The 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. A thrilling five-car duel happened in the last ten laps, with a young Kevin Harvick emerging late as the leader. However, Jeff Gordon, who had recovered from losing two laps due to running out of gas, challenged Harvick in the last turn. Harvick barely edged out Gordon by six one-thousands of a second (.006) in the then-second closest finish in series history. For Harvick, just hired to replace Dale Earnhardt, it was an emotional first victory. Gordon, despite the runner-up finish, still took a 37-point championship lead on Dale Jarrett (4th). Stats