The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10.Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing was champion.
See also: 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
List of full-time teams at the start of 2001.
The NAPA Auto Parts 300 was held February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Christian Elder (#38), Andy Kirby (#49)
The Alltel 200 was held February 24 at North Carolina Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Sam's Town 300 was held March 3 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Aaron's 312 was held March 12 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The SunCom 200 was held March 17 at Darlington Raceway. Ryan Newman won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Cheez-It 250 was held March 24 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Jani-King 300 was held March 31 at Texas Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mike Harmon (#44)
The inaugural Pepsi 300 was held April 14 at Nashville Superspeedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Subway 300 was held April 21 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Auto Club 300 was held April 28 at California Speedway. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Hardee's 250 was held May 4 at Richmond International Raceway. Matt Kenseth won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The CVS Pharmacy 200 Presented by Bayer was held May 12 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Nazareth 200 was held May 20 at Nazareth Speedway. Tony Raines won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Carquest Auto Parts 300 was held May 26 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Dan Pardus (#32), Rich Woodland, Jr. (#65), Dave Blaney (#93), Dwayne Leik (#81)
The MBNA Platinum 200 was held June 2 at Dover International Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The inaugural Outback Steakhouse 300 was held June 16 at Kentucky Speedway. Jay Sauter won the pole. In his first Busch Series start, Travis Kvapil flipped.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Dan Pardus (#32), Jeff Falk (#8), Mike Harmon (#44)
The GNC Live Well 250 was held July 1 at The Milwaukee Mile. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The GNC Live Well 200 was held July 8 at Watkins Glen International Raceway. Scott Pruett won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The inaugural Sam's Club Presents Hill Bros. Coffee 300 was held July 14 at Chicagoland Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mike Harmon (#44), Rich Woodland, Jr. (#40)
The Carquest Auto Parts 250 was held July 21 at Gateway International Raceway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mark Voigt (#30)
The NAPA Autocare 250 was held July 28 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Kenny Wallace won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mark Voigt (#30)
The Kroger 200 was held August 4 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Kenny Wallace won the pole.
Top Ten Results
The NAPAonline.com 250 was held August 18 at Michigan International Speedway. Jimmy Spencer won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Dwayne Leik (#81)
The Food City 250 was held August 24 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Nate Monteith (#44), Randy Ratliff (#75), Ron Young (#71)
The South Carolina 200 was held September 1 at Darlington Raceway. Ryan Newman won the pole. On lap 19 of this race, Steve Park lost control of his racecar under caution and was T-boned by rookie Larry Foyt. Park suffered near-fatal injuries that made him miss the 2002 Daytona 500.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Autolite / Fram 250 was held September 7 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Green won the pole. During the race, Greg Biffle and Jay Sauter tangled, resulting in Biffle running from his car to punch Sauter. Both drivers were given a 100 point penalty for their actions.
Top Ten Results
Failed 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)
The MBNA.com 200 was held September 22 at Dover International Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The inaugural Mr. Goodcents 300 was held September 29 at Kansas Speedway. Kevin Lepage won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mike Swaim, Jr. (#12), Jason Rudd (#85), A.J. Alsup (#72)
The Little Trees 300 was held October 6 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Jeff Fultz (#55), Dwayne Leik (#81), Jason Rudd (#85), J.R. Robbs (#89), Josh Richeson (#06)
The Sam's Town 250 was held October 13 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Kevin Harvick won the pole.
Top Ten Results
The Outback Steakhouse 200 was held October 27 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jimmy Spencer won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Lance Hooper (#75), Damon Lusk (#80)
The Sam's Club 200 was held November 3 at North Carolina Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Scott Hansen (#75), Drew White (#22)
The GNC Live Well 300 was held November 10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Greg Biffle of Roush 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 was Scott Wimmer, who finished twenty-six points out of tenth in final standings. Jamie McMurray and Larry Foyt finished 3rd and 4th respectively, while Kelly Denton and Christian Elder signed to run limited schedules with their teams. Marty Houston, Tim Sauter, and David Donohue were either released during the season or had their team shut down due to sponsor issues..
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