2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500

February 2025 April 2026 NASWINSTON NAPA Auto Parts 500 2001 04 29 2001 10 36 Auto Club Speedway (formerly California Speedway) - Speedway.svg 200px Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway NAPA Auto Parts 500 California Speedway, Fontana, California 2.0 3.219 250 500 804.672 143.118 mi/h Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing 39.423 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing 95 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 29, 2001, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2 mi km off on asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing won the race. Background The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 mi km off long.Auto Club Speedway Track Facts http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx Auto Club Speedway March 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100824155657/http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx 2010-08-24 dead The track's turns were banked at fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the back straightaway was banked at three degrees. 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 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 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 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 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 Ford Practice April 2026 First practice Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 39.551 182.043 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.623 181.713 3 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 39.638 181.644Official first practice results Second practice Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 39.996 180.018 2 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 40.030 179.865 3 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 40.035 179.843Official second practice results Final practice Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 40.937 175.880 2 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 41.053 175.383 3 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 41.072 175.302Official final practice results Qualifying Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Best time 1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 39.423 2 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 39.438 3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford 39.580 4 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 39.585 5 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 39.611 6 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 39.613 7 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 39.633 8 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 39.660 9 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 39.727 10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 39.739 11 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 39.761 12 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 39.774 13 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39.779 14 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 39.806 15 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 39.818 16 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 39.831 17 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.836 18 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 39.846 19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 39.860 20 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39.889 21 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 39.944 22 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 39.948 23 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 39.990 24 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 40.032 25 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 40.053 26 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 40.063 27 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.067 28 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.072 29 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 40.079 30 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 40.090 31 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 40.140 32 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 40.143 33 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 40.147 34 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 40.199 35 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A.J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 40.258 36 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 40.314Provisionals 37 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet — 38 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet — 39 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford — 40 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet — 41 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac — 42 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford — 43 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge —Did not qualify 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 40.342 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 40.714 84 Shawna Robinson Michael Kranefuss Racing Ford — Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points 1 19 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 250 185 2 17 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 175 3 38 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 250 170 4 4 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 250 165 5 3 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 250 160 6 6 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 250 155 7 9 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 250 151 8 20 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 250 142 9 31 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 250 138 10 42 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 250 134 11 8 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 250 135 12 30 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 250 127 13 32 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 250 124 14 22 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 250 121 15 7 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 250 118 16 36 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 250 115 17 23 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 250 117 18 25 01 Jason Leffler (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 250 109 19 33 96 Andy Houston (R) PPI Motorsports Ford 250 106 20 34 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 250 108 21 28 30 Jeff Green Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 100 22 1 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 250 102 23 39 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 250 94 24 5 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 250 96 25 13 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 93 26 11 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 250 85 27 12 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 249 82 28 2 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 249 84 29 15 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 249 76 30 40 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 249 73 31 21 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 249 70 32 27 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 249 67 33 41 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 249 64 34 35 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A.J. Foyt Racing Pontiac 249 61 35 14 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 249 58 36 37 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 247 55 37 26 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 247 52 38 43 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 246 49 39 16 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 235 46 40 10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 233 48 41 24 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 232 40 42 18 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 223 37 43 29 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 152 34 Standings after the race Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Dale Jarrett 1,441 10px 2 Jeff Gordon 1,375 (–66) 10px 3 Johnny Benson Jr. 1,330 (–111) 10px 2 4 Rusty Wallace 1,322 (–119) 10px 5 Sterling Marlin 1,291 (–150) 10px 2 6 Ricky Rudd 1,251 (–190) 10px 3 7 Bobby Hamilton 1,230 (–211) 10px 1 8 Steve Park 1,227 (–214) 10px 9 Tony Stewart 1,212 (–229) 10px 2 10 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,151 (–290) References 2001 Pontiac Excitement 400 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2001 Talladega 500 collapsed NAPA Auto Parts 500 NAPA Auto Parts 500 Category:NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway