THE DRIVERS

L.A. Times Archives

April 26, 2001 12 AM PT

No Driver: 43 John Andretti

Make/Sponsor: : Dodge/Cheerios

Crew Chief: Greg Steadman

Team: Petty Enterprises

No Driver: 19 Casey Atwood*

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Dodge/UAW

Crew Chief: Patrick Donahue

Team: Evernham Motorsports

No Driver: 84 Norman Benning

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/SOBE Healthy Refreshment

Crew Chief: Linda Nicholas

Team: Benning Racing

No Driver: 10 Johnny Benson

Make/Sponsor: Pontiac/Valvoline

Crew Chief: James Ince

Team: MBV Motorsports

No Driver: 93 Dave Blaney

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Amoco

Crew Chief: Doug Randolph

Team: Bill Davis Racing

No Driver: 11 Brett Bodine

Make/Sponsor: Ford Ralphs/Redcell

Crew Chief: Mike Hillman

Team: Brett Bodine Racing

No Driver: 66 Todd Bodine

Make/Sponsor: Ford Route 66/Kmart

Crew Chief: Larry Carter

Team: Haas/Carter Motorsports

No Driver: 99 Jeff Burton

Make/Sponsor: Ford/CITGO Supergard

Crew Chief: Frank Stoddard

Team: Roush Racing

No Driver: 22 Ward Burton

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Caterpillar

Crew Chief: Tommy Baldwin Jr.

Team: Bill Davis Racing

No Driver: 97 Kurt Busch*

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Rubbermaid/Sharpie

Crew Chief: Ben Leslie

Team: Roush Racing

No Driver: 92 Stacy Compton

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Kodiak

Crew Chief: Chad Knaus

Team: Melling Racing

No Driver: 32 Ricky Craven

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Tide

Crew Chief: Mike Beam

Team: PPI Motorsports

No Driver: 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Budweiser

Crew Chief: Tony Eury Sr.

Team: Dale Earnhardt Inc.

No Driver: 9 Bill Elliott

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Dodge Dealers

Crew Chief: Mike Ford

Team: Evernham/Elliott Motorsports

No Driver: 24 Jeff Gordon

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/DuPont

Crew Chief: Robbie Loomis

Team: Hendrick Motorsports

No Driver: 30 Jeff Green

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/America Online

Crew Chief: Todd Berrier

Team: Richard Childress Racing

No Driver: 55 Bobby Hamilton

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Square D

Crew Chief: Jimmy Elledge

Team: Andy Petree Racing

No Driver: 29 Kevin Harvick*

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet GM/Goodwrench Service

Crew Chief: Kevin Hamlin

Team: Richard Childress Racing

No Driver: 49 Andy Hillenburg

Make/Sponsor: Pontiac/B.A.M. Racing

Crew Chief: Eddie Jones

Team: B.A.M. Racing

No Driver: 14 Ron Hornaday*

Make/Sponsor: Pontiac/Conseco

Crew Chief: Fred Graves

Team: A.J. Foyt Racing

No Driver: 96 Andy Houston*

Make/Sponsor: Ford/McDonald’s

Crew Chief: Joe Garone

Team: PPI Motorsports

No Driver: 88 Dale Jarrett

Make/Sponsor: Ford/UPS

Crew Chief: Todd Parrott

Team: Robert Yates Racing

No Driver: 44 Buckshot Jones

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Georgia Pacific

Crew Chief: Bryant Frazier

Team: Petty Enterprises

No Driver: 17 Matt Kenseth

Make/Sponsor: Ford/DeWalt Power Tools

Crew Chief: Robbie Reiser

Team: Roush Racing

No Driver: 18 Bobby Labonte

Make/Sponsor: Pontiac/Interstate Batteries

Crew Chief: Jimmy Makar

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing

No Driver: 5 Terry Labonte

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Kellogg’s

Crew Chief: Gary DeHart

Team: Hendrick Motorsports

No Driver: 01 Jason Leffler*

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Cingular Wireless

Crew Chief: Matt Chambers

Team: Chip Ganassi Racing

No Driver: 4 Kevin Lepage

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Kodak Film

Crew Chief: David Ifft

Team: Morgan-McClure Motorsports

No Driver: 85 Carl Long

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Mansion Decorators

Team: Mansion Motorsports

No Driver: 71 Dave Marcis

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Team Realtree

Crew Chief: Bob Marcis

Team: Marcis Auto Racing

No Driver: 40 Sterling Marlin

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Coors Light

Crew Chief: Lee McCall

Team: Chip Ganassi Racing

No Driver: 6 Mark Martin

Make/Sponsor: Ford Pfizer/Viagra

Crew Chief: Jimmy Fennig

Team: Roush Racing

No Driver: 50 Rick Mast

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Midwest Transit

Crew Chief: Greg Conner

Team: Midwest Transit Racing

No Driver: 12 Jeremy Mayfield

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Mobil 1

Crew Chief: Peter Sospenzo

Team: Penske Racing

No Driver: 25 Jerry Nadeau

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet UAW/Delphi

Crew Chief: Tony Furr

Team: Hendrick Motorsports

No Driver: 33 Joe Nemechek

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Oakwood Homes

Crew Chief: Chris Carrier

Team: Andy Petree Racing

No Driver: 02 Ryan Newman

Make/Sponsor: Ford/ALLTEL

Crew Chief: Matt Borland

Team: Penske Racing

No Driver: 1 Steve Park

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Pennzoil

Crew Chief: Paul Andrews

Team: Dale Earnhardt Inc.

No Driver: 45 Kyle Petty

Make/Sponsor: Dodge/Sprint

Crew Chief: Chris Hussey

Team: Petty Enterprises

No Driver: 77 Robert Pressley

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Jasper Engines & Transmissions

Crew Chief: Ryan Pemberton

Team: Jasper Motorsports

No Driver: 51 Jeff Purvis

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Phoenix Construction

Crew Chief: Marc Reno

Team: Phoenix Racing

No Driver: 84 Shawna Robinson

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Unsponsored

Crew Chief: Joe Dan Bailey

Team: MK Racing

No Driver: 28 Ricky Rudd

Make/Sponsor: Ford Texaco/Havoline

Crew Chief: Michael McSwain

Team: Robert Yates Racing

No Driver: 21 Elliott Sadler

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Motorcraft

Crew Chief: Pat Tryson

Team: Wood Brothers Racing

No Driver: 13 Hermie Sadler

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/The Virginia Lottery

Crew Chief: Tony Lambert

Team: Team Amick Motorsports

No Driver: 36 Ken Schrader

Make/Sponsor: Pontiac/M&M;’s

Crew Chief: Newt Moore

Team: MB2 Motorsports

No Driver: 80 Morgan Shepherd

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Hayes Jewelers

Crew Chief: Stan Hover

Team: Hover Motorsports

No Driver: 31 Mike Skinner

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/Lowe’s

Crew Chief: Royce McGee

Team: Richard Childress Racing

No Driver: 26 Jimmy Spencer

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Kmart

Crew Chief: Donnie Wingo

Team: Haas/Carter Motorsports

No Driver: 20 Tony Stewart

Make/Sponsor: Pontiac/The Home Depot

Crew Chief: Greg Zipadelli

Team: Joe Gibbs Racing

No Driver: 90 Hut Stricklin

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Hills Bros Coffee

Crew Chief: Bobby King

Team: Junie Donlavey Racing

No Driver: 2 Rusty Wallace

Make/Sponsor: Ford/Miller Lite

Crew Chief: Robin Pemberton

Team: Penske Racing

No Driver: 7 Mike Wallace

Make/Sponsor: Ford/NationsRent

Crew Chief: Jim Long

Team: Ultra Motorsports

No Driver: 27 Kenny Wallace

Make/Sponsor: Pontiac/Unsponsored

Crew Chief: Barry Dodson

Team: Eel River Racing

No Driver: 15 Michael Waltrip

Make/Sponsor: Chevrolet/NAPA Auto Parts

Crew Chief: Scott Eggleston

Team: Dale Earnhardt Inc.

*Rookie

RESULTS, SCHEDULE

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Feb. 18: Daytona 500 Michael Waltrip Feb. 25: Dura Lube 400 Steve Park March 4: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Jeff Gordon March 11: Cracker Barrel 500 Kevin Harvick March 18: Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Dale Jarrett March 25: Food City 500 Elliott Sadler April 1: Harrah’s 500 Dale Jarrett April 8: Virginia 500 Dale Jarrett April 22: Talladega 500 Bobby Hamilton Sunday: NAPA Auto Parts 500 Fontana. May 5: Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond, Va. May 27: Coca-Cola 600, Concord N.C. June 3: MBNA Platinum 400 Dover, Del. June 10: Kmart 400 Brooklyn, Mich. June 17: Pocono 500 Long Pond, Pa. June 24: Dodge/Save Mart 350 Sonoma, Calif. July 7: Pepsi 400 Daytona Beach, Fla. July 15: Chicagoland 400, Joliet, Ill. July 22: New England 300 Loudon, N.H. July 29: Pennsylvania 500 Long Pond. Aug. 5: Brickyard 400 Indianapolis. Aug. 12: Global Crossing at the Glen Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 19: Pepsi 400 Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 25: Sharpie 500 Bristol, Tenn. Sept. 2: Southern 500 Darlington, S.C. Sept. 8: Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Richmond, Va. Sept. 16: New Hampshire 300 Loudon, N.H. Sept. 23: MBNA.com 400 Dover, Del. Sept. 30: Kansas 400 Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 7: UAW-GM Quality 500 Concord, N.C. Oct. 14: Old Dominion 500 Martinsville, Va. Oct. 21: Alabama 500 Talladega, Ala. Oct. 28: Checker Auto Parts 500k Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 4: Pop Secret Microwave 400 Rockingham, N.C. Nov. 11: Pennzoil 400 Homestead, Fla. Nov. 18: NAPA 500 Hampton, Ga.

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POINTS LEADERS

1. Dale Jarrett 1,345

2. Jeff Gordon 1,200

3. Johnny Benson 1,195

4. Bobby Hamilton 1,175

5. Sterling Marlin 1,153

6. Rusty Wallace 1,137

7. Steve Park 1,109

8. Ricky Rudd 1,096

9. Tony Stewart 1,047

10. Bill Elliott 1,015