bob jennings' WORLD O' RACING 03/02/2002
Jeff Gordon on the way to his third "Brickyard 400" win 2001and fourth Winston Cup championship on August 5, 2001
Bob Jennings
Winston Cup results - 2001 season
| date | race | winner | pole |
| Feb 18 | Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway | Michael Waltrip Chevrolet | Bill Elliott Dodge |
| Feb 25 | Dura Lube 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway | Steve Park Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
| Mar 4 | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet | Dale Jarrett Ford |
| Mar 11 | Cracker
Barrel Old Country Store 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway |
Kevin Harvick Chevrolet | Dale Jarrett Ford |
| Mar 18 | Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway | Dale Jarrett Ford | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
| Mar 25 | Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway | Elliott Sadler Ford | Mark Martin Ford |
| Apr 1 | Harrah's 500 Texas Motor Speedway | Dale Jarrett Ford | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet |
| Apr 8 | Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway | Dale Jarrett Ford | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
| Apr 22 | Talladega 500 Talladega Superspeedway | Bobby Hamilton Chevrolet | Stacy Compton Dodge |
| Apr 29 | NAPA Auto Parts 500 California Speedway | Rusty Wallace Ford | Bobby Labonte Pontiac |
| May 5 | Pontiac Excitement 400 Richmond International Raceway | Tony Stewart Pontiac | Mark Martin Ford |
| May 27 | Coca Cola 600 Lowes Motor Speedway | Jeff Burton Ford | Ryan Newman Ford |
| Jun 3 | MBNA Platinum 400 Dover Downs International Speedway | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet | Dale Jarrett Ford |
| Jun 10 | Kmart 400 Michigan International Speedway | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
| Jun 17 | Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway | Ricky Rudd Ford | Ricky Rudd Ford |
| Jun 24 | Dodge/Save Mart 350 Sears Point Raceway | Tony Stewart Pontiac | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
| Jul 7 | Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet | Sterling Marlin Dodge |
| Jul 15 | Tropicana 400 Chicagoland Speedway | Kevin Harvick Chevrolet | Todd Bodine Ford |
| Jul 22 | New England 300 New Hampshire International Speedway | Dale Jarrett Ford | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
| Jul 29 | Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway | Bobby Labonte Pontiac | Todd Bodine Ford |
| Aug 5 | Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet | Jimmy Spencer Ford |
| Aug 12 | Global Crossing @ The Glen Watkins Glen International | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet | Dale Jarrett Ford |
| Aug 19 | Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer Michigan International Speedway | Sterling Marlin Dodge | Ricky Craven Ford |
| Aug 25 | Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway | Tony Stewart Pontiac | Jeff Green Chevrolet |
| Sept 2 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway | Ward Burton Dodge | Kurt Busch Ford |
| Sept 8 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400 Richmond International Raceway | Ricky Rudd Ford | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
| Sept 23 | MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 500 Dover Downs International Speedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet | Dale Jarrett Ford |
| Sept 30 | Protection One 400 Kansas Speedway | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet | Jason Leffler Dodge |
| Oct 7 | UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowes Motor Speedway | Sterling Marlin Dodge | Jimmy Spencer Ford |
| Oct 15 | Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway | Ricky Craven Ford | Todd Bodine Ford |
| Oct 21 | EA Sports 500 Talladega Superspeedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet | Stacy Compton Dodge |
| Oct 28 | Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Phoenix International Raceway | Jeff Burton Ford | Casey Atwood Dodge |
| Nov 4 | Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 North Carolina Motor Speedway | Joe Nemechek Chevrolet | Kenny Wallace Chevrolet |
| Nov 11 | Pennzoil Freedom 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway | Bill Elliott Dodge | Bill Elliott Dodge |
| Nov 18 | NAPA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway | Bobby Labonte Pontiac | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet |
| Nov 23 | New Hampshire 300 New Hampshire International Speedway | Robby Gordon Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon Chevrolet |
Winston Cup standings - 2001season
| pos. | driver | points | starts | wins | top 5 | top 10 | winnings |
| 1 |
Jeff Gordon |
5112 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 24 | $6,649,080 |
| 2 |
Tony Stewart |
4763 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 22 | $3,493,040 |
| 3 |
Sterling Marlin |
4741 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 20 | $3,361,660 |
| 4 |
Ricky Rudd |
4706 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 22 | $3,976,200 |
| 5 |
Dale Jarrett |
4612 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 19 | $4,608,370 |
| 6 |
Bobby Labonte |
4561 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 20 | $4,139,850 |
| 7 |
Rusty Wallace |
4481 | 36 | 1 | 8 | 14 | $4,272,410 |
| 8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
4460 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 15 | $5,384,630 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 4406 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 16 | $3,716,630 |
| 10 |
Jeff Burton |
4394 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 16 | $3,866,330 |
| 11 |
Johnny Benson |
4152 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 14 | $2,573,570 |
| 12 |
Mark Martin |
4095 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 15 | $3,487,720 |
| 13 |
Matt Kenseth |
3982 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 9 | $2,265,840 |
| 14 |
Ward Burton |
3846 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 10 | $3,293,600 |
| 15 |
Bill Elliott |
3824 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 9 | $3,337,670 |
| 16 |
Jimmy Spencer |
3782 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 8 | $2,398,940 |
| 17 |
Jerry Nadeau |
3675 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 10 | $2,246,770 |
| 18 |
Bobby Hamilton |
3575 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 7 | $2,275,900 |
| 19 |
Ken Schrader |
3480 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 | $2,254,390 |
| 20 |
Elliott Sadler |
3471 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $2,525,010 |
| 21 |
Ricky Craven |
3379 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 7 | $1,923,980 |
| 22 |
Dave Blaney |
3303 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6 | $1,788,150 |
| 23 |
Terry Labonte |
3280 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $2,972,900 |
| 24 | Michael Waltrip | 3159 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 3 | $3,373,390 |
| 25 | Robert Pressley | 3156 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 5 | $2,100,020 |
| 26 |
Casey Atwood |
3132 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | $1,797,110 |
| 27 |
Kurt Busch |
3081 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 6 | $2,170,630 |
| 28 |
Joe Nemechek |
2994 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 4 | $2,510,720 |
| 29 |
Todd Bodine |
2960 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1,740,310 |
| 30 |
Brett Bodine |
2948 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $1,740,530 |
| 31 |
John Andretti |
2943 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $2,873,180 |
| 32 |
Steve Park |
2859 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 12 | $2,385,970 |
| 33 |
Stacy Compton |
2752 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,704,960 |
| 34 |
Mike Wallace |
2693 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | $2,075,040 |
| 35 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
2651 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 7 | $2,682,600 |
| 36 |
Kevin Lepage |
2461 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,424,850 |
| 37 |
Jason Leffler |
2413 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,724,690 |
| 38 |
Ron Hornaday |
2305 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,435,860 |
| 39 |
Kenny Wallace |
2054 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | $1,507,920 |
| 40 |
Mike Skinner |
2029 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,921,190 |
| 41 |
Buckshot Jones |
1939 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,631,490 |
| 42 |
Hut Stricklin |
1770 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $1,006,020 |
| 43 |
Kyle Petty |
1673 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1,008,920 |
| 44 |
Robby Gordon |
1552 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | $1,371,900 |
| 45 |
Rick Mast |
1187 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $680,321 |
| 46 |
Andy Houston |
1123 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $865,263 |
| 47 |
Bobby Hamilton, Jr |
748 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $546,847 |
| 48 |
Jeff Green |
539 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $441,449 |
| 49 |
Ryan Newman |
497 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $465,276 |
| 50 |
Boris Said |
272 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $124,340 |
| 51 |
Scott Pruett |
262 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $134,045 |
| 52 |
Jimmie Johnson |
210 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $122,320 |
| 53 |
Dave Marcis |
171 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $153,196 |
| 54 |
Jeff Purvis |
169 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $238,985 |
| 55 |
Carl Long |
147 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $152,376 |
| 56 |
Rich Bickle |
137 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $114,910 |
| 57 |
Dale Earnhardt |
132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $296,833 |
| 58 |
Hermie Sadler |
131 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $121,865 |
| 59 |
Ron Fellows |
96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $72,055 |
| 60 |
Derrike Cope |
91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $81,871 |
| 61 |
Brian Simo |
89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $72,175 |
| 62 |
Dorsey Schroeder |
88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $52,805 |
| 63 |
Wally Dallenbach |
85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $64,410 |
| 64 |
Ted Musgrave |
76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $73,287 |
| 65 |
Dick Trickle |
64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $33,850 |
| 66 |
Shawna Robinson |
61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $35,190 |
| 66 |
Anthony Lazzaro |
61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $32,265 |
| 68 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $80,855 |
| 69 |
Stuart Kirby |
37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $32,605 |
| 69 |
Lance Hooper |
37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $47,700 |