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The 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series 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. 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. Confirmed entries Season Summary Schedule Race results Note: All races running on Oval/Speedway. Race summaries Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 This race was held March 18 at Phoenix International Raceway. Greg Ray won the pole. Top ten results 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 14- Eliseo Salazar 91- Buddy Lazier 8- Scott Sharp 98- Billy Boat 21- Felipe Giaffone 35- Jeff Ward 10- Robby McGehee 12- Buzz Calkins 88- Airton Daré Inaugural Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami This race was held April 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jeff Ward won the pole. Sarah Fisher's second place was the highest finish in an Indy car race by a female driver at the time. Top ten results 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 15- Sarah Fisher 14- Eliseo Salazar 21- Felipe Giaffone 35- Jeff Ward 3- Al Unser Jr. 28- Mark Dismore 8- Scott Sharp 51- Eddie Cheever 32- Didier André zMax 500 This race was held April 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Greg Ray won the pole. A huge 11-car pileup occurred on lap 54, sending Dr. Jack Miller to the hospital with a concussion. It would be Miller's final race. This is also the final Indy car race held at Atlanta to-date. Top ten results 2- Greg Ray 8- Scott Sharp 12- Buzz Calkins 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 14- Eliseo Salazar 91- Buddy Lazier 35- Jeff Ward 55- Shigeaki Hattori 88- Airton Daré 21- Felipe Giaffone 85th Indianapolis 500 The Indy 500 was held May 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Scott Sharp sat on pole. Sharp crashed on the opening lap, and finished last. Team Penske returned to Indy after failing to qualify in 1995 and boycotting the race due to the IRL/CART "split" from 1996 to 2000. Penske finishes 1st–2nd with Hélio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran, Roger Penske's first-ever 1–2 at Indy as an owner. Top ten results 68- Hélio Castroneves 66- Gil de Ferran 39- Michael Andretti 44- Jimmy Vasser 50- Bruno Junqueira 33- Tony Stewart 14- Eliseo Salazar 88- Airton Daré 98- Billy Boat 21- Felipe Giaffone Casino Magic 500 This race was held June 9 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mark Dismore won the pole. A serious crash on lap 56 involved Davey Hamilton, who lost control after Jeret Schroeder blew an engine, and Hamilton drove in the oil. Hamilton then crashed hard into the turn 2 wall, causing serious injuries to both legs and feet. The crash effectively ended Hamilton's full-time racing career. Scott Sharp stole the win after Eddie Cheever and Greg Ray crashed hard on the backstretch while battling for the victory in the final laps. Robby McGehee, who was running many laps down, was also caught up in the mishap; McGehee suffered leg and head injuries and missed several races. Top ten results 8- Scott Sharp 21- Felipe Giaffone 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 91- Buddy Lazier 98- Billy Boat 11- Donnie Beechler 14- Eliseo Salazar 3- Al Unser Jr. 77- Jaques Lazier 55- Shigeaki Hattori Radisson Indy 200 This race was held June 17 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Greg Ray won the pole. Top ten results 91- Buddy Lazier 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 24- Robbie Buhl 98- Billy Boat 88- Airton Daré 51- Eddie Cheever 21- Felipe Giaffone 8- Scott Sharp 99- Richie Hearn 15- Sarah Fisher Inaugural SunTrust Indy Challenge This race was held June 30 at Richmond International Raceway. Jaques Lazier won the pole. Top ten results 91- Buddy Lazier 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 3- Al Unser Jr. 32- Didier André 8- Scott Sharp 28- Mark Dismore 11- Donnie Beechler 35- Jeff Ward 24- Robbie Buhl 12- Buzz Calkins Ameristar Casino Indy 200 This race was held July 8 at Kansas Speedway. Scott Sharp won the pole. Top ten results 51- Eddie Cheever 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 11- Donnie Beechler 21- Felipe Giaffone 91- Buddy Lazier 88- Airton Daré 14- Eliseo Salazar 55- Shigeaki Hattori 98- Billy Boat 10- Robby McGehee Inaugural Harrah's 200 This race was held July 21 at Nashville Superspeedway. Greg Ray won the pole. On lap 103 of the race, Cheever was attempting to lap the slower car of Greg Ray, when the two made contact in turn 2. The resulting accident also caught up Unser, Jr., Beechler, and Dismore, who was struck from behind by a charging Airton Dare. No one was injured in the crash. This was the first caution of the race and lasted 18 laps, with Buddy Lazier in the lead as racing resumed. Top ten results 91- Buddy Lazier 98- Billy Boat 99- Jaques Lazier 10- Robby McGehee 8- Scott Sharp 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 55- Shigeaki Hattori 21- Felipe Giaffone 12- Buzz Calkins 11- Donnie Beechler Belterra Resort Indy 300 This race was held August 12 at Kentucky Speedway. Scott Sharp won the pole. Buddy Lazier drove to victory, his final career win. Top ten results 91- Buddy Lazier 8- Scott Sharp 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 3- Al Unser Jr. 11- Donnie Beechler 98- Billy Boat 55- Shigeaki Hattori 21- Felipe Giaffone 24- Robbie Buhl 35- Jeff Ward Inaugural Gateway Indy 250 This race was held August 26 at Gateway International Raceway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole. Top ten results 3- Al Unser Jr. 28- Mark Dismore 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 51- Eddie Cheever 24- Robbie Buhl 98- Billy Boat 35- Jeff Ward 8- Scott Sharp 88- Airton Daré 10- Robby McGehee Inaugural Delphi Indy 300 This race was held September 2 at Chicagoland Speedway. Jaques Lazier won the pole. Top ten results 2- Jaques Lazier 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 51- Eddie Cheever 35- Jeff Ward 11- Donnie Beechler 99- Richie Hearn 34- Laurent Redon 3- Al Unser Jr. 12- Buzz Calkins 21- Felipe Giaffone Chevy 500 This race was held October 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. Sam Hornish Jr. won the pole. Top ten results 4- Sam Hornish Jr. 8- Scott Sharp 24- Robbie Buhl 14- Eliseo Salazar 5- Rick Treadway 3- Al Unser Jr. 88- Airton Daré 11- Greg Ray 18- Jon Herb 12- Buzz Calkins Final points standings Ties in points broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., and then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc. See also 2001 Indianapolis 500 2001 Indy Lights season 2001 CART season 2001 Toyota Atlantic Championship season http://www.champcarstats.com/year/2001i.htm http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 125–126) References. Discover the Sam Cheever popular books. 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