Mountain Dew Southern 500

Darlington Raceway — September 2, 2001

Ward Burton
Winner
367
Laps
43
Entries
9
Leaders

Ward Burton won the 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 2, 2001, leading 27 of 367 laps. Jeff Gordon finished second; Bobby Labonte rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, September 2, 2001
Season
2001
Winner
Leaders
9 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 37 +36 Ward Burton
2 2 Jeff Gordon
3 10 +7 Bobby Labonte
4 33 +29 Tony Stewart
5 9 +4 Bill Elliott
6 23 +17 Jeff Burton
7 26 +19 Ricky Rudd
8 5 -3 Kevin Harvick
9 11 +2 Jerry Nadeau
10 8 -2 Ken Schrader
11 19 +8 Terry Labonte
12 39 +27 Mike Wallace
13 3 -10 Jeremy Mayfield
14 17 +3 Johnny Benson
15 21 +6 Bobby Hamilton
16 12 -4 Sterling Marlin
17 18 +1 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
18 7 -11 Ricky Craven
19 14 -5 Dave Blaney
20 13 -7 Mark Martin
21 6 -15 John Andretti
22 4 -18 Rusty Wallace
23 28 +5 Matt Kenseth
24 35 +11 Mike Skinner
25 30 +5 Casey Atwood
26 42 +16 Kyle Petty
27 32 +5 Brett Bodine
28 29 +1 Kevin Lepage
29 20 -9 Elliott Sadler
30 43 +13 Rick Mast
31 15 -16 Jimmy Spencer
32 36 +4 Hut Stricklin
33 24 -9 Joe Nemechek
34 27 -7 Dale Jarrett
35 41 +6 Buckshot Jones
36 25 -11 Michael Waltrip
37 40 +3 Ron Hornaday Jr.
38 16 -22 Robert Pressley
39 1 -38 Kurt Busch
40 31 -9 Todd Bodine
41 34 -7 Kenny Wallace
42 22 -20 Stacy Compton
43 38 -5 Jason Leffler

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Who won the 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500?
Ward Burton won the 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Where was the 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 held?
The 2001 Mountain Dew Southern 500 was held at Darlington Raceway on September 2, 2001.