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Auto racing schedules, winners and point standings

The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup schedule (winners in parentheses) and driver point standings:

Feb. 18 - Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Michael Waltrip)

Feb. 25 - Dura Lube 400, Rockingham, N.C. (Steve Park)

March 4 - UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Las Vegas. (Jeff Gordon)

March 11 - Cracker Barrel 500, Hampton, Ga. (Kevin Harvick)

March 18 - Carolina Dodge Dealers 400, Darlington, S.C. (Dale Jarrett)

March 25 - Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Elliott Sadler)

April 1 - Harrah's 500, Fort Worth, Texas. (Dale Jarrett)

April 8 - Virginia 500, Martinsville. (Dale Jarrett)

April 22 - Talladega 500, Talladega, Ala. (Bobby Hamilton)

April 29 - NAPA Auto Parts 500, Fontana, Calif. (Rusty Wallace)

May 5 - Pontiac Excitement 400, Richmond, Va. (Tony Stewart)

May 27 - Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Jeff Burton)

June 3 - MBNA Platinum 400, Dover, Del. (Jeff Gordon)

June 10 - Kmart 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Jeff Gordon)

June 17 - Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.

June 24 - Dodge/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

July 7 - Pepsi 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.

July 15 - Tropicana, 400, Joliet, Ill.

July 22 - New England 300, Loudon, N.H.

July 29 - Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond.

Aug. 5 - Brickyard 400, Indianapolis.

Aug. 12 - Global Crossing at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Aug. 19 - Pepsi 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 25 - Sharpie 500, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 2 - Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 8 - Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 16 - New Hampshire 300, Loudon.

Sept. 23 - MBNA.com 400, Dover, Del.

Sept. 30 - Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 7 - UAW-GM Quality 500, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 14 - Old Dominion 500, Martinsville, Va.

Oct. 21 - Alabama 500, Talladega.

Oct. 28 - Checker Auto Parts 500k, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 4 - Pop Secret Microwave 400, Rockingham, N.C.

Nov. 11 - Pennzoil 400, Homestead, Fla.

Nov. 18 - NAPA 500, Hampton, Ga.

Driver Standings

1. Jeff Gordon, 1,996.

2. Dale Jarrett, 1,970.

3. Sterling Marlin, 1,869.

4. Ricky Rudd, 1,866.

5. Tony Stewart, 1,791.

6. Rusty Wallace, 1,768.

7. Johnny Benson, 1,755.

8. Steve Park, 1,748.

9. Kevin Harvick, 1,655.

10. Bobby Labonte, 1,613.

11. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,611.

12. Bobby Hamilton, 1,600.

13. Matt Kenseth, 1,560.

14. Mark Martin, 1,512.

15. Jimmy Spencer, 1,503.

16. Bill Elliott, 1,454.

17. Jeff Burton, 1,436.

18. Elliott Sadler, 1,426.

19. Ward Burton, 1,411.

20. Jeremy Mayfield, 1,401.

21. Jerry Nadeau, 1,396.

22. Ken Schrader, 1,391.

23. Terry Labonte, 1,379.

24. Mike Skinner, 1,336.

25. Kurt Busch, 1,303.

26. Dave Blaney, 1,247.

27. Ricky Craven, 1,245.

28. Robert Pressley, 1,240.

29. Michael Waltrip, 1,196.

30. John Andretti, 1,128.

31. Brett Bodine, 1,087.

32. Ron Hornaday, 1,064.

33. Casey Atwood, 1,063.

34. Joe Nemechek, 1,061.

35. Stacy Compton, 1,044.

36. Jason Leffler, 1,034.

37. Mike Wallace, 1,008.

38. Todd Bodine, 962.

39. Buckshot Jones, 859.

40. Hut Stricklin, 821.

The 2001 NASCAR Busch series (winners in parentheses) and driver point standings:

Feb. 17 - NAPA Auto Parts 300, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Randy Lajoie)

Feb. 24 - Alltel 200, Rockingham, N.C. (Todd Bodine)

March 3 - Sam's Town 300, Las Vegas. (Todd Bodine)

March 10 - Aaron's 312, Hampton, Ga. (Joe Nemechek)

March 17 - Suncom 200, Darlington, S.C. (Jeff Green)

March 24 - Cheeze-It 250, Bristol, Tenn. (Matt Kenseth)

March 31 - Jani-King 300, Fort Worth, Texas. (Kevin Harvick)

April 14 - Pepsi 300, Gladeville, Tenn. (Greg Biffle)

April 21 - Subway 300, Talladega, Ala. (Mike McLaughlin)

April 28 - Auto Club 300, Fontana, Calif. (Hank Parker)

May 4 - Hardee's 250, Richmond, Va. (Jimmy Spencer)

May 12 - CVS Pharmacy 200, Loudon, N.H. (Jason Keller)

May 20 - Nazareth 200, Nazareth, Pa. (Greg Biffle)

May 26 - Carquest Auto Parts 300, Concord, N.C. (Jeff Green)

June 2 - MBNA Platinum 200, Dover, Del. (Jimmy Spencer)

June 16 - Outback Steakhouse 300, Sparta, Ky.

July 1 - GNC Live Well 250, West Allis, Wis.

July 8 - Watkins Glen 200, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

July 14 - Chicagoland 300, Joliet, Ill.

July 21 - Carquest Auto Parts 250, Madison, Ill.

July 28 - NAPA Auto Care 250, Fountain, Colo.

Aug. 4 - Kroger 200, Clermont, Ind.

Aug. 18 - NAPAonline.com 250, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 24 - Food City 250, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 1 - Dura Lube 200, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 7 - Autolite/Fram 250, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 22 - MBNA.com 200, Dover, Del.

Sept. 29 - Kansas 300, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 6 - Charlotte 300, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 13 - Sam's Town 250, Millington, Tenn.

Oct. 27 - Outback Steakhouse 200, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 3 - Sam's Club 200, Rockingham, N.C.

Nov. 10 - Miami 300, Homestead, Fla.

Driver Standings

1. Kevin Harvick, 2,231.

2. Jeff Green, 2,156.

3. Greg Biffle, 2,124.

4. Jason Keller, 2,101.

5. Mike McLaughlin, 1,900.

6. Jeff Purvis, 1,845.

7. Tony Raines, 1,810.

8. Jimmie Johnson, 1,787.

9. Elton Sawyer, 1,664.

10. Randy Lajoie, 1,660

11. Chad Little, 1,660.

12. Kenny Wallace, 1,655.

13. Scott Wimmer, 1,628.

14. Rich Bickle, 1,594.

15. Bobby Hamilton Jr., 1,574.

16. David Green, 1,558.

17. Jay Sauter, 1,543.

18. Matt Kenseth, 1,542.

19. Tim Fedewa, 1,530.

20. Tim Sauter, 1,509.

21. Jamie McMurray, 1,455.

22. Hank Parker Jr., 1,442.

23. Todd Bodine, 1,438.

24. Kevin Grubb, 1,400.

25. Larry Foyt, 1,276.

26. Ashton Lewis, 1,206.

27. Mike Skinner, 1,202.

28. Marty Houston, 1,194.

29. Shane Hall, 1,157.

30. Jimmy Spencer, 1,120.

31. Kevin Lepage, 1,029.

32. Kelly Denton, 924.

33. Ryan Newman, 842.

34. Joe Nemechek, 757.

35. Mark Green, 723.

36. Brad Baker, 720.

37. Christian Elder, 692.

38. Steve Park, 589.

39. David Donohue, 584.

40. Chad Chaffin, 535.

The 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck schedule (winners in parentheses) and driver point standings:

Feb. 16 - Florida Dodge Dealers 250, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Joe Ruttman)

March 4 - Florida Dodge Dealers 400, Homestead, Fla. (Ted Musgrave)

March 17 - OSH 250, Bakersfield, Calif. (Ted Musgrave)

April 7 - Advance Auto Parts 250, Martinsville, Va. (Scott Riggs)

May 6 - Ram Tough 250, Madison, Ill. (Ted Musgrave)

May 12 - Darlington 200, Darlington, S.C. (Bobby Hamilton)

May 20 - Jelly Belly 200, Fountain, Colo. (Joe Ruttman)

June 1 - MBNA e-commerce 200, Dover, Del. (Scott Riggs)

June 8 - O'Reilly 400, Fort Worth, Texas. (Jack Sprague)

June 23 - Memphis 200, Millington, Tenn.

June 30 - GNC Live Well 200, West Allis, Wis.

July 7 - Kansas 300, Kansas City, Kan.

July 14 - Kroger 225, Sparta, Ky.

July 21 - New England 200, Loudon, N.H.

Aug. 3 - Powerstroke 200, Clermont, Ind.

Aug. 10 - Federated Auto Parts 150, Nashville, Tenn.

Aug. 18 - Chicago 175, Cicero, Ill.

Aug. 26 - Chevy Silverado 200, Nazareth, Pa.

Sept. 6 - Kroger 200 Richmond, Va.

Sept. 15 - Silverado 350, Fort Worth, Texas.

Sept. 28 - Craftsman 250, South Boston, Va.

Oct. 14 - The Orleans 350, Las Vegas.

Oct. 26 - Chevy Silverado 150, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 3 - Craftsman 200, Fontana, Calif.

Driver Standings

1. Scott Riggs, 1,460.

2. Joe Ruttman, 1,417.

3. Jack Sprague, 1,389.

4. Ricky Hendrick, 1,306.

5. Terry Cook, 1,300.

6. Travis Kvapil, 1,293.

7. Ted Musgrave, 1,270.

8. Rick Crawford, 1,240.

9. Randy Tolsma, 1,158.

10. Matt Crafton, 1,091.

11. Coy Gibbs, 1,071.

12. Dennis Setzer, 1,064.

13. Nathan Haseleu, 1,034.

14. Lance Norick, 1,005.

15. Carlos Contreras, 999.

16. Bill Bigley, 974.

17. Chuck Hossfeld, 933.

18. Bobby Dotter, 933.

19. Willy T. Ribbs, 825.

20. Lance Hooper, 800.

21. Nathan Buttke, 767.

22. Larry Gunselman, 650.

23. Jason White, 582.

24. Ricky Sanders, 578.

25. Jimmy Hensley, 549.

26. Tom Powers, 509.

27. Ken Schrader, 504.

28. Rick Carelli, 484.

29. Bryan Reffner, 482.

30. Brendan Gaughan, 463.

31. Ronnie Hornaday, 460.

32. Morgan Shepherd, 381.

33. Donnie Neuenberger, 376.

34. Bobby Hamilton, 313.

35. Michael Dokken, 301.

36. Jim Inglebright, 279.

37. Jason Small, 277.

38. Phil Bonifield, 253.

39. Rodney Sawyers, 246.

40. David Donohue, 237.

The 2001 CART schedule (winners in parentheses) and driver point standings:

March 11 - Tecate Telmex Grand Prix, Monterrey, Mexico. (Cristiano da Matta)

April 8 - Toyota Grand Prix, Long Beach, Calif. (Helio Castroneves)

April 29 - Firestone Firehawk 600, Fort Worth, postponed.

May 6 - Lehigh Valley Grand Prix, Nazareth, Pa. (Scott Dixon)

May 19 - Firestone Firehawk 500, Motegi, Japan. (Kenny Brack)

June 3 - Miller Lite 225, West Allis, Wis. (Kenny Brack)

June 17 - Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix, Detroit.

June 24 - Freightliner-G.I. Joe's 200, Portland, Ore.

July 1 - Marconi Grand Prix, Cleveland.

July 15 - Molson Indy, Toronto.

July 22 - Michigan 500, Brooklyn, Mich.

July 29 - Target Grand Prix, Cicero, Ill.

Aug. 12 - Miller Lite 200, Lexington, Ohio.

Aug. 19 - Motorola 220, Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Sept. 2 - Molson Indy, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Sept. 15 - German 500, Lausitz.

Sept. 22 - Rockingham 500, Corby, England.

Oct. 7 - Texaco-Havoline Grand Prix, Houston.

Oct. 14 - Honda Grand Prix, Monterey, Calif.

Oct. 28 - Honda Indy 300, Surfers Paradise, Australia.

Nov. 4 - Marlboro, 500, Fontana, Calif.

Driver Standings

1. Kenny Brack, 70.

2. Helio Castroneves, 47.

3. Cristiano da Matta, 40.

4. Paul Tracy, 40.

5. Jimmy Vasser, 40.

6. Scott Dixon, 38.

7. Gil de Ferran, 36.

8. Michael Andretti, 36.

9. Tony Kanaan, 34.

10. Bruno Junqueira, 23.

11. Christian Fittipaldi, 22.

12. Dario Franchitti, 21.

13. Max Papis, 14.

14. Adrian Fernandez, 10.

15. Alex Zanardi, 8.

16. Nicolas Minassian, 7.

17. Shinji Nakano, 6.

18. Roberto Moreno, 6.

19. Oriol Servia, 4.

20. Mauricio Gugelmin, 4.

21. Bryan Herta, 3.

22. Tora Takagi, 3.

23. Michel Jourdain Jr., 2.

24. Alex Tagliani, 1.

The 2001 Indy Racing League schedule and 2000 driver point standings:

March 18 - Pennzoil Copper World 200, Avondale, Ariz. (Sam Hornish Jr.)

April 8 - Infiniti Grand Prix, Homestead, Fla. (Sam Hornish Jr.)

April 28 - zMax 500, Hampton, Ga. (Greg Ray)

May 27 - Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis. (Helio Castroneves)

June 9 - Casino Magic 500, Fort Worth, Texas. (Scott Sharp)

June 17 - Radisson Indy 200, Fountain, Colo.

June 30 - Richmond Indy 200, Richmond, Va.

July 8 - Kansas Indy 300, Kansas City, Kan.

July 21 - Nashville Indy 200, Nashville, Tenn.

Aug.12 - Belterra Resort Indy 300, Sparta, Ky.

Aug. 26 - Gateway Indy 300, Madison, Ill.

Sept. 2 - Delphi Indy 300, Joliet, Ill.

Sept. 16 - Chevy 500, Fort Worth, Texas.

Driver Standings

1. Sam Hornish Jr., 187.

2. Eliseo Salazar, 157.

3. Scott Sharp, 147.

4. Felipe Giaffone, 140.

5. Buddy Lazier, 117.

6. Billy Boat, 115.

7. Buzz Calkins, 104.

8. Greg Ray, 103.

9. Jeff Ward, 102.

10. Robby McGehee, 86.

11. Sarah Fisher, 85.

12. Airton Dare, 84.

13. Shigeaki Hattori, 76.

14. Al Unser Jr., 73.

15. Helio Castroneves, 64.

16. Eddie Cheever, 61.

17. Mark Dismore, 59.

18. Robbie Buhl, 59.

19. Davey Hamilton, 54.

20. Didier Andre, 53.

21. Jeret Schroeder, 48.

22. Gil de Ferran, 46.

23. Brandon Erwin, 40.

24. Casey Mears, 36.

25. Stan Wattles, 36.

26. Michael Andretti, 35.

27. Stephan Gregoire, 34.

28. Donnie Beechler, 33.

29. Jimmy Vasser, 32.

30. Bruno Junqueira, 30.

31. Jaques Lazier, 30.

32. Tony Stewart, 28.

33. Jon Herb, 22.

34. Cory Witherill, 19.

35. Arie Luyendyk, 17.

36. Billy Roe, 17.

37. Tyce Carlson, 15.

38. John Hollansworth Jr., 12.

39. Robby Gordon, 9.

40. Jack Miller, 5.

The 2001 National Hot Rod Association schedule (winners, TF-Top Fuel; FC-Funny Car; PS-Pro Stock; PM-Pro Stock Motorcycle; PT-Pro Stock Truck, in parentheses) and driver point standings:

Feb. 4 - AutoZone Winternationals, Pomona, Calif. (TF-Darrell Russell; FC-Bruce Sarver; PS-Kurt Johnson; PT-Randy Daniels)

Feb. 18 - Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals, Phoenix. (TF-Doug Kalitta; FC-John Force; PS-Warren Johnson)

March 25 - O'Reilly Nationals, Baytown, Texas. (TF-Mike Dunn; FC-Del Worsham; PS-Warren Johnson; PM-Angelle Savoie; PT-Randy Daniels)

April 8 - SummitRacing.com Nationals, Las Vegas. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Tommy Johnson Jr.; PS-Jeg Coughlin; PT-Bob Panella Jr.)

April 21 - Mac Tools Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. (TF-Larry Dixon; FC-John Force; PS-Jeg Coughlin; PM-Matt Hines; PT-Greg Stanfield)

April 29 - Mac Tools Nationals, Bristol, Tenn. (TF-Doug Kalitta; FC-Ron Capps; PS-Greg Anderson)

May 6 - Advance Auto Parts Nationals, Commerce, Ga. (TF-Mike Dunn; FC-Frank Pedregon; PS-Jim Yates; PM-Antron Brown; PT-Bob Panella Jr.)

May 20 - Matco Tools Supernationals, Englishtown, N.J. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Tony Pedregon; PS-Richie Stevens; PM-Matt Hines)

May 27 - Advance Auto Parts Nationals, Topeka, Kan. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Tony Pedregon; PS-Ron Krisher; PT-Don Smith)

June 3 - Prestone Route 66 Nationals, Joliet, Ill. (TF-Kenny Bernstein; FC-Del Worsham; PS-Mike Edwards; PM-Antron Brown; PT-Scott Perin)

June 17 - Pontiac Excitement Nationals, Kirkersville, Ohio.

June 24 - Sears Craftsman Nationals, Madison, Ill.

July 7 - Pep Boys 50th Anniversary Nationals, Pomona, Calif.

July 22 - Mopar Parts Mile-High Nationals, Denver.

July 29 - Northwest Nationals, Kent, Wash.

Aug. 5 - Fram Autolite Nationals, Sonoma, Calif.

Aug. 19 - Colonel's Truck Nationals, Brainerd, Minn.

Sept. 3 - U.S. Nationals, Clermont, Ind.

Sept. 16 - Keystone Nationals, Mohnton, Pa.

Sept. 23 - AutoZone Nationals, Millington, Tenn.

Sept. 30 - NHRA Nationals, Joliet, Ill.

Oct. 21 - O'Reilly Fall Nationals, Ennis, Texas.

Oct. 28 - ACDelco Nationals, Las Vegas.

Nov. 11 - Automobile Club Finals, Pomona, Calif.

Points Standings

Top Fuel

1. Kenny Bernstein, 877.

2. Larry Dixon, 797.

3. Mike Dunn, 762.

4. Doug Kalitta, 695.

5. Gary Scelzi, 633.

6. Darrell Russell, 616.

7. Tony Schumacher, 513.

8. Doug Herbert, 481.

9. David Grubnic, 403.

10. Rhonda Hartman-Smith, 399.

Funny Car

1. John Force, 843.

2. Ron Capps, 645.

3. Bruce Sarver, 617.

4. Del Worsham, 596.

5. Whit Bazemore, 591.

6. Frank Pedregon, 556.

7. Tony Pedregon, 539.

8. Gary Densham, 471.

9. Dean Skuza, 457.

10. Tommy Johnson Jr., 453.

Pro Stock

1. Jim Yates, 663.

2. Mark Pawuk, 661.

3. Warren Johnson, 651.

4. Jeg Coughlin, 583.

5. Mike Edwards, 522.

6. Kurt Johnson, 515.

7. Ron Krisher, 509.

8. Mark Osborne, 494.

9. Bruce Allen, 474.

10. Richie Stevens, 437.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Matt Hines, 484.

2. Antron Brown, 447.

3. Angelle Savoie, 421.

4. Craig Treble, 354.

5. Reggie Showers, 305.

6. Geno Scali, 291.

7. GT Tonglet, 236.

8. Shawn Gann, 223.

9. Steve Johnson, 221.

10. Joe DeSantis, 182.

Pro Stock Truck

1. Greg Stanfield, 625.

2. Bob Panella Jr., 600.

3. Randy Daniels, 590.

4. Jeff Gracia, 504.

5. Scott Perin, 397.

6. Don Smith, 381.

7. Todd Patterson, 311.

8. Jeff Naiser, 242.

9. Mike Coughlin, 239.

10. Victor Cagnazzi, 237.

The 2001 Formula One schedule (winners in parentheses) and driver point standings:

March 4 - Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne. (Michael Schumacher)

March 18 - Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur. (Michael Schumacher)

April 1 - Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo. (David Coulthard)

April 15 - San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, Italy. (Ralf Schumacher)

April 29 - Spanish Grand Prix, Barcelona. (Michael Schumacher)

May 13 - Austrian Grand Prix, Spielberg. (David Coulthard)

May 27 - Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo. (Michael Schumacher)

June 10 - Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal. (Ralf Schumacher)

June 24 - European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany.

July 1 - French Grand Prix, Magny-Cours.

July 15 - British Grand Prix, Silverstone.

July 29 - German Grand Prix, Hockenheim.

Aug. 19 - Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest.

Sept. 2 - Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps

Sept. 16 - Italian Grand Prix, Monza.

Sept. 30 - Unites States Grand Prix, Indianapolis.

Oct. 14 - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka.

Driver Standings

1. Michael Schumacher, 58.

2. David Coulthard, 40.

3. Rubens Barrichello, 24.

4. Ralf Schumacher, 22.

5. Nick Heidfeld, 8.

6. Mika Hakkinen, 8

7. Jacques Villeneuve, 7.

8. Kimi Raikkonen, 7.

9. Jarno Trulli, 7.

10. Juan Montoya, 6.

11. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, 6.

12. Olivier Panis, 5.

13. Eddie Irvine, 4,

14. Jean Alesi, 3.

15. Jos Verstappen, 1.

16. Giancarlo Fisichella, 1.

17. Pedro De la Rosa, 1.

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