Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 at the Daytona International Speedway and ended on November 23 at the New Hampshire International Speedway. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned series champion for the fourth time in seven years. The season was marked by tragedy, and by safety upgrades as well. It also was the first year of a television contract that had FOX and NBC/TNT broadcasting all the races during the season. The Dodge manufacturer returned to the sport for the first time since 1985. Chevrolet captured the NASCAR Manufacturers' Championship with 16 wins and 248 points over Ford who had 11 wins. Pontiac ended the season with 5 wins and 169 points, and Dodge trailed with 4 wins and 158 points.