2001 Talladega 500

February 2025 2001 Talladega 500 9 36 CUST Race 9 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/AL/Talladega/2001-04-22 Weather information for the 2001 Talladega 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-03-23http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/2001/talladega-superspeedway/talladega-500/2147 Prize purse for the 2001 Talladega 500 Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet 2012-03-23 dead September 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120912074817/http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/2001/talladega-superspeedway/talladega-500/2147 2001 04 22 Talladega Superspeedway.png Map of the Talladega Superspeedway Temperatures of 57.9 F C and 82.9 F C; Wind speeds of 11.1 mph km/h Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama 2.660 4.281 188 500.080 804.801 184.003 mi/h Stacy Compton Mark Melling Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi 51 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Fox Mike JoyDarrell WaltripLarry McReynolds The 2001 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on April 22, 2001, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. A total prize purse of $3,233,740 ($US 3233740 2001 0 c when adjusted for inflation); with $173,855 to the winner ($US 173,855 2001 0 c when adjusted for inflation). Race report Kenny Wallace, Kyle Petty, Rick Mast, Hut Stricklin and Andy Hillenburg would fail to qualify for this race.https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Talladega_500/W 2001 Talladega 500 racing information Racing Reference April 4, 2026http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=2001&race=9&series_id=2 2001 Talladega 500 racing information Race Database 2012-03-23 Stacy Compton would be credited with a last-place finish due to engine failure on lap 116 of the 188-lap race. Bobby Hamilton would defeat Tony Stewart by 2/10ths of a second after racing a completely caution-free race for almost three hours. The last-place finisher, Compton, qualified for the pole position with a speed of 184.861 mph km/h on. Sterling Marlin had the best car in the race but finished in 23rd place; leading 51 laps and overtaking competitors like Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Burton, and Stacy Compton. While Marlin was the class of the field, late in the race he got shuffled back. This was the only time Andy Houston led a lap in a Cup race. Mike Skinner, who finished 29th, crossed the finish line less than 4 seconds behind winner Bobby Hamilton. Hamilton, who qualified with a speed of 182.99 mph, was like most of the field which ran the 500 miles faster than their 1-lap qualification. Despite the lack of a big crash in the crucial moments of the race, there were still some exciting parts in the race for NASCAR fans in the form of lead changes and drivers leading multiple laps. The last event to end without any caution periods was in 1999. It would be Hamilton's last win. He died 6 years later from head and neck cancer. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South 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 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 29 Kevin Harvick (R) 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 MBV 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 49 Andy Hillenburg BAM Racing Pontiac 50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford 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 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 Ford Practice April 2026 First practice Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 51.470 186.050 2 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 51.789 184.904 3 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 51.891 184.541Official first practice results Final practice Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 49.735 192.540 2 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 49.835 192.154 3 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 49.875 192.000Official final practice results Qualifying Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Best time 1 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 51.801 2 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 51.881 3 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 52.041 4 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 52.072 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 52.082 6 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.115 7 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 52.128 8 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.164 9 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.183 10 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 52.190 11 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.232 12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.291 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.299 14 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 52.332 15 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 52.342 16 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 52.357 17 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.364 18 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 52.388 19 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.389 20 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 52.433 21 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 52.438 22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 52.456 23 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 52.465 24 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 52.479 25 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 52.533 26 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 52.536 27 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 52.550 28 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 52.551 29 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 52.588 30 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 52.626 31 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.641 32 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.656 33 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford 52.683 34 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 52.701 35 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 52.705 36 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 52.783Provisionals 37 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac — 38 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford — 39 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge — 40 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford — 41 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford — 42 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac — 43 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford —Did not qualify 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 52.793 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 52.851 50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 52.873 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 53.009 49 Andy Hillenburg BAM Racing Pontiac 53.091 Race results Pos Grid No Car Number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 14 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 188 1802 7 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 188 1753 27 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 188 1704 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 188 1655 30 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 188 1606 10 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 188 1557 37 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 188 1468 19 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 188 1479 43 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 188 13810 22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 188 13911 31 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 13012 9 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 12713 26 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 188 12914 32 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 12615 4 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 188 12316 29 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 188 11517 16 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 188 11218 6 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 188 10919 40 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 188 11120 25 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 188 10321 24 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 188 10522 42 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 188 10223 2 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 188 10424 28 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 188 9625 11 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 9326 23 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 188 8527 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 8728 8 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 188 8429 12 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 8130 21 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 187 7331 17 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 187 7032 3 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 187 7233 39 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 187 6934 33 51 Jeff Purvis Phoenix Racing Ford 187 6135 41 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford 187 5836 34 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 187 5537 35 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 187 5238 15 71 Dave Marcis Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet 186 4939 38 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 186 5140 36 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 186 4841 20 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 181 4542 18 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 158 3743 1 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 116 39Official race results Standings after the race Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Jarrett 1,345 10px 2 Jeff Gordon 1,200 (–145) 10px 3 Johnny Benson Jr. 1,195 (–150) 10px 3 4 Bobby Hamilton 1,175 (–170) 10px 1 5 Sterling Marlin 1,153 (–192) 10px 6 Rusty Wallace 1,137 (–208) 10px 2 7 Steve Park 1,109 (–236) 10px 8 Ricky Rudd 1,096 (–249) 10px 4 9 Tony Stewart 1,047 (–298) 10px 1 10 Bill Elliott 1,015 (–330) References 2001 Virginia 500 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 2001 collapsed Talladega 500 Talladega 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway