| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series | |||
 The 2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | November 4, 2001 | ||
| Official name | 37th Annual Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 | ||
| Location | Rockingham, North Carolina, North Carolina Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.636 km) | ||
| Distance | 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km) | ||
| Average speed | 128.941 miles per hour (207.510 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | ||
| Time | 23.668 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Joe Nemechek | Andy Petree Racing | |
| Laps | 196 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 33 | Joe Nemechek | Andy Petree Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The 2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was the 33rd stock car race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 4, 2001, in Rockingham, North Carolina, at North Carolina Speedway, a 1.017 miles (1.637 km) permanent high-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 393 laps to complete. At race's end, Joe Nemechek, driving for Andy Petree Racing, managed to dominate the late stages of the race to win his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his only victory of the season.[1][2][3] The other podium finishers were Kenny Wallace, driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and Johnny Benson Jr., driving for MBV Motorsports, who placed second and third respectively.
- ^ Poole, David (November 4, 2001). "Nemechek wins at Rockingham for his 2nd Cup victory". ThatsRacin. The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on December 19, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ Hinton, Ed (November 5, 2001). "Nemechek cruises". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 52. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Packman, Tim (November 5, 2001). "Nemechek earns long-awaited second win". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on December 4, 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2022.