| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| April 22, 2001 | Race 9 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 184.003 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .163 | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 37 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 0 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 14 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $173,855 |
| 2 | 7 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $137,630 |
| 3 | 27 | #97 | Kurt Busch * | Ford | Rubbermaid/ Sharpie | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $107,780 |
| 4 | 5 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $126,126 |
| 5 | 30 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $128,842 |
| 6 | 10 | #33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $96,125 |
| 7 | 37 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $70,955 |
| 8 | 19 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $90,178 |
| 9 | 43 | #7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $76,165 |
| 10 | 22 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $103,851 |
| 11 | 31 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 130/0 | 188 | Running | $89,130 |
| 12 | 9 | #29 | Kevin Harvick * | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $96,197 |
| 13 | 26 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $94,630 |
| 14 | 32 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 126/5 | 188 | Running | $83,407 |
| 15 | 4 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 123/5 | 188 | Running | $51,680 |
| 16 | 29 | #44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $67,760 |
| 17 | 16 | #93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $51,125 |
| 18 | 6 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $92,012 |
| 19 | 40 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 111/5 | 188 | Running | $58,395 |
| 20 | 25 | #01 | Jason Leffler * | Dodge | Cingular Wireless | 103/0 | 188 | Running | $68,496 |
| 21 | 24 | #96 | Andy Houston * | Ford | McDonald's | 105/5 | 188 | Running | $46,095 |
| 22 | 42 | #14 | Ron Hornaday * | Pontiac | Conseco | 102/5 | 188 | Running | $49,375 |
| 23 | 2 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 104/10 | 188 | Running | $72,155 |
| 24 | 28 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 96/5 | 188 | Running | $59,810 |
| 25 | 11 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 93/5 | 188 | Running | $56,830 |
| 26 | 23 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's/Redcell | 85/0 | 188 | Running | $48,650 |
| 27 | 13 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 87/5 | 188 | Running | $91,322 |
| 28 | 8 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 84/5 | 188 | Running | $54,740 |
| 29 | 12 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 81/5 | 188 | Running | $79,909 |
| 30 | 21 | #19 | Casey Atwood * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 73/0 | 187 | Running | $44,930 |
| 31 | 17 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 70/0 | 187 | Running | $73,518 |
| 32 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers | 72/5 | 187 | Running | $71,543 |
| 33 | 39 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 69/5 | 187 | Running | $77,125 |
| 34 | 33 | #51 | Jeff Purvis | Ford | Phoenix Construction | 61/0 | 187 | Running | $43,860 |
| 35 | 41 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 58/0 | 187 | Running | $83,014 |
| 36 | 34 | #26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 55/0 | 187 | Running | $51,600 |
| 37 | 35 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 52/0 | 187 | Running | $78,467 |
| 38 | 15 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Team Realtree | 49/0 | 186 | Running | $43,100 |
| 39 | 38 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 51/5 | 186 | Running | $60,910 |
| 40 | 36 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 48/5 | 186 | Running | $50,660 |
| 41 | 20 | #66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Route 66/Kmart | 45/5 | 181 | Engine | $42,460 |
| 42 | 18 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 37/0 | 158 | Overheating | $42,260 |
| 43 | 1 | #92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 39/5 | 116 | Engine | $47,068 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||