2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500


The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on April 29, 2001, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Rusty Wallace of Penske Racing won the race.

Background

The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was long. The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the back straightaway was banked at three degrees.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
DriverTeamManufacturer
01Jason Leffler 'Chip Ganassi RacingDodge
1Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
2Rusty WallacePenske Racing SouthFord
4Kevin LepageMorgan-McClure MotorsportsChevrolet
5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord
7Mike WallaceUltra MotorsportsFord
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
9Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge
10Johnny Benson Jr.MBV MotorsportsPontiac
11Brett BodineBrett Bodine RacingFord
12Jeremy MayfieldPenske Racing SouthFord
14Ron Hornaday Jr. 'A.J. Foyt RacingPontiac
15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord
18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac
19Casey Atwood 'Evernham MotorsportsDodge
20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac
21Elliott SadlerWood Brothers RacingFord
22Ward BurtonBill Davis RacingDodge
24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
25Jerry NadeauHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
26Jimmy SpencerHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord
27Kenny WallaceEel River RacingPontiac
28Ricky RuddRobert Yates RacingFord
29Kevin Harvick 'Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
30Jeff GreenRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
31Mike SkinnerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord
33Joe NemechekAndy Petree RacingChevrolet
36Ken SchraderMBV MotorsportsPontiac
40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge
43John AndrettiPetty EnterprisesDodge
44Buckshot JonesPetty EnterprisesDodge
45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge
55Bobby HamiltonAndy Petree RacingChevrolet
66Todd BodineHaas-Carter MotorsportsFord
77Robert PressleyJasper MotorsportsFord
84Shawna RobinsonMichael Kranefuss RacingFord
88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord
90Hut StricklinDonlavey RacingFord
92Stacy ComptonMelling RacingDodge
93Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge
96Andy Houston 'PPI MotorsportsFord
97Kurt Busch Roush RacingFord
99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord