2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 33 in the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series season | |||
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| Date | February 17, 2001 | ||
| Location | Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 120 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 135.152 miles per hour (217.506 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | NEMCO Motorsports | ||
| Time | 48.137 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Purvis | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Randy LaJoie | Evans Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300 was the first stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 17, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, a 2.5-mile (4.0-kilometre) superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 120 laps to complete. In an action-packed event, Randy LaJoie, driving for Evans Motorsports, would fend off several hard chargers to earn his fourteenth career NASCAR Busch Series win, and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Matt Kenseth, driving for Reiser Enterprises, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Tuesday, February 13, at 9:20 am EST, and would last for 100 minutes.[4] Kevin Grubb, driving for Brewco Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 48.944, and a speed of 183.884 mph (295.933 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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| 1 | 37 | Kevin Grubb | Brewco Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48.944 | 183.884 |
| 2 | 35 | Lyndon Amick | Team Amick | Chevrolet | 48.959 | 183.827 |
| 3 | 26 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Carroll Racing | Chevrolet | 49.070 | 183.411 |
| First practice results | ||||||