Race 35 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2001 NAPA 500 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass.
Date
November 18, 2001
Official name
42nd Annual NAPA 500
Location
Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance
325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Scheduled Distance
325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.476 km)
Average speed
151.756 miles per hour (244.228 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Time
28.868
Most laps led
Driver
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps
171
Winner
No. 18
Bobby Labonte
Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio
Performance Racing Network
Motor car race
The 2001 NAPA 500 was the 35th stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 42nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 18, 2001, in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 325 laps to complete. On the final lap of the race, Jerry Nadeau, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would run out of fuel heading into turn 3, leading to Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte stealing the victory away from Nadeau.[1][2][3] The win was Labonte's 18th career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Sterling Marlin, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and Kevin Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
Meanwhile, fourth-place finisher, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jeff Gordon, would clinch the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship after a dominant 2001 season, earning his fourth and final NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship.[4]
^Poole, David (November 18, 2001). "Nadeau runs dry and Labonte takes it". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^Harris, Mike (November 19, 2001). "Gordon gets fourth title: Labonte gets victory Sunday". The Daily Advocate. p. 7. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^Smith, Marty (November 19, 2001). "Labonte hands Nadeau bitter defeat at Atlanta". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on December 13, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
^Poole, David (November 18, 2001). "Gordon locks up title No. 4". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 5, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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