Official NASCAR Race Results
Bobby Hamilton won the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
04-22-2001 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 14 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 180 | 188 | 3 | Running | 173,855 |
| 2 | 7 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | Home Depot | 175 | 188 | 26 | Running | 137,630 |
| 3 | 27 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie / Rubbermaid | 170 | 188 | 2 | Running | 107,780 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra / Pfizer | 165 | 188 | 5 | Running | 126,126 |
| 5 | 30 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 160 | 188 | 1 | Running | 128,842 |
| 6 | 10 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 155 | 188 | 8 | Running | 96,125 |
| 7 | 37 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Pontiac | Valvoline | 146 | 188 | 0 | Running | 70,955 |
| 8 | 19 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 147 | 188 | 33 | Running | 90,178 |
| 9 | 43 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 138 | 188 | 0 | Running | 76,165 |
| 10 | 22 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Citgo Supergard | 139 | 188 | 2 | Running | 103,851 |
| 11 | 31 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 130 | 188 | 0 | Running | 89,130 |
| 12 | 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 127 | 188 | 0 | Running | 96,197 |
| 13 | 26 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 129 | 188 | 3 | Running | 94,630 |
| 14 | 32 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 126 | 188 | 2 | Running | 83,407 |
| 15 | 4 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 123 | 188 | 1 | Running | 51,680 |
| 16 | 29 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific | 115 | 188 | 0 | Running | 67,760 |
| 17 | 16 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 112 | 188 | 0 | Running | 51,125 |
| 18 | 6 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 109 | 188 | 0 | Running | 92,012 |
| 19 | 40 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 111 | 188 | 11 | Running | 58,395 |
| 20 | 25 | 01 | Jason Leffler | Dodge | Cingular Wireless | 103 | 188 | 0 | Running | 68,496 |
| 21 | 24 | 96 | Andy Houston | Ford | McDonald's | 105 | 188 | 1 | Running | 46,095 |
| 22 | 42 | 14 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | Pontiac | Conseco | 102 | 188 | 2 | Running | 49,375 |
| 23 | 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 104 | 188 | 51 | Running | 72,155 |
| 24 | 28 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines | 96 | 188 | 1 | Running | 59,810 |
| 25 | 11 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW-Delphi | 93 | 188 | 1 | Running | 56,830 |
| 26 | 23 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's Supermarkets / Red Cell | 85 | 188 | 0 | Running | 48,650 |
| 27 | 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont / Pepsi | 87 | 188 | 12 | Running | 91,322 |
| 28 | 8 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 84 | 188 | 1 | Running | 54,740 |
| 29 | 12 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 81 | 188 | 8 | Running | 79,909 |
| 30 | 21 | 19 | Casey Atwood | Dodge | Dodge / UAW | 73 | 187 | 0 | Running | 44,930 |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 70 | 187 | 0 | Running | 73,518 |
| 32 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 72 | 187 | 2 | Running | 71,543 |
| 33 | 39 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 69 | 187 | 4 | Running | 77,125 |
| 34 | 33 | 51 | Jeff Purvis | Ford | Subway | 61 | 187 | 0 | Running | 43,860 |
| 35 | 41 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 58 | 187 | 0 | Running | 83,014 |
| 36 | 34 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 55 | 187 | 0 | Running | 51,600 |
| 37 | 35 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 52 | 187 | 0 | Running | 78,467 |
| 38 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | RealTree Camouflage | 49 | 186 | 0 | Running | 43,100 |
| 39 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft | 51 | 186 | 3 | Running | 60,910 |
| 40 | 36 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 48 | 186 | 2 | Running | 50,660 |
| 41 | 20 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Kmart | 45 | 181 | 1 | Engine | 42,460 |
| 42 | 18 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak | 37 | 158 | 0 | Overheating | 42,260 |
| 43 | 1 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 39 | 116 | 2 | Engine | 47,068 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-22-2001
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Talladega 500
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Bobby Hamilton
- Start Position: 14th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 184.003 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $3,233,740
- Cautions: 0
- Caution Laps: 0
- Lead Changes: 37
- Pole: 184.861 mph


