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2001 - FedEx Championship Series - Race Summary

CHAMP Car

The Champ Car World Series merged operations with the Indy Racing League (IRL) under the Indy Car Series name effective for the 2008 season. The owners of the Champ Car World Series filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2008.

The Champ Car was formed in 2004 after team owners Kevin Kalkhoven, Paul Gentilozzi and Gerald Forsythe bought the assets of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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2001 - FedEx Championship Series

FedEx Championship Series Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.

Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
3/11/2001 Cristiano da Matta Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 Phoenix International Raceway
4/8/2001 Helio Castroneves Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami Homestead-Miami Speedway
5/6/2001 Scott Dixon zMAX Atlanta 500 Classic Atlanta Motor Speedway
5/19/2001 Kenny Brack Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
6/3/2001 Kenny Brack Casino Magic 500 Texas Motor Speedway
6/17/2001 Helio Castroneves Radisson Indy 200 Pikes Peak International Raceway
6/24/2001 Max Papis SunTrust Indy Challenge Richmond International Raceway
7/1/2001 Dario Franchitti Ameristar Casino Indy 200 Kansas Speedway
7/15/2001 Michael Andretti Harrahs 200 Nashville Superspeedway
7/22/2001 Patrick Carpentier Belterra Resort Indy 300 Kentucky Speedway
7/29/2001 Kenny Brack Gateway Indy 250 Gateway International Raceway
8/12/2001 Helio Castroneves Delphi Indy 300 Chicagoland Speedway
8/19/2001 Bruno Junqueira Chevy 500 Texas Motor Speedway
9/2/2001 Roberto Moreno Molson Indy Vancouver Pacific Place
9/15/2001 Kenny Brack The American Memorial EuroSpeedway Lausitz
9/22/2001 Gil de Ferran Rockingham 500K Rockingham Motor Speedway
10/7/2001 Gil de Ferran Texaco-Havoline Grand Prix of Houston Streets of Houston
10/14/2001 Max Papis Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
10/28/2001 Cristiano da Matta Honda Indy 300 Surfers Paradise
11/4/2001 Cristiano da Matta Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota California Speedway