2001 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer
This is about the Summer 2001 race at Michigan. For the race at Daytona, see 2001 Pepsi 400.
| Race details | |||
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| Race 23 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
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The 2001 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer program cover. | |||
| Date | August 19, 2001 | ||
| Official name | 32nd Annual Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer | ||
| Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 162 laps, 324 mi (521.427 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Average speed | 140.513 miles per hour (226.134 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| PPI Motorsports | |
| Time | 38.272 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | |
| Laps | 57 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2001 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer was the 23rd stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 19, 2001, in Brooklyn, Michigan, at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race was shortened from its scheduled 200 laps to 162 due to inclement weather. Sterling Marlin, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, would control the late stages of the race when rain stopped the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his first victory of the season. The win was also Dodge's first victory in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 24 years. To fill out the podium, Ricky Craven, driving for PPI Motorsports, and Bill Elliott, driving for Evernham Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.