2001 Old Dominion 500

30th race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON 75.75 mph km/h Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. 94 Todd Bodine Ricky Craven Haas-Carter Motorsports PPI Motorsports PPI Motorsports Ricky Craven 32 NBC Motor Racing Network Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway 500 423.257 36 30 53rd Annual Old Dominion 500 0.847 0.526 October 15 Old Dominion 500 2001 263 20.204 2001 Old Dominion 500.jpg The 2001 Old Dominion 500 program cover. The 2001 Old Dominion 500 was the 30th stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 53rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Monday, October 15, 2001, Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi km permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. In the closing laps of the race, Ricky Craven, driving for PPI Motorsports, would manage to defend Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett in a close finish to win his first career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.Poole David October 15, 2001 Craven saw skirmish as an opportunity http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1016racelede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011118124059/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1016racelede.htm November 18, 2001 August 9, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte ObserverHinton Ed October 16, 2001 Craven's 1st victory a popular one 48 Chicago Tribune https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107235254/cravens-1st-victory-a-popular-one/ August 9, 2022 Newspapers.com August 9, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220809020440/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107235254/cravens-1st-victory-a-popular-one/ live Smith Marty October 15, 2001 Craven outduels Jarrett to win Old Dominion 500 http://www.nascar.com/2001/NEWS/10/15/martinsville_smith/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011206065551/http://www.nascar.com/2001/NEWS/10/15/martinsville_smith/index.html December 6, 2001 August 9, 2022 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive To fill out the podium, Jarrett and Bill Davis Racing driver Ward Burton would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Martinsville Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMake1Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Jason Leffler (R)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord4Rich BickleMorgan–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 SouthFord13Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet14Ron 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 EnterprisesDodge46Frank KimmelLarry Clement RacingFord55Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet66Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord71Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord85Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord90Hut StricklinDonlavey 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, October 12, at 11:20 AM EST. The session would last for two hours. Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.188 and an average speed of 93.798 mph km/h.October 12, 2001 Friday's practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1013speeds.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011114072553/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1013speeds.htm November 14, 2001 August 9, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.18893.798255Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.20693.715310Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac20.24093.557Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session was held on Saturday, October 13, at 12:00 PM EST. The session would last for 45 minutes. Mike Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.443 and an average speed of 92.628 mph km/h.October 13, 2001 Speeds from Saturday's first practice http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1014speeds1.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011114092425/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1014speeds1.htm November 14, 2001 August 9, 2022 That's Racin' Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Mike WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.44392.628288Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.56392.088310Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac20.58991.971Full second practice results Third and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, October 13, at 1:15 PM EST. The session would last for 45 minutes. Mike Wallace, driving for Penske Racing South, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.451 and an average speed of 92.592 mph km/h.October 13, 2001 Saturday's final practice speeds http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1014speeds2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011114092356/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1014speeds2.htm November 14, 2001 August 9, 2022 That's Racin' During the session, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton would wreck after Ricky Rudd sent oil onto the track, sending Burton into the outside turn 1 wall. Burton was forced to start at the rear for the race and transfer to a backup car. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Mike WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.45192.592220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.48792.429331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.51892.290Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 12, at 3:05 PM EST. 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 Martinsville 2 Race Info Page http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001martins2.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011207084956/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001martins2.htm December 7, 2001 August 9, 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 - 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 2005-02-05 2022-03-02 Jayski's Silly Season Site Todd Bodine, driving for Haas-Carter Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 20.204 and an average speed of 93.724 mph km/h.Poole David October 12, 2001 Todd Bodine has best visit yet to Martinsville http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1013polelede.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20011115015117/http://www.thatsracin.com/01/1014/1013polelede.htm November 15, 2001 August 9, 2022 That's Racin' The Charlotte Observer Three drivers would fail to qualify: Carl Long, Kyle Petty, and Frank Kimmel. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed166Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord20.20493.72428Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.22793.617324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.25593.488488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord20.29193.322510Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac20.29893.290632Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord20.29993.285733Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.30293.272820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.30393.26792Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.33493.1251093Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge20.35793.0201122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge20.37092.9601212Mike WallacePenske Racing SouthFord20.37092.960136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord20.37792.9281425Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.40492.8051577Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord20.41792.7461655Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet20.42992.6921714Ron Hornaday Jr. (R)A. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac20.42992.692184Rich BickleMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20.43592.6651928Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord20.43892.6512036Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac20.45092.597219Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge20.45692.5692217Matt KensethRoush RacingFord20.46492.5332313Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet20.47292.4972499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord20.48992.4202571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet20.48992.4202640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge20.49092.4162743John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge20.50292.3622831Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.51192.3212990Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord20.51792.294307Kevin LepageUltra MotorsportsFord20.52592.258315Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet20.53192.2313218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac20.54492.1733344Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge20.55192.1423415Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.56992.0613529Rick MastRick Mast would replace Kevin Harvick for qualifying. Harvick would drive the car for the race. NRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20.57892.0213611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord20.59391.954Provisionals371Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet20.74591.2803826Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord21.37188.6063921Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord20.64491.7264097Kurt Busch (R)Roush RacingFord20.66691.6294119Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge20.73491.3284201Jason Leffler (R)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge20.74291.2934392Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge20.63891.753Failed to qualify4485Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord20.59391.9544545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge20.61191.8734646Frank KimmelLarry Clement RacingFord20.80990.999Official qualifying results Race results Fin2001 Old Dominion 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2001_Old_Dominion_500 August 7, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1632Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord50094running185$130,4752488Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord50031running175$114,25231122Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge50045running170$94,46043218Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac5000running160$104,53752499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord5000running155$96,8466510Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac5005running155$51,3007136Mark MartinRoush RacingFord50033running151$82,25181212Mike WallacePenske Racing SouthFord50014running147$80,7599324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet50058running143$84,102102640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge5000running134$66,435112036Ken SchraderMB2 MotorsportsPontiac5000running130$54,93012166Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord5009running132$44,550131655Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet50092running129$46,175143826Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord5000running121$52,4611592Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord5000running118$79,290164392Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge5000running115$44,040173921Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord50034running117$58,025181714Ron Hornaday Jr. (R)A. J. Foyt EnterprisesPontiac5000running109$37,855193415Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4990running106$42,20020371Kenny WallaceDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4990running103$66,04321307Kevin LepageUltra MotorsportsFord4990running100$43,100223529Kevin Harvick (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet49920running102$77,67723733Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet4990running94$62,970241425Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4990running91$42,450254119Casey Atwood (R)Evernham MotorsportsDodge4981running93$34,700262990Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord4980running85$31,4502728Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet4960running82$67,623282313Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4960running79$30,750291093Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge4950running76$33,600303344Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge4940running73$41,45031184Rich BickleMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet4940running70$30,300322571Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingChevrolet4930running67$30,175332743John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge4920running64$65,07734315Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4830brakes61$62,655354097Kurt Busch (R)Roush RacingFord47938running63$37,800362217Matt KensethRoush RacingFord45926rear end60$37,725374201Jason Leffler (R)Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix SabatesDodge4580running52$37,600382831Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4420running49$61,799391928Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord3970engine46$59,647403611Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord2890running43$29,20041820Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac1230engine40$49,27542219Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge1150overheating37$53,673431577Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord530crash34$37,081Failed to qualify4485Carl LongMansion MotorsportsFord4545Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge4646Frank KimmelLarry Clement RacingFordOfficial race results Notes References 2001 UAW-GM Quality 500 2001 EA Sports 500 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Old Dominion 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Old Dominion 500 Old Dominion 500