2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

33rd race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 37th Annual Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 November 4 Kenny Wallace Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek 196 Andy Petree Racing Andy Petree Racing 33 TNT Motor Racing Network 128.941 mph km/h Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway 643.224 393 1.636 1.017 36 33 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 2001 23.668 399.681 The 2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 program cover. 2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400.jpg The 2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 33rd stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 4, 2001, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 mi km permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Nemechek, driving for Andy Petree Racing, managed to dominate the late stages of the race to win his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Poole David November 4, 2001 Nemechek wins at Rockingham for his 2nd Cup victory http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1104/1105racelede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011219234639/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1104/1105racelede.htm December 19, 2001 August 3, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte ObserverHinton Ed November 5, 2001 Nemechek cruises 52 South Florida Sun Sentinel https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106855593/nemechek-cruises/ August 3, 2022 Newspapers.comPackman Tim November 5, 2001 Nemechek earns long-awaited second win http://www.nascar.com/2001/NEWS/11/04/cup_lead/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011204202029/http://www.nascar.com/2001/NEWS/11/04/cup_lead/index.html December 4, 2001 August 3, 2022 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive The other podium finishers were Kenny Wallace, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and Johnny Benson Jr., driving for MBV Motorsports, who placed second and third respectively. Background North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School. Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc http://www.fasttrackracing.com/ 2012-07-16 Fasttrackracing.com Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Jason Leffler (R)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord4Bobby Hamilton Jr.Morgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord7Kevin LepageUltra MotorsportsFord8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord12Mike WallacePenske Racing SouthFord14Ron Hornaday Jr. (R)A. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac19Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord29Kevin Harvick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord33Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet36Ken SchraderMBV MotorsportsPontiac40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge44Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge55Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet66Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dick TrickleMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord85Carl LongMansion MotorsportsDodge88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Rick MastDonlavey RacingFord92Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge93Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge97Kurt Busch (R)Roush RacingFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, November 2, at 11:20 AM EST. The session lasted for two hours. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Rockingham 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001rock2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020213132515/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001rock2.htm February 13, 2002 August 3, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Casey Atwood, driving for Evernham Motorsports, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.848 and an average speed of 153.522 mph km/h. NASCAR - 2001 Rockingham 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/DATA/2001/race/winston/33/practice_results1.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011204182135/http://www.nascar.com/DATA/2001/race/winston/33/practice_results1.html December 4, 2001 August 3, 2022 NASCAR Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge23.848153.52221Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.865153.413321Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord23.882153.304Full first practice results Second practice The second session was held on Saturday, November 3, at 10:15 AM EST. The session lasted for 45 minutes. Rusty Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.455 and an average speed of 149.773 mph km/h.November 3, 2001 Speeds from Saturday's first practice http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1104/1104speeds1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020111011756/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1104/1104speeds1.htm January 11, 2002 August 3, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord24.455149.773220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac24.618148.720340Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge24.662148.662Full second practice results Third and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, November 3, at 12:00 PM EST. The session lasted 45 minutes. Jeff Burton, driving for Roush Racing, set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 24.475 and an average speed of 149.589 mph km/h.November 3, 2001 Saturday's final practice speeds http://thatsracin.com/01/1104/1104speeds2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011120101750/http://thatsracin.com/01/1104/1104speeds2.htm November 20, 2001 August 3, 2022 ThatsRacin Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed199Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord24.475149.589222Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge24.573148.99332Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord24.601148.823Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, November 2, at 3:05 PM EST. Each driver had two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two counted as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 were decided on time, while positions 37-43 were based on provisionals. Six spots were awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh was awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needed the provisional, the next team in the owner points would be awarded a provisional. Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Provisional/Owners Points Page http://www.jayski.com/stats/2002/2002prov.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205192304/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2002/2002prov.htm February 5, 2005 March 3, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site Kenny Wallace, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., won the pole, setting a time of 23.668 and an average speed of 154.690 mph km/h.Poole David November 2, 2001 Kenny Wallace wins the pole at Rockingham http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1104/1103polelede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020111013836/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1104/1103polelede.htm January 11, 2002 August 3, 2022 ThatsRacin The Charlotte Observer Rick Mast was the only driver to fail to qualify. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed11Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.668154.690232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord23.720154.351319Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge23.733154.266425Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.736154.247555Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.818153.716693Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge23.846153.535771Dick TrickleMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet23.849153.516824Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.857153.46496Mark MartinRoush RacingFord23.857153.4641020Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.858153.4581197Kurt Busch (R)Roush RacingFord23.871153.3741236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac23.899153.1951333Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet23.911153.1181415Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.911153.118157Kevin LepageUltra MotorsportsFord23.914153.0991643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge23.939152.9391726Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord23.940152.9321840Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge23.948152.8811918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac23.949152.8752012Mike WallacePenske Racing SouthFord23.950152.868218Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet23.961152.7982245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge23.977152.6962329Kevin Harvick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet23.981152.671249Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge24.000152.5502522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge24.003152.5312692Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge24.010152.4862731Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24.022152.410282Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord24.026152.3852985Carl LongMansion MotorsportsDodge24.028152.3723021Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord24.031152.3533188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord24.037152.3153214Ron Hornaday Jr. (R)A. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac24.062152.157334Bobby Hamilton Jr.Morgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet24.069152.1133411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord24.070152.1063501Jason Leffler (R)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge24.070152.1063644Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge24.077152.062Provisionals3728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord -* -*3899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord -* -*3910Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac -* -*4017Matt KensethRoush RacingFord -* -*4177Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord -* -*425Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet -* -*4366Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord -* -*Failed to qualify4490Rick MastDonlavey RacingFord24.123152.062Official qualifying results *Time not available. Race results Fin2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2001_Pop_Secret_Microwave_Popcorn_400 August 2, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11333Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet393196running185$157,535211Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet393101running175$113,23333910Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac3930running165$75,35043188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3930running160$103,2525425Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3930running155$65,35062522Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge3930running150$80,56071020Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac39317running151$61,07583728Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord3930running142$75,57291918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac39333running143$92,102104017Matt KensethRoush RacingFord3920running134$57,375111840Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge3920running130$62,68512232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord3920running127$50,420134177Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord3920running124$56,21114693Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge3910running121$41,70015218Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3910running118$75,22316157Kevin LepageUltra MotorsportsFord3910running115$54,59017334Bobby Hamilton Jr.Morgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3910running112$43,675183899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3910running109$82,646191236Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac3910running106$47,90020319Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge3910running103$44,550211415Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3911running105$46,45022555Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet3910running97$46,850233021Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord3910running94$56,55024282Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3910running91$80,49025824Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3900running88$81,577261726Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord3900running85$46,850272329Kevin Harvick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet3900running82$80,77728425Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3900running79$69,780291643John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge3900running76$69,402303501Jason Leffler (R)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge3900running73$42,750313214Ron Hornaday Jr. (R)A. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac3890running70$34,100322012Mike WallacePenske Racing SouthFord3890running67$63,25933771Dick TrickleMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet3890running64$33,8503496Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3890running61$78,076353411Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord3880running58$33,600362692Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge3880running55$33,550372731Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3880running52$65,824383644Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge3850running49$41,440391197Kurt Busch (R)Roush RacingFord33345engine51$41,39040249Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge3140running43$58,038414366Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord2700handling40$33,265422985Carl LongMansion MotorsportsDodge1700crash37$38,185432245Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge70crash34$32,479Failed to qualify4490Rick MastDonlavey RacingFordOfficial race results References 2001 Checker Auto Parts 500 2001 Pennzoil Freedom 400 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway Category:November 2001 sports events in the United States Category:2001 in sports in North Carolina