Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Labonte ya fara kakar 2001 tare da kammala na bakwai a Bud Shootout. A cikin
Daytona 500, shi da abokin aikinsa Tony Stewart sun kasance biyu daga cikin direbobi 18 da ke cikin hadari a zagaye na 173. Labonte ya fashe kuma ya rataye a kan motar Stewart, wanda ya juye sau biyu. Bayan ya fita daga nasa, an ga Labonte yana duba Stewart don tabbatar da cewa yana da kyau. Hatsarin ya kasance a cikin duhu na Dale Earnhardt ya mutu a cikin zagaye na karshe na wannan tseren.