2001 Harrah's 500 (NASCAR)
The 2001 Harrah’s 500 was race 7 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. It was held on April 1, 2001, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. The track is a 1.5-mile oval.
Distance and pace
- 334 laps, 501 miles
- Average speed: 141.804 mph
- Attendance: 211,000
Pole position
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Dale Earnhardt Inc.)
- Lap: 28.320 seconds, 190.678 mph
Race result
- Winner: Dale Jarrett (Robert Yates Racing), driving the No. 88
- Laps led: 122
- This was Jarrett’s 27th career Cup win and his second win of the season
- Final restart with 18 laps to go helped him move through the field after a four-tire pit stop
- 2nd place: Steve Park (Dale Earnhardt Inc.)
- 3rd place: Johnny Benson Jr. (MBV Motorsports)
Top moments and details
- The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete
- Track: Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile oval with 24-degree banking
- Track ownership: Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Practice and qualifying
- First practice (Mar 30): fastest was Steve Park, 28.266 seconds, 191.042 mph
- Final practice / Happy Hour (Mar 31): fastest was Johnny Benson Jr., 28.927 seconds, 186.677 mph
- Qualifying (Mar 30): each driver had two laps; top time determined grid
- Pole winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr., 28.320 seconds, 190.678 mph
- Failed to qualify: Kyle Petty and Rick Mast
Broadcast
- TV: FOX (Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip)
- Radio: Performance Racing Network (Doug Rice, Mark Garrow); turn announcers Chuck Carland, Rob Albright
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 12:03 (CET).