2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500
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Date
April 29, 2001
Official name
NAPA Auto Parts 500
Location
California Speedway, Fontana, California
Course
Permanent racing facility
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
_-_Speedway.svg) Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
| Date | April 29, 2001 | ||
| Official name | NAPA Auto Parts 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.0 miles (3.219 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 143.118 miles per hour (230.326 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 39.423 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | |
| Laps | 95 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 29, 2001, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing won the race.
The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) long.[1] The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the back straightaway was banked at three degrees.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
First practice
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 39.551 | 182.043 |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.623 | 181.713 |
| 3 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 39.638 | 181.644 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 39.996 | 180.018 |
| 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 40.030 | 179.865 |
| 3 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 40.035 | 179.843 |
| Official second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 40.937 | 175.880 |
| 2 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Haas-Carter Motorsports | Ford | 41.053 | 175.383 |
| 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 41.072 | 175.302 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
