2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300

2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300
Race details
Race 1 of 33 in the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series season
Date February 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course 2.5 mi (4 km)
Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Pole position
Driver
NEMCO Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Purvis Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 65
Winner
No. 7 Randy LaJoie Evans Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, and Larry McReynolds

The 2001 NAPA Auto Parts 300 was a NASCAR Busch Series race held on February 17, 2001, Contested over 120 laps, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series season.

Results

Pos Grid Car No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps Led Time/Retired
1 2 7 Randy LaJoie Evans Motorsports Pontiac 120 12 Winner
2 12 2 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
3 18 17 Matt Kenseth Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
4 14 10 Jeff Green ppc Racing Ford 120 1 Lead lap under caution
5 34 92 Jimmie Johnson Herzog Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
6 16 20 Mike McLaughlin Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 120 0 Lead lap under caution
7 19 57 Jason Keller ppc Racing Ford 120 0 Lead lap under caution
8 20 48 Kenny Wallace Innovative Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
9 32 74 Chad Little BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
10 7 61 Tim Sauter Xpress Motorsports Pontiac 120 0 Lead lap under caution
11 6 27 Jamie McMurray Brewco Motorsports Pontiac 120 0 Lead lap under caution
12 41 63 Shane Hall Hensley Motorsports Ford 120 0 Lead lap under caution
13 30 11 Marty Houston Fitz Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
14 39 36 Hank Parker Jr. Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
15 5 23 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 120 24 Lead lap under caution
16 27 59 Rich Bickle ST Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
17 11 6 Joe Bessey Joe Bessey Motorsports Pontiac 120 0 Lead lap under caution
18 42 77 Kelly Denton PRW Racing Ford 120 0 Lead lap under caution
19 36 44 Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 120 1 Lead lap under caution
20 31 55 Mark Green HMV Motorsports Ford 120 0 Lead lap under caution
21 10 35 Lyndon Amick Team Amick Pontiac 120 0 Lead lap under caution
22 24 60 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 120 2 Lead lap under caution
23 38 34 David Green Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
24 35 66 Tim Fedewa Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
25 13 43 Jay Sauter Curb/Agajanian Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
26 21 45 Steve Grissom Petty Enterprises Chevrolet 120 0 Lead lap under caution
27 3 1 P. J. Jones Phoenix Racing Pontiac 120 0 Lead lap under caution
28 4 18 Jeff Purvis Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 120 65 Lead lap under caution
29 8 21 Mike Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 119 0 +1 lap
30 26 8 Blaise Alexander HighLine Performance Group Chevrolet 119 0 +1 lap
31 29 46 Ashton Lewis Lewis Motorsports Chevrolet 119 0 +1 lap
32 1 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Pontiac 119 15 +1 lap
33 15 26 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Carroll Racing Chevrolet 118 0 +2 laps
34 23 16 David Starr Day Enterprise Racing Pontiac 111 0 +9 laps
35 33 28 Brad Baker Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet 105 0 +15 laps
36 40 33 Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 100 0 Crash
37 28 99 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 100 0 Engine
38 17 00 Todd Bodine Buckshot Racing Pontiac 85 0 Crash
39 9 37 Kevin Grubb Brewco Motorsports Pontiac 83 0 Crash
40 43 19 Mike Bliss Emerald Performance Group Chevrolet 82 0 Engine
41 37 25 Chad Chaffin Team Rensi Motorsports Chevrolet 58 0 Crash
42 22 08 Bobby Hamilton Carroll Racing Chevrolet 56 0 Rear end
43 25 98 Elton Sawyer Akins Motorsports Ford 6 0 Engine
Failed to qualify
38 Christian Elder Akins Motorsports Ford
49 Andy Kirby Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet
74 Phil Parsons BACE Motorsports Chevrolet
Sources:[1]

Media

Television

The NAPA Auto Parts 300 was carried by FOX in the United States. Mike Joy, former Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip, and former Daytona 500 winner race crew chief Larry McReynolds called the race from the booth, with Steve Byrnes, Jeanne Zelasko, Dick Berggren and Matt Yocum covering pit road. Chris Myers hosted the show and there was also contributions from Jeff Hammond and Ken Squier. It was the first NASCAR Busch Series race broadcast on FOX as part of the new for 2001 TV contracts.[2]

FOX
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy

Color-commentator: Darrell Waltrip

Color-commentator: Larry McReynolds

Steve Byrnes

Jeanne Zelasko

Matt Yocum

Dick Berggren

References

  1. ^ "2001 NAPA AUTO PARTS 300". Racing-Reference.
  2. ^ "NASCAR taps Fox, TBS and NBC for TV rights - Nov. 11, 1999".