2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship

2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship
2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship
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Last updated November 06, 2026

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	Class	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Rolex 24 at Daytona	24 Hours	All	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona, Florida	February 2 February 3
2	Nextel 250	250 Miles	All	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Homestead, Florida	March 3
3	Sun Automotive 200	200 Miles	All	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	April 21
4	Six Hours of the Glen	6 Hours	All	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	May 20
5	Dodge Dealers Grand Prix	125 Miles	GTs	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	May 26
5	Dodge Dealers Grand Prix	40+45 Minutes	SRPs	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	May 28
6	U.S. Road Racing Classic	250 Miles	All	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	June 10
7	Road America 500	500 Miles	All	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	July 8
8	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	200 km	GT, AGT, SGS	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 4
8	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	225 km	SRPs, GTS	Circuit Trois-Rivières	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	August 5
9	Bully Hill Vineyards 250	250 Miles	All	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	August 10
10	Grand-Am Finale	3 Hours	All	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona, Florida	November 3
Source:^[1]^[2]

Grand American Road Racing initially announced 9 races with a final tenth round to be added later.^[3] The finale would be a sprint race at Daytona International Speedway.^[4] the schedule consisted of the same tracks as the previous season with the only notable change being an additional sprint race at Watkins Glen.

Entry list

SRP

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
Jacobs Motorsports	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 6.0 L V8	G Y	06	Michael Jacobs	1–2
					Peter Argetsinger	1–2
					Todd Snyder	1
					Nick Longhi	1
					Allan Ziegelman	2
	Lola B98/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	Y	45	Michael Jacobs	1
					Frank Del Vecchio	1
					Trevor Hilliar	1
					Ron Morcek	1
					Jim Webb	1
					William Langhorne	1
Philip Creighton Motorsports	Lola B2K/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	G	4	Duncan Dayton	1
					John Burton	1
					Rick Sutherland	1
					Scott Schubot	1
Miracle Motorsports	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 6.0 L V8	G	6	Brent Sherman	3–4, 7–9
					Ross Bentley	3–4, 7
					John Macaluso	4, 7–9
Konrad Motorsport	Lola B2K/10	Ford 6.0 L V8	G	8	Franz Konrad	1–2
					Alan Heath	1
					Charles Slater	1
					Gualter Salles	1
					John Paul, Jr.	2
Risi Competizione	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	G	12	Ralf Kelleners	1
					David Brabham	1
					Allan McNish	1
					Eric van de Poele	1
Dyson Racing Team	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 6.0 L V8	G	16	James Weaver	All
					Butch Leitzinger	All
					Andy Wallace	1
				20	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	1, 4–10
					Rob Dyson	1, 4, 9–10
					Max Papis	1
					Niclas Jönsson	1
					Andy Wallace	4–5
					Dorsey Schroeder	6–8
					Chris Dyson	9–10
Earl Goddard	GMS Durango LMP1	Judd 4.0L V10	?	24	Earl Goddard	1*
Earl Goddard	GMS Durango LMP1	Judd 4.0L V10	?	24	Soheil Ayari	1*
Lista Doran Racing	Crawford SSC2K (1-3) Ferrari 333 SP (4-9) Dallara SP1 (10)	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	Y	27	Didier Theys	All
					Mauro Baldi	1–2, 4–7, 9–10
					Fredy Lienhard	1, 3–4, 7
					Ross Bentley	1, 8
Intersport Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 5.1 L V8	G	28	Spencer Trenery	1
					Frank Emmett	1
					Bruce Trenery	1
					Patrick van Schoote	1
					Clint Field	2–3, 5–6
					Joel Field	2–3, 6
					John Mirro	5
	Lola B2K/10	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10		37	Jon Field	All
					Joel Field	1, 5
					Clint Field	1, 7, 10
					Carl Rosenblad	1
					Oliver Gavin	2–4, 6–9
Blackforest Motorsports Group	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 5.1 L V8	G	28	Peter Argetsinger	10
Blackforest Motorsports Group	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 5.1 L V8	G	28	Ian James	10
Champion Racing	Lola B2K/10	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	38	Hurley Haywood	1, 10
					Dorsey Schroeder	1
					Bob Wollek	1
					Sascha Maassen	1
					Andy Wallace	10
BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	G	45	Philipp Peter	1*
BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 333 SP	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	G	45	Marco Zadra	1*
Downing Atlanta	Kudzu DLY	Mazda 4-Rotor	G	63	Jim Downing	1, 7
					Howard Katz	1
					Chris Ronson	1
					A.J. Smith	1
					Jim Pace	7
					Barry Waddell	7
Robinson Racing	Riley & Scott Mk III (1-9) Riley & Scott Mk III C (10)	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	G	74	Jack Baldwin	All
					George Robinson	1–9
					Irv Hoerr	1
					Buddy Lazier	1
					Johnny O'Connell	4
					Eric van de Poele	7
					Steve Knapp	10
Sezio Florida Racing Team	Norma M2000-01	Mader (BMW) 4.0 L V8	G	78	Patrice Roussel	1–8, 10
					Edouard Sezionale	1–8, 10
					John Macaluso	1
					Georges Forgeois	1
					John Mirro	4
					Rick Fairbanks	7
Bob Akin Motorsports	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford 6.0 L V8	Y	83	Norman Simon	1
					Mark Simo	1
					Brian DeVries	1
					Michael Lauer	1
TRV Motorsport	Riley & Scott Mk III	Chevrolet 5.0 L V8	G	95	Tom Volk	1–2, 6, 10
					Jeret Schroeder	1–2, 10
					John Mirro	1
					Barry Waddell	1
					Ross Bentley	6

Results

Overall winners in bold.

Rnd	Circuit	SRP Winning Teams	SRPII Winning Teams	GTS Winning Teams	GT Winning Teams	AGT Winning Teams
Rnd	Circuit	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
1	Daytona	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
2	Homestead	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
3	Phoenix	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
4	Watkins Glen	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
5^†	Lime Rock	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
6	Mid-Ohio	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
7	Road America	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
8^†	Trois-Rivières	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
9	Watkins Glen	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
10	Daytona	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

↑ "2001 Grand American Road Racing Series Season Stats, Race Results". Racing-Reference.
↑ "2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship". Racingcalendar.net. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
↑ "Grand-Am announces 2001 schedule". au.motorsport.com. October 20, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
↑ "Daytona Finale preview". au.motorsport.com. August 29, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

External links

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

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

[2] "2001 Grand American Road Racing Championship". Racingcalendar.net. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

[3] "Grand-Am announces 2001 schedule". au.motorsport.com. October 20, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

[4] "Daytona Finale preview". au.motorsport.com. August 29, 2001. Retrieved October 29, 2026.

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