The 2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at North Carolina Speedway on November 4, 2001. A few days after announcing he was leaving Andy Petree Racing, Joe Nemechek led 196 of the 393 laps in route to his only victory with APR. Kenny Wallace, subbing for the injured Steve Park had a solid 2nd place effort after winning the Busch Series event the previous day, while points leader Jeff Gordon (25th) maintained a 326-point lead on Ricky Rudd (8th). Stats