2001 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 2001 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 36 races across 23 tracks, with 19 different drivers reaching victory lane. Jeff Gordon captured the championship driving a Chevrolet.

Total Races

Different Winners

Jeff Gordon

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 13, Ford: 11, Pontiac: 5, Dodge: 4

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet	43
2	Dura Lube 400	North Carolina Speedway	Steve Park	Chevrolet	43
3	UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
4	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	43
5	Carolina Dodge Dealers 400	Darlington Raceway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
6	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Elliott Sadler	Ford	43
7	Harrah's 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
8	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
9	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Bobby Hamilton	Chevrolet	43
10	NAPA Auto Parts 500	California Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Ford	43
11	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	43
12	Coca-Cola 600	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Jeff Burton	Ford	43
13	MBNA Platinum 400	Dover International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
14	Kmart 400	Michigan International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
15	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	43
16	Dodge/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	43
17	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		43
18	Tropicana 400	Chicagoland Speedway	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	43
19	New England 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Dale Jarrett	Ford	43
20	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	43
21	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
22	Global Crossing @ The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
23	Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer	Michigan International Speedway	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	43
24	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	43
25	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Ward Burton	Dodge	43
26	Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400	Richmond International Raceway	Ricky Rudd	Ford	43
27	MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400	Dover International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		43
28	Protection One 400	Kansas Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	43
29	UAW-GM Quality 500	Lowe's Motor Speedway	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	43
30	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ricky Craven	Ford	43
31	EA Sports 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		43
32	Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Pennzoil	Phoenix International Raceway	Jeff Burton	Ford	43
33	Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400	North Carolina Speedway	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	43
34	Pennzoil Freedom 400	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Bill Elliott	Dodge	43
35	NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Labonte	Pontiac	43
36	New Hampshire 300	New Hampshire International Speedway	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Jeff Gordon ★	6	18	24	36	11.0
2	Dale Jarrett	4	12	19	36	13.9
3	Tony Stewart	3	15	22	36	12.6
4	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3	9	15	36	15.2
5	Ricky Rudd	2	14	22	36	13.2
6	Sterling Marlin	2	12	20	36	13.0
7	Bobby Labonte	2	9	20	36	14.1
8	Jeff Burton	2	8	16	36	15.3
9	Kevin Harvick	2	6	16	35	14.1
10	Rusty Wallace	1	8	14	37	14.4
11	Ward Burton	1	6	10	36	19.8
12	Steve Park	1	5	12	24	16.5
13	Bill Elliott	1	5	9	36	19.9
14	Ricky Craven	1	4	7	36	24.0
15	Bobby Hamilton	1	3	7	36	21.8
16	Michael Waltrip	1	3	3	36	25.8
17	Elliott Sadler	1	2	2	36	22.8
18	Robby Gordon	1	2	3	17	24.8
19	Joe Nemechek	1	1	4	31	22.8
20	Johnny Benson	0	6	14	36	17.1
21	Jeremy Mayfield	0	5	7	28	23.6
22	Matt Kenseth	0	4	9	36	18.6
23	Jerry Nadeau	0	4	10	36	21.2
24	Mark Martin	0	3	15	36	17.9
25	Jimmy Spencer	0	3	8	36	20.2
26	Kurt Busch	0	3	6	35	25.5
27	Ryan Newman	0	2	2	7	24.7
28	Todd Bodine	0	2	2	35	26.8
29	Robert Pressley	0	1	5	34	23.8
30	Mike Wallace	0	1	6	29	23.9