Race: Food City 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 6 of 36
Date: March 25, 2001
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500 Race Information
| Winner | Elliott Sadler | Car | No. 21 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 38th |
| Started First | Mark Martin | Most Laps Led | Kevin Harvick (137) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 25 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dale Jarrett | Season Race | 6 of 36 |
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 70 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 51 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 30 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Penske Racing South | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 110 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 18 | 22 | Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 25 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 6 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 17 | 1 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 46 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 14 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 41 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Melling Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 2 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 81 | running | 132 |
| 13 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 1 | running | 126 |
| 15 | 42 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 33 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 23 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 16 | 19 | Casey Atwood | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 40 | 14 | Ron Hornaday Jr. | A.J. Foyt Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 29 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 34 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 137 | running | 101 |
| 25 | 37 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 28 | 10 | Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 35 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 26 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 8 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 22 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 5 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 437 | 0 | accident | 67 |
| 33 | 21 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 420 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 34 | 1 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 412 | 2 | running | 66 |
| 35 | 10 | 36 | Ken Schrader | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 350 | 0 | accident | 58 |
| 36 | 27 | 50 | Rick Mast | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | 349 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 43 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Ultra Motorsports | Ford | 345 | 1 | accident | 57 |
| 38 | 31 | 27 | Kenny Wallace | Eel River Racing | Pontiac | 307 | 1 | engine | 54 |
| 39 | 36 | 96 | Andy Houston | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 32 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 | accident | 43 |
| 41 | 7 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 228 | 0 | engine | 40 |
| 42 | 39 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 118 | 0 | accident | 37 |
| 43 | 20 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | overheating | 34 |
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