2001 NAPA 500 Starting Grid

This is the next installment of putting classic races to Youtube. This race was supposed to be the last race of the season, but became the next to last event following the attacks.

This video has the lineup, a trip around Atlanta using NASCAR Thunder 2002, and final stories from pit road.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the polesitter with Jeff Gordon trying to clinch his 4th title in 9 years starting from the 24th spot. Allen, Wally, and BP with NBC has the call.

btw, look at some of the drivers who missed the race, it will kind of shock you.

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• nascar
• Winston
• Nextel
• Sprint
• Cup
• Series
• Atlanta
• Motor
• Speedway
• Jeff
• Gordon
• Bobby
• Labonte
• Elliott
• Sadler
• motor
• sport

[pepsibottleq]

This is how NBC should have stayed.

[hookem24]

Pepsi Twist was good. And NASCAR Thunder 2002 is an awesome game.

[driven5fly]

ku. busch was a rookie back then, so you wouldn't expect to see him in every cup race. harvick was more experienced, so he qualified for most of the races.

[AntonyBlalock]

@racing202 this was in his rookie year, when he sucked. :P

[driven5fly]

I had all the versions of that game, both PS2 and PS1 but never GameCube or XBox

[HarvestmanMan]

NT2002 was an awesome game. If only it had had more cars...

Kurt was sponsorless for most of 2001, so he wasn't really expected to qualify.

[sportsguruisme]

Kurt Busch failing to qualify......WTH!

[BrianFalconsFan29]

I went to this race when i was 11 it was my first race

[tdiharold5265]

did you see jimmie johnsons car i met buckshot jones and we went hunting

[racing202]

Kurt Busch missed the race?! my goodness

[PsychedelicGuy]

So weird to see names like Dave Blaney Stacy Compton and Kevin Lepage in the top 10 in qualifing thaty would never happen today.