|| *Comments on the 2001 Pocono 500:* View the most recent comment <#22> | Post a comment <#post> Tweet 1. MASH_guy posted: 06.06.2005 - 3:17 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Ricky Rudd wins from the pole to break a nearly 3-year winless drought. 2. Anonymous posted: 11.11.2006 - 11:50 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Last Cup start for Wally Dallenbach Jr 3. BurtonRuddFan posted: 09.24.2007 - 1:26 am Rate this comment: (1) (0) How nice it was for Rudd to finally finish ahead of Gordon and Jarrett. Decent runs for Schrader and Blaney in '01. 4. ChazzyJoe posted: 04.17.2008 - 7:23 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The first NASCAR race I ever watched! I thought it was kinda boring (I didn't understand the sport back in '01), but in retrospect it was pretty cool. 5. Schafe posted: 06.02.2008 - 4:25 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The first race I ever attended...I subsequently learned to never leave 50 laps before the end of the race. <_< 6. Brandon posted: 12.26.2008 - 11:15 pm Rate this comment: (3) (0) Last Cup start for Wally Dallenbach Jr Thank god 7. myself posted: 08.19.2009 - 12:14 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I always expected more from Rudd in the 28. 8. Schroeder51 posted: 03.25.2011 - 10:38 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The big crash in this race was triggered when Brett Bodine's left front wheel separated from his car. 9. Cooper posted: 06.02.2011 - 1:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sterling Marlin and the #40 team ran a special paint scheme in this race. It was navy blue with the rear being black. It read Original Coors on the front of the car and on the quarter panels. 10. Unser1 posted: 12.06.2011 - 5:56 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Michael "Fatback" McSwain's first Cup victory as a crew chief 11. jarhead posted: 12.23.2011 - 3:40 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) 2nd week in a row the pole winner wins the race. 12. SG224 posted: 11.24.2012 - 3:37 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor Updates 77 - Robert Pressley - Subway/Jasper Engines 13. Schroeder51 posted: 11.28.2012 - 7:47 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Correction: Bodine did not lose a tire to cause the big crash...he was tapped into a spin by Steve Park. It'd been a long time since I've seen this race, so I misremembered what happened. 14. Nascar24NBC posted: 11.30.2013 - 12:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pay Back from Michigan now to Pocono again Great Job Jeff Congrats for winning Ricky Rudd and to also Dale Jarrett and Elliot Sadler. 15. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 06.20.2014 - 4:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Owner Update #27 Jack Birmingham 16. FloridaFan88 posted: 02.10.2018 - 12:54 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Qualifying Results 1. (28) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 170.503 mph. 2. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 168.811. 3. (36) Ken Schrader, Pontiac, 168.312. 4. (20) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 168.149. 5. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 168.039. 6. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 168.023. 7. (10) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 167.923. 8. (12) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 167.835. 9. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 167.851. 10. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 167.826. 11. (11) Brett Bodine, Ford, 167.663. 12. (66) Todd Bodine, Ford, 167.651. 13. (19) Casey Atwood, Dodge, 167.588. 14. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 167.570. 15. (7) Ted Musgrave, Ford, 167.470. 16. (2) Rusty Wallace, Ford, 167.373. 17. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 167.339. 18. (18) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 167.268. 19. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 167.153. 20. (43) John Andretti, Dodge, 167.125. 21. (22) Ward Burton, Dodge, 167.091. 22. (92) Stacy Compton, Dodge, 167.004. 23. (9) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 166.840. 24. (90) Hut Stricklin, Ford, 166.753. 25. (50) Rick Mast, Chevrolet, 166.620. 26. (31) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 166.583. 27. (26) Jimmy Spencer, Ford, 166.559. 28. (44) Buckshot Jones, Dodge, 166.534. 29. (93) Dave Blaney, Dodge, 166.429. 30. (1) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 166.405. 31. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 166.368. 32. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 166.362. 33. (01) Jason Leffler, Dodge, 166.331. 34. (32) Ricky Craven, Ford, 166.303. 35. (14) Ron Hornaday, Pontiac, 166.046. 36. (4) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, 165.929. 37. (77) Robert Pressley, Ford, 165.715 - provisional 38. (21) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 165.648 - provisional 39. (96) Andy Houston, Ford, 165.694 - DNQ 40. (55) Bobby Hamilton, Chevrolet, 165.526 -provisional 41. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 165.405 - provisional 42. (33) Wally Dallenbach, Chevrolet, 165.283 - provisional 43. (25) Jerry Nadeau, Chevrolet, 165.256 - provisional 44. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 165.183 - provisional 45. (27) Kenny Wallace, Pontiac, 163.922 - DNQ 17. Jeff posted: 08.06.2019 - 3:50 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) FOX listed the following cars involved in the Lap 54 caution: 1 9 10 11 12 14 15 22 25 33 43 44 77 01 18. UnderdogFan89 posted: 09.29.2019 - 6:55 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) The only time in Ricky Rudd's long and storied career that he won from the pole. 19. Yahboi posted: 11.29.2019 - 1:35 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) @18 really?! I didn't know that! You learn something new every day! It's kind of shocking actually! He had 29 poles too! 20. Anon posted: 11.29.2019 - 3:33 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) While this doesn't necessarily count, he did win a Daytona Duel race from the pole as well, leading every lap in the process. 21. RaceFanX posted: 07.14.2020 - 11:34 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Kevin Harvick won the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race at Kentucky the night before this one then flew back Pocono and finished 15th here. 22. Rich posted: 01.02.2021 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip were the commentators. Dr. Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes and Matt Yocum were the pit road reporters. 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