The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season was boosted into the public eye by new television deals with FOX Sports and NBC, and for the first time the qualifying races for the Daytona 500 were broadcast. The Daytona 500 itself was an exciting race, but it ended in tragedy as Dale Earnhardt was killed in a last-lap crash.
Because of Earnhardt's death -- the fourth in nine months among drivers in NASCAR's top three racing divisions -- additional safety requirements were implemented for NASCAR drivers, and the season continued with higher-than-ever television ratings. Jeff Gordon, now 31 years old, ended the season on top, making him the youngest four-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion in history. See results for each race in the season with our 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup results chart below.
 Sterling Marlin (#40) shoots past Bill Elliott (#9)
in the late stages of the 2001 Brickyard 400, one of the NASCAR Winston Cup season's most popular events. See more pictures of NASCAR. |
2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Results
| Number | Date
|
Site
|
Race Winner
|
Car
|
Speed
|
| 1 | 2/18/01
|
Daytona Beach, FL
|
Michael Waltrip
|
Chevy
|
161.783
|
| 2 | 2/25/01 | Rockingham, NC
|
Steve Park
|
Chevy | 111.877
|
| 3 | 3/04/01 | Las Vegas, NV
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Chevy | 135.546
|
| 4 | 3/11/01 | Atlanta, GA
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Chevy | 143.273
|
| 5 | 3/18/01 | Darlington, SC
|
Dale Jarrett
|
Ford
|
126.557
|
| 6 | 3/25/01 | Bristol, TN
|
Elliott Sadler
|
Ford | 86.949
|
| 7 | 4/01/01 | Ft. Worth, TX
|
Dale Jarrett | Ford | 141.804
|
| 8 | 4/08/01 | Martinsville, VA
|
Dale Jarrett | Ford | 70.799
|
| 9 | 4/22/01 | Talladega, AL
|
Bobby Hamilton
|
Chevrolet
|
184.003
|
| 10 | 4/29/01 | Fontana, CA
|
Rusty Wallace
|
Ford | 143.118
|
| 11 | 5/05/01 | Richmond, VA
|
Tony Stewart
|
Pontiac
|
95.872
|
| 12 | 5/27/01 | Charlotte, NC
|
Jeff Burton
|
Ford | 138.107
|
| 13 | 6/03/01 | Dover, DE
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Chevrolet | 120.361
|
| 14 | 6/10/01 | Brooklyn, MI
|
Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 134.203
|
| 15 | 6/17/01 | Pocono, PA
|
Ricky Rudd
|
Ford
|
134.389
|
| 16 | 6/24/01 | Sonoma, CA
|
Tony Stewart
|
Pontiac
|
75.889
|
| 17 | 7/07/01 | Daytona Beach, FL
|
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
|
Chevrolet | 157.601
|
| 18 | 7/15/01 | Chicago, IL
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Chevrolet | 121.200
|
| 19 | 7/22/01 | Loudon, NH
|
Dale Jarrett
|
Ford
|
102.131
|
| 20 | 7/29/01 | Pocono, PA
|
Bobby Labonte
|
Pontiac
|
134.590
|
| 21 | 8/05/01 | Indianapolis, IN
|
Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 130.790
|
| 22 | 8/12/01 | Watkins Glen, NY
|
Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 89.081
|
| 23 | 8/19/01 | Brooklyn, MI
|
Sterling Marlin
|
Dodge
|
140.513 |
| 24 | 8/25/01 | Bristol, TN
|
Tony Stewart
|
Pontiac
|
85.106
|
| 25 | 9/02/01 | Darlington, SC
|
Ward Burton
|
Dodge
|
122.773
|
| 26 | 9/08/01 | Richmond, VA
|
Ricky Rudd
|
Ford
|
95.146
|
| 27 | 9/23/01 | Dover, DE
|
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
|
Chevrolet | 101.559
|
| 28 | 9/30/01 | Kansas City, KS
|
Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 110.576
|
| 29 | 10/07/01 | Charlotte, NC
|
Sterling Marlin
|
Dodge
|
139.006
|
| 30 | 10/14/01 | Martinsville, VA
|
Ricky Craven
|
Ford
|
75.750
|
| 31 | 10/21/01 | Talladega, AL
|
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | 164.185
|
| 32 | 10/28/01 | Phoenix, AZ
|
Jeff Burton
|
Ford
|
102.613
|
| 33 | 11/04/01 | Rockingham, NC
|
Joe Nemechek
|
Chevrolet | 128.941
|
| 34 | 11/11/01 | Homestead, FL
|
Bill Elliott
|
Dodge
|
117.449
|
| 35 | 11/18/01 | Atlanta, GA
|
Bobby Labonte
|
Pontiac
|
151.756
|
| 36 | 11/25/01 | Loudon, NH
|
Robby Gordon
|
Chevrolet | 103.594
|
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