2001 BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT

THE RACE, Feb 11, 2001

• The Starting Lineup: for the Budweiser Shootout:
  Lineup for Sunday's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, determined by a random draw on Thursday.(Starting spot by draw, car#, driver, manu, eligibility)
  1.  #36-Ken Schrader, Pontiac, past winner 1989,1990
  2.  #3-Dale Earnhardt, Chevy, past winner 1980,86,88,91,93,95
  3.  #88-Dale Jarrett, Ford, 3 poles in 2000
  4.  #6-Mark Martin, Ford, past winner 1999
  5.  #1-Steve Park, Chevy, 2 poles
  6.  #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 3 poles
  7.  #20-Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 2 poles
  8.  #18-Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 2 poles
  9.  #33-Joe Nemechek, Chevy, 1 pole
  10. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 2 poles
  11. #28-Ricky Rudd, Ford, 2 poles
  12. #5-Terry Labonte, Chevy, 1 pole
  13. #9-Bill Elliott, Dodge, past winner 1987
  14. #12-Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 4 poles
  15. #2-Rusty Wallace, Ford, 9 poles (kind of deserves the pole)
  16. #99-Jeff Burton, Ford, 1 pole
  17. #90-Ted Musgrave, Ford, fastest 2nd round qualifier drawing winner
  18. #31-Mike Skinner, Chevy, 1 pole
  (Geoffrey Bodine was eligible for the event, but did not enter.)(That's Racin')
  Practice for the Cup teams begins at 10:00am on Friday (weather permitting)(2-8-2001)
  
  

The 2001 Budweiser Shootout Lineup

Qualifying Race(not to be held, these drivers were eligible for a drawing)

1) Andy Hillenburg(was with the #91)
2) #6-Mark Martin(automatically in the race by new 2001 rules)
3) #66-Darrell Waltrip(is retiring after the 2000 season)
4) Derrike Cope(was with the #15 will be in the #37 Pontiac)
5) #93-Dave Blaney
6) #75-Wally Dallenbach
7) #55-Kenny Wallace(will be in the #27 Pontiac)
8) #3-Dale Earnhardt(automatically in the race by new 2001 rules)
9) #14-Rick Mast(in the #01 BellSouth Dodge?)
10) #9-Stacy Compton(will be in the #92 Dodge)
11) #17-Matt Kenseth
12) #01-Ted Musgrave(no ride yet for 2001)
13) #11-Brett Bodine
14) #90-Hut Stricklin
15) #27-Mike Bliss(no ride yet for 2001)
16) #50-Ricky Craven
17) #32-Scott Pruett
18) #96-Andy Houston
19) #94-Bill Elliott(will be in the #9 Dodge - automatically in the race by new 2001 rules))




Budweiser Shootout
1) Winner of the Qualifying Race
2) #88-Dale Jarrett
3) #2-Rusty Wallace
4) #28-Ricky Rudd
5) #24-Jeff Gordon
6) #1-Steve Park
7) #5-Terry Labonte
8) #12-Jeremy Mayfield
9) #31-Mike Skinner
10) #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr
11) #18-Bobby Labonte
12) #20-Tony Stewart
13) #99-Jeff Burton
14) #33-Joe Nemechek

With the new 2001 rules, add the following:

15) #3-Dale Earnhardt
16) #6-Mark Martin
17) #36-Ken Schrader
18) #9-Bill Elliott-the only Dodge
19) ?-Geoffrey Bodine(as of 2-1-2001 have heard nothing about Bodine for the Shootout or the 2001 season in any series)
20) #90-Ted Musgrave(winner of the drawing of 2000 2nd round qualifying - will drive the #90 Hills Bros Coffee Ford)

YEAR  SHOOTOUT WINNER          Qualifier Winner

2000  Dale Jarrett             Dale Jarrett(won Bud Shootout)
1999  Mark Martin              Mike Skinner(4th in Bud Shootout)
1998  Rusty Wallace            Jimmy Spencer(4th in Bud Shootout)

was known as the Busch Clash prior and had no
qualifying race

1997  Jeff Gordon(2)
1996  Dale Jarrett
1995  Dale Earnhardt(6)
1994  Jeff Gordon
1993  Dale Earnhardt
1992  Geoffrey Bodine
1991  Dale Earnhardt
1990  Ken Schrader(2)
1989  Ken Schrader
1988  Dale Earnhardt
1987  Bill Elliott
1986  Dale Earnhardt
1985  Terry Labonte
1984  Neil Bonnett(2)
1983  Neil Bonnett
1982  Bobby Allison
1981  Darrell Waltrip
1980  Dale Earnhardt
1979  Buddy Baker