The 2001 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at [[Michigan International Speedway] on August 19, 2001. Sterling Marlin drove to the front and then rain did the rest, giving Marlin his first win since 1996 and Dodge's its first win since its return to the series in Febraury 2001. Jeff Gordon, the points leader, finished 7th to expand his rapidly-growing points lead to 298-markers over Ricky Rudd (42nd-engine). Stats