| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | |||||||||
| September 02, 2001 | Race 25 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 122.773 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: under caution | Time of Race: 04:05:00 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 56-61, 78-81, 139-144, 182-185, 192-195, 279-284, 310-314, 330-335, 350-354, 360-363, 367-367 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 37 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 180/5 | 367 | Running | $181,435 |
| 2 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/10 | 367 | Running | $153,127 |
| 3 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 170/5 | 367 | Running | $133,327 |
| 4 | 33 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 160/0 | 367 | Running | $93,900 |
| 5 | 9 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 155/0 | 367 | Running | $92,583 |
| 6 | 23 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 150/0 | 367 | Running | $100,726 |
| 7 | 26 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 146/0 | 367 | Running | $85,657 |
| 8 | 5 | #29 | Kevin Harvick * | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 142/0 | 367 | Running | $93,727 |
| 9 | 11 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 138/0 | 367 | Running | $55,660 |
| 10 | 8 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 134/0 | 367 | Running | $70,815 |
| 11 | 19 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 130/0 | 367 | Running | $78,875 |
| 12 | 39 | #7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 127/0 | 367 | Running | $63,570 |
| 13 | 3 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 129/5 | 367 | Running | $84,444 |
| 14 | 17 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 121/0 | 367 | Running | $52,670 |
| 15 | 21 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 118/0 | 367 | Running | $55,750 |
| 16 | 12 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 120/5 | 367 | Running | $59,196 |
| 17 | 18 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 112/0 | 367 | Running | $74,788 |
| 18 | 7 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 114/5 | 367 | Running | $43,290 |
| 19 | 14 | #93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 106/0 | 367 | Running | $42,935 |
| 20 | 13 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 103/0 | 366 | Running | $88,091 |
| 21 | 6 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 100/0 | 366 | Running | $77,967 |
| 22 | 4 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 97/0 | 366 | Running | $84,135 |
| 23 | 28 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 94/0 | 365 | Running | $50,025 |
| 24 | 35 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 91/0 | 365 | Running | $74,049 |
| 25 | 30 | #19 | Casey Atwood * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 88/0 | 364 | Running | $41,990 |
| 26 | 42 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 85/0 | 362 | Running | $38,705 |
| 27 | 32 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's Supermarkets | 82/0 | 362 | Running | $45,760 |
| 28 | 29 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 79/0 | 361 | Running | $43,610 |
| 29 | 20 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 76/0 | 359 | Running | $55,900 |
| 30 | 43 | #27 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Duke's Mayonnaise | 73/0 | 359 | Running | $37,815 |
| 31 | 15 | #26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 70/0 | 358 | Accident | $46,155 |
| 32 | 36 | #90 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Hills Bros Coffee | 67/0 | 358 | Running | $37,540 |
| 33 | 24 | #33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 69/5 | 357 | Accident | $65,720 |
| 34 | 27 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 66/5 | 356 | Running | $82,417 |
| 35 | 41 | #44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 58/0 | 355 | Running | $45,255 |
| 36 | 25 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 55/0 | 355 | Running | $47,170 |
| 37 | 40 | #14 | Ron Hornaday * | Pontiac | Conseco | 52/0 | 355 | Running | $37,081 |
| 38 | 16 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 49/0 | 348 | Accident | $44,910 |
| 39 | 1 | #97 | Kurt Busch * | Ford | Rubbermaid/ Sharpie | 51/5 | 316 | Running | $50,375 |
| 40 | 31 | #66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Route 66/Kmart | 43/0 | 282 | Transmission | $36,775 |
| 41 | 34 | #1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 40/0 | 279 | Overheating | $62,968 |
| 42 | 22 | #92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 37/0 | 191 | Accident | $36,675 |
| 43 | 38 | #01 | Jason Leffler * | Dodge | Cingular Wireless | 34/0 | 90 | Overheating | $44,880 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||