 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/2001-02-18 The Old Farmer's Almanac June 20, 2013 https://archive.today/20240526172507/https://www.webcitation.org/6HZZbDnEr?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/2001-02-18 May 26, 2024 live 2001 2 18 2001 1 36 2001 Daytona 500 program cover.png The program for the 2001 Daytona 500, featuring the cars of Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, and Tony Stewart. Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 2.5 4.02336 200 500 804.672 Warm with temperatures reading up to 79 F C; wind speeds up to 29.92 miles per hour (48.15 km/h) 161.783 mi/h Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports 49.029 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing 53 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds 10.0 MRN Joe Moore and Barney Hall Kurt Becker (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Eli Gold (3 & 4) The 2001 Daytona 500, the 43rd running of the event, was the first race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule. It was held on February 18, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, consisting of 200laps and 500 miles on the 2.5-mile (4km) asphalt tri-oval. Bill Elliott won the pole and Michael Waltrip, in his first race in the No. 15 car for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., won the race. This was the first points-paying victory of his Winston Cup career, coming in his 463rd start, the longest wait for a first win. His teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 2nd and Rusty Wallace finished 3rd. On the final lap, a fatal accident occurred involving Dale Earnhardt Sr., Ken Schrader, and Sterling Marlin. Earnhardt's car crashed head-on into the retaining wall, killing him. The race was also marred by an 18-car pile-up on lap 173 that began when Ward Burton made contact with Robby Gordon, sending Tony Stewart flipping twice down the backstretch. After Earnhardt's death—as well as other notable deaths of other drivers in other NASCAR national touring series in previous seasons—NASCAR implemented rigorous safety improvements in later seasons. The 2001 Daytona 500 is the last NASCAR Cup Series race to involve a fatal accident. Entry list No. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturer01Jason Leffler (R)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord3Dale Earnhardt (W)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Robby GordonMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Mike WallaceUltra MotorsportsFord8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill Elliott (W)Evernham MotorsportsDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Jeremy MayfieldPenske RacingFord14Ron Hornaday Jr. (R)A. J. Foyt RacingPontiac15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff Gordon (W)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord27Kenny WallaceEel River RacingPontiac28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord33Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ken SchraderMBV MotorsportsPontiac37Derrike Cope (W)Qwest Motor RacingPontiac40Sterling Marlin (W)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge44Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge50Rick MastMidwest Transit RacingChevrolet51Jeff PurvisPhoenix RacingFord55Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet66Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet72Dwayne LeikMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord80Morgan ShepherdHover MotorsportsFord84Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet85Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord88Dale Jarrett (W)Robert Yates RacingFord90Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord92Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge93Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge96Andy Houston (R)PPI MotorsportsFord97Kurt Busch (R)Roush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Qualifying to determine positions 1-2 for the Daytona 500 and the lineup for the Gatorade Duels happened on February 10, 2001. Originally, Bill Elliott and Jerry Nadeau were slated to start first and second, respectively. However, during post qualifying inspection, NASCAR determined that Nadeau had an unapproved shock absorber and spring shackle, and his time was disqualified. Stacy Compton, who was originally third, moved up to second. Dwayne Leik would be the only driver to not set a time. Pos.rpm.espn.com: Daytona 500 qualifying results https://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2001/0210/1075283.html 2021-06-24 www.espn.comNo.DriverMakeTimeSpeed19Bill ElliottDodge49.029183.565292Stacy ComptonDodge49.266182.682388Dale JarrettFord49.282182.622420Tony StewartPontiac49.306182.534524Jeff GordonChevrolet49.322182.474622Ward BurtonDodge49.337182.419740Sterling MarlinDodge49.412182.142833Joe NemechekChevrolet49.419182.116931Mike SkinnerChevrolet49.419182.1161032Ricky CravenFord49.430182.0761110Johnny BensonPontiac49.453181.991125Terry LabonteChevrolet49.502181.8111315Michael WaltripChevrolet49.534181.6931493Dave BlaneyDodge49.543181.6601555Bobby HamiltonChevrolet49.543181.6601643John AndrettiDodge49.566181.5761796Andy HoustonFord49.569181.565188Dale Earnhardt JrChevrolet49.586181.503194Robby GordonChevrolet49.632181.3352028Ricky RuddFord49.670181.1962118Bobby LabontePontiac49.745180.923222Rusty WallaceFord49.763180.857231Steve ParkChevrolet49.769180.8352499Jeff BurtonFord49.792180.7522519Casey AtwoodDodge49.798180.730266Mark MartinFord49.805180.705273Dale EarnhardtChevrolet49.808180.6942836Ken SchraderPontiac49.822180.6432911Brett BodineFord49.824180.6363044Buckshot JonesPontiac49.836180.5923145Kyle PettyDodge49.839180.5813214Ron HornadayPontiac49.853180.5313371Dave MarcisChevrolet49.893180.3863421Elliott SadlerFord49.899180.3643526Jimmy SpencerFord49.928180.2603601Jason LefflerDodge49.967180.1193766Todd BodineFord50.003179.9893827Kenny WallacePontiac50.033179.8813951Jeff PurvisFord50.062179.7774017Matt KensethFord50.124179.554417Mike WallaceFord50.151179.4584277Robert PressleyFord50.187179.3294390Hut StricklinFord50.282178.9904450Rick MastChevrolet50.396178.5864597Kurt BuschFord50.417178.5114612Jeremy MayfieldFord50.529178.1164737Derrike CopePontiac50.764177.2914884Norm BenningFord51.049176.3014985Carl LongFord51.053176.2875080Morgan ShepherdFord51.526174.6695172Dwayne LeikChevroletDid not startDSQ25Jerry Nadeau*Chevrolet49.224182.838 Gatorade 125's The Gatorade 125s are a pair of NASCAR Winston Cup series held in conjunction with the Daytona 500 annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. They consist of two 50 laps and 125 miles in length, which serve as heat races that set up the lineup for the Daytona 500. Both races set the lineup for positions 3–30. The first race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in odd–numbered positions on pole qualifying day. The second race sets the lineup for cars that qualified in even–numbered positions. After qualifying races, the next six positions are determined by fastest times in qualifying who have not yet made the field. The final seven positions go to provisional starters based on last year's car owner points standings. Race 1 results Pos Grid No Car Number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 4 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 502 26 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 503 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 504 9 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 505 17 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 506 3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 507 24 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 508 25 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford 509 7 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 5010 13 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 5011 18 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 5012 12 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 5013 19 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 5014 15 44 Buckshot Jones (R) Petty Enterprises Dodge 5015 20 50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 5016 5 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 5017 8 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 5018 21 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Pontiac 5019 11 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 5020 1 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 5021 16 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 4922 23 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 4823 10 4 Robby Gordon Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 4724 2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 4625 6 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 4526 22 85 Carl Long (R) Mansion Motorsports Ford 12 Race 2 results Pos Grid No Car Number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps1 4 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 502 9 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 503 12 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 504 3 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 505 11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 506 14 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 507 18 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 508 5 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 509 7 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 5010 13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 5011 2 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 5012 20 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 5013 15 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 5014 10 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 5015 6 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5016 25 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 5017 17 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 5018 8 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 5019 24 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 5020 22 80 Morgan Shepherd Hover Motorsports Ford 5021 23 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 5022 19 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 5023 1 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 5024 21 84 Norm Benning (R) Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 4825 16 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3526 26 72 Dwayne Leik (R) Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 20 Starting lineup Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Notes1 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Fastest in pole qualifying2 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge Second in pole qualifying3 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Race 1 Winner4 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Race 2 Winner5 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Second in Race 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Second in Race 27 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Third in Race 18 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Third in Race 29 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford Fourth in Race 110 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Fourth in Race 211 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Fifth in Race 112 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford Fifth in Race 213 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Sixth in Race 114 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac Sixth in Race 215 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Seventh in Race 116 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Seventh in Race 217 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford Eighth in Race 118 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Eighth in Race 219 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Ninth in Race 120 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge Ninth in Race 221 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge Tenth in Race 122 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Tenth in Race 223 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac Eleventh in Race 124 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Eleventh in Race 225 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Twelfth in Race 126 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Twelfth in Race 227 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford Thirteenth in Race 128 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Thirteenth in Race 229 44 Buckshot Jones (R) Petty Enterprises Dodge Fourteenth in Race 130 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Fourteenth in Race 231 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Qualifying Speed32 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Qualifying Speed33 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac Qualifying Speed34 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Qualifying Speed35 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Qualifying Speed36 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Qualifying Speed37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Provisional38 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford Provisional39 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Provisional40 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Provisional41 4 Robby Gordon Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Provisional42 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac Provisional43 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford ProvisionalDid not qualify 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 37 Derrike Cope Quest Motor Racing Pontiac 84 Norm Benning (R) Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 85 Carl Long (R) Mansion Motorsports Ford 80 Morgan Shepherd Hover Motorsports Ford 72 Dwayne Leik (R) Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Race summary Death of Dale Earnhardt Polesitter Bill Elliott led the field to the green flag, but he only led one lap before Sterling Marlin (the winner of the first 125-mile qualifying race three days earlier) passed him for the lead. On lap 29, Rusty Wallace drove into his pit after his right front tire had suddenly gone flat. NASCAR determined that he had exceeded the pit road speed limit on his way in and he was consequently issued a 15-second penalty. As a result, he went a lap down and attempted to make up for it by skipping the first scheduled pit stop. The first caution came out on lap 48 when Jeff Purvis bounced off the wall between turns 3 & 4. The race restarted and stayed under a long green-flag run that lasted 105 laps, in which Ward Burton led the most. On lap 87, Dale Earnhardt and rookie Kurt Busch made door-to-door contact coming out of turn 4 while battling for fifth place. Earnhardt promptly gave Busch the finger at 185mph or, as described by lap-by-lap commentator Mike Joy, he simply was saying "Kurt, you're number 1".Lap114 The second caution came out on lap 157 when Busch, trying to pass Joe Nemechek, hit the front stretch wall and slid across the track right through the infield and onto pit road. On lap 167, Steve Park took the lead, only to be passed by his teammate Michael Waltrip on the next lap. The Big One On lap 173, a huge crash eliminated 18 cars in a spectacular fashion. This began when Robby Gordon, coming onto the back straightaway, turned Ward Burton in the outside lane. Burton then hit Tony Stewart, who turned back across the middle of the racetrack, collecting most of the field behind him. Stewart took the worst ride of any driver in that crash, as his car turned against the wall after being hit by Burton, caught a pocket of air, got pushed airborne over Robby Gordon and flipped over twice, and then landed on top of Jason Leffler before coasting to a stop in the infield. Bobby Labonte's hood broke off and got attached to Stewart's car, causing his engine to catch fire. Stewart's vehicle was described as something similar to Richard Petty's rollover crash in the 1988 race. Mark Martin collided first with the outside wall and then got hit by at least two other cars, destroying the rear end of his. Martin managed to limp his car back to pit road and abandon it. Also involved in this crash were Jeff Gordon, Terry Labonte, Andy Houston, Buckshot Jones, Dale Jarrett (the defending Daytona 500 winner), Jeff Burton, Elliott Sadler, Kenny Wallace, John Andretti, and Jerry Nadeau. Only a few drivers, including Earnhardt; Elliott; Ron Hornaday Jr.; and Ken Schrader, were able to avoid the crash with intact cars. The race was red-flagged for extensive cleanup. When the red flag was over, the race restarted on lap 180, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the lead. Marlin led the next three laps before Waltrip took over again. Death of Dale Earnhardt and race finish As the race neared its end, Darrell Waltrip in the Fox Sports booth became audibly excited and anxious while his younger brother Michael was poised to win his first NASCAR Cup Series race, cheering him on from the press box. As the white flag waved for the final lap, Earnhardt, Jr. ran second behind Waltrip with his father close behind in third. Earnhardt, who owned the two cars in front of him, was driving aggressively in an attempt to keep the pack, including Sterling Marlin, Ken Schrader, and Rusty Wallace, away from the race for the win. Entering turn 3, Earnhardt threw a block on Marlin, who was looking to make a pass on the bottom. Earnhardt's car was not clear, and his rear bumper clipped Marlin's front bumper, sending him into a skid with the nose of the car on the apron. Trying to correct at speed, Earnhardt sharply counter-steered against the slide, which redirected the car sharply back up the track into the path of Ken Schrader. Schrader rammed into him behind the passenger door, causing Earnhardt's car to snap, rapidly changing its angle toward the wall. As Schrader came into contact, Earnhardt crashed into the wall nose-first at an estimated speed of 155–160 mph (250-257 km/h). Both cars slid down the steep banking off the track and into the infield grass. While this two-car wreck was in progress, drivers were allowed to race to the finish under green flag conditions. Michael Waltrip claimed his first Winston Cup victory as the field raced back, with his teammate Earnhardt Jr. 0.124 seconds behind in second. The yellow and checkered flags came out simultaneously as Waltrip crossed the line, locking the rest of the field in their positions at that moment. Earnhardt and Schrader were credited finishing 12th and 13th despite not finishing the race. Schrader was the first person to witness the scene of Earnhardt's crash, and upon seeing the interior of the car he immediately called for urgent help. Waltrip celebrated in victory lane with his team, unaware of the severity of the incident until Schrader arrived to tell him the accident had been severe. Earnhardt's failure to emerge under his own power and resulting absence in victory lane as the winning car owner raised concern over his condition, as he was known for being a resilient driver who was hurt in far more visually violent crashes just a few years before, but very rarely sidelined. Earnhardt was extricated from his car and was transported by ambulance to the nearby Halifax Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:16 pm EST, reportedly surrounded by his wife Teresa, his team owner and closest friend Richard Childress, and his son Earnhardt Jr. The official announcement of Earnhardt's death was made at about 7:00 pm EST by NASCAR president Mike Helton. The death of the seven-time Winston Cup Champion largely overshadowed Waltrip's first Winston Cup victory and the 18-car crash on lap 173. Results Pos Grid Car No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps Led Time/Retired 1 19 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 27 3:05:26 2 6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 13 +0.124 3 12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 200 0 Lead lap under caution 4 30 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 Lead lap under caution 5 1 9 Bill Elliott (W) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 1 Lead lap under caution 6 27 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 200 0 Lead lap under caution 7 3 40 Sterling Marlin (W) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 39 Lead lap under caution 8 35 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Lead lap under caution 9 38 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 200 0 Lead lap under caution 10 2 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 200 0 Lead lap under caution 11 32 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Lead lap under caution 12 7 3 Dale Earnhardt (W) † Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 17 Accident (fatal) 13 14 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 199 0 Accident 14 39 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 199 0 +1 lap 15 43 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 199 1 +1 lap 16 28 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 199 0 +1 lap 17 42 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 199 0 +1 lap 18 40 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 +1 lap 19 8 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 199 0 +1 lap 20 21 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 198 0 +2 laps 21 16 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 196 0 +4 laps 22 31 88 Dale Jarrett (W) Robert Yates Racing Ford 186 1 Accident 23 18 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 185 0 +15 laps 24 34 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 184 0 Accident 25 23 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 184 0 Accident 26 4 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 183 24 +17 laps 27 11 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 183 0 +17 laps 28 33 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 181 0 Engine 29 29 44 Buckshot Jones (R) Petty Enterprises Dodge 181 0 Accident 30 13 24 Jeff Gordon (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 178 11 Accident 31 25 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 177 2 +23 laps 32 5 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 176 0 Accident 33 22 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 175 1 Accident 34 15 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 174 0 Accident 35 10 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 173 53 Accident 36 24 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 173 0 Accident 37 41 4 Robby Gordon Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 173 0 Accident 38 9 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 173 0 Accident 39 36 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 173 0 Accident 40 37 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 173 3 Accident 41 26 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 169 0 +31 laps 42 20 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 135 0 Engine 43 17 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford 47 0 AccidentSources:2001 Daytona 500 Racing-Reference.info http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2001_Daytona_500/W https://archive.today/20120909031338/http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1996_Daytona_500/W 2012-09-09 live 2013-06-10 Standings after the race Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Waltrip 180 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 175 (–5) 3 Rusty Wallace 165 (–15) 4 Ricky Rudd 160 (–20) 5 Bill Elliott 160 (–20) 6 Sterling Marlin 151 (–29) 7 Mike Wallace 150 (–30) 8 Bobby Hamilton 142 (–38) 9 Jeremy Mayfield 138 (–42) 10 Stacy Compton 132 (–48) Media The 2001 Daytona 500 marked the first Cup Series race under NASCAR's new centralized television contracts, which shifted responsibility for NASCAR's media rights from the track owners (which led to events being inconsistently scattered across multiple networks, including long-time rightsholder CBS) to NASCAR itself. NASCAR entered into six-year deals with two broadcasters, Fox Sports and NBC Sports (with NBC sub-licensing cable rights to TNT, and Fox using its then-sister cable network FX), to serve as rightsholders for each respective half of the season in the Winston Cup Series and Busch Series. Fox and NBC alternated rights to the two Daytona race weekends annually.https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/dale-earnhardt-death-daytona-500-2001-mike-joy-darrell-waltrip-larry-mcreynolds-dark-day-021516 The dark day Dale Earnhardt made time stand still at Daytona 2016-02-15 Fox Sports en-US 2020-02-16 Mike Joy joined Fox from CBS to continue as lead announcer. Former driver Darrell Waltrip and crew chief Larry McReynolds would join Joy in the booth as analysts. Joy, Waltrip, and McReynolds would consistently remain Fox's on-air team until 2016, when McReynolds became the rules and technical analyst, replaced in the booth by Jeff Gordon. Darrell Waltrip retired from broadcasting in June 2019, leaving Joy and Gordon as a two-man booth for the 2020 season until Clint Bowyer was hired for the 2021 season and Gordon leaving at the end of the season.https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/fox-broadcasters-look-back-at-2001-daytona-500.html Fox broadcasters look back at 2001 Daytona 500 on Fox 2020-02-15 Awful Announcing en-US 2020-02-16https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/26804332 For the first time in 47 years, Darrell Waltrip doesn't know what's next 2019-05-23 ESPN.com en 2019-06-21https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com:443/en/Daily/Morning%20Buzz/2020/01/23/Fox%20NASCAR.aspx Fox Shifting To Two-Man NASCAR Booth With Joy, Gordon Sports Business Daily en 2020-02-16 References collapsed Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Category:NASCAR controversies