Official NASCAR Race Results
Ward Burton won the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-02-2001 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 37 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 180 | 367 | 27 | Running | 181,435 |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Automotive | 180 | 367 | 138 | Running | 153,127 |
| 3 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 170 | 367 | 17 | Running | 133,327 |
| 4 | 33 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 160 | 367 | 0 | Running | 93,900 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 155 | 367 | 0 | Running | 92,583 |
| 6 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo Supergard | 150 | 367 | 0 | Running | 100,726 |
| 7 | 26 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 146 | 367 | 0 | Running | 85,657 |
| 8 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 142 | 367 | 0 | Running | 93,727 |
| 9 | 11 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 138 | 367 | 0 | Running | 55,660 |
| 10 | 8 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 134 | 367 | 0 | Running | 70,815 |
| 11 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 130 | 367 | 0 | Running | 78,875 |
| 12 | 39 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 127 | 367 | 0 | Running | 63,570 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 129 | 367 | 53 | Running | 84,444 |
| 14 | 17 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 121 | 367 | 0 | Running | 52,670 |
| 15 | 21 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 118 | 367 | 0 | Running | 55,750 |
| 16 | 12 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Target | 120 | 367 | 2 | Running | 59,196 |
| 17 | 18 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 112 | 367 | 0 | Running | 74,788 |
| 18 | 7 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 114 | 367 | 1 | Running | 43,290 |
| 19 | 14 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 106 | 367 | 0 | Running | 42,935 |
| 20 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra / Pfizer | 103 | 366 | 0 | Running | 88,091 |
| 21 | 6 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 100 | 366 | 0 | Running | 77,967 |
| 22 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 97 | 366 | 0 | Running | 84,135 |
| 23 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 94 | 365 | 0 | Running | 50,025 |
| 24 | 35 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 91 | 365 | 0 | Running | 74,049 |
| 25 | 30 | 19 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Dodge / UAW | 88 | 364 | 0 | Running | 41,990 |
| 26 | 42 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 85 | 362 | 0 | Running | 38,705 |
| 27 | 32 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's Supermarkets | 82 | 362 | 0 | Running | 45,760 |
| 28 | 29 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak | 79 | 361 | 0 | Running | 43,610 |
| 29 | 20 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft | 76 | 359 | 0 | Running | 55,900 |
| 30 | 43 | 27 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Duke's Mayonnaise / Sauer's | 73 | 359 | 0 | Running | 37,815 |
| 31 | 15 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 70 | 358 | 0 | Crash | 46,155 |
| 32 | 36 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Hills Brothers Coffee | 67 | 358 | 0 | Running | 37,540 |
| 33 | 24 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 69 | 357 | 2 | Crash | 65,720 |
| 34 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 66 | 356 | 53 | Running | 82,417 |
| 35 | 41 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific | 58 | 355 | 0 | Running | 45,255 |
| 36 | 25 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 55 | 355 | 0 | Running | 47,170 |
| 37 | 40 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Pontiac | Conseco | 52 | 355 | 0 | Running | 37,081 |
| 38 | 16 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines | 49 | 348 | 0 | Crash | 44,910 |
| 39 | 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie / Rubbermaid | 51 | 316 | 74 | Running | 50,375 |
| 40 | 31 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Kmart | 43 | 282 | 0 | Transmission | 36,775 |
| 41 | 34 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 40 | 279 | 0 | Overheating | 62,968 |
| 42 | 22 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 37 | 191 | 0 | Crash | 36,675 |
| 43 | 38 | 01 | Jason Leffler | Dodge | Cingular Wireless | 34 | 90 | 0 | Overheating | 44,880 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-02-2001
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Mountain Dew Southern 500
- Race #: 25
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Ward Burton
- Start Position: 37th
- Car Make: Dodge
- Avg Speed: 122.773 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $2,892,443
- Cautions: 11
- Caution Laps: 51
- Lead Changes: 19
- Pole: 168.048 mph


