Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway, February 18, 2001

Michael Waltrip

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Michael Waltrip won the 2001 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2001, leading 27 of 200 laps. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished second; Rusty Wallace rounded out the podium. The race featured 14 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, February 18, 2001

Track

Daytona International Speedway

Season

2001

Winner

Michael Waltrip

Leaders

14 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	19	+18	Michael Waltrip		200	—	Running	27	180
2	6	+4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		200	—	Running	13	175
3	12	+9	Rusty Wallace		200	—	Running	—	165
4	30	+26	Ricky Rudd		200	—	Running	—	160
5	1	-4	Bill Elliott	Dodge	200	—	Running	1	160
6	27	+21	Mike Wallace		200	—	Running	—	150
7	3	-4	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	200	—	Running	39	151
8	35	+27	Bobby Hamilton		200	—	Running	—	142
9	38	+29	Jeremy Mayfield		200	—	Running	—	138
10	2	-8	Stacy Compton	Dodge	200	—	Running	—	134
11	32	+21	Joe Nemechek		200	—	Running	—	130
12	7	-5	Dale Earnhardt		199	—	DNF	17	132
13	14	+1	Ken Schrader		199	—	DNF	7	129
14	39	+25	Robert Pressley		199	—	Running	—	121
15	43	+28	Brett Bodine		199	—	Running	1	123
16	28	+12	Kyle Petty	Dodge	199	—	Running	—	115
17	42	+25	Ron Hornaday Jr.		199	—	Running	—	112
18	40	+22	Elliott Sadler		199	—	Running	—	109
19	8	-11	Jeff Burton		199	—	Running	—	106
20	21	+1	Casey Atwood	Dodge	198	—	Running	—	103
21	16	-5	Matt Kenseth		196	—	Running	—	100
22	31	+9	Dale Jarrett		186	—	DNF	1	102
23	18	-5	Ricky Craven		185	—	Running	—	94
24	34	+10	Terry Labonte		184	—	DNF	—	91
25	23	-2	Kenny Wallace		184	—	DNF	—	88
26	4	-22	Mike Skinner		183	—	Running	24	90
27	11	-16	Jimmy Spencer		183	—	Running	—	82
28	33	+5	Johnny Benson Jr.		181	—	DNF	—	79
29	29	—	Buckshot Jones	Dodge	181	—	DNF	—	76
30	13	-17	Jeff Gordon		178	—	DNF	11	78
31	25	-6	Steve Park		177	—	Running	2	75
32	5	-27	Jerry Nadeau		176	—	DNF	—	67
33	22	-11	Mark Martin		175	—	DNF	1	69
34	15	-19	Jason Leffler	Dodge	174	—	DNF	—	61
35	10	-25	Ward Burton	Dodge	173	—	DNF	53	68
36	24	-12	Tony Stewart		173	—	DNF	—	55
37	41	+4	Robby Gordon		173	—	DNF	—	52
38	9	-29	Andy Houston		173	—	DNF	—	49
39	36	-3	John Andretti	Dodge	173	—	DNF	—	46
40	37	-3	Bobby Labonte		173	—	DNF	3	48
41	26	-15	Kurt Busch		169	—	Running	—	40
42	20	-22	Dave Blaney	Dodge	135	—	DNF	—	37
43	17	-26	Jeff Purvis		47	—	DNF	—	34