miniatyr|Jeff Gordon vann förarmästerskapet.
Nascar Winston Cup Series 2001 var den 53:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
Säsongen bestod av 36 race och inleddes på Daytona International Speedway med uppvisningsloppen Bud Shootout 11 februari och Gatorade 125s 15 februari, vilket även var slutkval till den 43:e upplagan av Daytona 500. Säsongen avslutades 23 november på New Hampshire International Speedway med New Hampshire 300. Serien vanns av Jeff Gordon, vilket var hans fjärde och sista mästerskapstitel. Chevrolet vann märkesmästerskapet.
Dodge återkom till serien efter att varit borta från den sedan 1985. Den sjufaldige cup-mästaren Dale Earnhardt förolyckades under Daytona 500 på det sista varvet.
Tävlingskalender Officiellt namn Bana Datum Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 11 februari Gatorade 125s 15 februari 1 Daytona 500 18 februari 2 Dura Lube 400 North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 25–26 februari 3 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 4 mars 4 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 11 mars 5 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 18 mars 6 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 25 mars 7 Harrah's 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 1 april 8 Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 8 april 9 Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 22 april 10 Napa Auto Parts 500 California Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien 29 april 11 Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 5 maj No Bull Sprint Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina19 maj Winston Open The Winston 19–20 maj 12 Coca-Cola 600 27 maj 13 MBNA Platinum 400 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 3 juni 14 Kmart 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 10 juni 15 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 17 juni 16 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, Kalifornien 24 juni 17 Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 7 juli 18 Tropicana 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois 15 juli 19 New England 300 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 22 juli 20 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 29 juli 21 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 5 augusti 22 Global Crossing @ The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 12 augusti 23 Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 19 augusti 24 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 25 augusti 25 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 2 september 26 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 8 september 27 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 23 september 28 Protection One 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 30 september 29 UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 7 oktober 30 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 14 15 oktober 31 EA Sports 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 21 oktober 32 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona 28 oktober 33 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, North Carolina 4 november 34 Pennzoil Freedom 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 11 november 35 Napa 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 18 november 36 New Hampshire 300 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 16 september 23 november
Resultat TävlingPole positionFlest ledda varvVinnareTeamKonstruktörRapport Budweiser Shootout Ken Schrader Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Rapport Gatorade 125 1 Bill Elliott Dale Earnhardt Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing DodgeRapport Gatorade 125 2 Stacy Compton Dale Earnhardt Jr. Mike Skinner Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1 Daytona 500 Bill Elliott Ward Burton Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Rapport 2 Dura Lube 400 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Steve Park Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Rapport 3 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Dale Jarrett Mark Martin Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 4 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 Dale Jarrett Jeff Gordon Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport 5 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Jeff Gordon Steve Park Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Rapport 6 Food City 500 Mark Martin Kevin Harvick Elliott Sadler Wood Brothers Racing Ford Rapport 7 Harrah's 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Rapport 8 Virginia 500 Jeff Gordon Bobby Hamilton Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Rapport 9 Talladega 500 Stacy Compton Sterling Marlin Bobby Hamilton Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Rapport 10 Napa Auto Parts 500 Bobby Labonte Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace Penske Racing South Ford Rapport 11 Pontiac Excitement 400 Mark Martin Rusty Wallace Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Rapport Winston Open Johnny Benson Ryan Newman Johnny Benson MBV Motorsports PontiacRapport No Bull Sprint Mike Wallace Todd Bodine Todd Bodine Carter-Haas Motorsports Ford The Winston Rusty Wallace Ward Burton Johnny Benson Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 12 Coca-Cola 600 Ryan Newman Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Rapport 13 MBNA Platinum 400 Dale Jarrett Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 14 Kmart 400 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 15 Pocono 500 Ricky Rudd Jeff Gordon Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Rapport 16 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Rapport 17 Pepsi 400 Sterling Marlin Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Rapport 18 Tropicana 400 Todd Bodine Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport 19 New England 300 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford Rapport 20 Pennsylvania 500 Todd Bodine Jeff Gordon Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Rapport 21 Brickyard 400 Jimmy Spencer Steve Park Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 22 Global Crossing @ The Glen Dale Jarrett Jeff Burton Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 23 Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer Ricky Craven Bill Elliott Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Rapport 24 Sharpie 500 Jeff Green Jeff Gordon Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Rapport 25 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Kurt Busch Jeff Gordon Ward Burton Bill Davis Racing Dodge Rapport 26 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Jeff Gordon Rusty Wallace Ricky Rudd Robert Yates Racing Ford Rapport 27 MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 Dale Jarrett Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Rapport 28 Protection One 400 Jason Leffler Rusty Wallace Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport 29 UAW-GM Quality 500 Jimmy Spencer Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Rapport 30 Old Dominion 500 Todd Bodine Ricky Craven Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford Rapport 31 EA Sports 500 Stacy Compton Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Rapport 32 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Casey Atwood Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Rapport 33 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 Kenny Wallace Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek Andy Petree Racing Chevrolet Rapport 34 Pennzoil Freedom 400 Bill Elliott Tony Stewart Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport 35 Napa 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac Rapport 36 New Hampshire 300 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport
Slutställning Förarmästerskapet Plats Förare Märke Poäng 1 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 5112 2 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 4763 3 Sterling Marlin Dodge 4741 4 Ricky Rudd Ford 4706 5 Dale Jarrett Ford 4612 6 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 4561 7 Rusty Wallace Ford 4481 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 4460 9 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 4406 10 Jeff Burton Ford 4394
Märkesmästerskapet Tillverkare Vinster Poäng 1 Chevrolet 16 248 2 Ford 11 217 3 Pontiac 5 169 4 Dodge 4 158
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