2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

The 2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 4, 2001, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would make a late-race comeback from the back to win his 53rd career NASCAR Winston Cup Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing and Sterling Marlin of Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates would finish second and third, respectively.

2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler program cover.
The 2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler program cover.
Date March 4, 2001
Official name 4th Annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 135.546 miles per hour (218.140 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 31.376
Most laps led
Driver Mark Martin Roush Racing
Laps 54
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
01 Jason Leffler Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Cingular Wireless
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford Miller Lite
02 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford Alltel
4 Robby Gordon Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford NationsRent
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford RedCell, Ralphs
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford Mobil 1
14 Ron Hornaday Jr. A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW, Delphi
26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart
27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac Hills Bros. Coffee
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Tide
33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Oakwood Homes
36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Coors Light
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios
44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Sparkle
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Sprint PCS
50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet Midwest Transit
55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
62 Brendan Gaughan Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet The Orleans
66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart, Route 66
77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee
92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge Kodiak
93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge Amoco Ultimate
96 Andy Houston PPI Motorsports Ford McDonald's
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Roush Racing
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo Supergard
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, March 2, at 1:20 PM PST, and would last for one hour and 40 minutes.[2] Michael Waltrip of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.477 and an average speed of 171.554 miles per hour (276.089 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.477 171.554
2 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.490 171.483
3 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 31.501 171.423
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, March 3, at 1:45 PM PST, and would last for one hour and 30 minutes.[2] Casey Atwood of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.706 and an average speed of 165.107 miles per hour (265.714 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge 32.706 165.107
2 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 32.765 164.810
3 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 32.800 164.634
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, March 2, at 2:15 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.[2] 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.[5]

Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.376 and an average speed of 172.106 miles per hour (276.978 km/h).[6]

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Kyle Petty, Brendan Gaughan, Andy Houston, and Rick Mast.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.376 172.106
2 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 31.445 171.728
3 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.462 171.636
4 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.468 171.603
5 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.481 171.532
6 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 31.497 171.445
7 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 31.521 171.314
8 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 31.549 171.162
9 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 31.555 171.130
10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 31.559 171.108
11 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.561 171.097
12 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 31.574 171.027
13 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 31.580 170.994
14 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 31.603 170.870
15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 31.617 170.794
16 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 31.618 170.793
17 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 31.635 170.697
18 19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge 31.645 170.643
19 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 31.646 170.638
20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.647 170.632
21 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.677 170.471
22 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 31.668 170.519
23 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 31.712 170.283
24 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.730 170.186
25 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 31.734 170.164
26 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 31.740 170.132
27 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 31.743 170.116
28 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 31.775 169.945
29 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 31.788 169.875
30 01 Jason Leffler Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 31.835 169.625
31 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 31.850 169.545
32 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 31.871 169.433
33 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.893 169.316
34 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 31.895 169.306
35 02 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 31.901 169.274
36 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 31.907 169.242
Provisionals
37 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.078 168.340
38 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 31.944 169.046
39 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 32.648 165.401
40 4 Robby Gordon Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 32.546 165.919
41 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 32.363 166.857
42 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 31.967 168.924
43 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 32.396 166.687
Failed to qualify
44 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 31.984 168.834
45 62 Brendan Gaughan Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet 32.038 168.550
46 96 Andy Houston PPI Motorsports Ford 32.202 167.691
47 50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet 32.252 167.431
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 24 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 33 running 180 $1,369,600
2 1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 267 42 running 175 $257,977
3 8 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 267 34 running 170 $183,760
4 2 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 267 5 running 165 $129,600
5 6 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 267 44 running 160 $108,350
6 15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 267 54 running 160 $138,051
7 21 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 0 running 146 $109,543
8 20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 0 running 142 $122,927
9 12 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 267 0 running 138 $77,000
10 19 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 267 0 running 134 $95,895
11 9 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 267 0 running 130 $80,575
12 5 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 267 4 running 132 $86,875
13 4 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 267 0 running 124 $75,675
14 16 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267 11 running 126 $93,398
15 3 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 23 running 123 $78,075
16 27 77 Robert Pressley Jasper Motorsports Ford 266 0 running 115 $80,986
17 22 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 266 10 running 117 $73,275
18 37 31 Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 0 running 109 $96,499
19 25 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 266 0 running 106 $93,372
20 11 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 266 2 running 108 $68,065
21 13 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 266 0 running 100 $95,410
22 33 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 0 running 97 $94,005
23 32 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 266 3 running 99 $90,398
24 18 19 Casey Atwood Evernham Motorsports Dodge 266 0 running 91 $54,675
25 29 36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac 265 0 running 88 $68,650
26 17 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 265 0 running 85 $55,675
27 26 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 264 0 running 82 $54,175
28 30 01 Jason Leffler Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 264 0 running 79 $58,675
29 7 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 263 2 running 81 $102,502
30 31 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 263 0 running 73 $58,775
31 34 27 Kenny Wallace Eel River Racing Pontiac 260 0 running 70 $50,075
32 39 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 259 0 running 67 $57,875
33 35 02 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Ford 256 0 running 64 $49,675
34 40 4 Robby Gordon Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 252 0 running 61 $48,475
35 23 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 230 0 running 58 $77,545
36 43 44 Buckshot Jones Petty Enterprises Dodge 221 0 engine 55 $57,075
37 38 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 193 0 running 52 $83,877
38 41 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 188 0 running 49 $48,650
39 28 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 187 0 running 46 $68,250
40 36 90 Hut Stricklin Donlavey Racing Ford 157 0 crash 43 $48,225
41 42 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 78 0 engine 40 $48,025
42 14 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing Ford 53 0 crash 37 $87,109
43 10 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford 8 0 crash 34 $92,765
Failed to qualify
44 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge
45 62 Brendan Gaughan Bill McAnally Racing Chevrolet
46 96 Andy Houston PPI Motorsports Ford
47 50 Rick Mast Midwest Transit Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

Standings after the race

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Pos Driver Points
  1 1 Sterling Marlin 468
  5 2 Jeff Gordon 433 (–35)
  3 Michael Waltrip 415 (–53)
  8 4 Dale Jarrett 411 (–57)
  5 Steve Park 401 (–67)
  7 6 Johnny Benson Jr. 394 (–74)
  1 7 Bill Elliott 380 (–88)
  1 8 Robert Pressley 363 (–105)
  7 9 Tony Stewart 347 (–121)
  1 10 Elliott Sadler 347 (–121)

References

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  1. ^ Utter, Jim (2001-03-04). "Gordon comes out of nowhere, wins". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2001-12-19. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Las Vegas Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2001-10-21. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  3. ^ "Winston Cup practice speeds". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2001-10-08. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  4. ^ "NASCAR- 2001 Las Vegas Practice 2 results". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2001-12-13. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  5. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Provisional Start Status". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  6. ^ "rpm.espn.com: Jarrett rolls to the pole in Las Vegas". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  7. ^ "2001 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
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