Results

The 2001 Pontiac Excitement 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Pontiac Excitement 400

Saturday, May 5th, 2001

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 9 Dodge
  • 12 Chevrolet
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 16 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 400
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 95.872
  • Cautions: 8 for 58 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
37 8 9 Bill Elliott Dodge 52 52 342 0 0 running
28 26 55 Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 79 79 396 0 0 running
10 9 18 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 134 134 400 0 0 running
7 14 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 151 146 400 1 0 running
15 20 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 118 118 400 0 0 running
33 38 93 Dave Blaney Dodge 64 64 388 0 0 crash
23 36 21 Elliott Sadler Ford 94 94 398 0 0 running
26 28 01 Jason Leffler Dodge 85 85 397 0 0 running
14 17 99 Jeff Burton Ford 121 121 400 0 0 running
2 6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 170 170 400 0 0 running
36 35 12 Jeremy Mayfield Ford 55 55 359 0 0 running
16 5 26 Jimmy Spencer Ford 115 115 399 0 0 running
19 37 33 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 106 106 399 0 0 running
34 39 43 John Andretti Dodge 61 61 387 0 0 running
6 11 10 Johnny Benson Jr Pontiac 150 150 400 0 0 running
9 21 36 Ken Schrader Pontiac 138 138 400 0 0 running
40 25 27 Kenny Wallace Pontiac 43 43 322 0 0 engine
17 32 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 112 112 399 0 0 running
27 27 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 82 82 397 0 0 running
18 31 97 Kurt Busch Ford 109 109 399 0 0 running
22 16 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 97 97 398 0 0 running
13 1 6 Mark Martin Ford 129 124 400 3 0 running
8 19 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 142 142 400 0 0 running
35 12 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 58 58 364 0 0 running
24 24 31 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 91 91 398 0 0 running
25 33 7 Mike Wallace Ford 88 88 397 0 0 running
5 3 28 Ricky Rudd Ford 160 155 400 27 0 running
3 2 2 Rusty Wallace Ford 175 165 400 276 0 running
11 15 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 130 130 400 0 0 running
38 30 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 49 49 329 0 0 rear end
30 43 66 Todd Bodine Ford 73 73 396 0 0 running
1 7 20 Tony Stewart Pontiac 180 175 400 93 0 running
21 10 22 Ward Burton Dodge 100 100 398 0 0 running
42 34 96 Andy Houston Ford 37 37 206 0 0 engine
39 18 11 Brett Bodine Ford 46 46 327 0 0 running
12 42 19 Casey Atwood Dodge 127 127 400 0 0 running
41 29 25 Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet 40 40 257 0 0 crash
20 22 50 Rick Mast Chevrolet 103 103 398 0 0 running
43 13 32 Ricky Craven Ford 34 34 165 0 0 crash
32 23 77 Robert Pressley Ford 67 67 393 0 0 running
31 41 14 Ron Hornaday Jr Pontiac 70 70 394 0 0 running
29 40 92 Stacy Compton Dodge 76 76 396 0 0 running
4 4 1 Steve Park Chevrolet 160 160 400 0 0 running

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