| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 27 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 program cover | |||
| Date | September 23, 2001 | ||
| Location | Dover Downs International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures of 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 101.559 miles per hour (163.443 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Robert Yates Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Laps | 193 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 4.5[2] | ||
The 2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held on September 23, 2001, at Dover Downs International Speedway. The race was the 27th of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. The race is notable for being the first NASCAR Cup Series race run after the September 11 attacks.
Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing won the pole position, while Dale Earnhardt, Inc.'s Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the most laps with 193 and won the race.
The race was the also first to be run against the National Football League regular season since the signing of the consolidated NASCAR TV contract which began in 2001.[2]
- ^ "2001 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "TV RATINGS 2001". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2013-12-27.