2001 O'Reilly 400K - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 2001 O'Reilly 400K |
| Name of Track: | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Date: | June 8th |
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track layout is very similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway). The track measures 1.5 miles around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the quad-oval design, where the front straghtaway juts outward slightly.
The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Lowe's Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Very Fast TrackBased on qualifying speeds in 2004 and 2005, the Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph.
However, as the tracks' respective racing surfaces continue to wear, qualifying speeds at Atlanta have become consistently faster than at Texas (2005 and 2006).
Busy Race SeasonTexas Motor Speedway is home to two NASCAR Nextel Cup races: the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 and the Dickies 500, as well as two Busch Series Races, the O'Reilly 300 and the O'Reilly Challenge and last but not least, the Indy Racing League race, the Bombardier Learjet 500.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.2001 O'Reilly 400K NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 2001 O'Reilly 400K, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Sprague | 24 | 3 | $62,235 | 167 | 0 | running | NetZero Platinum |
| 2 | Brendan Gaughan | 41 | 30 | $46,100 | 167 | 0 | running | NAPA / The Orleans |
| 3 | David Starr | 3 | 25 | $34,065 | 167 | 0 | running | Chasco Contracting |
| 4 | Joe Ruttman | 18 | 2 | $20,650 | 167 | 0 | running | Dana Corporation |
| 5 | Ricky Hendrick | 17 | 6 | $15,475 | 167 | 0 | running | GMAC Financial Services |
| 6 | Dennis Setzer | 46 | 11 | $13,425 | 167 | 0 | running | Acxiom / Computer Associates |
| 7 | Coy Gibbs | 20 | 13 | $13,800 | 167 | 0 | running | MBNA |
| 8 | Randy Tolsma | 61 | 9 | $12,800 | 167 | 0 | running | Team Rensi Motorsports |
| 9 | Carlos Contreras | 43 | 16 | $12,300 | 166 | 0 | running | Hot Wheels |
| 10 | Nathan Haseleu | 99 | 12 | $14,200 | 166 | 0 | running | Roush Performance |
| 11 | Travis Kvapil | 60 | 5 | $12,100 | 166 | 0 | running | CAT Rental Stores |
| 13 | Terry Cook | 29 | 4 | $11,815 | 166 | 0 | running | K Automotive |
| 14 | Ted Musgrave | 1 | 7 | $11,715 | 166 | 0 | running | Mopar Performance |
| 15 | Lance Hooper | 73 | 23 | $12,165 | 165 | 0 | running | County Building Centers |
| 16 | Matt Crafton | 88 | 10 | $11,515 | 165 | 0 | running | Fast Track Driveway Sealer |
| 20 | Rick Crawford | 14 | 8 | $12,040 | 162 | 0 | running | Milwaukee Electric Tool |
| 21 | Morgan Shepherd | 21 | 28 | $10,015 | 161 | 0 | running | Shepherd Racing |
| 22 | Billy Bigley | 75 | 15 | $10,915 | 160 | 0 | running | Spears Manufacturing |
| 23 | Bobby Dotter | 8 | 18 | $10,815 | 159 | 0 | running | People Against Drugs |
| 26 | Scott Riggs | 2 | 1 | $9,515 | 143 | 0 | running | Team ASE Racing |
| 27 | Chuck Hossfeld | 50 | 17 | $9,415 | 136 | 0 | running | Eldon |
| 28 | Stan Boyd | 89 | 33 | $9,315 | 118 | 0 | engine | Bars Leaks / Splatt |
| 29 | Patrick Lawler | 38 | 34 | $9,215 | 69 | 0 | engine | Dallas Auto Auction |
| 30 | Larry Gunselman | 93 | 29 | $9,115 | 46 | 0 | engine | Greenfield |
| 31 | Phil Bonifield | 23 | 26 | $8,990 | 45 | 0 | engine | Red Line Oil / Coverall Carports |
| 32 | Jimmy Hensley | 72 | 22 | $8,890 | 38 | 0 | engine | businessdriver.com |
| 36 | Gene Christensen | 7 | 35 | $8,715 | 7 | 0 | vibration | Racing For Kids |
