2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

American motorsport season February 2025 November 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2001 Champions | Seasons thumb|Jack Sprague, the 2001 champion The 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the seventh season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned drivers' champion for the third time. 2001 teams and drivers Full-time teams Manufacturer Team No. Truck number Driver(s) Crew chief Chevrolet Addington Racing 60 Travis Kvapil (R) Rick Ren Green Light Racing 08 Bobby Dotter (R) Doug Howe Hendrick Motorsports 17 Ricky Hendrick (R) Lance McGrew 24 Jack Sprague Dennis Connor Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Coy Gibbs (R) Gary Showalter L&R Racing 90 Lance Norick Paul Balmer 10 1–10 John Monsam 14 11–24 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 46 Dennis Setzer Bill Ingle SealMaster Racing 88 Matt Crafton (R) Jerry Cook Spears Motorsports 75 Billy Bigley Jr. (R) Dave McCarty Ware Racing Enterprises 51 Donnie Neuenberger (R) 4 1, 6, 8–9 Ken Glen Michael Ritch 2 2, 5 Jonathon Price 2 3–4Jonathon Price qualified the truck at Martinsville, but was replaced by Coy Gibbs after he failed to qualify in his own No. 20 truck. Coy Gibbs 1 4 Jerry Robertson 1 7 Brian Rose (R) 15 10–24 81 Nathan Buttke 8 1–8 Cal Northrop Rich Woodland Jr. 2 9, 16 Sammy Ragan 1 10 Jonathon Price 1 11 Brian Sockwell 2 12–13 Michael Dokken 4 14, 17–18, 20 Travis Clark 1 15 Donnie Neuenberger (R) 2 19, 21 Trent Owens 3 22–24 Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 8 Willy T. Ribbs (R) James Cox 18 Joe Ruttman Danny Rollins Petty Enterprises 43 Carlos Contreras Howard Comstock Ultra Motorsports 1 Ted Musgrave Fred Wanke 2 Scott Riggs Tim Kohuth Ford Circle Bar Racing 14 Rick Crawford Ray Stonkus K Automotive Racing 29 Terry Cook Bob Keselowski Roush Racing 50 Chuck Hossfeld (R) 9 1–9 Dan Binks Jon Wood 15 10–24 99 Nathan Haseleu (R) 12 1–9, 12–14 Jeff Campey Greg Biffle 4 10, 16, 18, 23 Kurt Busch 1 11 Kyle Busch 6 15, 17, 19–22Kyle Busch was entered for Fontana but was declared ineligible to compete after the practice because of his age and the title sponsor the racetrack (Marlboro), and was replaced by Tim Woods III for the rest of the weekend. Tim Woods III 1 24 Chevrolet Dodge MacDonald Motorsports 72 Randy MacDonald 1 1 Stu Beckett Rob Morgan 1 2 Steve Portenga 2 3, 12 Jimmy Hensley 17 4–11, 13, 17–24 Jerry Hill 2 14–15 Lance Hooper 1 16 Part-time teams Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the truck is unknown. Manufacturer Team No. Truck number Driver(s) Crew chief Rounds Chevrolet Bob Coffey Sr. 74 Bobby Coffey ??? 3 10, 15, 19 Ken Small Jason Small ??? 2 12, 23 Burr Motorsports 87 Conrad Burr ???? 3 13, 18, 24 Conely Racing 7 Stan Boyd John Conely 1 4 Bryan Reffner 1 22 Dennis Sockwell 54 Brian Sockwell Todd Hall 2 1, 4 EVI Motorsports 89 Stan Boyd Ed Huckabee 10 5, 9, 13, 15, 17–18, 21–24 Green Light Racing 07 Gene Christensen ???? 7 9–11, 13, 17, 22–23 Aaron Daniel 1 12 Mike Olsen 2 14, 18 Mike Harmon 1 15 Donny Morelock 1 16 Ronnie Hornaday 1 24 Hill Motorsports 47 Jerry Hill ???? 1 24 Horn Auto Racing 58 Chris Horn ???? 5 7, 11–13, 22 Jim Mills 70 Jim Mills ???? 3 3–4, 15 Morris Coffman 1 20 Auggie Vidovich 1 23 71 Morris Coffman ???? 2 3, 15 Ware Racing Enterprises Jonathon Price ???? 3 8, 14, 18 Jason Thom 3 10, 17, 22 Michael Dokken 2 13, 16 Brian Sockwell 1 21 G. J. Mennen Jr. 1 24 91 Jonathon Price ???? 1 15 Michael Ritch 1 20 Michael Dokken 1 24 Joe Gibbs Racing 48 J. D. Gibbs ???? 2 6, 19 Keller Motorsports 27 Doug Keller ???? 5 12–13, 17, 21–22 Ken Schrader Racing 52 Lyndon Amick Kevin Buskirk 2 1, 16 Ken Schrader 8 4–6, 8, 11, 14, 19, 23 Kevin Harvick Motorsports 6 Kevin Harvick ???? 1 19 Rick Carelli 1 23 Kim Hansen 38 Patrick Lawler ???? 1 9 Matt Stowe 32 Eric Norris ???? 3 9, 21, 24 Midgley Racing 09 Mike Hamby ???? 3 17, 22, 24 McGlynn Racing 00 Ryan McGlynn Bob Kocher 4 1, 4, 13, 18 0 Ed Spencer III ???? 1 18 Richardson Motorsports Loni Richardson ???? 2 5, 12 Brian Sockwell 1 9 Terry Fisher 1 21 Donny Morelock 1 22 Portenga Motorsports 39 Steve Portenga ???? 1 24 Roadrunner Motorsports 02 Jim Inglebright Rodney Haygood 10 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 22–24 Ron Hornaday Jr. 94 Ronnie Hornaday ??? 5 1–2, 4, 6, 15 Rosenblum Racing 28 Kenny Allen Nathan Hunter 1 1 SealMaster Racing 22 Lance Hooper ???? 1 11 Spraker Racing 69 Jeff Spraker ???? 1 19 Tagsby Racing 64 Frog Hall ???? 2 9, 21 73 Jason Small Joey Sonntag 4 1–4 Frank Kimmel 1 5 Lance Hooper 11 6–10, 13, 17–19, 21–22 Frog Hall 1 12 Sammy Ragan 1 15 Loni Richardson 1 23 Team EJP Racing 03 Tom Carey Jr. ???? 8 7, 11, 14–15, 18–19, 23–24 Team Menard 3 Bryan Reffner Les Back 4 1–4 David Starr 4 9, 21–22, 24 Ronald Jones 34 Eric Jones ???? 6 11, 17, 21–24 Team Rensi Motorsports 61 Randy Tolsma Craig Huartson 15 1–15 Vince Whitmire 3 19–20, 23 Sammy Sanders 1 24 16 David Donohue (R) Walter Giles 3 1–3 Xpress Motorsports Mike Bliss Dave Fuge 1 20 Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Bobby Hamilton ??? 5 4, 6, 14–15, 19 Bill Lester 5 5, 7, 16, 20, 23 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1 11 Sammy Sanders 2 13, 18 Preston Tutt 1 17 Gerald Miller 32 Jerry Miller Mike Seibert 2 8, 18 Melling Racing 92 Stacy Compton Chad Knaus 4 8, 14, 19, 23 Petty Enterprises 44 Rick Carelli Ritchie Petty 1 19 Powers Motorsports 55 Tom Powers (R) Bryan Berry 22 1–3, 5–19, 21–24 Tex Racing 10 Mark Petty (R) Ritchie Petty Roger Chilton 2 1–2 TKO Motorsports 41 David Starr Todd Myers 1 1 Brendan Gaughan 4 5, 9, 12, 17 Bryan Reffner 3 21, 23–24 Ford Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Jon Wood Richie Wauters 1 4 Derrick Gilchrist 1 6 Rick Beebe 1 12 Brevak Racing 31 Michael Dokken Robert Hamke 4 1–2, 4–5 Brad Mueller 1 11 Covenant Racing Team 49 Trent Owens ??? 3 7, 9, 12 Doug Hoelzle 85 D. J. Hoelzle ??? 2 19, 23 Milan Garrett Milan Garrett ??? 1 3 Frank Cioppettini 53 G. J. Mennen Jr. Gary Montesi 3 15, 20, 23 Pro Motion Motorsports Randy Briggs ???? 1 21 Ferrell Lee 10 Mark Gibson ??? 1 17 Genzman Racing 1 1 Shepherd Racing 15 4, 6, 8–10, 12-20, 23 21 Morgan Shepherd ??? 16 1, 4, 6, 8–10, 12–20, 23 Left Turns Motorsports 19 Ricky Sanders (R) Tom Broome 14 1–2, 4–9, 12–13, 16–18, 20 Hill Motorsports 41 Jerry Hill ???? 3 6, 8, 13 Jimmy Burns 1 19 James Stephenson 36 James Stephenson ??? 1 20 Long Brothers Racing 84 Richard Landreth Charlie Long 1 4 Chad Chaffin 2 10, 16 Nick Woodward 2 15, 20 Elliott Sadler 1 19 PVR Motorsports 35 Phillip Young ???? 1 16 Clay Young 2 18, 20 Quest Motor Racing 37 Damon Lusk ???? 1 21 Raptor Performance Motorsports 9 Lance Hooper Marty Walsh 4 1–4 Team BCR Racing 30 Howard Bixman ???? 2 10, 15 Tim Woods III 54 Tim Woods III ???? 1 20 Vicki Morgan 47 Scotty Sands ???? 1 15 Chevrolet Dodge Bill McAnally Racing 62 Brendan Gaughan Shane Wilson 3 3, 22–23 R&J Racing 68 Rodney Sawyers ???? 8 4, 6, 8, 13, 15, 18–20 Troxell Racing 93 Wayne Edwards ???? 2 5, 24 Jonathon Price 1 7 Tim Zock 1 8 Larry Gunselman 1 9 Mike Leffingwell 1 10 Mike Harmon 1 11 Jason White 1 12 Donny Morelock 1 13 Dale Shaw 1 14 Roland Isaacs 1 15 Jerry Hill 8 16–23 Chevrolet Ford MB Motorsports 63 Larry Gunselman (R) Mike Mittler 17 1–7, 11–15, 17–18, 21–22, 24 Mike Harmon 1 8 Phelon Motorsports 66 Rick Carelli John Monsam 4 1–4 Team 23 Racing 23 Loni Richardson Phil Bonifield 2 2–3 Dana White 2 4, 10 Ron Barfield Jr. 1 6 Michael Dokken 1 22 Lance Hooper 1 23 Phil Bonifield ??? 9 5, 7–9, 11–14, 24 Dodge Ford Chevrolet Impact Motorsports 12 Rich Woodland Jr. ??? 1 1 Jason Thom 1 4 25 Barry Bodine ??? 2 1–2 Phil Bonifield 4 16, 20–21, 23Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Team 23 Racing. Jonathon Price 1 22 Lance Hooper 1 24 86 Derrike Cope Dave Fuge Jr. 2 1–2 Jason White 6 3–8 Randy Briggs 1 12 Dana White 5 15, 17, 19–20, 23 Rich Woodland Jr. 1 21 Phil Bonifield 2 22, 24 Notes "N" Schedule No. Race title Track Date 1 Florida Dodge Dealers 250 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 16 2 Florida Dodge Dealers 400K Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead March 4 3 OSH 250 Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield March 17 4 Advance Auto Parts 250 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 7 5 Ram Tough 200 presented by Pepsi Gateway International Raceway, Madison May 6 6 Darlington 200 Darlington Raceway, Darlington May 12 7 Jelly Belly 200 Pikes Peak International Raceway, Fountain May 20 8 MBNA E-Commerce 200 Dover International Speedway, Dover June 2 9 O'Reilly 400K Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth June 8 10 Memphis 200 Memphis International Raceway, Millington June 23 11 GNC Live Well 200 The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis June 30 12 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City July 7 13 Kroger 225 Kentucky Speedway, Sparta July 14 14 New England 200 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon July 21 15 Power Stroke Diesel 200 Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg August 3 16 Federated Auto Parts 200 Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon August 10 17 Sears Craftsman 175 Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero August 18 18 Chevy Silverado 200 Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth August 26 19 Kroger 200 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond September 6 20 John Boy & Billy's Hardee's 250 South Boston Speedway, South Boston September 28 21 Silverado 350K Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth October 5 22 Orleans 350 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas October 14 23 Chevy Silverado 150 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix October 26 24 Auto Club 200 California Speedway, Fontana November 3 Races Florida Dodge Dealers 250 The Florida Dodge Dealers 250 was held on February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole. Top 10 Results #18 - Joe Ruttman #17 - Ricky Hendrick #2 - Scott Riggs #90 - Lance Norick #61 - Randy Tolsma #29 - Terry Cook #20 - Coy Gibbs #3 - Bryan Reffner #52 - Lyndon Amick #14 - Rick Crawford Failed to qualify: Ricky Sanders (#19), Tom Powers (#55), Jason Small (#73), Lance Hooper (#9), Kenny Allen (#28), Ryan McGlynn (#00) Florida Dodge Dealers 400K The Florida Dodge Dealers 400K was held March 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole. thumb|right|250px|Pit Stops during the 2001 Florida Dodge Dealers 400k at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Top 10 Results #1 - Ted Musgrave* #60 - Travis Kvapil #24 - Jack Sprague #2 - Scott Riggs #17 - Ricky Hendrick #61 - Randy Tolsma #43 - Carlos Contreras #14 - Rick Crawford #18 - Joe Ruttman #29 - Terry Cook Failed to qualify: none This was Musgrave's first victory in a NASCAR top-touring series. OSH 250 The OSH 250 was held March 17 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ted Musgrave won the pole. Top 10 Results #1 - Ted Musgrave #24 - Jack Sprague #62 - Brendan Gaughan #66 - Rick Carelli #2 - Scott Riggs #18 - Joe Ruttman #29 - Terry Cook #17 - Ricky Hendrick #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. #61 - Randy Tolsma Failed to qualify: none Advance Auto Parts 250 The Advance Auto Parts 250 was held April 7 at Martinsville Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole. Top 10 Results #2 - Scott Riggs* #60 - Travis Kvapil #29 - Terry Cook #18 - Joe Ruttman #61 - Randy Tolsma #88 - Matt Crafton #14 - Rick Crawford #3 - Bryan Reffner #17 - Ricky Hendrick #99 - Nathan Haseleu Failed to qualify: Brian Sockwell (#54), Willy T. Ribbs (#8), Coy Gibbs (#20), Stan Boyd (#7), Dana White (#23), Jim Mills (#70), Rodney Sawyers (#68). This was Riggs' first career Truck Series victory. Coy Gibbs drove the #51 qualified by Jonathon Price for the race after failing to qualify his regular #20. Ram Tough 200 presented by Pepsi The Ram Tough 200 presented by Pepsi was held May 6 at Gateway International Raceway. Ted Musgrave won the pole. Top 10 Results #1 - Ted Musgrave #2 - Scott Riggs #29 - Terry Cook #14 - Rick Crawford #60 - Travis Kvapil #17 - Ricky Hendrick #88 - Matt Crafton #24 - Jack Sprague #46 - Dennis Setzer #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. Failed to qualify: none Darlington 200 The Darlington 200 was held May 12 at Darlington Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top 10 Results #4 - Bobby Hamilton #52 - Ken Schrader #2 - Scott Riggs #14 - Rick Crawford #18 - Joe Ruttman #60 - Travis Kvapil #29 - Terry Cook #88 - Matt Crafton #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. #99 - Nathan Haseleu Failed to qualify: none Jelly Belly 200 The Jelly Belly 200 was held May 20 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Scott Riggs won the pole. Top 10 Results #18 - Joe Ruttman #2 - Scott Riggs #24 - Jack Sprague #1 - Ted Musgrave #17 - Ricky Hendrick #88 - Matt Crafton #60 - Travis Kvapil #46 - Dennis Setzer #14 - Rick Crawford #50 - Chuck Hossfeld Failed to qualify: none, only 34 entries MBNA E-Commerce 200 The MBNA E-Commerce 200 was held June 2 at Dover International Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole. Top 10 Results #2 - Scott Riggs #24 - Jack Sprague #17 - Ricky Hendrick #1 - Ted Musgrave #20 - Coy Gibbs #92 - Stacy Compton #52 - Ken Schrader #18 - Joe Ruttman #88 - Matt Crafton #60 - Travis Kvapil Failed to qualify: none O'Reilly 400K The O'Reilly 400K was held June 8 at Texas Motor Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole. Top 10 Results #24 - Jack Sprague #41 - Brendan Gaughan #3 - David Starr #18 - Joe Ruttman #17 - Ricky Hendrick #1 - Dennis Setzer #20 - Coy Gibbs #61 - Randy Tolsma #43 - Carlos Contreras #99 - Nathan Haseleu Failed to qualify: Frog Hall (#64) Memphis 200 The Memphis 200 was held June 23 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top 10 Results #46 - Dennis Setzer #2 - Scott Riggs #18 - Joe Ruttman #84 - Chad Chaffin #20 - Coy Gibbs #1 - Ted Musgrave #17 - Ricky Hendrick #90 - Lance Norick #99 - Greg Biffle #88 - Matt Crafton Failed to qualify: none, only 32 entries GNC Live Well 200 The GNC Live Well 200 was held June 30 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top 10 Results #1 - Ted Musgrave #24 - Jack Sprague #60 - Travis Kvapil #29 - Terry Cook #99 - Kurt Busch #18 - Joe Ruttman #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. #52 - Ken Schrader #88 - Matt Crafton #17 - Ricky Hendrick Failed to qualify: none, only 35 entries O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 was held July 7 at Kansas Speedway. Dennis Setzer won the pole. Top 10 Results #17 - Ricky Hendrick* #1 - Ted Musgrave #46 - Dennis Setzer #50 - Jon Wood #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. #60 - Travis Kvapil #2 - Scott Riggs #14 - Rick Crawford #20 - Coy Gibbs #99 - Nathan Haseleu Failed to qualify: Doug Keller (#27), Loni Richardson (#0) This was Hendrick's first and only career NASCAR top-touring series victory. Kroger 225 The Kroger 225 was held July 14 at Kentucky Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top 10 Results #2 - Scott Riggs #18 - Joe Ruttman #24 - Jack Sprague #60 - Travis Kvapil #46 - Dennis Setzer #17 - Ricky Hendrick #50 - Jon Wood #61 - Randy Tolsma #29 - Terry Cook #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. Failed to qualify: Michael Dokken (#71), Phil Bonifield (#23), Conrad Burr (#87), Rodney Sawyers (#68) New England 200 The New England 200 was held July 21 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top 10 Results #24 - Jack Sprague #60 - Travis Kvapil #46 - Dennis Setzer #17 - Ricky Hendrick #1 - Ted Musgrave #29 - Terry Cook #52 - Ken Schrader #18 - Joe Ruttman #92 - Stacy Compton #88 - Matt Crafton Failed to qualify: none, only 33 entries Power Stroke Diesel 200 The Power Stroke Diesel 200 was held August 3 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Joe Ruttman won the pole. Top 10 Results #24 - Jack Sprague #29 - Terry Cook #18 - Joe Ruttman #4 - Bobby Hamilton #60 - Travis Kvapil #14 - Rick Crawford #88 - Matt Crafton #46 - Dennis Setzer #99 - Kyle Busch* #08 - Bobby Dotter Failed to qualify: Jim Mills (#70), Howard Bixman (#30), Mike Harmon (#07), G. J. Mennen Jr. (#53), Scotty Sands (#47), Morris Coffman (#71), Bobby Coffey (#74) Sixteen-year old Kyle Busch made his NASCAR debut in this race. Federated Auto Parts 200 The Federated Auto Parts 200 was held August 10 at Nashville Superspeedway. Scott Riggs won the pole. Top 10 Results #2 - Scott Riggs #1 - Ted Musgrave #14 - Rick Crawford #18 - Joe Ruttman #60 - Travis Kvapil #29 - Terry Cook #99 - Greg Biffle #1 - Dennis Setzer #90 - Lance Norick #20 - Coy Gibbs Failed to qualify: Donny Morelock (#07) - Withdrew Sears Craftsman 175 The Sears Craftsman 175 was held August 18 at Chicago Motor Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole. Top 10 Results #2 - Scott Riggs #46 - Dennis Setzer #90 - Lance Norick #60 - Travis Kvapil #14 - Rick Crawford #29 - Terry Cook #1 - Ted Musgrave #18 - Joe Ruttman #24 - Jack Sprague #41 - Brendan Gaughan Failed to qualify: Mark Gibson (#10), Mike Hamby (#09) Chevy Silverado 200 The Chevy Silverado 200 was held August 26 at Nazareth Speedway. Terry Cook won the pole. Top 10 Results #99 - Greg Biffle #29 - Terry Cook #24 - Jack Sprague #14 - Rick Crawford #17 - Ricky Hendrick #50 - Jon Wood #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. #1 - Ted Musgrave #18 - Joe Ruttman #90 - Lance Hooper Failed to qualify: Clay Young (#35), Ed Spencer III (#0) Kroger 200 The Kroger 200 was held September 6 at Richmond International Raceway. Dennis Setzer won the pole. Top 10 Results #24 - Jack Sprague #6 - Kevin Harvick #46 - Dennis Setzer #1 - Ted Musgrave #14 - Rick Crawford #92 - Stacy Compton #4 - Bobby Hamilton #17 - Ricky Hendrick #18 - Joe Ruttman #75 - Billy Bigley Jr. Failed to qualify: Tom Powers (#55), Jimmy Burns (#41), Bobby Coffey (#74), Jeff Spraker (#69) NetZero 250 presented by John Boy & Billy The NetZero 250 presented by John Boy & Billy was held September 28 at South Boston Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top 10 Results #1 - Ted Musgrave #46 - Dennis Setzer #2 - Scott Riggs #24 - Jack Sprague #18 - Joe Ruttman #17 - Ricky Hendrick #29 - Terry Cook #60 - Travis Kvapil #16 - Mike Bliss #88 - Matt Crafton Failed to qualify: James Stephenson (#36) Silverado 350K The Silverado 350 was held October 5 at Texas Motor Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole. Top 10 Results #60 - Travis Kvapil* #14 - Rick Crawford #24 - Jack Sprague #3 - David Starr #90 - Lance Norick #46 - Dennis Setzer #20 - Coy Gibbs #17 - Ricky Hendrick #18 - Joe Ruttman #1 - Ted Musgrave Failed to qualify: Eric Jones (#34), Tom Powers (#55) This was Kvapil's first truck series victory. Orleans 350 The Orleans 350 was held October 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top 10 Results #1 - Ted Musgrave #24 - Jack Sprague #60 - Travis Kvapil #2 - Scott Riggs #14 - Rick Crawford #17 - Ricky Hendrick #3 - David Starr #18 - Joe Ruttman #99 - Kurt Busch #46 - Dennis Setzer Failed to qualify: Tom Powers (#55), Michael Dokken (#23), Mike Hamby (#09), Donny Morelock (#0) Chevy Silverado 150 The Chevy Silverado 150 was held October 26 at Phoenix International Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole. Top 10 Results #99 - Greg Biffle #24 - Jack Sprague #14 - Rick Crawford #92 - Stacy Compton #41 - Bryan Reffner #1 - Ted Musgrave #29 - Terry Cook #2 - Scott Riggs #60 - Travis Kvapil #52 - Ken Schrader Failed to qualify: Eric Jones (#34), Auggie Vidovich (#70), D. J. Hoelzle (#85), G. J. Mennen Jr. (#53), Tom Powers (#55), Jerry Hill (#93), Phil Bonifield (#25), Gene Christensen (#07) Auto Club 200 The Auto Club 200 was held November 3 at California Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole. Top 10 Results #1 - Ted Musgrave #14 - Rick Crawford #50 - Jon Wood #46 - Dennis Setzer #3 - David Starr #29 - Terry Cook #60 - Travis Kvapil #02 - Jim Inglebright #88 - Matt Crafton #17 - Ricky Hendrick Kyle Busch was the fastest in practice when he was ejected from the track by CART officials because the American Racing Wheels 200 was part of a CART weekend featuring the Marlboro 500 CART FedEx Championship Series event.http://nascarfans.wetpaint.com/page/Kyle+Busch?t=anon Busch: Kicked Out Of 2001 American Racing Wheels 200 at Fontana 2010-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718034654/http://nascarfans.wetpaint.com/page/Kyle+Busch?t=anon 2011-07-18 dead Marlboro threw Busch out of the garage because of an interpretation of the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998, prohibiting persons under 18 years of age in participating in events sponsored by tobacco companies. Tim Woods III ultimately took over Busch's #99 truck for the race. In the aftermath, NASCAR subsequently set a minimum age limit of 18 across all top three national series the following season, primarily as the Cup Series was also then sponsored by another cigarette brand. This was the last time the Truck Series concluded at California. From 2002 to 2019, all three series have had the season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Failed to qualify: Ronnie Hornaday (#07), Mike Hamby (#09), Tom Powers (#55), Conrad Burr (#87), G. J. Mennen Jr. (#71), Phil Bonifield (#23) Phil Bonifield replaced an unknown driver in the #86 car in the race, after failing to qualify his #23. Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Pos Position Driver DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL Points 1 Jack Sprague 12 3 2 20 8 12 3* 2* 1* 23* 2* 23* 3 1* 1* 21 9 3 1* 4 3 2* 2* 31 3670 2 Ted Musgrave 22 1* 1* 22 1* 31 4 4 14 6 1 2 24* 5 23 2 7 8 4 1* 10 1 6 1 3597 3 Joe Ruttman 1* 9 6 4 12 5 1 8 4 3 6 24 2 8 3 4 8 9 9 5 9 8 12 16 3570 4 Travis Kvapil (R) 25 2 11 2 5 6 7 10 11 12 3 6 4 2 5 5 4 24 11 8 1 3 9 7 3547 5 Scott Riggs 3 4 5 1* 2 3 2 1 26 2 24 7 1 24 21 1* 1 13 14 3 13* 4 8 32 3526 6 Ricky Hendrick (R) 2 5 8 9 6 34 5 3 5 7 10 1 6 4 18 11 11 5 8 6 8 6 28 10 3412 7 Terry Cook 6 10 7 3 3 7 11 11 13 25 4 20 9 6 2 6 6 2 31 7 22 13 7 6 3327 8 Rick Crawford 10 8 19 7 4 4 9 14 20 16 25 8 27 27 6 3 5* 4 5 24 2 5 3 2 3320 9 Dennis Setzer 24 17 31 19 9 14 8 13 6 1 11 3 5 3 8 8 2 15 3 2 6 10 29 4 3306 10 Coy Gibbs 7 11 13 26 22 15 31 5 7 5 13 9 19 14 13 10 23 20 18 12 7 12 31 14 2875 11 Lance Norick 4 13 27 27 14 20 23 17 12 8 17 11 18 16 15 9 3 21 28 13 5 14 16 27 2820 12 Matt Crafton (R) 27 26 30 6 7 8 6 9 16 10 9 22 21 10 7 25 26 22 32 10 12 28 15 9 2778 13 Billy Bigley Jr. (R) 26 24 9 16 10 9 25 25 22 11 7 5 10 15 29 23 32 7 10 15 18 16 32 11 2718 14 Carlos Contreras 20 7 22 11 21 27 29 12 9 27 22 12 16 21 14 17 15 16 23 17 23 20 21 22 2586 15 Bobby Dotter 14 21 17 33 24 16 15 15 23 18 27 25 26 20 10 18 13 25 15 11 15 19 27 15 2537 16 Willy T. Ribbs (R) 23 19 28 DNQ 20 29 13 19 25 17 18 15 30 18 20 24 28 18 20 28 19 25 19 18 2319 17 Jon Wood (R) 31 14 12 4 7 19 27 16 12 6 13 14 24 29 14 3 1917 18 Randy Tolsma 5 6 10 5 11 13 28 28 8 13 30 13 8 12 19 1859 19 Lance Hooper DNQ 15 12 24 30 16 16 15 22 35 36 12 14 10 17 26 31 36 33 1720 20 Jimmy Hensley 25 13 33 14 26 32 15 26 13 25 14 16 25 14 15 20 30 1708 21 Tom Powers DNQ 29 35 33 35 30 32 33 21 23 21 20 22 25 19 16 29 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1627 22 Brian Rose (R) 28 28 19 15 23 22 15 19 19 24 20 28 26 23 12 1487 23 Larry Gunselman (R) 18 36 26 17 23 36 32 30 19 16 22 31 31 24 33 35 33 29 1461 24 Nathan Haseleu (R) 29 14 14 10 27 10 12 21 10 10 12 13 1419 25 Jerry Hill 26 27 17 28 24 28 18 26 29 21 17 32 DNQ 21 1214 26 Morgan Shepherd 11 36 21 24 21 29 32 31 17 33 26 33 28 21 27 30 1146 27 Ricky Sanders DNQ 34 34 25 32 34 22 24 35 25 20 21 23 31 1091 28 Ken Schrader 29 17 2 7 8 7 12 10 1053 29 Jim Inglebright 15 29 26 14 14 16 31 30 17 8 1033 30 Bryan Reffner 8 28 18 8 20 18 5 20 952 31 Brendan Gaughan 3 15 2 26 10 11 13 946 32 Chuck Hossfeld (R) 19 20 20 18 19 24 10 23 27 933 33 Phil Bonifield 35 33 34 31 31 31 DNQ 32 27 36 31 24 DNQ 24 932 34 Michael Dokken 33 22 30 32 DNQ 26 31 27 11 16 DNQ 17 884 35 Stan Boyd DNQ 30 28 29 36 36 35 16 17 35 13 848 36 Tom Carey Jr. 27 21 11 12 12 19 26 26 847 37 Nathan Buttke 31 16 29 23 26 19 17 18 767 38 Bobby Hamilton 15* 1* 25 4 7 707 39 Rodney Sawyers DNQ 18 20 DNQ 17 17 33 18 689 40 Rick Carelli 13 30 4 12 34 11 675 41 Greg Biffle 9 7 1* 1* 664 42 Kyle Busch 9 17 22 33 25 9 RP Busch was entered for Fontana but was declared ineligible to compete after the practice because of his age and the title sponsor the racetrack (Marlboro), and was replaced by Tim Woods III for the rest of the weekend. 642 43 Jason White (R) 16 13 31 25 18 29 36 637 44 Stacy Compton 6 9 6 4 598 45 Ronnie Hornaday 21 18 14 11 30 DNQ 585 46 Jonathon Price 23 QL 22 33 20 30 32 32 36 556 47 David Starr 34 3 4 7 5 541 48 Dana White DNQ 20 26 34 35 23 25 529 49 Trent Owens 19 18 34 27 34 19 525 50 Donnie Neuenberger 15 28 30 19 26 36 516 51 Brian Sockwell 17 DNQ 35 33 28 21 465 52 Chris Horn 24 16 27 33 21 457 53 Jason Small (R) DNQ 25 33 28 29 24 444 54 Eric Jones 29 30 DNQ 23 DNQ 28 426 55 Doug Keller DNQ 23 22 29 22 413 56 Jason Thom 21 19 20 34 370 57 Loni Richardson 31 34 28 DNQ 33 326 58 Ryan McGlynn DNQ 35 11 27 307 59 Bill Lester (R) 36 20 30 32 18 304 60 Chad Chaffin 4 14 281 61 Rich Woodland Jr. 35 34 22 33 280 62 Eric Norris 17 32 23 273 63 Gene Christensen 36 30 32 35 35 35 DNQ 272 64 Michael Ritch 33 16 26 269 65 Lyndon Amick 9 13 267 66 Vince Whitmore 27 30 22 252 67 Steve Portenga 32 14 34 249 68 David Donohue 28 35 21 237 69 Nick Woodward 11 19 236 70 G. J. Mennen Jr. DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ 223 71 Derrike Cope 16 23 209 72 Barry Bodine 36 12 182 73 Randy Briggs 18 30 182 74 Jim Mills 24 DNQ DNQ 180 75 Donny Morelock 32 DNQ DNQ 177 76 Mike Harmon 35 34 DNQ 165 77 Tim Woods III 29 25 164 78 Frog Hall DNQ 28 27 161 79 Kurt Busch 5 155 80 Bobby Coffey 32 DNQ DNQ 150 81 J. D. Gibbs 23 36 149 82 Mike Olsen 29 30 149 83 Sammy Ragan 26 34 146 84 Kevin Harvick 2 85 Howard Bixman 24 DNQ 140 86 Mike Bliss 9 138 87 D. J. Hoelzle 25 DNQ 134 88 Mark Petty (R) 32 32 134 89 Damon Lusk 11 130 90 Sammy Sanders 34 31 36 125 91 Wayne Edwards 34 35 119 92 Brad Mueller 15 118 93 Clay Young DNQ 34 113 94 Derrick Gilchrist 17 112 95 Aaron Daniel 17 112 96 Jerry Miller 36 36 110 97 Frank Kimmel 18 109 98 Jerry Robertson 21 100 99 Ron Barfield Jr. 22 97 100 Milan Garrett 25 88 101 Conrad Burr DNQ 34 DNQ 86 102 Rob Morgan 27 82 103 Travis Clark 28 79 104 Patrick Lawler 29 76 105 Preston Tott 29 76 106 Randy MacDonald 30 73 107 Elliott Sadler 30 73 108 Mike Leffingwell 31 70 109 Richard Landreth 32 67 110 Dale Shaw 33 64 111 Terry Fisher 34 61 112 Roland Isaacs 35 58 113 Morris Coffman 36 DNQ 35 55 114 Phillip Young 29 115 Rick Beebe 30 116 Tim Zock 31 117 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 33 118 Kenny Allen DNQ 119 Scotty Sands DNQ 120 Mark Gibson DNQ 121 Mike Hamby DNQ DNQ DNQ 122 Ed Spencer III DNQ 123 Jimmy Burns DNQ 124 Jeff Spraker DNQ 125 James Stephenson DNQ 126 Auggie Vidovich DNQ Pos Position Driver DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL Points Rookie of the Year After winning once and finishing fourth in points, Travis Kvapil of Addington Racing was named the Truck Series Rookie of the Year, narrowly defeating Ricky Hendrick, teammate to champion Jack Sprague. Matt Crafton and Billy Bigley Jr. both posted several top-tens during the season and finished close to each other in points. Jon Wood, Brian Rose, Larry Gunselman, and Ricky Sanders all made limited runs, while Willy T. Ribbs became the first African American to make a full-time bid for the Craftsman Truck Series championship. Chuck Hossfeld and Nathan Haseleu signed to drive for Roush Racing after winning its "Gong Show" competition, but were released early in the season. See also 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 2001 NASCAR Busch Series 2001 ARCA Re/Max Series 2001 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series References 2 External links Craftsman Truck Series standings and statistics for 2001 - Racing-Reference.info 2001 Results - NASCAR.com * Category:NASCAR Truck Series seasons