Race 21 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
2001 Brickyard 400 program cover
Date
August 5, 2001 (2001-August-05)
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
Jimmy Spencer
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[3]
Motor car race
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.[1]
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