Official NASCAR Race Results
Elliott Sadler won the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-25-2001 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft | 180 | 500 | 70 | Running | 124,700 |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 175 | 500 | 51 | Running | 136,842 |
| 3 | 30 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 165 | 500 | 0 | Running | 105,709 |
| 4 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Automotive | 165 | 500 | 110 | Running | 126,352 |
| 5 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 155 | 500 | 0 | Running | 100,580 |
| 6 | 25 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 150 | 500 | 0 | Running | 93,775 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 146 | 500 | 0 | Running | 93,335 |
| 8 | 6 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 142 | 500 | 0 | Running | 61,195 |
| 9 | 17 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 143 | 500 | 46 | Running | 79,283 |
| 10 | 14 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 134 | 500 | 0 | Running | 88,237 |
| 11 | 41 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 130 | 500 | 0 | Running | 58,690 |
| 12 | 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 132 | 500 | 81 | Running | 64,601 |
| 13 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 124 | 500 | 0 | Running | 98,042 |
| 14 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 126 | 500 | 1 | Running | 57,340 |
| 15 | 42 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak | 118 | 500 | 0 | Running | 56,480 |
| 16 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 115 | 500 | 0 | Running | 90,142 |
| 17 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 112 | 500 | 0 | Running | 73,088 |
| 18 | 33 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 109 | 500 | 0 | Running | 80,439 |
| 19 | 23 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 106 | 500 | 0 | Running | 58,980 |
| 20 | 16 | 19 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Dodge / UAW | 103 | 500 | 0 | Running | 49,450 |
| 21 | 40 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Pontiac | Conseco | 100 | 500 | 0 | Running | 47,440 |
| 22 | 29 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 97 | 500 | 0 | Running | 54,690 |
| 23 | 34 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 94 | 500 | 0 | Running | 44,040 |
| 24 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 101 | 500 | 137 | Running | 90,192 |
| 25 | 37 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 88 | 500 | 0 | Running | 64,820 |
| 26 | 28 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 85 | 499 | 0 | Running | 54,590 |
| 27 | 35 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's Supermarkets | 82 | 493 | 0 | Running | 46,470 |
| 28 | 26 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines | 79 | 487 | 0 | Running | 53,815 |
| 29 | 8 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 76 | 472 | 0 | Running | 43,210 |
| 30 | 22 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 73 | 459 | 0 | Running | 50,860 |
| 31 | 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 70 | 456 | 0 | Running | 77,288 |
| 32 | 5 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Route 66 / Kmart | 67 | 437 | 0 | Crash | 42,000 |
| 33 | 21 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific | 64 | 420 | 0 | Crash | 49,975 |
| 34 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra / Pfizer | 66 | 412 | 2 | Running | 91,261 |
| 35 | 10 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 58 | 350 | 0 | Crash | 49,865 |
| 36 | 27 | 50 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Blair.com | 55 | 349 | 0 | Crash | 41,820 |
| 37 | 43 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 57 | 345 | 1 | Crash | 49,785 |
| 38 | 31 | 27 | Kenny Wallace | Pontiac | Food City / Ray-O-Vac | 54 | 307 | 1 | Engine | 41,740 |
| 39 | 36 | 96 | Andy Houston | Ford | McDonald's | 46 | 265 | 0 | Crash | 41,705 |
| 40 | 32 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo Supergard | 43 | 245 | 0 | Crash | 87,386 |
| 41 | 7 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 40 | 228 | 0 | Engine | 41,590 |
| 42 | 39 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | roushracing.com | 37 | 118 | 0 | Crash | 49,535 |
| 43 | 20 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 34 | 108 | 0 | Overheating | 69,107 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-25-2001
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Food City 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Elliott Sadler
- Start Position: 38th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 86.949 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $2,980,444
- Cautions: 13
- Caution Laps: 87
- Lead Changes: 18
- Pole: 126.303 mph


