| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| EA Sports 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| October 21, 2001 | Race 31 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 185.24 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .388 | Time of Race: 03:02:45 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 33 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 96-101, 131-134, 150-155 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $165,773 |
| 2 | 37 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 170/0 | 188 | Running | $104,770 |
| 3 | 33 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $120,271 |
| 4 | 24 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $77,550 |
| 5 | 2 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $81,450 |
| 6 | 15 | #1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $81,818 |
| 7 | 11 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $99,102 |
| 8 | 9 | #33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $79,920 |
| 9 | 14 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $89,626 |
| 10 | 40 | #7 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | NationsRent | 134/0 | 188 | Running | $73,910 |
| 11 | 1 | #92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $62,170 |
| 12 | 16 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's Supermarkets | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $54,401 |
| 13 | 20 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 124/0 | 188 | Running | $80,110 |
| 14 | 35 | #4 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Kodak MAX Film | 121/0 | 188 | Running | $52,110 |
| 15 | 41 | #01 | Jason Leffler * | Dodge | Cingular Wireless | 123/5 | 188 | Running | $61,735 |
| 16 | 32 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 115/0 | 188 | Running | $87,865 |
| 17 | 3 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 117/5 | 188 | Running | $54,560 |
| 18 | 38 | #12 | Mike Wallace | Ford | Mobil 1 | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $85,204 |
| 19 | 39 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 106/0 | 188 | Running | $77,949 |
| 20 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 108/5 | 188 | Running | $74,003 |
| 21 | 18 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 100/0 | 188 | Running | $77,970 |
| 22 | 34 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 102/5 | 187 | Accident | $93,942 |
| 23 | 4 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 94/0 | 187 | Accident | $52,495 |
| 24 | 12 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 91/0 | 187 | Accident | $43,875 |
| 25 | 10 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 93/5 | 187 | Accident | $86,532 |
| 26 | 23 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 85/0 | 187 | Accident | $73,742 |
| 27 | 36 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 87/5 | 187 | Accident | $50,760 |
| 28 | 22 | #44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 79/0 | 187 | Accident | $48,100 |
| 29 | 27 | #97 | Kurt Busch * | Ford | Rubbermaid/ Sharpie | 76/0 | 187 | Running | $47,940 |
| 30 | 31 | #93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 73/0 | 187 | Running | $40,355 |
| 31 | 28 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 70/0 | 187 | Running | $47,770 |
| 32 | 19 | #29 | Kevin Harvick * | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 67/0 | 187 | Running | $85,712 |
| 33 | 8 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 64/0 | 187 | Running | $39,600 |
| 34 | 7 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 61/0 | 182 | Running | $74,567 |
| 35 | 29 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 58/0 | 175 | Handling | $47,500 |
| 36 | 43 | #90 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Hills Bros Coffee | 55/0 | 174 | Engine | $39,450 |
| 37 | 30 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 57/5 | 167 | Overheating | $49,400 |
| 38 | 42 | #14 | Ron Hornaday * | Chevrolet | Conseco | 49/0 | 148 | Transmission | $39,225 |
| 39 | 26 | #19 | Casey Atwood * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 46/0 | 107 | Accident | $39,300 |
| 40 | 17 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 43/0 | 96 | Accident | $57,225 |
| 41 | 21 | #66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Kmart Blue Light Special | 45/5 | 94 | Accident | $39,150 |
| 42 | 13 | #51 | Jeff Purvis | Ford | Phoenix Construction | 37/0 | 86 | Rear End | $39,106 |
| 43 | 25 | #26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 34/0 | 18 | Engine | $28,581 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||