2001 Winston Cup Series

The 2001 Winston Cup Series was the starting year for the simulation. The 53rd NASCAR Cup Series season and the 30th season of the modern-era of the sport, it began with the running of the 43rd Daytona 500 and finished with the New Hampshire 300. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing was declared the champion, making it the 2nd year in the row JGR won the championship (Stewart's teammate Bobby Labonte was crowned champion the season prior). 2001 was also the first season since 1985 that saw Dodge in the sport as a manufacturer.

### Teams and drivers

As this was the starting season of the simulation, the roster remained unchanged. See the hyperlink here > [1] < to view both the full-time and part-time rosters for the 2001 season.

### Schedule

The schedule also remained unchanged for the same reason. View the full 2001 schedule here > [2]

### Race results

43rd Daytona 500

1.      40- Sterling Marlin

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      33- Joe Nemechek

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

6.      26- Jimmy Spencer

7.      7- Mike Wallace

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      2- Rusty Wallace

10.    43- John Andretti

DuraLube 400

1.      6- Mark Martin

2.      25- Jerry Nadeau

3.      88- Dale Jarrett

4.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

5.      15- Michael Waltrip

6.      9- Bill Elliott

7.      26- Jimmy Spencer

8.      7- Mike Wallace

9.      24- Jeff Gordon

10.    45- Kyle Petty

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

1.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      28- Ricky Rudd

5.      9- Bill Elliott

6.      29- Kevin Harvick

7.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8.      2- Rusty Wallace

9.      01- Jason Leffler

10.    45- Kyle Petty

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500

1.      28- Ricky Rudd

2.      25- Jerry Nadeau

3.      40- Sterling Marlin

4.      36- Ken Schrader

5.      6- Mark Martin

6.      12- Jeremy Mayfield

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      20- Tony Stewart

9.      24- Jeff Gordon

10.    92- Stacy Compton

Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      6- Mark Martin

3.      2- Rusty Wallace

4.      93- Dave Blaney

5.      9- Bill Elliott

6.      40- Sterling Marlin

7.      77- Robert Pressley

8.      20- Tony Stewart

9.      28- Ricky Rudd

10.    22- Ward Burton

Food City 500

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      2- Rusty Wallace

3.      36- Ken Schrader

4.      26- Jimmy Spencer

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      28- Ricky Rudd

7.      32- Ricky Craven

8.      18- Bobby Labonte

9.      88- Dale Jarrett

10.    20- Tony Stewart

Harrah’s 500

1.      88- Dale Jarrett

2.      9- Bill Elliott

3.      18- Bobby Labonte

4.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

5.      20- Tony Stewart

6.      24- Jeff Gordon

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      01- Jason Leffler

9.      66- Todd Bodine

10.    12- Jeremy Mayfield

Virginia 500

1.      28- Ricky Rudd

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      2- Rusty Wallace

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      6- Mark Martin

6.      40- Sterling Marlin

7.      88- Dale Jarrett

8.      31- Mike Skinner

9.      99- Jeff Burton

10.    44- Buckshot Jones

Talladega 500

1.      93- Dave Blaney

2.      55- Bobby Hamilton

3.      25- Jerry Nadeau

4.      77- Robert Pressley

5.      43- John Andretti

6.      15- Michael Waltrip

7.      28- Ricky Rudd

8.      66- Todd Bodine

9.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

10.    29- Kevin Harvick

NAPA Auto Parts 500

1.      6- Mark Martin

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      2- Rusty Wallace

4.      18- Bobby Labonte

5.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

6.      24- Jeff Gordon

7.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8.      14- Ron Hornaday Jr.

9.      99- Jeff Burton

10.    20- Tony Stewart

Pontiac Excitement 400

1.      2- Rusty Wallace

2.      28- Ricky Rudd

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      22- Ward Burton

6.      21- Elliott Sadler

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      20- Tony Stewart

9.      40- Sterling Marlin

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

Coca-Cola 600

1.      2- Rusty Wallace

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

4.      21- Elliott Sadler

5.      28- Ricky Rudd

6.      22- Ward Burton

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      29- Kevin Harvick

9.      36- Ken Schrader

10.    12- Jeremy Mayfield

MBNA Platinum 400

1.      2- Rusty Wallace

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      99- Jeff Burton

4.      9- Bill Elliott

5.      48- Jimmie Johnson

6.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

7.      88- Dale Jarrett

8.      6- Mark Martin

9.      28- Ricky Rudd

10.    17- Matt Kenseth

Kmart 400

1.      9- Bill Elliott

2.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      21- Elliott Sadler

5.      2- Rusty Wallace

6.      26- Jimmy Spencer

7.      17- Matt Kenseth

8.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

9.      22- Ward Burton

10.    20- Tony Stewart

Pocono 500

1.      88- Dale Jarrett

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

4.      32- Ricky Craven

5.      2- Rusty Wallace

6.      20- Tony Stewart

7.      26- Jimmy Spencer

8.      33- Joe Nemechek

9.      11- Brett Bodine

10.    24- Jeff Gordon

Dodge-Save Mart 350

1.      6- Mark Martin

2.      21- Elliott Sadler

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      17- Matt Kenseth

6.      32- Ricky Craven

7.      40- Sterling Marlin

8.      2- Rusty Wallace

9.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

10.    20- Tony Stewart

Pepsi 400

1.      88- Dale Jarrett

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      9- Bill Elliott

4.      2- Rusty Wallace

5.      21- Elliott Sadler

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      48- Jimmie Johnson

8.      7- Mike Wallace

9.      99- Jeff Burton

10.    28- Ricky Rudd

Tropicana 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      66- Todd Bodine

3.      21- Elliott Sadler

4.      31- Mike Skinner

5.      11- Brett Bodine

6.      92- Stacy Compton

7.      4- Kevin LePage

8.      5- Terry Labonte

9.      14- Ron Hornaday Jr.

10.    32- Ricky Craven

New England 300

1.      28- Ricky Rudd

2.      6- Mark Martin

3.      88- Dale Jarrett

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      12- Jeremy Mayfield

7.      2- Rusty Wallace

8.      11- Brett Bodine

9.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

10.    99- Jeff Burton

Pennsylvania 500

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      17- Matt Kenseth

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      2- Rusty Wallace

6.      33- Joe Nemechek

7.      21- Elliott Sadler

8.      9- Bill Elliott

9.      24- Jeff Gordon

10.    6- Mark Martin

Brickyard 400

1.      2- Rusty Wallace

2.      28- Ricky Rudd

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      88- Dale Jarrett

5.      01- Jason Leffler

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      26- Jimmy Spencer

8.      22- Ward Burton

9.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

10.    6- Mark Martin

Global Crossing @ The Glen

1.      18- Bobby Labonte

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      22- Ward Burton

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      32- Ricky Craven

6.      2- Rusty Wallace

7.      6- Mark Martin

8.      36- Ken Schrader

9.      40- Sterling Marlin

10.    25- Jerry Nadeau

Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      6- Mark Martin

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      88- Dale Jarrett

6.      21- Elliott Sadler

7.      48- Jimmie Johnson

8.      40- Sterling Marlin

9.      28- Ricky Rudd

10.    10- Johnny Benson Jr.

Sharpie 500

1.      40- Sterling Marlin

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      28- Ricky Rudd

5.      31- Mike Skinner

6.      88- Dale Jarrett

7.      18- Bobby Labonte

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      7- Mike Wallace

10.    22- Ward Burton

Mountain Dew Southern 500

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      9- Bill Elliott

4.      5- Terry Labonte

5.      28- Ricky Rudd

6.      6- Mark Martin

7.      66- Todd Bodine

8.      18- Bobby Labonte

9.      26- Jimmy Spencer

10.    8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400

1.      28- Ricky Rudd

2.      77- Robert Pressley

3.      4- Kevin LePage

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      5- Terry Labonte

6.      32- Ricky Craven

7.      40- Sterling Marlin

8.      12- Jeremy Mayfield

9.      2- Rusty Wallace

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      28- Ricky Rudd

3.      25- Jerry Nadeau

4.      77- Robert Pressley

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      29- Kevin Harvick

7.      40- Sterling Marlin

8.      43- John Andretti

9.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

Protection One 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      2- Rusty Wallace

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      92- Stacy Compton

5.      31- Mike Skinner

6.      97- Kurt Busch

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      6- Mark Martin

9.      33- Joe Nemechek

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

UAW-GM Quality 500

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      6- Mark Martin

4.      97- Kurt Busch

5.      2- Rusty Wallace

6.      9- Bill Elliott

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      40- Sterling Marlin

9.      18- Bobby Labonte

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

Old Dominion 500

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      28- Ricky Rudd

6.      99- Jeff Burton

7.      88- Dale Jarrett

8.      2- Rusty Wallace

9.      40- Sterling Marlin

10.    44- Buckshot Jones

EA Sports 500

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      6- Mark Martin

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      40- Sterling Marlin

6.      7- Mike Wallace

7.      33- Joe Nemechek

8.      26- Jimmy Spencer

9.      92- Stacy Compton

10.    18- Bobby Labonte

Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil

1.      2- Rusty Wallace

2.      11- Brett Bodine

3.      43- John Andretti

4.      15- Michael Waltrip

5.      88- Dale Jarrett

6.      97- Kurt Busch

7.      40- Sterling Marlin

8.      18- Bobby Labonte

9.      20- Tony Stewart

10.    5- Terry Labonte

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

1.      25- Jerry Nadeau

2.      7- Mike Wallace

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      21- Elliott Sadler

5.      6- Mark Martin

6.      40- Sterling Marlin

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

9.      92- Stacy Compton

10.    28- Ricky Rudd

Pennzoil Freedom 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      88- Dale Jarrett

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      29- Kevin Harvick

5.      99- Jeff Burton

6.      18- Bobby Labonte

7.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8.      28- Ricky Rudd

9.      40- Sterling Marlin

10.    26- Jimmy Spencer

NAPA 500

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      28- Ricky Rudd

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      66- Todd Bodine

7.      88- Dale Jarrett

8.      18- Bobby Labonte

9.      10- Johnny Benson Jr.

10.    40- Sterling Marlin

New Hampshire 300

1.      88- Dale Jarrett

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      29- Kevin Harvick

5.      22- Ward Burton

6.      6- Mark Martin

7.      9- Bill Elliott

8.      2- Rusty Wallace

9.      36- Ken Schrader

10.    5- Terry Labonte

### Final points standings (Top 40)

Unfortunately, I accidentally lost the final points standings like a stupid \*\*\*\*ing idiot. Sorry. This is the only instance where the final points standings aren't here. Annoying, too, because I worked on this damn season for more than an hour.

### Milestones

Most Wins: Tony Stewart- #20, Joe Gibbs Racing (6) Daytona 500 Winner: Sterling Marlin- #40, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Most Consecutive Wins: Rusty Wallace- #2, Penske Racing/Tony Stewart- #20, Joe Gibbs Racing (3) Rookie of the Year: Kevin Harvick- #29, Richard Childress Racing Unexpected Win: Dave Blaney winning the Talladega 500 in the #93 for Bill Davis Racing- just the team's 3rd win in its history.