2001 EA Sports 500

31st race of 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup February 2025 2001 EA Sports 500 2001 EA Sports 500 https://www.racing-reference.info/race/2001_EA_Sports_500/W February 27, 2020 Racing-Reference NASWINSTON 31 36 2001_EA_Sports_500_program_cover_and_logo.png 2001 EA Sports 500 program cover 2001 10 21 EA Sports 500 Talladega, Alabama, U.S. Talladega Superspeedway 2.66 4.28 188 500.08 804.801 164.185 mi/h Stacy Compton Melling Racing 50.415 sec (185.24 mph, 298.119 km/h) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 67 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. NBC Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2001 EA Sports 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place on October 21, 2001, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. It was the 31st race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series.2011-08-30 The Top NASCAR Restrictor Plate Races of the Last 20 Years https://bleacherreport.com/articles/827591-the-top-nascar-restrictor-plate-races-of-the-last-20-years live https://web.archive.org/web/20200721163511/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/827591-the-top-nascar-restrictor-plate-races-of-the-last-20-years 2020-07-21 2020-07-20 www.bleacherreport.com Race report The race is known for its wild finish. Coming out of the tri-oval to the white flag, Dale Earnhardt Jr. attempted to pull to the inside of race leader Bobby Labonte. Instead of going with his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Tony Stewart moved down and got behind Dale Jr. and Earnhardt took the lead in turn 1. Bobby Hamilton got a run after a push from Ricky Craven and attempted to pass Labonte but Labonte blocked Hamilton. Out of turn 2, Labonte got hooked by Hamilton in the left rear causing Labonte to spin into Ricky Craven collecting Johnny Benson shooting Labonte back to the right and Labonte went upside down. This would cause the big one on the backstretch collecting as many as 15 cars. In the race back to the line, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would hold off Tony Stewart and Jeff Burton to win the race. This race would be Dale Earnhardt Jr's first of six career wins at Talladega including 4 in a row from this race to the 2003 Aaron's 499. Results FinSt#DriverMakeLapsLedStatusPts168Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet18867running18523720Tony StewartPontiac1880running17033399Jeff BurtonFord1884running17042417Matt KensethFord1883running1655255Bobby HamiltonChevrolet18814running1606151Kenny WallaceChevrolet1880running15071124Jeff GordonChevrolet1880running1468933Joe NemechekChevrolet1880running1429146Mark MartinFord1880running13810407Kevin LepageFord1880running13411192Stacy ComptonDodge1884running135121611Brett BodineFord1880running12713205Terry LabonteChevrolet1880running12414354Bobby Hamilton Jr.Chevrolet1880running121154101Jason LefflerDodge1886running12316322Rusty WallaceFord1880running11517340Sterling MarlinDodge1884running117183812Mike WallaceFord1880running109193931Robby GordonChevrolet1880running1062059Bill ElliottDodge1881running108211822Ward BurtonDodge1880running100223418Bobby LabontePontiac18728crash10223410Johnny Benson Jr.Pontiac1870crash94241232Ricky CravenFord1870crash91251088Dale JarrettFord1871crash93262328Ricky RuddFord1870crash85273677Robert PressleyFord1872crash87282244Buckshot JonesDodge1870running79292797Kurt BuschFord1870running76303193Dave BlaneyDodge1870running73312836Ken SchraderPontiac1870running70321929Kevin HarvickChevrolet1870running6733845Kyle PettyDodge1870running6434743John AndrettiDodge1820running61352925Jerry NadeauChevrolet1750handling58364390Hut StricklinFord1740engine55373015Michael WaltripChevrolet16753overheating57384214Ron Hornaday Jr.Chevrolet1480transmission49392619Casey AtwoodDodge1070crash46401721Elliott SadlerFord960crash43412166Todd BodineFord941crash45421351Jeff PurvisFord860rear end37432526Jimmy SpencerFord180engine34Source:2001 EA Sports 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2001_EA_Sports_500 2021-05-13 www.thethirdturn.com en Did not qualify: Rick Mast and Dave Marcis References collapsed EA Sports 500 EA Sports 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway