|| *Comments on the 2001 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400:* View the most recent comment <#39> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet <http://twitter.com/share> 1. Norman posted: 03.11.2005 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Jeff's first win of 2001 on his way to the Championship. It was a No-Bull race for Gordon & lucky fan. I was there...it was awesome! There was a cool tribute to #3 in turn four and Harvick (with the black #29) ran in the top ten all day. 2. Chicago posted: 06.01.2005 - 12:08 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon became the first driver to win wearing a head and neck restraint device. 3. J. Kircher posted: 04.04.2006 - 6:25 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) This was not the last No Bull 5 race, but it was Jeff Gordon's last million-dollar bonus. Gordon's reputation for being at his best when the most ($$$) is on the line is not entirely unfounded as the Vegas win marked his fifth million-dollar check from Winston (4 No Bull 5 bonuses and the Winston Million in 1997). 4. Steve posted: 05.04.2006 - 9:38 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Ron Hornaday's only Winston Cup Top 10 finish. 5. DaleJrfan14 posted: 06.07.2006 - 8:26 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) WHAT!They did'nt wear the HANS device the week before!It could have cost the lives of Dale and Dale because that was a hard hit with junior.It was erily similar to the 500 crash. 6. Darrell posted: 12.24.2006 - 3:25 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Robert Pressley was in the top-ten in points despite not having a top-ten at the time. Amazing bit of consistency there. 7. RaceFanX posted: 01.01.2008 - 10:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kenny Wallace had a chance to win the No Bull 5 money in this race despite driving for an unsponsored team. Sensing a good opportunity, Hills Bros. Coffee (who sponsored the #27 in the Daytona 500 after their car failed to qualify) came aboard to sponsor Kenny. Didn't do him any good, he finished 31st. 8. Chris posted: 01.12.2008 - 5:07 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Even after what happened in the 500, Junior didn't wear a HANS device for quite some time. It took a concerted effort by Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett and I'm sure some others to convince Junior to start wearing it. 9. Schafe posted: 06.02.2008 - 4:22 am Rate this comment: (3) (0) I believe that this was the first race in which the name "Hollywood Hotel" was used. 10. kirkyal posted: 06.07.2008 - 2:27 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Thank god for the HANS device! Some of the crashes these days... well daeno if they'd survive them without it! 11. RaceFanX posted: 03.25.2009 - 9:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) There was some hype geared toward Dale Earnhardt Jr possibly winning this race (when is there not), mainly because his other two teammates (Michael Waltrip and Steve Park) had won the first two races of the season and people wondered if DEI could go 3-for-3. It didn't work, Junior was a non-factor. 12. Art D posted: 06.26.2009 - 11:38 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) 53rd win for J. Gordon. 1st win with the flaming paintjob. 13. Nick posted: 12.30.2009 - 3:28 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) To DaleJrfan14: Yes they were similar, but Junior wasn't going 178 mph when he hit the wall, more like 78 mph. =) 14. Jake posted: 06.24.2010 - 2:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Dalejrfan14. They were still designing it and now you are going to blame NASCAR for Dale's death, right? Give me a break. Daytona and Rockingham are two different tracks. Idiot. 15. Anonymous posted: 09.01.2010 - 1:33 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Roger Penske going 42-43 doesn't look right. 16. Rusty posted: 06.04.2011 - 6:15 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Brendan Gaughan attempted to make his Cup debut in this race, but DNQ'd. He would have to wait for the 2004 Daytona 500 to make his debut. 17. Evan posted: 11.03.2011 - 11:31 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) First time Harvick ran his trademark red number 29 which would be incorporated into his paint schemes until 2011 where he switched to Bud and white numbers. Also first time Ford had a considerable amount of cars not finish in the top 10 at Vegas. This race also broke the stranglehold Roush had on this place with Mark martin winning in 1998, Jeff Burton 1999 and 2001, Alas, Matt Kenseth would return Roush's stranglehold on this place when he won in 2003 and 2004. The new config is better than this one, also the COT is better for banked courses not these flat tracks, I felt the 2001-2004 cars were better for the types of tracks. 18. DJ posted: 12.31.2011 - 10:04 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Didn't the Penske teamates take each other out? 19. Daniel posted: 05.25.2012 - 2:27 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) In using fastest 43: #45 Kyle Petty, #50 Rick Mast, #62 Brendan Gaughan, #96 Andy Houston Out using fastest 43: #4 Robby Gordon, #7 Mike Wallace, #11 Brett Bodine, #44 Buckshot Jones 20. CBASS posted: 09.29.2012 - 1:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor corrections #17 DeWalt/ 2000 Raybestos Rookie of the Year #20 Home Depot/ Rigid #21 Motorcraft Quality Parts #6 Viagra #11 Ralph's/ RedCell Batteries 21. Will posted: 10.29.2012 - 12:15 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) Yeah, the Penske cars got together. Craven blew up and left some oil on the track. Brett Bodine hit the wall in turn 4. Jeremy slipped up the track in turn 1 and into Rusty, likely from hitting the oil as well. 22. Sam posted: 12.12.2012 - 4:28 am Rate this comment: (3) (0) 14. Jake posted: 06.24.10 - 2:33 pm Dalejrfan14. They were still designing it and now you are going to blame NASCAR for Dale's death, right? Give me a break. Daytona and Rockingham are two different tracks. Idiot. The Indy cars had been using a version of the HANS for years that had been available to NASCAR for quite sometime, that is a load of crap. 23. Bobby posted: 11.11.2013 - 3:21 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) This was the first Cup race I ever went to. Stayed in the motorhome lot outside turn 3. I was 15 years old and still in shock from losing Dale. Many others were as well as there was just an odd mood in the motorhome lot. People telling Dale stories and some teary eyes. Also, a correction. Harvick team the white and black car here. Atlanta was the first race for the white and red/orange scheme. Yes, he ran good all day. Top 15 most of the day. Very quiet but good run. Question, were there only 4 No Bull cars this race? Earnhardt was supposed to be eligible here from his win at Talladega but I can't remember if they added someone else our just left it at 4. 24. kidracer posted: 12.30.2013 - 1:44 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) To Bobby - Mike Skinner was 6th at Talladega and was the 5th elidgeable car to run for the No Bull. And how in the flying hell did Bodine and Hornaday come in the Top 10, Bodine with a Top 5?!?! 25. StenhouseFan17 posted: 04.16.2014 - 8:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) #17 - Harvick still had the black 29 numeral in this race. Todd Bodine may have won this race had he had better pit work. Pit stops killed him all day long. 26. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 06.20.2014 - 4:09 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner Updates #62 Michael Gaughan #50 Hal Hicks / Mike Witters 27. mister83 posted: 07.01.2015 - 6:46 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Really good race for three truck series legends who never quite made it in cup. Todd Bodine finished fifth after leading 44 laps in probably his best cup race ever, Ron Hornaday (the Richard Petty of the truck series) got his only top ten finish in cup, and Johnny Benson, who has had a bit more success than the other two in cup but still not very much, came home fourth after leading five laps. 28. Premium Doesn't Suck 62 66 94 98 posted: 10.20.2015 - 7:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) News from that week: 2-26-2001 -Steve Park wins at Rockingham for an amazing triumph and tribute to his former team owner, Dale Earnhardt -Sterling Marlin's trailer was defaced following the Rockingham race saying "I'll kill you Sterling" 2-27-2001 -Kevin Harvick enters the ROTY battle and also announces he's getting married to DeLana Linville -Crew chief Barry Dodson was penalized for rules violations 2-28-2001 No news 3-1-2001 -Combos becomes an associate sponsor on the #36 3-2-2001 -Dale Earnhardt comes in sixth on Forbes list of the highest paid athletes of 2000 3-3-2001 No news 3-4-2001 No news 29. Winston posted: 07.07.2016 - 8:07 pm Rate this comment: (0) (1) Non-factor is perfect for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 30. John G posted: 07.21.2016 - 10:22 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Gordon after winning the race violently ended up jumping on his car's roof in victory lane leaving to controversy about if his car was legal. 31. 42KylePettt42 posted: 10.13.2016 - 7:19 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) How about Ron Hornaday Jr 13th in The Winston Cup points after this race? Too bad, he was in for a disasters season that wouldn't see another top 15 finish 32. R2L posted: 11.28.2016 - 7:31 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) Jeff Gordon breaks the bank in Las Vegas and wins a million dollars for a lucky fan. 33. JSPorts posted: 11.28.2016 - 8:47 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) That's a cool initiative. I wish they would do more programs like that. 34. Kentucky Wildcat posted: 03.03.2018 - 11:33 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Dispite his miserable season in cup with AJ Foyt racing.. Truck champ Ron Hornaday sat 13th in the standings. It would go to hell the next race 35. Scott25 posted: 04.02.2019 - 9:55 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeremy Mayfield often tells the story of this race in interviews. The caution came out due to a wreck in turn 1, and his spotter came on the radio to tell him to back it down. But at the time, he and Rusty were side by side, and due to their teammate rivalry neither one of them was going to back off. So they raced each other flat out to the caution and then kept going past the finish line, even though they both knew the wreck was in turn 1. Jeremy then proceeded to slip in the fluid on the track and take himself and Rusty out of the race. It remains one of his biggest regrets. 36. Mile501 posted: 06.27.2019 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I have recently started re-watching races from the 2001 season, in order, when I have some extra time. This race is a classic example of how things used to be. There were a half-dozen different drivers who spend a decent amount of time in the lead. Cars moved forward and backward through the field as the track changed throughout the race. There were no artificial breaks and no unnecessary cautions--just good, hard racing, and a number of drivers who looked like they could win until it became more clear in the closing laps that the winner would be Gordon. Many of the key players in the previous race at Rockingham weren't in the battle for the lead at Las Vegas, including Jeff Gordon, who led the most laps at Rockingham and did win at Las Vegas but ran midpack early on and slowly worked his way up, not leading until lap 225. Travis Carter's organization, particularly Todd Bodine, had an outstanding race and earned their 5th and 10th place finishes on speed. Rookie Ron Hornaday also ran well all day and finished 9th--no one knew at the time that would be his only top-10 finish. The top 9 finishers included 9 different owners. Ricky Rudd had a fast car but had a tire problem early and got stuck a lap down. He raced hard all race long but was never able to make up the lap. Still, he ended up with a top 20 finish. It's okay that it was hard for him to make up his lap--it made for an interesting story to follow, and his problems (along with those of a few other top drivers) gave other teams a chance to get better finishes. Since it was still a fairly new track, teams weren't totally sure which pit/tire strategy would work best, which also made things more interesting. Short-pitting was used towards the end of the race, but teams that pitted early faced the risk of getting caught a lap down if a caution came out, and lost laps were difficult to make up. Finally, a look at the finishing order shows a wide variety of drivers, from regular championship contenders to those who had unimpressive Cup careers, throughout the field from front to back. The same drivers weren't finishing up front every week. 37. Joshua posted: 01.17.2020 - 11:24 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) How come Harvick´s number color changed from black to red after this race? I´ve never really known why. 38. Corey posted: 01.17.2020 - 11:57 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) @37 The original paint scheme they had for him was too close to what Brett Bodine had on the #11. RCR changed it too make them more distinct. 39. Rich posted: 12.17.2020 - 7:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip were the commentators. Dr. Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum and Jeanne Zelasko were the pit road reporters. Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond were in the Hollywood hotel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: