| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400 | Dover International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 23, 2001 | Race 27 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 101.559 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.576 | Time of Race: 03:56:19 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 21-26, 56-64, 71-77, 117-124, 130-135, 168-171, 201-206, 228-236, 268-273, 346-350, 389-393 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $168,858 |
| 2 | 41 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 170/0 | 400 | Running | $106,960 |
| 3 | 4 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $117,507 |
| 4 | 23 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/0 | 400 | Running | $117,832 |
| 5 | 11 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $89,270 |
| 6 | 14 | #29 | Kevin Harvick * | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 150/0 | 400 | Running | $102,167 |
| 7 | 16 | #33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 146/0 | 400 | Running | $85,735 |
| 8 | 26 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $73,025 |
| 9 | 18 | #19 | Casey Atwood * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 138/0 | 400 | Running | $53,565 |
| 10 | 17 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 134/0 | 400 | Running | $66,765 |
| 11 | 15 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 130/0 | 400 | Running | $92,305 |
| 12 | 1 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 132/5 | 400 | Running | $98,142 |
| 13 | 39 | #26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 124/0 | 400 | Running | $65,585 |
| 14 | 19 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 126/5 | 400 | Running | $73,576 |
| 15 | 9 | #66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Route 66/Kmart | 118/0 | 399 | Running | $51,665 |
| 16 | 24 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 115/0 | 399 | Running | $53,655 |
| 17 | 33 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 112/0 | 398 | Running | $81,095 |
| 18 | 13 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 109/0 | 398 | Running | $59,125 |
| 19 | 29 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 106/0 | 398 | Running | $82,792 |
| 20 | 30 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 103/0 | 398 | Running | $83,939 |
| 21 | 22 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 100/0 | 398 | Running | $90,111 |
| 22 | 6 | #1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 97/0 | 397 | Running | $73,358 |
| 23 | 34 | #7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 94/0 | 396 | Running | $54,865 |
| 24 | 12 | #92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 91/0 | 396 | Running | $46,615 |
| 25 | 31 | #90 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Hills Bros Coffee | 88/0 | 396 | Running | $44,340 |
| 26 | 5 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 90/5 | 395 | Running | $56,290 |
| 27 | 32 | #13 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Virginia Lottery | PE | 394 | Running | $43,140 |
| 28 | 35 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's Supermarkets | 79/0 | 391 | Suspension | $45,465 |
| 29 | 40 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 76/0 | 390 | Running | $50,815 |
| 30 | 10 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 73/0 | 383 | Running | $67,888 |
| 31 | 37 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 70/0 | 317 | Running | $50,490 |
| 32 | 38 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 67/0 | 314 | Running | $86,681 |
| 33 | 25 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 64/0 | 304 | Accident | $75,315 |
| 34 | 8 | #14 | Ron Hornaday * | Pontiac | Conseco | 61/0 | 268 | Accident | $42,005 |
| 35 | 42 | #93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 58/0 | 266 | Accident | $41,855 |
| 36 | 2 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 60/5 | 258 | Running | $94,152 |
| 37 | 28 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 52/0 | 228 | Accident | $49,600 |
| 38 | 20 | #44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia Pacific | 49/0 | 203 | Engine | $49,475 |
| 39 | 27 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 46/0 | 199 | Accident | $51,350 |
| 40 | 36 | #96 | Andy Houston * | Ford | McDonald's | 43/0 | 165 | Accident | $41,200 |
| 41 | 43 | #97 | Kurt Busch * | Ford | Rubbermaid/ Sharpie | 40/0 | 115 | Engine | $49,075 |
| 42 | 7 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 37/0 | 54 | Accident | $80,234 |
| 43 | 21 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 34/0 | 13 | Engine | $41,076 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||