2001 Alltel 200 Second race of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series
Motor car race
The 2001 Alltel 200 was the second stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series and the 19th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2001, in Rockingham, North Carolina , at North Carolina Speedway , a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 197 laps to complete. At race's end, Todd Bodine of Buckshot Racing would successfully defend the field, pitting for four tires late in the race to complete a dominant performance for the day to win the race. The win was Bodine's 12th career NASCAR Busch Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing and Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The layout of North Carolina Speedway , the venue where the race was held. North Carolina Speedway was opened as a flat, one-mile oval on October 31, 1965. In 1969, the track was extensively reconfigured to a high-banked, D-shaped oval just over one mile in length. In 1997, North Carolina Motor Speedway merged with Penske Motorsports, and was renamed North Carolina Speedway. Shortly thereafter, the infield was reconfigured, and competition on the infield road course, mostly by the SCCA, was discontinued. Currently, the track is home to the Fast Track High Performance Driving School.
Practice
Originally, there were two planned practice sessions to occur, with both being held on Friday, February 23, with the first being held at 11:00 AM EST , and the second being held at 4:00 PM EST , with both sessions lasting for an hour. However, both sessions were cancelled to due rain.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, February 23, at 2:15 PM EST . Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.
Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 23.414 and an average speed of 156.368 miles per hour (251.650 km/h) .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Race results
Fin
St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
3
00
Todd Bodine Buckshot Racing Chevrolet 197
146
running
185
$42,450
2
22
2
Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 197
0
running
170
$24,875
3
1
60
Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 197
1
running
170
$23,575
4
4
48
Kenny Wallace Innovative Motorsports Chevrolet 197
0
running
160
$25,100
5
7
26
Bobby Hamilton Jr. Carroll Racing Chevrolet 197
0
running
155
$19,900
6
12
18
Jeff Purvis Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 197
0
running
150
$15,650
7
13
59
Rich Bickle ST Motorsports Chevrolet 197
0
running
146
$14,650
8
5
10
Jeff Green ppc Racing Ford 197
38
running
147
$19,950
9
2
02
Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Ford 197
5
running
143
$10,050
10
23
57
Jason Keller ppc Racing Ford 197
0
running
134
$20,375
11
25
43
Jay Sauter Curb Agajanian Motorsports Chevrolet 197
0
running
130
$13,900
12
10
37
Kevin Grubb Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet 197
0
running
127
$13,725
13
17
92
Jimmie Johnson Herzog Motorsports Chevrolet 196
0
running
124
$12,650
14
8
20
Mike McLaughlin Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 196
0
running
121
$9,575
15
31
74
Chad Little BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 196
0
running
118
$8,525
16
33
8
Blaise Alexander HighLine Performance Group Chevrolet 196
0
running
115
$9,475
17
32
36
Hank Parker Jr. Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 196
3
running
117
$16,925
18
34
17
Clay Rogers Reiser Enterprises Chevrolet 196
0
running
109
$13,875
19
27
21
Mike Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 196
0
running
106
$12,325
20
28
55
Mark Green ST Motorsports Ford 196
0
running
103
$11,075
21
19
61
Tim Sauter Xpress Motorsports Chevrolet 196
0
running
100
$9,225
22
29
25
Chad Chaffin Team Rensi Motorsports Chevrolet 195
0
running
97
$11,175
23
16
01
Andy Santerre Santerre-Reece Motorsports Chevrolet 195
0
running
94
$9,125
24
20
14
Larry Foyt A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 195
0
running
91
$9,075
25
36
63
Shane Hall Hensley Motorsports Ford 194
4
running
93
$12,125
26
11
27
Jamie McMurray Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet 193
0
crash
85
$16,475
27
26
77
Kelly Denton PRW Racing Ford 193
0
running
82
$8,925
28
21
34
David Green Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 193
0
running
79
$16,375
29
14
98
Elton Sawyer Akins Motorsports Ford 192
0
crash
76
$16,325
30
30
66
Tim Fedewa Cicci-Welliver Racing Chevrolet 192
0
crash
73
$16,375
31
9
23
Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Pontiac 192
0
crash
70
$8,725
32
15
7
Randy LaJoie Evans Motorsports Chevrolet 192
0
running
67
$8,675
33
6
46
Ashton Lewis Jr. Lewis Motorsports Chevrolet 192
0
running
64
$8,625
34
35
28
Brad Baker Brewco Motorsports Chevrolet 191
0
running
61
$8,575
35
39
49
Robbie Faggart Jay Robinson Racing Chevrolet 186
0
running
58
$8,525
36
38
16
Sammy Sanders Day Enterprise Racing Pontiac 185
0
running
55
$8,475
37
37
1
P. J. Jones Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 166
0
running
52
$14,925
38
18
33
Tony Raines BACE Motorsports Chevrolet 140
0
crash
49
$11,385
39
42
86
Sean Studer Winner's Circle Racing Chevrolet 93
0
engine
0
$8,340
40
40
52
Jason Rudd Means Racing Ford 26
0
engine
43
$8,305
41
41
93
Bill Hoff Hoff Motorsports Chevrolet 20
0
engine
40
$8,270
42
24
11
Marty Houston HighLine Performance Group Chevrolet 6
0
crash
37
$8,235
Official race results
References
↑ "PLUS: AUTO RACING; Todd Bodine Wins Busch Series Race" . The New York Times . Associated Press. February 25, 2001. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 26, 2022 .↑ "Fast Track High Performance Driving School, Inc" . Fasttrackracing.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012 .↑ "NASCAR - 2001 Rockingham Busch Series Race Info / Rundown Page" . NASCAR.com . Archived from the original on April 3, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .↑ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Provisional Start Status" . ThatsRacin . Archived from the original on February 1, 2002. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .↑ Rodman, Dave (February 23, 2001). "Biffle, Newman on front row for ALLTEL 200" . NASCAR.com . Archived from the original on June 16, 2001. Retrieved January 26, 2022 . ↑ "2001 Alltel 200 - The Third Turn" . thethirdturn.com . Retrieved January 25, 2022 .
