KANSAS CITY SPEEDWAY PROTECTION
ONE 400 September 30, 2001 -
RACE IN BRIEF

Jeff Gordon survived and won the inaugural wreck-laden NASCAR Winston Cup race in Kansas on Sunday. Gordon held off rookie Ryan Newman in the 02 car, on a restart after the red flag stopped the event with 10 laps remaining, to grab the first Winston Cup victory at the Kansas Speedway. The race was slowed down by thirteen cautions for 70 of the 267 lap event.

This marked Gordon's sixth victory of the season. Newman finished second in his sixth career Winston Cup start, Ricky Rudd took second, with Rusty Wallace and Sterling Marlin completing the top-five.

Casey Atwood, Todd Bodine, Ward Burton, Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, Jason Leffler and Dale Jarrett were all driver's involved in incidents on the track forcing their cars to the garage and bringing out the caution. Jarrett was the only driver injured and was taken to the local hospital.

TODD BODINE
NO. 66 KMART BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL FORD

Todd Bodine was forced to finish his day only 67 laps into the 267 lap event after the No. 25 got into the No. 22 and put the No. 66 Blue Light Special into the wall. Bodine was in 13th working his way up through the pack when the accident took the 66 Ford out of the race.

Bodine, who started the event 27th, was in 18th by lap six and in 13th by lap 60. The Blue Light Special was experiencing some difficulty with handling, but the last adjustment just before its day came to an end helped -- to no avail. Bodine finished the inaugural event at Kansas Speedway in 42nd position.

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