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The 2001 Daytona 500, the 43rd running of the event, was the first race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series schedule. It was held on February 18, 2001, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, consisting of 200 laps and 500 miles on the 2.5-mile (4 km) asphalt tri-oval.
In the weeks before the Daytona 500, Earnhardt elected not to attend the annual fan and media preview event, drawing vocal criticism from fellow driver Jimmy Spencer.On February 3 and 4, 2001, for the first time in his career, Earnhardt participated in the Rolex 24 endurance race at Daytona, the event which kicks off Speedweeks at the track.
The 2001 Daytona 500 remains the bleakest day in NASCAR history. The death of Dale Earnhardt from a crash on the last lap of the race robbed a family of its patriarch and the industry of the ...
The 43rd Daytona 500 was held February 18, 2001 at Daytona International Speedway. Top 10 Results. 15 ... making it a two-day race at the North Carolina Speedway.
Daytona 500 winner last year: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. holds on for first 500 win ... 2001: Michael Waltrip. 2000: Dale Jarrett (3) 1999: Jeff Gordon (2) ... Sisters gave birth 1 day apart at same ...
Here is the all-time winners list for the NASCAR Daytona 500, which starts each season and began in 1959. ... 2001: Michael Waltrip. 2000: Dale Jarrett. 1999: Jeff Gordon. 1998: Dale Earnhardt.
Trevor Bayne and Bobby Allison are the youngest and oldest Daytona 500 winners, winning at the ages of 20 years and 1 day in 2011 and 50 years, 2 months, and 11 days old in 1988, respectively. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Petty also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first and last wins, 17 years between the 1964 and 1981 races. [ 17 ]
Dale Earnhardt died 20 years ago at the Daytona 500, but the lessons learned from that dark day still keep the sport safe today. Remembering Dale Earnhardt 20 years after the 2001 Daytona 500 ...