";s:4:"text";s:2002:" Switches to Dodge in 2001. The win was Robby Gordon's first career victory in the Cup Series and one of only 17 times he raced in 2001 due to having been unexpectedly fired from the Morgan-McClure team after just 5 races. NASCAR Winston Cup standings for 2001 Click on the Driver to see 2001 race-level statistics for that driver. Jeff was black-flagged for retaliating and after being held a lap by officials, he ended up in 15th place. Robby Gordon held off Sterling Marlin for the win. 45: Kyle Petty: Dodge: Sprint PCS. Robby also donated all his prize money to the victims of the 9/11 attacks. Kyle moves over to the #45. 31 team's very first win in NASCAR and his second oval win in his motorsports career (his first coming in an Indy Car race at Phoenix in 1995).Although he kept the win, Earnhardt Jr. was docked 25 points after his car failed post race inspection, due to a shortened rear spoiler.In victory lane Robby, when asked about the incident with Jeff, said that it was an accident and that he was not embarrassed about his win since he saw Jeff Gordon do something similar to win at a previous race. Previous year Next year. Glossary Tweet Driver Races Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led Earnings AvSt AvFn RAF Miles LLF Points Diff; 1 Hot Wheels falls back to an assoc on each PE car. This race was also notable for the battle between Robby and Jeff Gordon (no relation) that led to much bumping between the two and resulting in Jeff Gordon spinning out of the lead, causing the final caution.
NASCAR race result for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 18, 2001. Hot Wheels, Red Wing Shoes Jones will drive the car in 2001. Bryant Frazier replaces Mark Tutor as the new crew chief after the spring 2001 Darlington race. … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series Richard Buck comes in a the Technical Director of PE.