was Ricky Rudd's first win since 1998. This was Ricky Rudd's 1st ever win from the pole in 27 attempts. He would tie Geoffrey Bodine for the all-time record for scoring the most poles before scoring his 1st win from that spot. As of 2021, that tied record between the 2 drivers stands. Ricky Rudd's scored his 1st ever Pocono victory in his 44th attempt. As of 2021, that record stands. Dodge/Save Mart 350 The Dodge/Save Mart 350 was held June 24 at Sears Point Raceway. Jeff Gordon won the pole. Top Ten Results 20 - Tony Stewart 7 - Robby Gordon* 24 - Jeff Gordon 28 - Ricky Rudd 2 - Rusty Wallace 22 - Ward Burton 18 - Bobby Labonte 99 - Jeff Burton 9 - Bill Elliott 6 - Mark Martin Failed to qualify: Andy Houston (No. 96), Kenny Wallace (No. 27), Anthony Lazzaro (No. 68), Jason Leffler (No. 04) Jeff Gordon led the most laps alongside Ron Fellows. Robby Gordon controlled the later stages of the race before relinquishing the lead to Tony Stewart with 11 laps to go; Stewart would go on to win the race. This was the first road course win for Tony Stewart. Canadian road course ringer Ron Fellows almost won his first Winston Cup Series victory driving the #87 Chevrolet for Joe Nemechek team, leading 20 laps mid-way into the race. Fellows crashed with less than 10 laps to go, ending any chances for an upset win. This race marked the career-best finish for Robby Gordon before he later won at Loudon in November 2001. Pepsi 400 The Pepsi 400 was held July 7 at Daytona International Speedway. Sterling Marlin won the pole. Top Ten Results 8 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. 15 - Michael Waltrip 21 - Elliott Sadler 22 - Ward Burton 18 - Bobby Labonte 25 - Jerry Nadeau 2 - Rusty Wallace 99 - Jeff Burton 11 - Brett Bodine 7 - Mike Wallace Failed to qualify: Buckshot Jones (No. 44), Ron Hornaday Jr. (No. 14), Hut Stricklin (No. 90), Mike Bliss (No. 27), Andy Hillenburg (No. 49) This was the first Winston Cup race at Daytona since the death of Dale Earnhardt. This was also the first Cup Series race on NBC under the 2001–2006 contract. Son of the late Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 116 of the race's 160 laps on his way to an