2001_MBNA_Platinum_400

2001 MBNA Platinum 400

2001 MBNA Platinum 400

Motor car race

The 2001 MBNA Platinum 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on June 3, 2001, at Dover Downs International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.

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Qualifying was rained out, and Dale Jarrett would start on pole.

Contested over 400 laps, it was the thirteenth race of the 2001 season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports took his second win of the season leading 381 out of the 400 laps, while Steve Park finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished third. Jarrett retained his points lead but was reduced from 75 points to 50.

Sixteen lead changes were made in this 199-minute event. While the average green flag run was almost 62 laps, more than 7% of the race was held under a caution flag.[3]

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Background

Dover International Speedway, where the race was held.

Dover Downs International Speedway, now called Dover International Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Bristol Motor Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, and ISM Raceway.[4] The NASCAR race makes use of the track's standard configuration, a four-turn short track oval that is 1 mile (1.6 km) long.[5] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, and both the front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the backstretch are banked at nine degrees.[5]

Entry list

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Qualifying

Qualifying was rained out, thus Dale Jarrett would win the pole based on the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series rulebook.

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Results

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References

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    "2001 MBNA Platinum 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
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    "2001 MBNA Platinum 400 race information". Racing Reference. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
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    "NASCAR Tracks—The Dover International Speedway". Dover International Speedway. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
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    "2001 Nascar Cup Series MBNA Platinum 400 | Motorsport Stats". results.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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    "2001 MBNA Platinum 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
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