2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series Recap
The 2001 Indy Racing Northern 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 by Penske Racing and Team Kool Green. Many other
CART 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 consistent Buddy Lazier won four races on
his way to second place in his title defense.
Pep Boys Indy Racing League 2001 Race Results
Date |
Race |
Track |
Miles |
Type |
Winner |
3/18/01 |
|
Phoenix |
200 |
PO |
Sam
Hornish, Jr. |
4/8/01 |
|
Homestead |
300 |
PO |
Sam
Hornish, Jr. |
4/28/01 |
|
Atlanta |
300 |
PO |
Greg
Ray |
4/29/01 |
|
Texas |
- |
PO |
Race
Cancelled (Safety) |
5/27/01 |
|
Indianapolis |
500 |
PO |
Helio
Castroneves |
6/9/01 |
|
Ft.
Worth |
300 |
PO |
Scott
Sharp |
6/17/01 |
|
PPIR |
200 |
PO |
Buddy
Lazier |
6/30/01 |
|
Richmond |
187.5 |
PO |
Buddy
Lazier |
7/8/01 |
|
Kansas |
300 |
PO |
Eddie
Cheever |
7/21/01 |
|
Nashville |
260 |
CO |
Buddy
Lazier |
8/12/01 |
|
Kentucky |
300 |
PO |
Buddy
Lazier |
8/26/01 |
|
Gateway |
250 |
PO |
Al
Unser, Jr. |
9/2/01 |
|
Joliet |
300 |
PO |
Jaques
Lazier |
10/6/01 |
|
Ft.
Worth |
300 |
PO |
Sam
Hornish, Jr. |
Pep Boys Indy Racing League 2001 Driver Points
Rank |
Driver |
Points |
Behind |
Starts |
Poles |
Wins |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
Winnings |
1 |
Sam Hornish Jr. |
503 |
Leader |
13 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
12 |
$2,477,025 |
2 |
Buddy Lazier |
398 |
-105 |
13 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
$1,196,525 |
3 |
Scott Sharp |
355 |
-148 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
$1,234,425 |
4 |
Billy Boat |
313 |
-190 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
$925,025 |
5 |
Eliseo Salazar |
308 |
-195 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
$949,900 |
6 |
Felipe Giaffone |
304 |
-199 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
$839,825 |
7 |
Al Unser Jr. |
287 |
-216 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
$844,525 |
8 |
Eddie Cheever Jr. |
261 |
-242 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
$881,275 |
9 |
Buzz Calkins |
242 |
-261 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
$807,025 |
10 |
Airton Dare |
239 |
-264 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
$806,025 |
11 |
Jeff Ward |
238 |
-265 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
$762,775 |
12 |
Robbie Buhl |
237 |
-266 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
$873,375 |
13 |
Shigeaki Hattori |
215 |
-288 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
$459,100 |
14 |
Mark Dismore |
205 |
-298 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
$793,325 |
15 |
Donnie Beechler |
204 |
-299 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
$558,025 |
16 |
Robby McGehee |
196 |
-307 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
$698,625 |
17 |
Jaques Lazier |
195 |
-308 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
$633,675 |
18 |
Greg Ray |
193 |
-310 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
$839,875 |
19 |
Sarah Fisher |
188 |
-315 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$717,175 |
20 |
Didier Andre |
188 |
-315 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
$428,550 |
21 |
Billy Roe |
101 |
-402 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$133,400 |
22 |
Jeret Schroeder |
77 |
-426 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$379,925 |
23 |
Jon Herb |
70 |
-433 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$351,875 |
24 |
Helio Castroneves |
64 |
-439 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
$1,305,075 |
25 |
Rick Treadway |
59 |
-444 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$60,100 |
26 |
Davey Hamilton |
54 |
-449 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$420,825 |
27 |
Richie Hearn |
50 |
-453 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$92,250 |
28 |
Gil de Ferran |
46 |
-457 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$515,375 |
29 |
Laurent Redon |
45 |
-458 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$42,600 |
30 |
Brandon Erwin |
40 |
-463 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$100,750 |
31 |
Casey Mears |
36 |
-467 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$84,000 |
32 |
Stan Wattles |
36 |
-467 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$86,000 |
33 |
Chris Menninga |
36 |
-467 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$37,900 |
34 |
Michael Andretti |
35 |
-468 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$346,225 |
35 |
Stephan Gregoire |
34 |
-469 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$217,075 |
36 |
Jimmy Vasser |
32 |
-471 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$233,325 |
37 |
Bruno Junqueira |
30 |
-473 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
$255,825 |
38 |
Anthony Lazzaro |
29 |
-474 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$52,700 |
39 |
Tony Stewart |
28 |
-475 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$218,850 |
40 |
Cory Witherill |
19 |
-484 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$169,775 |
41 |
Arie Luyendyk |
17 |
-486 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$182,275 |
42 |
Tyce Carlson |
15 |
-488 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$36,800 |
43 |
John Hollansworth Jr. |
12 |
-491 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$15,750 |
44 |
Robby Gordon |
9 |
-494 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$173,225 |
45 |
Alex Barron |
9 |
-494 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$33,000 |
46 |
Dr. Jack Miller |
5 |
-498 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$10,200 |
47 |
Nicolas Minasian |
1 |
-502 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$149,575 |
48 |
Scott Goodyear |
1 |
-502 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$143,325 |
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