- 2001 in IRL
IRL Seasons
Current = 2001
Previous = 2000
Next = 2002 The 2001 Indy RacingNorthern Lights Series season saw the addition of five races and loss of one to bring the total to 13.Chip Ganassi Racing returned to the Indy 500 with four cars and were joined on the grid byPenske Racing and Team Kool Green. Many otherCART teams made clear their intention to enter the IRL given their series' financial difficulties.Sam Hornish, Jr. won 3 races on his way to the championship while the less consistentBuddy Lazier won four races on his way to second place in his title defense.Calendar
Race summaries
Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200
This race was held
March 18 atPhoenix International Raceway .Greg Ray won the pole.Top ten results
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Eliseo Salazar
#Buddy Lazier
#Scott Sharp
#Billy Boat
#Felipe Giaffone
# Jeff Ward
#Robby McGehee
#Buzz Calkins
#Airton Daré Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami
This race was held
April 8 atHomestead-Miami Speedway . Jeff Ward won the pole.Top ten results
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Sarah Fisher
#Eliseo Salazar
#Felipe Giaffone
# Jeff Ward
#Al Unser, Jr.
#Mark Dismore
#Scott Sharp
#Eddie Cheever
#Didier André zMax 500
This race was held
April 28 atAtlanta Motor Speedway .Greg Ray won the pole.Top ten results
#Greg Ray
#Scott Sharp
#Buzz Calkins
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Eliseo Salazar
#Buddy Lazier
# Jeff Ward
#Shigeaki Hattori
#Airton Daré
#Felipe Giaffone The Indy 500 was held
May 27 atIndianapolis Motor Speedway .Scott Sharp sat on pole.Top ten results
#Hélio Castroneves
#Gil de Ferran
#Michael Andretti
#Jimmy Vasser
#Bruno Junqueira
#Tony Stewart
#Eliseo Salazar
#Airton Daré
#Billy Boat
#Felipe Giaffone Casino Magic 500
This race was held
June 9 atTexas Motor Speedway .Mark Dismore won the pole.Top ten results
#Scott Sharp
#Felipe Giaffone
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Buddy Lazier
#Billy Boat
#Donnie Beechler
#Eliseo Salazar
#Al Unser, Jr.
#Jaques Lazier
#Shigeaki Hattori Radisson Indy 200
This race was held
June 17 atPikes Peak International Raceway .Greg Ray won the pole.Top ten results
#Buddy Lazier
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Robbie Buhl
#Billy Boat
#Airton Daré
#Eddie Cheever
#Felipe Giaffone
#Scott Sharp
#Richie Hearn
#Sarah Fisher SunTrust Indy Challenge
This race was held
June 30 atRichmond International Raceway .Jaques Lazier won the pole.Top ten results
#Buddy Lazier
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Al Unser, Jr.
#Didier Andre
#Scott Sharp
#Mark Dismore
#Donnie Beechler
# Jeff Ward
#Robbie Buhl
#Buzz Calkins Ameristar Casino Indy 200
This race was held
July 8 atKansas Speedway .Scott Sharp won the pole.Top ten results
#Eddie Cheever
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Donnie Beechler
#Felipe Giaffone
#Buddy Lazier
#Airton Daré
#Eliseo Salazar
#Shigeaki Hattori
#Billy Boat
#Robby McGehee Harrah's 200
This race was held
July 21 atNashville Superspeedway .Greg Ray won the pole.Top ten results
#Buddy Lazier
#Billy Boat
#Jaques Lazier
#Robby McGehee
#Scott Sharp
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Shigeaki Hattori
#Felipe Giaffone
#Buzz Calkins
#Donnie Beechler Belterra Resort Indy 300
This race was held
August 12 atKentucky Speedway .Scott Sharp won the pole.Top ten results
#Buddy Lazier
#Scott Sharp
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Al Unser, Jr.
#Donnie Beechler
#Billy Boat
#Shigeaki Hattori
#Felipe Giaffone
#Robbie Buhl
# Jeff WardGateway Indy 250
This race was held
August 26 atGateway International Raceway .Sam Hornish, Jr. won the pole.Top ten results
#Al Unser, Jr.
#Mark Dismore
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Eddie Cheever
#Robbie Buhl
#Billy Boat
# Jeff Ward
#Scott Sharp
#Airton Daré
#Robby McGehee Delphi Indy 300
This race was held
September 2 atChicagoland Speedway .Jaques Lazier won the pole.Top ten results
#Jaques Lazier
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Eddie Cheever
# Jeff Ward
#Donnie Beechler
#Richie Hearn
#Laurent Rédon
#Al Unser, Jr.
#Buzz Calkins
#Felipe Giaffone Chevy 500
This race was held
October 6 atTexas Motor Speedway .Sam Hornish, Jr. won the pole.Top ten results
#Sam Hornish, Jr.
#Scott Sharp
#Robbie Buhl
#Eliseo Salazar
#Rick Treadway
#Al Unser, Jr.
#Airton Daré
#Greg Ray
#Jon Herb
#Buzz Calkins Final point standings
Driver
For every race points were awarded to all starters: 50 points to the winner, 40 for runner up, 35 for third place, 32 for fourth place, 30 for fifth place, 28 for sixth place, 26 seventh place, 24 eighth place, 22 for ninth place, 20 for tenth place, winding down to 1 points for 29th place. Every lower placed driver also was awarded with 1 point. Additional points were awarded to the driver leading the most laps (2 point). No additional points were awarded for the qualifying.
No points (did not start/did not qualify):
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Raul Boesel
*Memo Gidley
*Jimmy Kite
*Roberto Guerrero
*Jim Guthrie
*Steve Knapp
*John Paul, Jr.
*Lyn St. James
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