2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship

Summary

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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 edit

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 edit

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

† - Two separate individual races were held.

References edit

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

External links edit

  • The official website of Grand-Am
  • World Sports Racing Prototypes - Rolex Sports Car Series 2001 results