Mountain Dew Southern 500 | September 02, 2001 | Race 25 of 36
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 | 22 | Ward Burton | Dodge | Caterpillar | 180/5 | 367 | Running | 181,435 |
| 2 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180/10 | 367 | Running | 153,127 |
| 3 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Pontiac | Interstate Batteries | 170/5 | 367 | Running | 133,327 |
| 4 | 33 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Pontiac | The Home Depot | 160/0 | 367 | Running | 93,900 |
| 5 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 155/0 | 367 | Running | 92,583 |
| 6 | 23 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | CITGO | 150/0 | 367 | Running | 100,726 |
| 7 | 26 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Texaco / Havoline | 146/0 | 367 | Running | 85,657 |
| 8 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick * | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench Service Plus | 142/0 | 367 | Running | 93,727 |
| 9 | 11 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Chevrolet | UAW / Delphi | 138/0 | 367 | Running | 55,660 |
| 10 | 8 | 36 | Ken Schrader | Pontiac | M&M's | 134/0 | 367 | Running | 70,815 |
| 11 | 19 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 130/0 | 367 | Running | 78,875 |
| 12 | 39 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Ford | NationsRent | 127/0 | 367 | Running | 63,570 |
| 13 | 3 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Ford | Mobil 1 | 129/5 | 367 | Running | 84,444 |
| 14 | 17 | 10 | Johnny Benson | Pontiac | Valvoline | 121/0 | 367 | Running | 52,670 |
| 15 | 21 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Chevrolet | Square D | 118/0 | 367 | Running | 55,750 |
| 16 | 12 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 120/5 | 367 | Running | 59,196 |
| 17 | 18 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 112/0 | 367 | Running | 74,788 |
| 18 | 7 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Ford | Tide | 114/5 | 367 | Running | 43,290 |
| 19 | 14 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Amoco | 106/0 | 367 | Running | 42,935 |
| 20 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Pfizer / Viagra | 103/0 | 366 | Running | 88,091 |
| 21 | 6 | 43 | John Andretti | Dodge | Cheerios | 100/0 | 366 | Running | 77,967 |
| 22 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Ford | Miller Lite | 97/0 | 366 | Running | 84,135 |
| 23 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT Power Tools | 94/0 | 365 | Running | 50,025 |
| 24 | 35 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 91/0 | 365 | Running | 74,049 |
| 25 | 30 | 19 | Casey Atwood * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 88/0 | 364 | Running | 41,990 |
| 26 | 42 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Sprint | 85/0 | 362 | Running | 38,705 |
| 27 | 32 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | Ralphs Supermarkets | 82/0 | 362 | Running | 45,760 |
| 28 | 29 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Kodak Films | 79/0 | 361 | Running | 43,610 |
| 29 | 20 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 76/0 | 359 | Running | 55,900 |
| 30 | 43 | 27 | Rick Mast | Pontiac | Duke's Mayonnaise | 73/0 | 359 | Running | 37,815 |
| 31 | 15 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Ford | Kmart | 70/0 | 358 | Accident | 46,155 |
| 32 | 36 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Ford | Hills Bros Coffee | 67/0 | 358 | Running | 37,540 |
| 33 | 24 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Oakwood Homes | 69/5 | 357 | Accident | 65,720 |
| 34 | 27 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 66/5 | 356 | Running | 82,417 |
| 35 | 41 | 44 | Buckshot Jones | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific | 58/0 | 355 | Running | 45,255 |
| 36 | 25 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 55/0 | 355 | Running | 47,170 |
| 37 | 40 | 14 | Ron Hornaday * | Pontiac | Conseco | 52/0 | 355 | Running | 37,081 |
| 38 | 16 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Ford | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 49/0 | 348 | Accident | 44,910 |
| 39 | 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch * | Ford | Rubbermaid / Sharpie | 51/5 | 316 | Running | 50,375 |
| 40 | 31 | 66 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Route 66 / Kmart | 43/0 | 282 | Transmission | 36,775 |
| 41 | 34 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | 40/0 | 279 | Overheating | 62,968 |
| 42 | 22 | 92 | Stacy Compton | Dodge | Kodiak | 37/0 | 191 | Accident | 36,675 |
| 43 | 38 | 01 | Jason Leffler * | Dodge | Cingular Wireless | 34/0 | 90 | Overheating | 44,880 |