The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series began February 17 and ended November 10. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing was champion.

Teams and drivers

Full schedule

Limited schedule

Notes:

Schedule

Races

NAPA Auto Parts 300

The NAPA Auto Parts 300 was held February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Christian Elder (#38), Andy Kirby (#49)

Alltel 200

The Alltel 200 was held February 24 at North Carolina Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Sam's Town 300

The Sam's Town 300 was held March 3 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Aaron's 312

The Aaron's 312 was held March 10 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

SunCom 200

The SunCom 200 was held March 17 at Darlington Raceway. Ryan Newman won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Cheez-It 250

The Cheez-It 250 was held March 24 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Jani-King 300

The Jani-King 300 was held March 31 at Texas Motor Speedway. Matt Kenseth won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Mike Harmon (#44)

Pepsi 300

The inaugural Pepsi 300 was held April 14 at Nashville Superspeedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Subway 300

The Subway 300 was held April 21 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Auto Club 300

The Auto Club 300 was held April 28 at California Speedway. Bobby Hamilton Jr. won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Hardee's 250

The Hardee's 250 was held May 4 at Richmond International Raceway. Matt Kenseth won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

CVS Pharmacy 200 presented by Bayer

The CVS Pharmacy 200 presented by Bayer was held May 12 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Nazareth 200

The Nazareth 200 was held May 20 at Nazareth Speedway. Tony Raines won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Carquest Auto Parts 300

The Carquest Auto Parts 300 was held May 26 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Dan Pardus (#32), Rich Woodland Jr. (#40), Dwayne Leik (#81), Dave Blaney (#93)

MBNA Platinum 200

The MBNA Platinum 200 was held June 2 at Dover International Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Outback Steakhouse 300

The inaugural Outback Steakhouse 300 was held June 16 at Kentucky Speedway. Jay Sauter won the pole. In his first Busch Series start, Travis Kvapil flipped. Tim Sauter suffered a 60-point penalty after an illegal rollcage was found on his car after the race. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Dan Pardus (#32), Jeff Falk (#8), Mike Harmon (#44)

GNC Live Well 250

The GNC Live Well 250 was held July 1 at The Milwaukee Mile. Kevin Harvick won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

GNC Live Well 200

The GNC Live Well 200 was held July 8 at Watkins Glen International. Scott Pruett won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Sam's Club presents the Hill Bros. Coffee 300

The inaugural Sam's Club presents the Hill Bros. Coffee 300 was held July 14 at Chicagoland Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Mike Harmon (#44), Rich Woodland Jr. (#40)

Carquest Auto Parts 250

The Carquest Auto Parts 250 was held July 21 at Gateway International Raceway. Greg Biffle won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Mark Voigt (#30)

NAPA Autocare 250

The NAPA Autocare 250 was held July 28 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Kenny Wallace won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Mark Voigt (#30)

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held August 4 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Kenny Wallace won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Wayman Wittman (#93), Mardy Lindley (#89)

NAPAonline.com 250

The NAPAonline.com 250 was held August 18 at Michigan International Speedway. Jimmy Spencer won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Dwayne Leik (#81)

Food City 250

The Food City 250 was held August 24 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Nate Monteith (#44), Randy Ratliff (#75), Ron Young (#71)

South Carolina 200

The South Carolina 200 was held September 1 at Darlington Raceway. Ryan Newman won the pole. On lap 19 of this race, Steve Park lost control of his race car under caution and was T-boned by rookie Larry Foyt. Park suffered near-fatal injuries that made him miss the remainder of the 2001 racing season and the 2002 Daytona 500. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Autolite / Fram 250

The Autolite / Fram 250 was held September 7 at Richmond International Raceway. Jeff Green won the pole. During the race, Greg Biffle and Jay Sauter tangled, resulting in Biffle running from his car to punch Sauter. Both drivers were given a 100-point penalty for their actions. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Steven Christian (#94), Randy Ratliff (#75), Dion Cicarelli (#84), A. J. Alsup (#72), Ron Young (#71), Robbie Faggart (#97), Chad Chaffin (#16), Jeff Oakley (#96), Eddie Beahr (#5)

MBNA.com 200

The MBNA.com 200 was held September 22 at Dover International Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: none

Mr. Goodcents 300

The inaugural Mr. Goodcents 300 was held September 29 at Kansas Speedway. Kevin Lepage won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Mike Swaim Jr. (#12), Jason Rudd (#85), A. J. Alsup (#72)

Little Trees 300

The Little Trees 300 was held October 6 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Jeff Burton won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Jeff Fultz (#86), Dwayne Leik (#81), Jason Rudd (#85), J. R. Robbs (#89), Josh Richeson (#6)

Sam's Town 250

The Sam's Town 250 was held October 13 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Kevin Harvick won the pole. The race was supposed to be tape delayed and shown on TNT after the Cup race, but due to rain that also delayed the Winston Cup race at Martinsville, NBC showed this race live instead. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Sammy Ragan (#78)

Outback Steakhouse 200

The Outback Steakhouse 200 was held October 27 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jimmy Spencer won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Lance Hooper (#75), Damon Lusk (#80)

Sam's Club 200

The Sam's Club 200 was held November 3 at North Carolina Speedway. Ryan Newman won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Scott Hansen (#75), Drew White (#22)

GNC Live Well 300

The GNC Live Well 300 was held November 10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Jeff Green won the pole. Top ten results Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#89), Tim Fedewa (#12), Martin Truex Jr. (#56), Dan Pardus (#32), Jeff Fultz (#86), Ron Young (#71), Tom Carey Jr. (#01), Mike Harmon (#44), Michael Dokken (#8), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Brian Tyler (#94), Danny Bagwell (#22)

Results and standings

Race results

Drivers' Championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points.

• – Most laps led.

Rookie of the Year

Greg Biffle of Roush Racing won the Rookie of the Year title in 2001, winning a record five races and finishing fourth in points, in addition to leading the championship standings at one point in the season. Runner-up was Scott Wimmer, who finished twenty-six points out of tenth in final standings. Jamie McMurray and Larry Foyt finished 3rd and 4th respectively, while Kelly Denton and Christian Elder signed to run limited schedules with their teams. Marty Houston, Tim Sauter, and David Donohue were either released during the season or had their team shut down due to sponsor issues.