2001 Brickyard 400
The 2001 Brickyard 400, the 8th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 5, 2001 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Map of the basic speedway | |||
| Date | August 5, 2001 | ||
| Official name | Brickyard 400 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 130.79 miles per hour (210.49 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Haas-Carter Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Laps | 39 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Benny Parsons | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 6.2/16 | ||
Background
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 3 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports | Pontiac |
| 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Dodge |
| 5 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 6 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge |
| 7 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge |
| 9 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford |
| 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 3:03:30
- Average Speed: 130.79 miles per hour (210.49 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 179.666
- Cautions: 7 for 28 laps
- Margin of Victory: 0.943 sec
- Lead changes: 18
- Percent of race run under caution: 17.5%
- Average green flag run: 16.5 laps