- 2001 NASCAR Busch Series
The
2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season beganFebruary 17 and endedNovember 10 .Kevin Harvick ofRichard Childress Racing was crowned the series champion.See also:
2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series ,2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2001 Team Chart
List of full time teams after race 5 of 2001.
NAPA Auto Parts 300 The
NAPA Auto Parts 300 was heldFebruary 17 atDaytona International Speedway .Joe Nemechek won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Randy LaJoie
#Kevin Harvick
#Matt Kenseth
#Jeff Green
#Jimmie Johnson
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jason Keller
#Kenny Wallace
#Chad Little
#Tim Sauter Failed to qualify:
Christian Elder (#38),Andy Kirby (#49)Alltel 200 The
Alltel 200 was heldFebruary 24 atNorth Carolina Speedway .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Todd Bodine
#Kevin Harvick
#Greg Biffle
#Kenny Wallace
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Jeff Purvis
#Rich Bickle
#Jeff Green
#Ryan Newman
#Jason Keller Failed to qualify: none
Sam's Town 300 The
Sam's Town 300 was heldMarch 3 atLas Vegas Motor Speedway .Matt Kenseth won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Todd Bodine
#Greg Biffle
#Jason Keller
#Tony Raines
#Jeff Green
#Jeff Burton
#Joe Nemechek
#Elton Sawyer
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jay Sauter Failed to qualify: none
Aaron's 312
The Aaron's 312 was held
March 12 atAtlanta Motor Speedway .Ryan Newman won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Joe Nemechek
#Greg Biffle
#Michael Waltrip
#Todd Bodine
#Jeff Purvis
#Jason Keller
#Kevin Harvick
#Jimmie Johnson
#Tony Raines Failed to qualify: none
SunCom 200 The
SunCom 200 was heldMarch 17 atDarlington Raceway .Ryan Newman won the pole.Top Ten Results
#Jeff Green
#Matt Kenseth
#Jason Keller
#Kenny Wallace
#Mike McLaughlin
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Steve Park
#Kevin Harvick
#Elton Sawyer
#Jeff Purvis Failed to qualify: none
Cheez-It 250 The
Cheez-It 250 was heldMarch 24 atBristol Motor Speedway .Kevin Harvick won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Matt Kenseth
#Tim Fedewa
#Randy LaJoie
#Jimmie Johnson
#Kenny Wallace
#Ryan Newman
#Kevin Harvick
#Tony Raines
#Tim Sauter
#Michael Waltrip Failed to qualify: none
Jani-King 300 The
Jani-King 300 was heldMarch 31 atTexas Motor Speedway .Matt Kenseth won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Kevin Harvick
#Jeff Burton
#Jay Sauter
#Joe Nemechek
#Matt Kenseth
#David Green
#Greg Biffle
#Jimmie Johnson
#Mike Skinner
#Kevin Lepage Failed to qualify:
Mike Harmon (#44)Pepsi 300 The inaugural
Pepsi 300 was heldApril 14 atNashville Superspeedway .Kevin Harvick won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Jason Keller
#Scott Wimmer
#Randy LaJoie
#Elton Sawyer
#Mike Skinner
#Kevin Harvick
#Jeff Green
#Mike McLaughlin
#Todd Bodine Failed to qualify: none
Subway 300 The
Subway 300 was heldApril 21 atTalladega Superspeedway .Joe Nemechek won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Mike McLaughlin
#Jimmy Spencer
#Jeff Green
#Todd Bodine
#Mike Skinner
#Elton Sawyer
#Jay Sauter
#Kevin Grubb
#Greg Biffle
#Kenny Wallace Failed to qualify: none
Auto Club 300 The
Auto Club 300 was heldApril 28 atCalifornia Speedway .Bobby Hamilton, Jr. won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Hank Parker Jr.
#Jeff Purvis
#Jeff Green
#Kevin Lepage
#Kevin Harvick
#Greg Biffle
#Jimmy Spencer
#Tony Raines
#Joe Nemechek
#Mike McLaughlin Failed to qualify: none
Hardee's 250 The
Hardee's 250 was heldMay 4 atRichmond International Raceway .Matt Kenseth won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jimmy Spencer
#Tony Raines
#Mike Skinner
#Matt Kenseth
#Kevin Harvick
#Jeff Greenn
#Scott Wimmer
#Kenny Wallace
#Steve Park
#Jay Sauter Failed to qualify: none
CVS Pharmacy 200 The
CVS Pharmacy 200 was heldMay 12 atNew Hampshire International Speedway .Kevin Harvick won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jason Keller
#Kevin Harvick
#Mike Skinner
#Jeff Green
#Kenny Wallace
#Steve Park
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Randy LaJoie
#Elton Sawyer
#Mike McLaughlin Failed to qualify: none
Nazareth 200 The
Nazareth 200 was heldMay 20 atNazareth Speedway .Tony Raines won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Kevin Harvick
#Jeff Green
#Jason Keller
#Tim Fedewa
#Tony Raines
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Rich Bickle
#Jimmie Johnson
#Jamie McMurray Failed to qualify: none
Carquest Auto Parts 300 The
Carquest Auto Parts 300 was heldMay 26 atLowe's Motor Speedway .Kevin Harvick won the pole.Top Ten Results
#Jeff Green
#Matt Kenseth
#Jason Keller
#Todd Bodine
#Mike Skinner
#Greg Biffle
#Jeff Burton
#Jimmy Spencer
#David Green
#Jeff Purvis Failed to qualify:
Dan Pardus (#32),Rich Woodland, Jr. (#65),Dave Blaney (#93),Dwayne Leik (#81)MBNA Platinum 200 The
MBNA Platinum 200 was heldJune 2 atDover International Speedway . Jeff Green won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jimmy Spencer
#Matt Kenseth
#Kevin Harvick
#Mike Skinner
#Steve Park
#Elton Sawyer
#Scott Wimmer
#David Green
#Greg Biffle
#Tony Raines Failed to qualify: none
Outback Steakhouse 300 The inaugural
Outback Steakhouse 300 was heldJune 16 atKentucky Speedway .Jay Sauter won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Kevin Harvick
#Greg Biffle
#Tony Raines
#Elton Sawyer
#Ashton Lewis
#Chad Little
#Randy LaJoie
#Kevin Grubb
#Jay Sauter
#Jamie McMurray Failed to qualify:
Dan Pardus (#32),Jeff Falk (#8),Mike Harmon (#44)GNC Live Well 200 The
GNC Live Well 200 was heldJuly 1 atThe Milwaukee Mile .Kevin Harvick won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Matt Kenseth
#Kevin Grubb
#Kevin Harvick
#Jason Keller
#Elton Sawyer
#Jeff Purvis
#Ron Hornaday
#Jeff Green
#Tony Raines Failed to qualify: none
The GNC Live Well 200 was held
July 8 atWatkins Glen International Raceway .Scott Pruett won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Ron Fellows
#Greg Biffle
#Kevin Harvick
#Boris Said
#Robby Gordon
#Elton Sawyer
#Lyndon Amick
#Scott Pruett
#Jason Keller
#Ron Hornaday Failed to qualify: none
= Sam's Club Presents Hill Bros. Coffee 300 =The inaugural Sam's Club Presents Hill Bros. Coffee 300 was held
July 14 atChicagoland Speedway .Ryan Newman won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jimmie Johnson
#Mike Skinner
#Jeff Burton
#Joe Nemechek
#Jason Keller
#Jeff Green
#Buckshot Jones
#Elton Sawyer
#Kevin Grubb
#Elton Sawyer Failed to qualify:
Mike Harmon (#44),Rich Woodland, Jr. (#40)Carquest Auto Parts 250 The
Carquest Auto Parts 250 was heldJuly 21 atGateway International Raceway .Greg Biffle won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Kevin Harvick
#Jason Keller
#Kevin Grubb
#Greg Biffle
#Jeff Green
#Kenny Wallace
#David Green
#Elton Sawyer
#Randy LaJoie
#Scott Wimmer Failed to qualify:
Mark Voigt (#30)NAPA Autocare 250 The
NAPA Autocare 250 was heldJuly 28 atPikes Peak International Raceway .Kenny Wallace won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Purvis
#Jeff Green
#Kevin Harvick
#Jason Keller
#Greg Biffle
#David Green
#Jimmie Johnson
#Kevin Grubb
#Kenny Wallace
#Tim Fedewa Failed to qualify:
Mark Voigt (#30)
= Kroger 200 =The Kroger 200 was held
August 4 atIndianapolis Raceway Park .Kenny Wallace won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Kevin Harvick
#Greg Biffle
#Chad Little
#Elton Sawyer
#Jason Keller
#Jeff Green
#Tim Fedewa
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Rich Bickle
#Jamie McMurray NAPAOnline.com 250 The
NAPAOnline.com 250 was heldAugust 18 atMichigan International Speedway .Jimmy Spencer won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Ryan Newman
#Kevin Harvick
#Tony Raines
#Jimmie Johnson
#Mike McLaughlin
#Mike Skinner
#Elton Sawyer
#Jason Keller
#Tim Fedewa
#Jeff Burton Failed to qualify:
Dwayne Leik (#81)Food City 250 The
Food City 250 was heldAugust 24 atBristol Motor Speedway . Mike Skinner won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Kevin Harvick
#Jeff Green
#Kenny Wallace
#Steve Park
#Elton Sawyer
#Scott Wimmer
#Jimmy Spencer
#Ryan Newman
#Chad Little
#Jay Sauter Failed to qualify:
Nate Monteith (#44),Randy Ratliff (#75), Ron Young (#71)South Carolina 200 The
South Carolina 200 was heldSeptember 1 atDarlington Raceway .Ryan Newman won the pole. On lap 19 of this race, Steve Park lost control of his racecar during a caution and was T-boned by rookieLarry Foyt . Park suffered near-fatal injuries before returning to race inMarch 2002 .Top Ten Results
#
Jeff Burton
#Elton Sawyer
#Mike McLaughlin
#Ryan Newman
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
#Jason Keller
#Matt Kenseth
#Jimmy Spencer
#Jeff Green
#Tony Raines Failed to qualify: none
AutoLite Fram 250 The
Autolite Fram 250 was heldSeptember 7 atRichmond International Raceway . Jeff Green won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Jimmy Spencer
#Matt Kenseth
#Kevin Grubb
#Geoffrey Bodine
#Johnny Sauter
#Chad Little
#Ryan Newman
#Elton Sawyer
#Jeff Burton
#Mike WallaceFailed to qualify:
Steven Christian (#94),Randy Ratliff (#75),Dion Cicarelli (#84),A.J. Alsup (#72), Ron Young (#71),Robbie Faggart (#94),Chad Chaffin (#16),Jeff Oakley (#96),Eddie Beahr (#05)MBNA.com 200 The
MBNA.com 200 was heldSeptember 22 atDover International Speedway .Ryan Newman won the pole.Top Ten Results
#Jeff Green
#Kenny Wallace
#Jimmy Spencer
#Chad Little
#Greg Biffle
#Kevin Lepage
#Tony Raines
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Randy LaJoie
#Matt Kenseth Failed to qualify: none
Mr. Goodcents 300 The inaugural
Mr. Goodcents 300 was heldSeptember 29 atKansas Speedway .Kevin Lepage won the pole.Top Ten Results
#Jeff Green
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Greg Biffle
#Matt Kenseth
#Jason Keller
#Jimmie Johnson
#Tony Raines
#Buckshot Jones
#Mark Green
#Mike McLaughlin Failed to qualify:
Mike Swaim, Jr. (#12),Jason Rudd (#85),A.J. Alsup (#72)Little Trees 300 The
Little Trees 300 was heldOctober 6 atLowe's Motor Speedway .Jeff Burton won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Jason Keller
#Jeff Burton
#Kevin Harvick
#Ashton Lewis
#Jimmy Spencer
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Ward Burton
#Elton Sawyer
#Jeff GreenFailed to qualify:
Jeff Fultz (#55),Dwayne Leik (#81),Jason Rudd (#85),J.R. Robbs (#89),Josh Richeson (#06)Sam's Town 250 The
Sam's Town 250 was heldOctober 13 atMemphis Motorsports Park .Kevin Harvick won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Randy LaJoie
#Jeff Green
#Kevin Harvick
#Jay Sauter
#Jeff Purvis
#Tim Fedewa
#Jason Keller
#Scott Wimmer
#Ashton Lewis
#Mike McLaughlin Outback Steakhouse 200 The
Outback Steakhouse 200 was heldOctober 27 atPhoenix International Raceway .Jimmy Spencer won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Greg Biffle
#Jeff Green
#Kevin Harvick
#Ron Hornaday
#Todd Bodine
#Jason Keller
#Scott Wimmer
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Jeff Burton
#Kenny Wallace Failed to qualify:
Lance Hooper (#75),Damon Lusk (#80)Sam's Club 300 The
Sam's Club 300 was heldNovember 3 atNorth Carolina Speedway .Ryan Newman won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Kenny Wallace
#Matt Kenseth
#Mike McLaughlin
#Jason Keller
#Kevin Harvick
#David Green
#Ryan Newman
#Hank Parker Jr.
#Jeff Green
#Elton Sawyer Failed to qualify:
Scott Hansen (#75),Drew White (#22)GNC Live Well 300 The
GNC Live Well 300 was heldNovember 10 atHomestead-Miami Speedway . Jeff Green won the pole.Top Ten Results
#
Joe Nemechek
#Elton Sawyer
#Greg Biffle
#Scott Wimmer
#Matt Kenseth
#Michael Waltrip
#Ward Burton
#Ryan Newman
#Jeff Green
#Stacy Compton Final Points Standings
#
Kevin Harvick - 4813
#Jeff Green - 4689
#Jason Keller - 4642
#Greg Biffle - 4509
#Elton Sawyer - 4100
#Tony Raines - 3975
#Mike McLaughlin - 3962
#Jimmie Johnson - 3871
#Chad Little - 3846
#Kenny Wallace - 3799
#Scott Wimmer - 3773
#Randy LaJoie - 3578
#David Green - 3554
#Kevin Grubb - 3533
#Hank Parker Jr. - 3341
#Jamie McMurray - 3308
#Bobby Hamilton, Jr. - 3267
#Matt Kenseth - 3167
#Jay Sauter - 3084
#Ashton Lewis - 2904
#Jeff Purvis - 2863
#Larry Foyt - 2673
#Shane Hall - 2624
#Rich Bickle - 2595
#Tim Fedewa - 2403
#Jimmy Spencer - 2329
#Mike Skinner - 1999
#Ryan Newman - 1978
#Todd Bodine - 1915
#Kelly Denton - 1863
#Kevin Lepage - 1687
#Tim Sauter - 1611
#Jeff Burton - 1600
#Geoffrey Bodine - 1582
#Joe Nemechek - 1541
#Ron Hornaday - 1346
#Marty Houston - 1294
#Brad Baker - 1270
#Christian Elder - 1228
#Mark Green - 1198
#Michael Waltrip - 1195
#Chad Chaffin - 967
#David Donohue - 935
#Andy Santerre - 928
#Randy Tolsma - 924
#Steve Park - 840
#Brad Teague - 754
#Buckshot Jones - 736
#Clay Rogers - 677
#Mike Wallace - 663Greg Biffle ofRoush Racing won the Rookie of the Year title in 2001, winning a record five races and finishing fourth in points, in addition to leading the championship standings at one point in the season. Runner-up wasScott Wimmer , who finished twenty-six points out of tenth in final standings.Jamie McMurray andLarry Foyt finished 3rd and 4th respectively, whileKelly Denton andChristian Elder signed to run limited schedules with their teams.Marty Houston ,Tim Sauter , andDavid Donohue were either released during the season or had their team shut down due to sponsor issues..External links
* [http://www.racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=2001&series=B Busch Series Standings and Statistics for 2001]
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