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Motor car race
The
2001 Food City 500
was the sixth
stock car race
of the
2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
season. It was held on March 25, 2001 at the
Bristol Motor Speedway
in
Bristol, Tennessee
. The 500-lap race was won by
Elliott Sadler
for the
Wood Brothers Racing
team; it was Sadler's first win in the Winston Cup Series and Wood Brothers Racing first since 1993, and the last until the
2011 Daytona 500
10 years later.
John Andretti
finished second and
Jeremy Mayfield
came in third.
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Background
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The track,
Bristol Motor Speedway
, is one of five
short tracks
to hold
NASCAR
races; the others are
Richmond International Raceway
,
Dover International Speedway
,
Martinsville Speedway
, and
Phoenix International Raceway
.
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Its standard track at Bristol Motor Speedway is a four-turn short track
oval
that is 0.533 miles (0.858 km) long.
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The track's turns are
banked
from twenty-four to thirty
degrees
, while both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch are banked from six to ten degrees.
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Before the race
Dale Jarrett
led the
Drivers' Championship
with 756 points, with
Sterling Marlin
and
Johnny Benson Jr.
tied for second place with 691 points each.
Jeff Gordon
and
Steve Park
rounded out the top five, and
Ricky Rudd
,
Rusty Wallace
,
Michael Waltrip
,
Bill Elliott
and
Ken Schrader
rounded out the top ten.
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In the
Manufacturers' Championship
,
Chevrolet
led with 42 points;
Ford
was second with 31 points.
Pontiac
was third with 19 points, with
Dodge
a close fourth with 17 points.
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Wallace was the race's defending champion.
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Entry list
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- (R)
denotes rookie driver.
Practice
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First practice
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Second practice
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Qualifying
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Race results
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Pos
|
Grid
|
|
Driver
|
Team
|
Manufacturer
|
Laps
|
Points
|
1
|
38
|
21
|
Elliott Sadler
|
Wood Brothers Racing
|
Ford
|
500
|
180
|
2
|
11
|
43
|
John Andretti
|
Petty Enterprises
|
Dodge
|
500
|
175
|
3
|
30
|
12
|
Jeremy Mayfield
|
Penske Racing South
|
Ford
|
500
|
165
|
4
|
15
|
24
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
165
|
5
|
18
|
22
|
Ward Burton
|
Bill Davis Racing
|
Dodge
|
500
|
155
|
6
|
25
|
5
|
Terry Labonte
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
150
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
Rusty Wallace
|
Penske Racing South
|
Ford
|
500
|
146
|
8
|
6
|
55
|
Bobby Hamilton
|
Andy Petree Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
142
|
9
|
17
|
1
|
Steve Park
|
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
143
|
10
|
14
|
28
|
Ricky Rudd
|
Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford
|
500
|
134
|
11
|
41
|
92
|
Stacy Compton
|
Melling Racing
|
Dodge
|
500
|
130
|
12
|
2
|
40
|
Sterling Marlin
|
Chip Ganassi Racing
|
Dodge
|
500
|
132
|
13
|
13
|
18
|
Bobby Labonte
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
Pontiac
|
500
|
124
|
14
|
24
|
17
|
Matt Kenseth
|
Roush Racing
|
Ford
|
500
|
126
|
15
|
42
|
4
|
Kevin Lepage
|
Morgan-McClure Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
118
|
16
|
19
|
88
|
Dale Jarrett
|
Robert Yates Racing
|
Ford
|
500
|
115
|
17
|
12
|
9
|
Bill Elliott
|
Evernham Motorsports
|
Dodge
|
500
|
112
|
18
|
33
|
31
|
Mike Skinner
|
Richard Childress Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
109
|
19
|
23
|
26
|
Jimmy Spencer
|
Haas-Carter Motorsports
|
Ford
|
500
|
106
|
20
|
16
|
19
|
Casey Atwood
(R)
|
Evernham Motorsports
|
Dodge
|
500
|
103
|
21
|
40
|
14
|
Ron Hornaday Jr.
(R)
|
A.J. Foyt Racing
|
Pontiac
|
500
|
100
|
22
|
29
|
15
|
Michael Waltrip
|
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
97
|
23
|
34
|
32
|
Ricky Craven
|
PPI Motorsports
|
Ford
|
500
|
94
|
24
|
3
|
29
|
Kevin Harvick
(R)
|
Richard Childress Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
500
|
101
|
25
|
37
|
20
|
Tony Stewart
|
Joe Gibbs Racing
|
Pontiac
|
500
|
88
|
26
|
28
|
10
|
Johnny Benson Jr.
|
MBV Motorsports
|
Pontiac
|
499
|
85
|
27
|
35
|
11
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Brett Bodine
|
Brett Bodine Racing
|
Ford
|
493
|
82
|
28
|
26
|
77
|
Robert Pressley
|
Jasper Motorsports
|
Ford
|
487
|
79
|
29
|
8
|
93
|
Dave Blaney
|
Bill Davis Racing
|
Dodge
|
472
|
76
|
30
|
22
|
25
|
Jerry Nadeau
|
Hendrick Motorsports
|
Chevrolet
|
459
|
73
|
31
|
9
|
8
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
|
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
|
Chevrolet
|
456
|
70
|
32
|
5
|
66
|
Todd Bodine
|
Haas-Carter Motorsports
|
Ford
|
437
|
67
|
33
|
21
|
44
|
Buckshot Jones
|
Petty Enterprises
|
Dodge
|
420
|
64
|
34
|
1
|
6
|
Mark Martin
|
Roush Racing
|
Ford
|
412
|
66
|
35
|
10
|
36
|
Ken Schrader
|
MBV Motorsports
|
Pontiac
|
350
|
58
|
36
|
27
|
50
|
Rick Mast
|
Midwest Transit Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
349
|
55
|
37
|
43
|
7
|
Mike Wallace
|
Ultra Motorsports
|
Ford
|
345
|
57
|
38
|
31
|
27
|
Kenny Wallace
|
Eel River Racing
|
Pontiac
|
307
|
54
|
39
|
36
|
96
|
Andy Houston
(R)
|
PPI Motorsports
|
Ford
|
265
|
46
|
40
|
32
|
99
|
Jeff Burton
|
Roush Racing
|
Ford
|
245
|
43
|
41
|
7
|
45
|
Kyle Petty
|
Petty Enterprises
|
Dodge
|
228
|
40
|
42
|
39
|
97
|
Kurt Busch
(R)
|
Roush Racing
|
Ford
|
118
|
37
|
43
|
20
|
33
|
Joe Nemechek
|
Andy Petree Racing
|
Chevrolet
|
108
|
34
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Official race results
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Standings after the race
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References
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- ^
"The Race: Food City 500"
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from
the original
on August 4, 2015
. Retrieved
September 11,
2015
.
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"2001 Food City 500"
.
Racing-Reference
. USA Today Media Sports Group
. Retrieved
September 11,
2015
.
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"Weather Information for Bristol, Tennessee"
.
Old Farmer's Almanac
. Yankee Publishing
. Retrieved
September 11,
2015
.
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"TV Ratings 2001"
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from
the original
on September 10, 2015
. Retrieved
September 11,
2015
.
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"NASCAR Race Tracks"
.
NASCAR
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from
the original
on August 15, 2010
. Retrieved
August 17,
2010
.
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a
b
"NASCAR Tracks?The Bristol Motor Speedway"
. Bristol Motor Speedway. Archived from
the original
on August 9, 2010
. Retrieved
November 29,
2014
.
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"2001 Official Driver Standings: Carolina Dodge Dealers 400"
.
NASCAR
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from
the original
on October 4, 2009
. Retrieved
September 12,
2015
.
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"2001 Manufacturers Championship"
.
Jayski's Silly Season Site
. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from
the original
on February 7, 2005
. Retrieved
September 12,
2015
.
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"2000 Food City 500"
.
Racing-Reference
. USA Today Media Sports Group
. Retrieved
September 11,
2015
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