2001 JaniKing 250
Irwindale
250 L, 125 M
November 10, 2001
Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	16	Brendan Gaughan	Brendan Gaughan Sponsor::NAPA Auto Parts	Chevy	250	171	running
2	14	23	Brandon Ash	Brandon Ash Sponsor::Unified Western Grocers	Ford	250	29	running
3	8	08	Scott Lynch	Scott Lynch Sponsor::Mr. Gas	Chevy	250	0	running
4	9	4	Mark Reed	Mark Reed Sponsor::Food 4 Less	Pontiac	250	22	running
5	20	3	Steve Portenga	Steve Portenga Sponsor::Roto-Rooter	Chevy	250	7	running
6	7	12	Austin Cameron	Austin Cameron Sponsor::Creative Touch	Chevy	250	0	running
7	2	54	Tim Woods	Tim Woods Sponsor::Chino Hills Ford	Ford	250	14	running
8	3	87	Bobby Dotter	Bobby Dotter Sponsor::People Against Drugs	Chevy	250	2	running
9	13	32	Eric Norris	Eric Norris Sponsor::JaniKing/Ultra Wheels	Ford	250	0	running
10	17	61	Brett Thompson	Brett Thompson Sponsor::Rich Thompson Trucking	Chevy	250	0	running
11	5	24	Bill Sedgwick	Bill Sedgwick Sponsor::24 Hour Fitness	Chevy	250	5	running
12	19	04	Hershel McGriff	Hershel McGriff Sponsor::MBNA	Chevy	250	0	running
13	16	65	Sammy Potashnick	Sammy Potashnick Sponsor::Lucas Oil	Chevy	250	0	running
14	15	9	Mike Duncan	Mike Duncan Sponsor::Surface Pumps	Chevy	250	0	running
15	6	77	Joe Bean	Joe Bean Sponsor::Performance Motorsports	Ford	249	0	running
16	1	45	Sean Woodside	Sean Woodside Sponsor::NAPA/Ron's Rear Ends	Chevy	249	0	running
17	12	68	Brandon Miller	Brandon Miller Sponsor::Oakley Sunglasses	Chevy	248	0	running
18	22	07	Neville Lance	Neville Lance Sponsor::King Koil	Ford	247	0	running
19	21	1	Todd Burns	Todd Burns Sponsor::Villa Roma	Chevy	247	0	running
20	24	05	Davy Lee Liniger	Davy Lee Liniger Sponsor::RE/MAX	Chevy	246	0	running
21	23	52	Mike Grady	Mike Grady Sponsor::J & M Bailing/Sky City	Pontiac	245	0	running
22	26	18	Kazuki Saito	Kazuki Saito Sponsor::Pioneer	Chevy	244	0	running
23	25	15	Jack Sellers	Jack Sellers Sponsor::Dayco Belts/PPG	Pontiac	156	0	axle
24	18	00	Scott Gaylord	Scott Gaylord Sponsor::Oliver Gravity Separators	Chevy	155	0	running
25	10	8	Johnny Borneman	Johnny Borneman Sponsor::Borneman Plastering	Ford	127	0	engine
26	11	85	Kevin Richards	Kevin Richards Sponsor::Monaco Enterprises	Chevy	14	0	accident

The Race::2001 JaniKing 250 was a [[]] (then Winston West Series) event held at Track::Irwindale Speedway on November 10, 2001. It was the season finale. Brendan Gaughan claimed the championship in style, winning his sixth and final victory of the year (3rd victory of the year at the track) by holding off Brandon Ash. Gaughan ended the year sixty points ahead of Mark Reed.

QualifyingEdit

Sean Woodside drove to yet another pole during 2001, turning in a lap of 18.59 seconds to hold off a season-best effort by Tim Woods. Bobby Dotter had the best qualifying of his limited season, starting 3rd. Gaughan would start 4th.

Two drivers failed to qualify for the 2001 JaniKing 250:

• Doug Bland
• Jeff Barrister

Race DataEdit

Time of Race: 1 Hour 39 Minutes 55 Seconds

Average Speed: 75.063 mph

Margin of Victory: 0.825 Second

Pole: Sean Woodside- 18.590 Seconds

Lap Leaders .: Sean Woodside Grid, Bobby Dotter 1 - 2, Bill Sedgwick 3 - 7, Mark Reed 8 - 29, Brandon Ash 30, Brendan Gaughan 31 - 86, Steve Portenga 87 - 93, Brandon Ash 94 - 113, Brendan Gaughan 114, Tim Woods III 115 - 128, Brandon Ash 129 - 136, Brendan Gaughan 137 - 250 (10 lead changes among 7 drivers)

Cautions: 14-21, 23-25, 51-54, 113-118, 152-156, 194-198, 230-234 (7 caution periods for 36 laps)