2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - Food City 500

Food City 500

The Food City 500 was held March 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top Ten Results

  1. 21 - Elliott Sadler*
  2. 43 - John Andretti
  3. 12 - Jeremy Mayfield
  4. 24 - Jeff Gordon
  5. 22 - Ward Burton
  6. 5 - Terry Labonte
  7. 2 - Rusty Wallace
  8. 55 - Bobby Hamilton
  9. 1 - Steve Park
  10. 28 - Ricky Rudd

Failed to qualify: Hut Stricklin (#90), Jason Leffler (#01), Carl Long (#85)

  • This was Elliott Sadler's first career win, and the first for the Wood Brothers Racing team since 1993 with Morgan Shepherd.
  • It was also the first time cars #21 and #43 took the top two finishing positions since 1977, but the first time since the 1976 Southern 500 that the #21 finished on top when David Pearson beat Richard Petty. As of 2012 it is the most recent time those two cars have finished in the top two spots.

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