2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship

The 2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship was the second season of the Grand American Road Racing Championship run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The season involved five classes: Sports Racing Prototype I and II (SRP-I and SRP-II), Grand Touring Sport (GTS), Grand Touring (GT), and American GT (AGT). 10 races were run from February 3, 2001, to November 3, 2001, with Watkins Glen International gaining a date in August.

Schedule

Some events featured two races of different length, with a break-up of the five competing classes.

Rnd Race Length/Duration Circuit Date
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 Hours Daytona International Speedway February 2
February 3
2 Nextel 250 250 Miles Homestead-Miami Speedway March 3
3 Sun Automotive 200 200 Miles Phoenix International Raceway April 21
4 Six Hours of the Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International May 20
5 Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 125 Miles (GT classes) Lime Rock Park May 26
2 Sprints (SRP classes) May 28
6 U.S. Road Racing Classic 250 Miles Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 10
7 Road America 500 500 Miles Road America July 8
8 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières 200 km (GT+AGT) Circuit Trois-Rivières August 4
225 km (SRPs+GTS) August 5
9 Bully Hill Vineyards 250 250 Miles Watkins Glen International August 10
10 Grand-Am Finale 3 Hours Daytona International Speedway November 3
Source:[1]

Results

Overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit SRP Winning Teams SRPII Winning Teams GTS Winning Teams GT Winning Teams AGT Winning Teams
SRP Winning Drivers SRPII Winning Drivers GTS Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers AGT Winning Drivers
1 Daytona  USA #63 Downing Atlanta  USA #21 Archangel Motorsport Services  USA #2 Corvette Racing  USA #31 White Lightning Racing  USA #11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports
 USA Howard Katz
 USA Chris Ronson
 USA A. J. Smith
 USA Jim Downing
 USA Andy Lally
 Canada Paul Macey
 United Kingdom Martin Henderson
 United Kingdom Peter Seldon
 USA Johnny O'Connell
 Canada Ron Fellows
 USA Chris Kneifel
 France Franck Fréon
 Germany Christian Menzel
 USA Randy Pobst
 USA Mike Fitzgerald
 Germany Lucas Luhr
 USA Ken Bupp
 USA Dick Greer
 USA Doug Mills
 USA Simon Gregg
2 Homestead  USA #16 Dyson Racing Team  USA #22 Archangel Motorsport Services  USA #5 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #54 JET Motorsports  USA #09 Team X1-R
 United Kingdom James Weaver
 USA Butch Leitzinger
 USA Mike Durand
 United Kingdom Nigel Greensall
 USA Chris Bingham
 USA Ron Johnson
 USA Toney Jennings
 USA Terry Borcheller
 USA Craig Conway
 USA Doug Goad
3 Phoenix  USA #37 Intersport Racing  Canada #89 PorscheHaus Racing  USA #56 Muzzy Racing  USA #15 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #09 Team X1-R
 USA Jon Field
 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
 Canada Robert Julien
 Canada Bruno St. Jacques
 USA Ritch Marziale
 USA Erik Messley
 USA Randy Pobst
 USA Kimberly Hiskey
 USA Craig Conway
 USA Doug Goad
4 Watkins Glen  USA #27 Lista Doran Racing  USA #62 Team Spencer Motorsports  USA #5 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #81 G&W Motorsports  USA #09 Team X1-R
 Belgium Didier Theys
 Italy Mauro Baldi
  Switzerland Fredy Lienhard Sr.
 USA Rich Grupp
 USA Ryan Hampton
 USA Barry Waddell
 USA Chris Bingham
 USA Ron Johnson
 USA Darren Law
 USA David Murry
 USA Matt Drendel
 USA Craig Conway
 USA Doug Goad
5 Lime Rock  USA #16 Dyson Racing Team  USA #22 Archangel Motorsport Services  USA #99 Schumacher Racing  USA #54 JET Motorsports  USA #09 Team X1-R
 United Kingdom James Weaver
 USA Butch Leitzinger
 USA Mike Durand
 USA Howard Katz
 USA Larry Schumacher
 USA Gunnar Jeannette
 USA Toney Jennings
 USA Terry Borcheller
 USA Craig Conway
 USA Doug Goad
6 Mid-Ohio  USA #37 Intersport Racing  USA #21 Archangel Motorsport Services  USA #5 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #54 JET Motorsports  USA #09 Team X1-R
 USA Jon Field
 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
 USA Andy Lally
 Canada Paul Macey
 USA Chris Bingham
 USA Ron Johnson
 USA Toney Jennings
 USA Terry Borcheller
 USA Craig Conway
 USA Doug Goad
7 Road America  USA #27 Lista Doran Racing  USA #21 Archangel Motorsport Services  USA #5 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #15 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports
 Belgium Didier Theys
 Italy Mauro Baldi
  Switzerland Fredy Lienhard Sr.
 United Kingdom Ben Devlin
 USA Larry Oberto
 USA David Sterenberg
 USA Chris Bingham
 USA Ron Johnson
 USA Randy Pobst
 USA Kimberly Hiskey
 USA Ken Bupp
 USA Jon Leavy
8 Trois-Rivières  USA #16 Dyson Racing Team  Canada #88 PorscheHaus Racing  USA #5 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #34 Zip/Pumpelly Racing  USA #09 Team X1-R
 United Kingdom James Weaver
 USA Butch Leitzinger
 Canada Stephane Veilleux
 Canada Jean-Francois Dumoulin
 Canada Peter Overing
 USA Chris Bingham
 USA Ron Johnson
 USA Spencer Pumpelly  USA Craig Conway
 USA Doug Goad
9 Watkins Glen  USA #16 Dyson Racing Team  USA #21 Archangel Motorsport Services  USA #5 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #45 Orbit Racing  USA #84 Comer Racing
 United Kingdom James Weaver
 USA Butch Leitzinger
 United Kingdom Ben Devlin
 USA David Sterenberg
 USA Chris Bingham
 USA Ron Johnson
 USA Kyle Petty
 USA John Andretti
 USA Jack Willes
10 Daytona  USA #16 Dyson Racing Team  USA #8 Rand Racing LLC  USA #5 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #15 Fordahl Motorsports  USA #09 Team X1-R
 United Kingdom James Weaver
 USA Butch Leitzinger
 USA Terry Borcheller
 USA Anthony Lazzaro
 USA Bill Rand
 USA Chris Bingham
 USA Ron Johnson
 USA Randy Pobst
 USA Kimberly Hiskey
 USA Craig Conway
 USA Doug Goad

† - Two separate individual races were held.

References

  1. ^ "2001 Grand American Road Racing Series Season Stats, Race Results". Racing-Reference.