2001 Coca-Cola 600

February 2025 the rest of the results, practice results, and qualifying results. April 2026April 2026 2001 12 36 NASWINSTON Coca-Cola 600 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/zipcode/28027/2001-05-27 Weather information for the 2001 Coca-Cola 600 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2015-11-03 2001 5 27 Lowe's Motor Speedway.svg Layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 965.606 Temperatures ranging from 51.1 F C and 67.4 F C; wind speeds approaching 12.7 mph km/h 138.107 mph km/h on Ryan Newman Penske Racing Jeff Burton Roush Racing 125 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds The 2001 Coca-Cola 600, the 42nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 27, 2001, at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mi km out speedway, it was the twelfth race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Roush Racing won the race. Background thumb|left|Lowe's Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 mi km out quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports (SMI) with Humpy Wheeler as track president. Summary Tony Stewart successfully performed the "Double Duty", also running the Indianapolis 500 the same day; Joe Gibbs Racing had Mike McLaughlin on standby if he did not arrive on time. After finishing sixth at Indy, Stewart arrived less than half an hour before the start of the race. If Stewart did not arrive for the start of the Coca-Cola 600, McLaughlin would have been given credit for the start under NASCAR rules. He had to start at the end of the field (43rd place) due to missing the mandatory drivers' meeting that is held two hours before any race. Stewart eventually finished this race in third. This was his second Double Duty after 1999, where he finished ninth at Indy and fourth at Charlotte.https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/coca-cola-600-charlotte-motor-speedway-sprint-cup-series-tony-stewart-dale-earnhardt-052315 Stewart remembers Dale Earnhardt's act of kindness at Coke 600 Tom Jensen Fox Sports May 23, 2015 October 15, 2018 Jeff Burton won the race driving for Roush Racing as the team became the first to win three races in a row. Failed to qualify: John Andretti (No. Car number 43), Kyle Petty (No. 45), Derrike Cope (No. 37), Mike Wallace (No. 7), Jeff Fultz (No. 54), Carl Long (No. 85) Top 10 results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 18 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 400 185 2 6 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 175 3 12 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 165 4 10 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 165 5 24 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 400 160 6 5 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 400 155 7 21 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 146 8 37 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 400 142 9 9 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 400 143 10 34 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 400 134 Race statistics Time of race: 4:20:40 Average Speed: 138.107 mph Pole Speed: 185.217 Cautions: 6 for 45 laps Margin of Victory: 3.19 sec Lead changes: 28 Percent of race run under caution: 11.2% Average green flag run: 50.7 laps References 2001 Winston Cup Series 2001 Pontiac Excitement 400 2001 MBNA Platinum 400 collapsed Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway