2001 Global Crossing at the Glen

The 2001 Global Crossing at the Glen was the 22nd stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 12, 2001, at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.454 miles (3.949 km) permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. For the final two restarts, Hendrick Motorsports, driver Jeff Gordon would fend off against eventual second-place finisher, Roush Racing driver Jeff Burton to win a close race.[1][2] The win was Gordon's 57th career victory and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield, driving for Penske Racing South, would finish third.

2001 Global Crossing at The Glen
Race details
Race 22 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 2001 Global Crossing at The Glen program cover, featuring Steve Park.
The 2001 Global Crossing at The Glen program cover, featuring Steve Park.
Date August 12, 2001
Official name 16th Annual Global Crossing at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (3.949 km)
Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Scheduled Distance 90 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Average speed 89.081 miles per hour (143.362 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Robert Yates Racing
Time 1:11.884
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Burton Roush Racing
Laps 30
Winner
No. 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Pennzoil
01 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Cingular Wireless
2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Miller Lite
4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Kodak
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford NationsRent
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac Valvoline
11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford RedCell, Ralphs
12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford Mobil 1
14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac Conseco
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt New Products
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Interstate Batteries
19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac The Home Depot
21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft
22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet UAW, Delphi
26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart
27 Rick Mast Eel River Racing Pontiac Sauer's, Duke's Mayonnaise
28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Texaco, Havoline
29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Lowe's
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Tide
33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Schult Homes, Oakwood Homes
36 Ken Schrader MBV Motorsports Pontiac M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge Coors Light
43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios
44 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Sparkle
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Sprint PCS
55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Square D
66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford Kmart Blue Light Special
68 Anthony Lazzaro TWC Motorsports Chevrolet NationsRent
77 Boris Said Jasper Motorsports Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions
87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Bully Hill Vineyards
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
90 Brian Simo Donlavey Racing Ford Hills Bros. Coffee
92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge Kodiak
93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge Amoco Ultimate
97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford Rubbermaid, Sharpie
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Citgo Supergard
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, August 10, at 11:20 AM EST. The session would last for two hours.[3] Ricky Rudd, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:11.714 and an average speed of 122.989 miles per hour (197.932 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:11.714 122.989
2 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1:11.843 122.768
3 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:11.959 122.570
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session was held on Saturday, August 11, at 10:45 AM EST. The session would last for 45 minutes.[3] Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.859 and an average speed of 121.056 miles per hour (194.821 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.859 121.056
2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:12.939 120.923
3 87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.948 120.908
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

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The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, August 11, at 12:10 PM EST. The session would last for 50 minutes.[3] Ron Fellows, driving for NEMCO Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:13.004 and an average speed of 120.815 miles per hour (194.433 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.004 120.815
2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:13.144 120.584
3 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:13.144 120.584
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 10, at 3:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] Positions 1-36 would be decided on time, while positions 37-43 would be based on provisionals. Six spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The seventh is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[7]

Dale Jarrett, driving for Robert Yates Racing, would win the pole, setting a time of 1:11.884 and an average speed of 122.698 miles per hour (197.463 km/h).[8]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Mike Wallace and Wally Dallenbach Jr.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:11.884 122.698
2 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 1:12.117 122.301
3 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.156 122.235
4 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.166 122.218
5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 1:12.270 122.042
6 87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.321 121.956
7 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 1:12.378 121.860
8 01 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 1:12.419 121.791
9 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 1:12.444 121.749
10 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.460 121.722
11 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1:12.488 121.675
12 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 1:12.579 121.523
13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.594 121.498
14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 1:12.758 121.224
15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 1:12.908 120.974
16 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 1:12.938 120.924
17 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 1:12.938 120.924
18 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 1:12.965 120.880
19 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1:12.971 120.870
20 77 Boris Said Jasper Motorsports Ford 1:12.994 120.832
21 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 1:13.123 120.619
22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 1:13.171 120.540
23 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1:13.202 120.489
24 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:13.250 120.410
25 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 1:13.262 120.390
26 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 1:13.289 120.345
27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 1:13.310 120.311
28 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 1:13.366 120.219
29 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 1:13.500 120.000
30 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 1:13.577 119.874
31 68 Anthony Lazzaro TWC Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.627 119.793
32 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 1:13.664 119.733
33 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.676 119.713
34 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 1:13.689 119.692
35 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 1:13.708 119.661
36 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.725 119.634
Provisionals
37 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet - -
38 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 1:13.990 119.205
39 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford 1:14.112 119.009
40 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 1:21.870 107.732
41 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 1:14.207 118.857
42 90 Brian Simo Donlavey Racing Ford 1:13.785 119.536
43 27 Rick Mast Eel River Racing Pontiac 1:14.354 118.622
Failed to qualify
44 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford 1:13.836 119.454
45 44 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Dodge 1:14.104 119.022
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[9] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 14 running 180 $173,402
2 22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 90 30 running 180 $125,371
3 39 12 Jeremy Mayfield Penske Racing South Ford 90 0 running 165 $97,834
4 2 28 Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford 90 2 running 165 $96,322
5 7 66 Todd Bodine Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 90 2 running 160 $57,350
6 3 25 Jerry Nadeau Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 150 $53,840
7 10 29 Kevin Harvick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 90 0 running 146 $88,387
8 20 77 Boris Said Jasper Motorsports Ford 90 0 running 142 $59,645
9 14 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 138 $88,532
10 37 1 Steve Park Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 90 0 running 134 $72,458
11 8 01 Scott Pruett Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 90 3 running 135 $57,025
12 27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 90 0 running 127 $69,788
13 29 11 Brett Bodine Brett Bodine Racing Ford 90 0 running 124 $44,736
14 9 43 John Andretti Petty Enterprises Dodge 90 0 running 121 $73,187
15 15 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 118 $81,596
16 26 10 Johnny Benson Jr. MBV Motorsports Pontiac 90 0 running 115 $45,700
17 17 14 Ron Hornaday Jr. (R) A. J. Foyt Enterprises Pontiac 90 0 running 112 $37,455
18 23 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 90 0 running 109 $43,710
19 32 36 Ken Schrader MB2 Motorsports Pontiac 90 0 running 106 $49,620
20 41 92 Stacy Compton Melling Racing Dodge 90 1 running 108 $43,785
21 36 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 90 0 running 100 $69,310
22 34 19 Casey Atwood (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 90 0 running 97 $36,850
23 38 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 90 1 running 99 $44,120
24 21 9 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 90 0 running 91 $60,673
25 16 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Dodge 90 0 running 88 $44,805
26 11 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 85 $53,035
27 43 27 Rick Mast Eel River Racing Pontiac 90 0 running 82 $35,215
28 35 93 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 90 0 running 79 $32,645
29 28 97 Kurt Busch (R) Roush Racing Ford 90 0 running 76 $40,575
30 24 21 Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford 89 0 running 73 $50,505
31 1 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 89 17 running 75 $82,962
32 19 33 Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 88 0 crash 67 $60,630
33 33 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 88 0 running 64 $32,300
34 31 68 Anthony Lazzaro TWC Motorsports Chevrolet 88 0 running 61 $32,265
35 40 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford 88 4 running 63 $32,230
36 30 55 Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet 87 0 running 55 $40,170
37 42 90 Brian Simo Donlavey Racing Ford 83 0 crash 52 $32,085
38 25 26 Jimmy Spencer Haas-Carter Motorsports Ford 76 0 engine 49 $40,025
39 18 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 59 0 handling 46 $31,990
40 4 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 58 13 electrical 48 $64,254
41 12 22 Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge 48 0 engine 40 $65,030
42 6 87 Ron Fellows NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 36 3 axle 42 $31,860
43 5 2 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford 14 0 engine 34 $76,969
Failed to qualify
44 7 Mike Wallace Ultra Motorsports Ford
45 44 Wally Dallenbach Jr. Petty Enterprises Dodge
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Packman, Tim (August 13, 2001). "Gordon grabs victory at The Glen". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on October 19, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gordon races to record". The Record. August 13, 2001. p. 32. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2001 Watkins Glen Race Info Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on October 21, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Friday's Winston Cup practice speeds". ThatsRacin. August 10, 2001. Archived from the original on October 8, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "Saturday's early practice speeds". ThatsRacin. August 11, 2001. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Saturday's final practice speeds". ThatsRacin. August 11, 2001. Archived from the original on August 22, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2002 Provisional/Owners Points Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  8. ^ Poole, David (August 10, 2001). "Father knows best, pole winner says". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2001. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "2001 Global Crossing at the Glen - The Third Turn". The Third Turn. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
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