2001 Dura Lube 400

Second race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series February 2025 NASWINSTON The Race: Dura-Lube 400 http://www.jayski.com/next/2001/2001rock1.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures January 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160204022918/http://www.jayski.com/next/2001/2001rock1.htm February 4, 2016 dead 2001 Dura Lube 400 February 25–26, 2001 2 36 2001_Dura_Lube_400_program_cover.png 2001 Dura Lube 400 program cover, featuring a tribute to Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Bobby Labonte North Carolina Speedway, Richmond County, North Carolina 1.017 1.637 393 399.681 643.224 Temperatures reaching up to 71.6 F C; wind speeds up to 14 mph km/hWeather information for the 2001 KMart/Dura Lube 400 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NC/Rockingham/2001-02-26 The Old Farmers' Almanac June 5, 2013 111.877 mph Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 23.401 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 180 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Fox/FX Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds 7.0/10 The 2001 Dura Lube 400 was the second stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. It was held on February 25, 2001 but ended on February 26 due to a rain delay at North Carolina Speedway, in Richmond County, North Carolina and was the first race to take place after the death of seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt on the last lap of the Daytona 500, and he was commemorated in various ways throughout the race weekend. The race was delayed for more than 90 minutes before only completing 52 laps when it was stopped due to rain falling on the race track. The race restarted the next day under sunny conditions. The race was won by Steve Park in the No. 1 Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.; this was DEI's first win after Earnhardt's death in the previous race. This was also Kevin Harvick's debut in the Cup Series, as he replaced Earnhardt in the renumbered No. 29 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. Qualifying Pos.2001-02-24 NASCAR Starting line up: Dura Lube 400. https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/84723/1/nascar-starting-line-up-dura-lube-400 2021-06-22 Crash enrpm.espn.com: Dura Lube 400 qualifying results http://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2001/0224/1106879.html 2021-06-22 www.espn.comCarDriverManufacturerTimeAvg. Speed (mph)124Jeff GordonChevrolet23.401156.45521Steve ParkChevrolet23.410156.395318Bobby LabontePontiac23.459156.068428Ricky RuddFord23.484155.902599Jeff BurtonFord23.534155.571620Tony StewartPontiac23.550155.465715Michael WaltripChevrolet23.563155.379810Johnny Benson Jr.Pontiac23.584155.241997Kurt BuschFord23.600155.1361011Brett BodineFord23.612155.0571122Ward BurtonDodge23.623154.9851225Jerry NadeauChevrolet23.633154.9191312Jeremy MayfieldFord23.637154.893149Bill ElliottDodge23.655154.7751536Ken SchraderPontiac23.705154.4481693Dave BlaneyDodge23.705154.448176Mark MartinFord23.721154.3441888Dale JarrettFord23.729154.2921943John AndrettiDodge23.734154.2602001Jason LefflerDodge23.738154.2342155Bobby HamiltonChevrolet23.742154.2082221Elliott SadlerFord23.750154.1562319Casey AtwoodDodge23.766154.052244Robby GordonChevrolet23.770154.026258Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet23.777153.9812640Sterling MarlinDodge23.779153.9682733Joe NemechekChevrolet23.782153.9482814Ron Hornaday Jr.Pontiac23.799153.8382950Rick MastChevrolet23.805153.8003027Kenny WallacePontiac23.810153.7673177Robert PressleyFord23.811153.7613226Jimmy SpencerFord23.860153.445332Rusty WallaceFord23.868153.394347Mike WallaceFord23.873153.362355Terry LabonteChevrolet23.876153.3423629Kevin HarvickChevrolet23.892153.240Provisionals3731Mike SkinnerChevrolet24.034152.3343817Matt KensethFord23.928153.0093966Todd BodineFord24.001152.5444092Stacy ComptonDodge23.968152.7544132Ricky CravenFord23.992152.6014244Buckshot JonesDodge23.976152.7034390Hut StricklinFord24.089151.986Failed to qualify4496Andy HoustonFord23.909153.0094545Kyle PettyDodge23.970152.741WD60Joe BesseyChevrolet0.0000.000WD85Carl LongFord0.0000.000 Race recap Pre-race ceremonies Before the start, the race was delayed for 1 hour and 33 minutes. During this time, Darrell Waltrip led an invocation that commemorated Dale Earnhardt.Shontz Lori Dura Lube 400 opening-lap crash by Earnhardt Jr. mars rain-delayed race http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20010226nascar3.asp https://archive.today/20130131124042/http://old.post-gazette.com/sports/other/20010226nascar3.asp dead January 31, 2013 Post-Gazette February 26, 2001 December 1, 2012 Waltrip asked for all spectators to hold the hand of the person that sat next to them to bond and remember Earnhardt. Waltrip also performed a prayer asking for strength, pray for the Earnhardt family and asked for sadness to be turned for celebration towards Earnhardt's life.Park Does It For Boss At Dura Lube https://www.cbsnews.com/news/park-does-it-for-boss-at-dura-lube/ CBS News (CBS) February 26, 2001 December 1, 20122001 NASCAR on Fox Television Production Fox Broadcasting Company Richmond County, North Carolina The invocation was joined by Staff Sgt. Joseph Hunter of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base who performed the national anthem which was to have been followed by three F-15 Strike Eagles from the 333rd Fighter Squadron of Seymour Johnson AFB that would have performed the missing man formation over the racetrack with the No. 3 missing man aircraft absent from the proceedings. This did not occur due to heavy cloud cover.Rain-delayed Dura-Lube 400 to resume today at 11 a.m. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jSNaAAAAIBAJ&pg=2917,4694781&dq=dura+lube+400&hl=en The Post and Courier February 26, 2001 6CAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot During the national anthem, the three crews from Dale Earnhardt, Inc. stood atop their pit walls and raised their caps in the air and this continued when the drivers entered their cars.Earnhardt honored at track https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9zFHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3833,4362667&dq=dura+lube+400&hl=en Sun Journal February 26, 2001 C1 The pole position was left open during the parade lap in tribute to Earnhardt.Victory dedicated to Earnhardt https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/1191669.stm BBC Sport (BBC) February 27, 2001 December 1, 2012 Race On the first lap, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was bumped from behind by Ron Hornaday Jr. heading into turn 3 and sent it into Kenny Wallace's path, crashing at 150 mph at an angle with Earnhardt Jr. suffering bruising and a limp in his leg. Other cars involved were Jimmy Spencer, Mike Wallace and Hut Stricklin. Despite this, Earnhardt Jr. was taken by an ambulance to the medical center.Harris Mike Earnhardt Jr. crashes at start of Dura Lube 400 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2001-02-25-rockingham-dalejr.htm USA Today February 25, 2001 December 1, 2012 On lap 44, Park passed Gordon for the lead. Two laps later, the yellow flag was waved when rain started to fall on the track. The race was eventually stopped with Stacy Compton leading when everyone made their scheduled pit stops.Rain postpones Dura Lube 400 http://www.crash.net/nascar/news/84724/1/rain_postpones_dura_lube_400.html crash.net February 25, 2001 December 1, 2012 The race was red flagged, and eventually postponed to Monday, February 26 at 11 am Eastern Standard Time. The next day, the race restarted on lap 56, and Gordon took the lead from Compton, who did not make a pit stop before the red flag, and led 18 laps before Park took over the top spot. The race went 188 laps green until Mike Skinner spun out on the backstretch, bringing out the third caution of the event. The race restarted once more, and went 52 more laps before the fourth and final caution came out for oil on the track. The race restarted with 85 laps to go. Gordon led the next thirty, before Park took the lead. With less than 10 laps to go, Bobby Labonte was closing in on Park. Park held off Labonte for his second and to date, most recent Cup win. Post-race After crossing the finishing line, Park raised a No. 3 Earnhardt hat that hung on his gearshift lever and thrust it out of the car to holding it high in tribute to Earnhardt. Park also performed a spin, drove towards Michael Waltrip and made a brief stop with the exchanging a high-five.A win in the memory of Earnhardt https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mPMwAAAAIBAJ&pg=4322,2710331&dq=dura+lube+400&hl=en Gadsden Times February 27, 2001 B1 As Park celebrated, he received a call from Earnhardt's wife Teresa Earnhardt who watched the race at the Dale Earnhardt, Inc. shop in Mooresville, North Carolina. According to Park, Teresa was emotional, but happy.Associated Press Parks wins Dura Lube 400 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/02/27/oth_309263.shtml The Augusta Chronicle February 27, 2001 December 1, 2012 The race took three hours, thirty-four minutes and twenty-one seconds to complete, and the margin of victory was 0.138 seconds. Race results Pos. # Driver Make TeamLapsLedStatus Points 11 Steve Park Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.393167running180/5 2 18Bobby Labonte Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing39332running175/5 3 24Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports393180running175/10 4 20Tony Stewart Pontiac Joe Gibbs Racing3930running160 5 32Ricky Craven Ford PPI Motorsports3930running155 6 10 Johnny Benson Jr. Pontiac MBV Motorsports3930running 150 7 2 Rusty Wallace Ford Penske Racing South3930running 146 8 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing3931running 147 9 93 Dave Blaney Dodge Bill Davis Racing3930running 138 10 88 Dale Jarrett Ford Robert Yates Racing3930running 134 11 21 Elliott Sadler Ford Wood Brothers Racing3930running 130 12 77 Robert Pressley Ford Jasper Motorsports3930running 127 13 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing3930running 124 14 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing3920running 121 15 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports3920running 118 16 22 Ward Burton Dodge Bill Davis Racing3920running 115 17 33 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Andy Petree Racing3920running 112 18 19 Casey Atwood Dodge Evernham Motorsports3920running 109 19 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.3921running 111 20 6 Mark Martin Ford Roush Racing3921running 108 21 43 John Andretti Dodge Petty Enterprises3910running 100 22 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac MBV Motorsports3910running 97 23 9 Bill Elliott Dodge Evernham Motorsports3910running 94 24 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing3910running 91 25 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. Pontiac A.J. Foyt Racing3900running 88 26 4 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Motorsports3900running 85 27 11 Brett Bodine Ford Brett Bodine Racing3900running 82 28 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Racing3890running 79 29 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports3890running 76 30 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports3891running 78 31 90 Hut Stricklin Ford Donlavey Racing3890running 70 32 50 Rick Mast Chevrolet Midwest Transit Racing3880running 67 33 01 Jason Leffler Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing3870running 64 34 66 Todd Bodine Ford Haas-Carter Motorsports3870running 61 35 44 Buckshot Jones Dodge Petty Enterprises3831running 63 36 97 Kurt Busch Ford Roush Racing3830running 55 37 99 Jeff Burton Ford Roush Racing3790running 52 38 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford Penske Racing South3640running 49 39 28 Ricky Rudd Ford Robert Yates Racing3553running 51 40 7 Mike Wallace Ford Ultra Motorsports3550running 43 41 92 Stacy Compton Dodge Melling Racing2956engine 45 42 27 Kenny Wallace Pontiac Eel River Racing1180crash 37 43 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.00crash 34Source:2001 Official Race Results : Dura Lube 400 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2001/2/data/results_official.html NASCAR.com December 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20040218070415/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2001/2/data/results_official.html February 18, 20042001 Dura Lube 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2001_Dura_Lube_400 2021-06-22 www.thethirdturn.com en2001 Dura Lube 400 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Dura_Lube_400/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428031521/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Dura_Lube_400/W/ 2021-04-28 Standings after the race Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Rusty Wallace 311 10px 4 2 Sterling Marlin 298 (–13) 10px 2 3 Michael Waltrip 291 (–20) 10px 4 4 Bobby Hamilton 266 (–45) 10px 26 5 Steve Park 255 (–56) 10px 1 6 Bill Elliott 254 (–57) 10px 22 7 Jeff Gordon 253 (–58) 10px 15 8 Ricky Craven 249 (–62) 10px 6 9 Robert Pressley 248 (–63) 10px 2 10 Joe Nemechek 242 (–69) References Winston Cup Series 2001 2001 Daytona 500 2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 collapsed Dura Lube 400 Dura Lube 400 Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway