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UAW-GM 500
LOWE'S MOTOR SPEEDWAY
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
Sunday , October 7, 2001 - Race in Brief

Sterling Marlin captured his second win and Dodge's third of the season at Lowe's Motor Speedway this Sunday in the UAW-GM 500. Marlin, who started 13th,took the lead for the the first time on Lap 96 of the 334 lap race. He and Tony Stewart battled for and switched between the first and second positions for most of the 500 mile event.

Race statistics
Time of race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 15 seconds.
Margin of victory: 6.002.
Caution flags: 8 for 40 laps.
Lead changes: 19 among 9 drivers.
Lap leaders: J.Spencer 1; T.Bodine 2-15; J.Spencer 16-23; J.Nemechek 24-26; T.Bodine 27-49; K.Wallace 50; T.Stewart 51-95; S.Marlin 96-123; T.Stewart
124-139; S.Marlin 140-142; W.Burton 143-156; T.Stewart 157-168; S.Marlin 169; J.Benson 170-173; T.Stewart 174-195; S.Marlin 196-229; T.Stewart 230-264;
S.Marlin 265-295; M.Kenseth 296; S.Marlin 297-334.

TODD BODINE
No. 66 Blue Light Special Ford

Todd Bodine started second, allowing Haas Carter Motorsports and Kmart Racing to own the front row for the second time this season - first time in Chicago, where Bodine held the top starting spot. Bodine finished the day 17th, one lap down in the UAW-GM 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway this Sunday afternoon.

Bodine's Blue Light Special Ford was stout at the beginning of the 334 Lap event, leading 37 of the first 50 laps. A loose condition developed about 75 laps into the race and became increasingly worse with each additional lap was posted.

The crew worked to make adjustments to improve handling for their driver. Initially, each changed proved beneficial, but the Blue Light went from loose to tight and then back to loose as the day progressed and the track conditions changed. Bodine encountered an additional hurdle when, with 60 laps remaining, he lost a cylinder hindering the No. 66 car's performance.

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