The 2001 FedEx Championship Series season, the twenty-third in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 20 races, beginning in Monterrey, Mexico on March 11 and concluding in Fontana, California on November 4. A twenty-first race in Fort Worth, Texas was canceled after qualifying due to safety concerns. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion was Gil de Ferran. Rookie of the Year was Scott Dixon. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_CART_season.

The 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series season saw the addition of five races and loss of one to bring the total to 13. Chip Ganassi Racing returned to the Indy 500 with four cars and were joined on the grid by Penske Racing and Team Kool Green. Many other CART teams made clear their intention to enter the IRL given their series' financial difficulties. Sam Hornish, Jr. won 3 races on his way to the championship while the less consistent Buddy Lazier won four races on his way to second place in his title defense. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Indy_Racing_League_season.

Race Results:

Date	League	Location	Cars	Winner	St.	Chassis	Miles	Pole	Cautions	Laps	Race Speed	LC	Time of Race
3/11/2001	CART	Monterrey	28	Cristiano da Matta	2	Lola / Toyota	164	100.665	3	16	81.548	5	2:00
3/18/2001	IRL	Phoenix	27	Sam Hornish, Jr.	2	D/A/F	200	177.663	5	37	125.072	7	1:35
4/8/2001	CART	Long Beach	28	Helio Castroneves	1	Reynard / Honda	161	103.343	4	18	86.223	0	1:52
4/8/2001	IRL	Homestead	26	Sam Hornish, Jr.	5	D/A/F	300	201.551	6	32	148.508	9	2:01
4/28/2001	IRL	Atlanta	27	Greg Ray	1	D/A/F	308	218.265	4	55	133.647	7	2:14
5/6/2001	CART	Nazareth	25	Scott Dixon	23	Reynard / Toyota	225	172.873	6	51	114.84	2	1:51
5/19/2001	CART	Motegi	25	Kenny Brack	6	Lola / Ford	311	215.591	2	13	178.113	9	1:44
5/27/2001	IRL	Indianapolis	33	Helio Castroneves	11	D/A/F	500	226.037	8	57	141.574	13	3:31
6/3/2001	CART	Milwaukee	26	Kenny Brack	1	Lola / Ford	225		5	48	122.066	12	1:54
6/9/2001	IRL	Fort Worth	24	Scott Sharp	2	D/A/F	300	215.508	6	42	150.873	15	1:55
6/17/2001	CART	Belle Isle	25	Helio Castroneves	1	Reynard / Honda	169	114.908	4	14	89.008	0	1:53
6/17/2001	IRL	Pikes Peak	21	Buddy Lazier	5	D/A/F	200	176.593	3	23	142.987	2	1:23
6/24/2001	CART	Portland	26	Max Papis	1	Lola / Ford	150	122.669	9	25	74.606	2	2:00
6/30/2001	IRL	Richmond	21	Buddy Lazier	4	D/A/F	188	160.417	9	89	97.435	2	1:55
7/1/2001	CART	Cleveland	26	Dario Franchitti	14	Reynard / Honda	211	132.185	1	3	118.007	11	1:47
7/8/2001	IRL	Kansas	22	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	2	D/I/F	300	216.175	6	55	148.914	20	2:02
7/15/2001	CART	Toronto	26	Michael Andretti	13	Reynard / Honda	167	109.492	11	31	83.375	4	1:59
7/21/2001	IRL	Nashville	21	Buddy Lazier	6	D/A/F	267	199.922	5	35	144.809	11	1:44
7/22/2001	CART	Michigan	25	Patrick Carpentier	21	Reynard / Ford	500		5	39	171.498	60	2:54
7/29/2001	CART	Cicero	25	Kenny Brack	8	Lola / Ford	232	160.052	2	20	132.031	14	1:45
8/12/2001	CART	Mid-Ohio	26	Helio Castroneves	2	Reynard / Honda	187	124.214	3	11	106.627	3	1:44
8/12/2001	IRL	Kentucky	22	Buddy Lazier	11	D/A/F	300	214.598	4	25	174.91	7	1:42
8/19/2001	CART	Elkhart Lake	26	Bruno Junqueira	10	Lola / Toyota	182	117.969	6	21	90.721	2	2:00
8/26/2001	IRL	Gateway	23	Al Unser, Jr.	8	G/A/F	250		4	29	133.379	8	1:49
9/2/2001	CART	Vancouver	26	Roberto Moreno	7	Reynard / Toyota	175	105.329	5	31	80.543	6	2:10
9/2/2001	IRL	Chicago	25	Jaques Lazier	1	D/A/F	300	221.74	3	25	172.146	13	1:45
9/15/2001	CART	Lausitz	27	Kenny Brack	2	Lola / Ford	312		3	25	155.319	10	2:00
9/22/2001	CART	Rockingham	26	Gil de Ferran	2	Reynard / Honda	207		3	25	153.408	5	1:20
10/6/2001	IRL	Fort Worth	25	Sam Hornish, Jr.	1	D/A/F	300		5	32	168.523	32	1:43
10/7/2001	CART	Houston	26	Gil de Ferran	1	Reynard / Honda	153	92.513	4	16	79.521	0	1:54
10/14/2001	CART	Laguna Seca	26	Max Papis	25	Lola / Ford	170	117.453	8	29	84.919	4	2:00
10/28/2001	CART	Queensland	26	Cristiano da Matta	3	Lola / Toyota	182	109.257	2	5	97.511	8	1:51
11/4/2001	CART	Fontana	26	Cristiano da Matta	2	Lola / Toyota	440	228.727	8	57	149.073	73	2:59