DAYTONA 500

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Feb. 19, 2001 12 AM PT

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2001 RESULTS

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Pos. (No.) Driver Car Make Laps Winnings 1. (19) Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 200 $1,331,185 2. (6) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 200 $975,907 3. (12) Rusty Wallace Ford 200 $676,224 4. (30) Ricky Rudd Ford 200 $517,831 5. (1) Bill Elliott Dodge 200 $392,582 6. (27) Mike Wallace Ford 200 $275,269 7. (3) Sterling Marlin Dodge 200 $262,354 8. (35) Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet 200 $189,259 9. (38) Jeremy Mayfield Ford 200 $207,168 10. (2) Stacy Compton Dodge 200 $168,770 11. (32) Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 200 $174,754 12. (7) Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 199-x $194,111 13. (14) Ken Schrader Pontiac 199-x $154,874 14. (39) Robert Pressley Ford 199 $142,809 15. (43) Brett Bodine Ford 199 $133,509 16. (28) Kyle Petty Dodge 199 $125,909 17. (42) Ron Hornaday Jr. Pontiac 199 $129,534 18. (40) Elliott Sadler Ford 199 $127,909 19. (8) Jeff Burton Ford 199 $155,884 20. (21) Casey Atwood Dodge 198 $128,034 21. (16) Matt Kenseth Ford 196 $136,584 22. (31) Dale Jarrett Ford 186-x $167,711 23. (18) Ricky Craven Ford 185 $122,484 24. (34) Terry Labonte Chevrolet 184-x $157,589 25. (23) Kenny Wallace Pontiac 184-x $124,509 26. (4) Mike Skinner Chevrolet 183 $187,358 27. (11) Jimmy Spencer Ford 183 $135,134 28. (33) Johnny Benson Pontiac 181-y $129,009 29. (29) Buckshot Jones Dodge 181-x $126,234 30. (13) Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 178-x $166,411 31. (25) Steve Park Chevrolet 177 $144,027 32. (5) Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet 176-x $141,384 33. (22) Mark Martin Ford 175-x $160,685 34. (15) Jason Leffler Dodge 174-x $124,884 35. (10) Ward Burton Dodge 173-x $165,019 36. (24) Tony Stewart Pontiac 173-x $135,009 37. (41) Robby Gordon Chevrolet 173-x $113,959 38. (9) Andy Houston Ford 173-x $120,384 39. (36) John Andretti Dodge 173-x $148,136 40. (37) Bobby Labonte Pontiac 173-x $164,611 41. (26) Kurt Busch Ford 169 $120,284 42. (20) Dave Blaney Dodge 135-y $111,859 43. (17) Jeff Purvis Ford 47-x $111,384

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x-accident; y-engine failure

RACE STATISTICS

* Time of race: 3 hours 5 minutes 26 seconds.

* Margin of victory: 0.124 of a second.

* Average speed: 161.783 mph.

* Lead changes: 49 among 14 drivers.

* Caution laps: 3 for 14.

* Lap leaders: Bill Elliott 1, Sterling Marlin 2-3, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 4, Marlin 5-20, Ward Burton 21, Marlin 22-26, Dale Earnhardt 27-37, Mike Skinner 38-41, Marlin 42, Skinner 43-49, Brett Bodine 50, Burton 51-55, Earnhardt Jr. 56, Burton 57-73, Marlin 74, Ken Schrader 75-76, Mark Martin 77, Schrader 78-82, Earnhardt 83-84, Burton 85-93, Marlin 94-96, Skinner 97-100, Burton 101, Michael Waltrip 102-103, Skinner 104-107, Jeff Gordon 108-111, Earnhardt 112-114, Marlin 115, Gordon 116-119, Skinner 120-122, Burton 123-124, Earnhardt Jr. 125, Marlin 126-127, Burton 128, Skinner 129-130, Gordon 131-133, Burton 134-141, Marlin 142-143, Burton 144-152, Bobby Labonte 153-155, Dale Jarrett 156, Marlin 157-161, Earnhardt Jr. 162-166, Waltrip 167-168, Steve Park 169-170, Waltrip 171-176, Earnhardt Jr. 177-181, Marlin 182-183, Waltrip 184-200.

POINT STANDINGS

1. Michael Waltrip: 180

2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 175

3. Rusty Wallace: 165

4. Ricky Rudd: 160

5. Bill Elliott: 160

6. Sterling Marlin: 151

7. Mike Wallace: 150

8. Bobby Hamilton: 142

9. Jeremy Mayfield: 138

10. Stacy Compton: 134

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