On lap 87, Dale Earnhardt and rookie Kurt Busch made door-to-door contact coming out of turn 4 while battling for fifth place. The race restarted and stayed under a long green-flag run that lasted 105 laps, in which Ward Burton led the most. The first caution came out on lap 48 when Jeff Purvis bounced off the wall between turns 3 & 4. As a result, he went a lap down and attempted to make up for it by skipping the first scheduled pit stop. NASCAR determined that he had exceeded the pit road speed limit on his way in and he was consequently issued a 15-second penalty. On lap 29, Rusty Wallace drove into his pit after his right front tire had suddenly gone flat. Polesitter Bill Elliott led the field to the green flag, but he only led one lap before Sterling Marlin (the winner of the first 125-mile qualifying race three days earlier) passed him for the lead.
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Stacy Compton, who was originally third, moved up to second.ĭwayne Leik would be the only driver to not set a time.
However, during post qualifying inspection, NASCAR determined that Nadeau had an unapproved shock absorber and spring shackle, and his time was disqualified. Originally, Bill Elliott and Jerry Nadeau were slated to start first and second, respectively. Qualifying to determine positions 1-2 for the Daytona 500 and the lineup for the Gatorade Duels happened on February 10, 2001. finished second and Rusty Wallace finished third. This was the first Winston Cup victory of his career, coming in his 463rd start, the longest wait for a first win. 15 car for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., won the race. It was held on February 18, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, consisting of 200 laps and 500 miles on the 2.5-mile (4 km) asphalt tri-oval.īill Elliott won the pole and Michael Waltrip, in his first race in the No.
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The 2001 Daytona 500, the 43rd running of the event, was the first race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule. Kurt Becker (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch) and Eli Gold (3 & 4) Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds
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