2001 Alltel 200
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 33 of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series | |||
| Date | February 24, 2001 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Alltel 200 | ||
| Location | North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.017 miles (1.636 km) | ||
| Distance | 197 laps, 200.349 mi (322.43 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 197 laps, 200.349 mi (322.43 km) | ||
| Average speed | 112.049 miles per hour (180.325 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 23.414 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Todd Bodine | Buckshot Racing | |
| Laps | 146 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 00 | Todd Bodine | Buckshot Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2001 Alltel 200 was the second stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2001, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 197 laps to complete. At race's end, Todd Bodine of Buckshot Racing would successfully defend the field, pitting for four tires late in the race to complete a dominant performance for the day to win the race.[1] The win was Bodine's 12th career NASCAR Busch Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing and Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
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North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.[2]