Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway — February 18, 2001

Michael Waltrip

Winner

334

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Michael Waltrip won the 2001 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2001, leading 27 of 334 laps. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. finished second; Rusty Wallace rounded out the podium. The race featured 13 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, February 18, 2001

Track

Daytona International Speedway

Season

2001

Winner

Michael Waltrip

Leaders

13 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	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		Dodge	200	—	Running	—	138
10	2	-8	Stacy Compton		Dodge	200	—	Running	—	134
11	32	+21	Joe Nemechek			200	—	Running	—	130
12	—	—	Rusty Wallace	Roger Penske		334	—	Running	—	127
13	14	+1	Ken Schrader		Dodge	199	—	Running	7	129
14	39	+25	Robert Pressley		Dodge	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			198	—	Running	—	103
21	16	-5	Matt Kenseth			196	—	Running	—	100
22	31	+9	Dale Jarrett			186	—	Running	1	102
23	18	-5	Ricky Craven			185	—	Running	—	94
24	34	+10	Terry Labonte			184	—	Running	—	91
25	23	-2	Kenny Wallace			184	—	Running	—	88
26	4	-22	Mike Skinner			183	—	Running	24	90
27	11	-16	Jimmy Spencer			183	—	Running	—	82
28	33	+5	Johnny Benson			181	—	Running	—	79
29	29	—	Buckshot Jones		Dodge	181	—	Running	—	76
30	13	-17	Jeff Gordon			178	—	Running	11	78
31	25	-6	Steve Park			177	—	Running	2	75
32	5	-27	Jerry Nadeau			176	—	Running	—	67
33	22	-11	Mark Martin			175	—	Running	1	69
34	15	-19	Jason Leffler			174	—	Running	—	61
35	10	-25	Ward Burton		Dodge	173	—	Running	53	68
36	24	-12	Tony Stewart			173	—	Running	—	55
37	41	+4	Robby Gordon			173	—	Running	—	52
38	9	-29	Andy Houston			173	—	Running	—	49
39	36	-3	John Andretti		Dodge	173	—	Running	—	46
40	37	-3	Bobby Labonte			173	—	Running	3	48
41	26	-15	Kurt Busch			169	—	DNF	—	40
42	20	-22	Dave Blaney		Dodge	135	—	DNF	—	37
43	17	-26	Jeff Purvis			47	—	DNF	—	34