Race #2: Alltel 200 @ North Carolina Speedway
Qualifying
Ryan Newman shocks the world by qualifying on the front row in just his first career start for Penske Racing. Clay Rogers, however, barely squeezes past the provisional positions in his first start in Robbie Reiser's Chevrolet. Chad Little, the only scheduled full-time driver to DNQ at Daytona, qualifies in the top 25.
P # DRIVER MANUFACTURER
1 00 Todd Bodine Chevrolet
2 02 Ryan Newman Ford
3 26 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Chevrolet
4 48 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet
5 21 Mike Dillon Chevrolet
6 10 Jeff Green Ford
7 60 Greg Biffle Ford
8 18 Jeff Purvis Pontiac
9 57 Jason Keller Ford
10 42 Jacob Labrecque Chevrolet
11 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
12 20 Mike McLaughlin Pontiac
13 1 P.J. Jones Pontiac
14 01 Andy Santerre Chevrolet
15 98 Elton Sawyer Ford
16 7 Randy LaJoie Chevrolet
17 8 Blaise Alexander Chevrolet
18 33 Tony Raines Chevrolet
19 46 Ashton Lewis Chevrolet
20 23 Scott Wimmer Pontiac
21 11 Marty Houston Chevrolet
22 27 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet
23 74 Chad Little Chevrolet
24 66 Tim Fedewa Chevrolet
25 92 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
26 34 David Green Chevrolet
27 55 Mark Green Ford
28 61 Tim Sauter Chevrolet
29 37 Kevin Grubb Chevrolet
30 43 Jay Sauter Chevrolet
31 28 Brad Baker Chevrolet
32 59 Rich Bickle Chevrolet
33 77 Kelly Denton Ford
34 86 Sean Studer Chevrolet (Post-Entry)
35 63 Shane Hall Ford
36 17 Clay Rogers Chevrolet
Provisionals37 14 Larry Foyt Chevrolet
38 25 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet
39 36 Hank Parker, Jr. Chevrolet
40 16 Sammy Sanders Pontiac
41 49 Robbie Faggart Chevrolet
42 52 Jason Rudd Ford
43 93 Bill Hoff Chevrolet
Results
F S # DRIVER INTERVAL LAPS LED POINTS STATUS
1 11 2 K Harvick 121.332 99 68* 185 Running
2 9 57 J Keller -0.47 99 0 170 Running
3 2 02 R Newman -0.94 99 18 170 Running
4 15 98 E Sawyer -1.42 99 2 165 Running
5 7 60 G Biffle -1.89 99 0 155 Running
6 10 42 J Labrecque -3.64 99 0 150 Running
7 25 92 J Johnson -4.13 99 0 146 Running
8 18 33 T Raines -4.64 99 0 142 Running
9 39 36 H Parker, Jr. -5.67 99 0 138 Running
10 26 34 D Green -6.17 99 0 134 Running
11 24 66 T Fedewa -6.66 99 0 130 Running
12 4 48 K Wallace -7.14 99 0 127 Running
13 20 23 S Wimmer -7.64 99 0 124 Running
14 3 26 B Hamilton, Jr. -9.24 99 0 121 Running
15 12 20 M McLaughlin -9.76 99 0 118 Running
16 16 7 R LaJoie -10.27 99 0 115 Running
17 35 63 S Hall -10.77 99 0 112 Running
18 29 37 K Grubb -11.27 99 0 109 Running
19 30 43 J Sauter -11.77 99 0 106 Running
20 19 46 A Lewis -12.29 99 0 103 Running
21 28 61 T Sauter -12.82 99 0 100 Running
22 8 18 J Purvis -13.36 99 0 97 Running
23 23 74 C Little -13.90 99 0 94 Running
24 22 27 J McMurray -14.46 99 0 91 Running
25 17 8 B Alexander -15.02 99 0 88 Running
26 6 10 J Green -15.60 99 0 85 Running
27 5 21 M Dillon -16.17 99 0 82 Running
28 38 25 C Chaffin -1L 98 0 79 Running
29 21 11 M Houston -1L 98 0 76 Retired
30 27 55 M Green -1L 98 0 73 Running
31 14 01 A Santerre -1L 98 0 70 Running
32 36 17 C Rogers -1L 98 0 67 Running
33 31 28 B Baker -1L 98 0 64 Running
34 34 86 S Studer -1L 98 0 0 Running
35 13 1 P Jones -2L 97 0 58 Accident
36 32 59 R Bickle -3L 96 0 55 Retired
37 37 14 L Foyt -4L 95 0 52 Accident
38 33 77 K Denton -4L 95 0 49 Accident
39 40 16 S Sanders -4L 95 0 46 Running
40 41 49 R Faggart -5L 94 0 43 Running
41 1 00 T Bodine -15L 84 11 45 Tire
42 42 52 J Rudd -50L 49 0 37 Engine
43 43 93 B Hoff -64L 35 0 34 Engine
Caution Flags: 3 (10 laps)
Lead Changes: 7 (4 drivers)
Weather: Clear, 54 °F, East 8 mph
SummaryKevin Harvick, who failed to qualify for the 2000 Alltel 200, wins an extremely emotional race--the first big NASCAR race since Dale Earnhardt's death. Of course, Harvick was named Earnhardt's replacement for the 2001 season. Ryan Newman looked to play spoiler in his first career race, but ended up with a podium finish and some laps led at one of the most difficult tracks on the circuit. Rookie Greg Biffle takes an early points lead thanks to two strong outings the first two weeks.
Caution 1: Laps 76-79: Debris
During the second round of pit stops, debris was found on the racetrack.
Caution 2: Laps 83-86: #49, 1, 36 accident frontstretch
Shortly after the first restart, Robbie Faggart had a tire go down coming out of turn 4 and nearly wrecked the field--thankfully, only a couple of cars were involved. Todd Bodine, who was leading during the caution, had a tire failure on lap 83 that caused him to retire from the race.
Caution 3: Laps 98-99: #14, 10, 77, 59, 86, 25, 1, 11 accident backstretch
With just a few laps to go, an impatient Jacob Labrecque drove up the track with Larry Foyt, who hit the wall and lost control, collecting several drivers. Kelly Denton ended up on his roof, sliding across the backstretch into turn 3, where he went up the banking and collected Chad Chaffin before flipping back on his wheels. This cost Jeff Green a top 10 finish. The race ended under caution due to this, with Kevin Harvick as the leader.
