12.11.2001, 10:07
Bill Elliott võitis Pennzoil 400
NASCARi veteran Bill Elliott võitis Homestead Speedwayl toimunud Pennzoil Freedom 400 etapi ning see oli tema 40-s etapivõit, kuid alles esimene peale 1994 aastat.
Viimane lahing esikoha pärast toimus viis ringi enne finišit, kui Elliott suutis seestpoolt mööduda tiimikaaslasest Casey Atwoodist, kelle jaoks kurv läks veidi pikaks, kuid ta lõpetas siiski kolmandana. “Ma olin umbes kaks kümnendikku temast kiirem, aga ma pidin ta kinni püüdma ja temast mööduma, aga kui ikka on sinu päev, siis on sinu päev,” rõõmustas Elliott.
“Ma leidsin rajal trajektoori, mis töötas. Casey kihutas kolmandasse kurvi liiga tugevalt sisse ja läks libisema ning mul oli võimalik temast mööda saada.”
Elliotti võit on Dodge jaoks selle hooaja neljas. Michael Waltrip põrutas Chevroletiga Atwoodist mööda viimasel ringil, et teiseks tõusta.
Jeff Gordonil ei õnnestunud ka sel korral oma tiitlit veel ära vormistada, kui ta lõpetas 28-l kohal. Tema ainus konkurent Ricky Rudd ei hiilanud samuti ning lõpetas 21-na. Järgmisel kahel etapil peab Gordon tiitli võtmiseks põhimõtteliselt starti jõudma, hoolimata sellest, millega suudab Ricky Rudd hakkama saada.
Pennzoil 400 tulemused:
K | Nr/Nimi | Auto/Sponsor | Ringe |
---|---|---|---|
1 | #9 | Dodge/ | 267 |
Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers/UAW | ||
2 | #15 | Chevrolet/ | 267 |
Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | ||
3 | #19 | Dodge/ | 267 |
Casey Atwood * | Dodge Dealers/UAW | ||
4 | #99 | Ford/ | 267 |
Jeff Burton | CITGO SUPERGARD | ||
5 | #40 | Dodge/ | 267 |
Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | ||
6 | #93 | Dodge/ | 267 |
Dave Blaney | Amoco | ||
7 | #29 | Chevrolet/ | 267 |
Kevin Harvick * | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | ||
8 | #18 | Pontiac/ | 267 |
Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | ||
9 | #31 | Chevrolet/ | 267 |
Jeff Green | Lowe’s | ||
10 | #01 | Dodge/ | 267 |
Jason Leffler * | Cingular Wireless | ||
11 | #5 | Chevrolet/ | 267 |
Terry Labonte | Kellogg’s | ||
12 | #2 | Ford/ | 267 |
Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | ||
13 | #22 | Dodge/ | 267 |
Ward Burton | Caterpillar | ||
14 | #1 | Chevrolet/ | 267 |
Kenny Wallace | Pennzoil | ||
15 | #8 | Chevrolet/ | 267 |
Dale Earnhardt, Jr | Budweiser | ||
16 | #66 | Ford/ | 267 |
Todd Bodine | Kmart Blue Light Special | ||
17 | #45 | Dodge/ | 267 |
Kyle Petty | Sprint | ||
18 | #26 | Ford/ | 267 |
Jimmy Spencer | Kmart | ||
19 | #20 | Pontiac/ | 266 |
Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | ||
20 | #10 | Pontiac/ | 266 |
Johnny Benson | Valvoline | ||
21 | #28 | Ford/ | 266 |
Ricky Rudd | Texaco/ Havoline | ||
22 | #43 | Dodge/ | 266 |
John Andretti | Cheerios | ||
23 | #6 | Ford/ | 266 |
Mark Martin | Pfizer/Viagra | ||
24 | #48 | Chevrolet/ | 266 |
Jimmie Johnson | Lowe’s | ||
25 | #97 | Ford/ | 266 |
Kurt Busch * | Rubbermaid/ Sharpie | ||
26 | #12 | Ford/ | 264 |
Mike Wallace | Mobil 1 | ||
27 | #17 | Ford/ | 263 |
Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | ||
28 | #24 | Chevrolet/ | 266 |
Jeff Gordon | DuPont | ||
29 | #7 | Ford/ | 266 |
Kevin Lepage | NationsRent | ||
30 | #32 | Ford/ | 266 |
Ricky Craven | Tide | ||
31 | #33 | Chevrolet/ | 266 |
Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes | ||
32 | #11 | Ford/ | 265 |
Brett Bodine | Ralphs/Wells Fargo Financial | ||
33 | #25 | Chevrolet/ | 264 |
Jerry Nadeau | UAW/Delphi | ||
34 | #44 | Dodge/ | 264 |
Buckshot Jones | Georgia Pacific | ||
35 | #4 | Chevrolet/ | 264 |
Bobby Hamilton, Jr | Kodak MAX Film | ||
36 | #21 | Ford/ | 264 |
Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft | ||
37 | #09 | Ford/ | 264 |
Geoffrey Bodine | Miccosukee Indian Gaming | ||
38 | #90 | Ford/ | 262 |
Rick Mast | Donlavey Racing | ||
39 | #55 | Chevrolet/ | 261 |
Bobby Hamilton | Square D | ||
40 | #77 | Ford/ | 256 |
Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | ||
41 | #88 | Ford/ | 256 |
Dale Jarrett | UPS | ||
42 | #36 | Pontiac/ | 255 |
Ken Schrader | M&M’s |
Punktiseis enne kahte viimast etappi:
K | Nimi | Punkte | Starte | Võite | Top 5 | Top 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jeff Gordon | 4829 | 34 | 6 | 18 | 23 |
2 | Ricky Rudd | 4524 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 22 |
3 | Tony Stewart | 4465 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
4 | Sterling Marlin | 4391 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
5 | Dale Jarrett | 4336 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
6 | Rusty Wallace | 4245 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
7 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr | 4213 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
8 | Bobby Labonte | 4211 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
9 | Kevin Harvick * | 4151 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
10 | Jeff Burton | 4143 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
11 | Johnny Benson | 3931 | 34 | 6 | 14 | |
12 | Mark Martin | 3863 | 34 | 3 | 14 | |
13 | Matt Kenseth | 3710 | 34 | 3 | 8 | |
14 | Ward Burton | 3654 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
15 | Jimmy Spencer | 3618 | 34 | 3 | 8 | |
16 | Bill Elliott | 3606 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
17 | Bobby Hamilton | 3417 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
18 | Ken Schrader | 3364 | 34 | 5 | ||
19 | Jerry Nadeau | 3360 | 34 | 3 | 8 | |
20 | Ricky Craven | 3276 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
21 | Elliott Sadler | 3274 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
22 | Terry Labonte | 3131 | 34 | 1 | 3 | |
23 | Dave Blaney | 3128 | 34 | 6 | ||
24 | Michael Waltrip | 3031 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
25 | Kurt Busch * | 2975 | 34 | 3 | 6 | |
26 | Casey Atwood * | 2914 | 33 | 1 | 3 | |
27 | Robert Pressley | 2910 | 32 | 1 | 4 | |
28 | Steve Park | 2859 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
29 | Joe Nemechek | 2845 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
30 | John Andretti | 2800 | 33 | 1 | 2 | |
31 | Todd Bodine | 2773 | 33 | 2 | 2 | |
32 | Brett Bodine | 2751 | 34 | 1 | ||
33 | Jeremy Mayfield | 2651 | 28 | 5 | 7 | |
34 | Stacy Compton | 2582 | 32 | 1 | ||
35 | Mike Wallace | 2500 | 27 | 1 | 6 | |
36 | Jason Leffler * | 2340 | 29 | 1 | ||
37 | Kevin Lepage | 2292 | 27 | 1 | ||
38 | Ron Hornaday * | 2238 | 31 | 1 | ||
39 | Mike Skinner | 2029 | 23 | 1 | ||
40 | Kenny Wallace | 1887 | 22 | 1 | 2 | |
41 | Buckshot Jones | 1835 | 28 | |||
42 | Hut Stricklin | 1640 | 21 | 1 | ||
43 | Kyle Petty | 1498 | 22 | |||
44 | Robby Gordon | 1372 | 16 | 1 | 2 | |
45 | Andy Houston * | 1123 | 17 | |||
46 | Rick Mast | 1108 | 16 | |||
47 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr | 578 | 8 | |||
48 | Ryan Newman | 497 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
49 | Jeff Green | 478 | 7 | 1 | ||
50 | Boris Said | 272 | 2 | 1 | ||
51 | Scott Pruett | 262 | 2 | |||
52 | Dave Marcis | 171 | 3 | |||
53 | Jeff Purvis | 169 | 4 | |||
54 | Rich Bickle | 137 | 2 | |||
54 | Jimmie Johnson | 137 | 2 | |||
56 | Dale Earnhardt | 132 | 1 | |||
57 | Carl Long | 113 | 2 | |||
58 | Ron Fellows | 96 | 2 | |||
59 | Derrike Cope | 91 | 1 | |||
60 | Brian Simo | 89 | 2 | |||
61 | Dorsey Schroeder | 88 | 1 | |||
62 | Wally Dallenbach | 85 | 1 | |||
63 | Hermie Sadler | 79 | 2 | |||
64 | Ted Musgrave | 76 | 1 | |||
65 | Dick Trickle | 64 | 1 | |||
66 | Shawna Robinson | 61 | 1 | |||
66 | Anthony Lazzaro | 61 | 1 | |||
68 | Geoffrey Bodine | 52 | 2 | |||
69 | Stuart Kirby | 37 | 1 |