| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Pontiac Excitement 400 | Richmond International Raceway | |||||||||
| May 05, 2001 | Race 11 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 95.872 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .372 | Time of Race: 03:07:45 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7-11, 122-135, 199-215, 219-221, 233-238, 282-285, 299-303, 395-398 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $150,175 |
| 2 | 6 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/0 | 400 | Running | $133,827 |
| 3 | 2 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 175/10 | 400 | Running | $117,740 |
| 4 | 4 | #1 | Steve Park | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 160/0 | 400 | Running | $95,493 |
| 5 | 3 | #28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco/Havoline | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $93,297 |
| 6 | 11 | #10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 150/0 | 400 | Running | $57,350 |
| 7 | 14 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 151/5 | 400 | Running | $75,348 |
| 8 | 19 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $52,475 |
| 9 | 21 | #36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 138/0 | 400 | Running | $61,235 |
| 10 | 9 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 134/0 | 400 | Running | $98,152 |
| 11 | 15 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 130/0 | 400 | Running | $62,995 |
| 12 | 42 | #19 | Casey Atwood * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 127/0 | 400 | Running | $38,950 |
| 13 | 1 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer/Viagra | 129/5 | 400 | Running | $87,126 |
| 14 | 17 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 121/0 | 400 | Running | $84,521 |
| 15 | 20 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 118/0 | 400 | Running | $85,712 |
| 16 | 5 | #26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 115/0 | 399 | Running | $55,911 |
| 17 | 32 | #29 | Kevin Harvick * | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 112/0 | 399 | Running | $82,427 |
| 18 | 31 | #97 | Kurt Busch * | Ford | Rubbermaid/ Sharpie | 109/0 | 399 | Running | $48,650 |
| 19 | 37 | #33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 106/0 | 399 | Running | $68,195 |
| 20 | 22 | #50 | Rick Mast | Chevrolet | Midwest Transit/Blair.com | 103/0 | 398 | Running | $39,575 |
| 21 | 10 | #22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 100/0 | 398 | Running | $72,185 |
| 22 | 16 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 97/0 | 398 | Running | $35,725 |
| 23 | 36 | #21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 94/0 | 398 | Running | $61,215 |
| 24 | 24 | #31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 91/0 | 398 | Running | $70,699 |
| 25 | 33 | #7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 88/0 | 397 | Running | $49,600 |
| 26 | 28 | #01 | Jason Leffler * | Dodge | Cingular Wireless | 85/0 | 397 | Running | $46,400 |
| 27 | 27 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak | 82/0 | 397 | Running | $37,675 |
| 28 | 26 | #55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 79/0 | 396 | Running | $45,450 |
| 29 | 40 | #92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 76/0 | 396 | Running | $37,225 |
| 30 | 43 | #66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Route 66/Kmart | 73/0 | 396 | Running | $37,600 |
| 31 | 41 | #14 | Ron Hornaday * | Pontiac | Conseco | 70/0 | 394 | Running | $36,550 |
| 32 | 23 | #77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 67/0 | 393 | Running | $42,000 |
| 33 | 38 | #93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 64/0 | 388 | Accident | $33,950 |
| 34 | 39 | #43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 61/0 | 387 | Running | $68,927 |
| 35 | 12 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 58/0 | 364 | Running | $43,850 |
| 36 | 35 | #12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 55/0 | 359 | Running | $73,084 |
| 37 | 8 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 52/0 | 342 | Running | $58,473 |
| 38 | 30 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 49/0 | 329 | Rear End | $66,430 |
| 39 | 18 | #11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralph's/Redcell | 46/0 | 327 | Running | $33,625 |
| 40 | 25 | #27 | Kenny Wallace | Pontiac | GEICO Direct | 43/0 | 322 | Engine | $33,550 |
| 41 | 29 | #25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW/Delphi | 40/0 | 257 | Accident | $41,500 |
| 42 | 34 | #96 | Andy Houston * | Ford | McDonald's | 37/0 | 206 | Engine | $33,455 |
| 43 | 13 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 34/0 | 165 | Accident | $33,654 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||