2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
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The 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Season began February 16 and ended November 3. Jack Sprague of Hendrick Motorsports was crowned champion.

See also: 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2001 NASCAR Busch Series

2001 Team Chart

Team	Truck(s)	#	Driver(s)	Listed Owner(s)	Crew Chief
Addington Racing	Chevrolet Silverado	60	Travis Kvapil (R)	Mike Addington	Rick Ren
Bobby Hamilton Racing	Dodge Ram	8	Willy T. Ribbs (R)	Bobby Hamilton	James Cox
		18	Joe Ruttman		Danny Rollins
Brevak Racing	Ford F-150	31	Michael Dokken	Shelly Brevak	Robert Hamke
Circle Bar Racing	Ford F-150	14	Rick Crawford	Tom Mitchell	Ray Stonkus
Green Light Racing	Chevrolet Silverado	08	Bobby Dotter (R)	Gene Christensen	Doug Howe
Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Silverado	17	Ricky Hendrick (R)	Rick Hendrick	Lance McGrew
		24	Jack Sprague		Dennis Connor
Impact Motorsports	Ford F-150	86	Derrike Cope	David Hodson	Cal Lawson
Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet Silverado	20	Coy Gibbs	Joe Gibbs	Gary Showalter
K Automotive Racing	Ford F-150	29	Terry Cook	Kay Keselowski	Bob Keselowski
L&R Racing	Chevrolet Silverado	90	Lance Norick	Ron Norick	Paul Balmer
Lefturn Motorsports	Ford F-150	19	Ricky Sanders (R)	James Murphy	Jon Figler
MacDonald Motorsports	Chevrolet Silverado	72	Randy MacDonald	Marrill MacDonald	Stu Beckett
MB Motorsports	Ford F-150	63	Larry Gunselman (R)	Mike Mittler	Mike Mittler
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports	Chevrolet Silverado	46	Dennis Setzer	David Dollar	Bill Ingle
Petty Enterprises	Dodge Ram	43	Carlos Contreras	Richard Petty	Howard Comstock
Powers Motorsports	Dodge Ram	55	Tom Powers (R)	Sherri Powers	Bryan Berry
Roush Racing	Ford F-150	50	Chuck Hossfeld (R) 9	Jack Roush	Dan Binks
			Jon Wood 15
		99	Nathan Haseleu (R) 12		Jeff Campey
			Greg Biffle 4
			Kurt Busch 1
			Kyle Busch 6
			Tim Wood III 1
SealMaster Racing	Chevrolet Silverado	88	Matt Crafton (R)	Duke Thorson	Jerry Cook
Spears Motorsports	Chevrolet Silverado	75	Billy Bigley (R)	Wayne Spears	Dave McCarty
Tagsby Racing	Chevrolet Silverado	73	Jason Small	Joey Sonntag	Joey Sonntag
Team 23 Racing	Chevrolet Silverado	23	Loni Richardson	Tom Mazucchi	Phil Bonifield
Team Rensi Motorsports	Chevrolet Silverado	61	Randy Tolsma	Ed Rensi	Craig Huartson
Ultra Motorsports	Dodge Ram	1	Ted Musgrave	Jim Smith	Fred Wanke
		2	Scott Riggs	Marlene Smith	Tim Kohuth
Ware Racing Enterprises	Chevrolet Silverado	51	Donnie Neuenberger (R)	Rick Ware	Ken Glen
		81	Nathan Buttke		Cal Northrop

Florida Dodge Dealers 250

The Florida Dodge Dealers 250 was held February 16 at Daytona International Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 18-Joe Ruttman
2. 17-Ricky Hendrick
3. 2-Scott Riggs
4. 90-Lance Norick
5. 61-Randy Tolsma
6. 29-Terry Cook
7. 20-Coy Gibbs
8. 3-Bryan Reffner
9. 52-Lyndon Amick
10. 14-Rick Crawford

Florida Dodge Dealers 400K

The Florida Dodge Dealers 400K was held March 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Top Ten Results

1. 1-Ted Musgrave
2. 60-Travis Kvapil
3. 24-Jack Sprague
4. 2-Scott Riggs
5. 17-Ricky Hendrick
6. 61-Randy Tolsma
7. 43-Carlos Contreras
8. 14-Rick Crawford
9. 18-Joe Ruttman
10. 29-Terry Cook

This was the first career NASCAR major racing series win for Ted Musgrave.

Failed to qualify: none

OSH 250

The OSH 250 was held March 17 at Mesa Marin Raceway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 1-Ted Musgrave
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 62-Brendan Gaughan
4. 66-Rick Carelli
5. 2-Scott Riggs
6. 18-Joe Ruttman
7. 29-Terry Cook
8. 17-Ricky Hendrick
9. 75-Billy Bigley
10. 61-Randy Tolsma

Failed to qualify: none

Advance Auto Parts 250

The Advance Auto Parts 250 was held April 7 at Martinsville Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 2-Scott Riggs
2. 60-Travis Kvapil
3. 29-Terry Cook
4. 18-Joe Ruttman
5. 61-Randy Tolsma
6. 88-Matt Crafton
7. 14-Rick Crawford
8. 3-Bryan Reffner
9. 17-Ricky Hendrick
10. 99-Nathan Haseleu

Failed to qualify: Brian Sockwell (#54), Willy T. Ribbs (#8), Stan Boyd (#7), Dana White (#23), Jim Mills (#70), Rodney Sawyers (#68)

Ram Tough 200 Presented by Pepsi

The Ram Tough 200 Presented by Pepsi was held May 6 at Gateway International Raceway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 1-Ted Musgrave
2. 2-Scott Riggs
3. 29-Terry Cook
4. 14-Rick Crawford
5. 60-Travis Kvapil
6. 17-Ricky Hendrick
7. 88-Matt Crafton
8. 24-Jack Sprague
9. 46-Dennis Setzer
10. 75-Billy Bigley

Failed to qualify: none

Darlington 200

The Darlington 200 was held May 12 at Darlington Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 4-Bobby Hamilton
2. 52-Ken Schrader
3. 2-Scott Riggs
4. 14-Rick Crawford
5. 18-Joe Ruttman
6. 60-Travis Kvapil
7. 29-Terry Cook
8. 88-Matt Crafton
9. 75-Billy Bigley
10. 99-Nathan Haseleu

Failed to qualify: none

Jelly Belly 200

The Jelly Belly 200 was held May 20 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Scott Riggs won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 18-Joe Ruttman
2. 2-Scott Riggs
3. 24-Jack Sprague
4. 1-Ted Musgrave
5. 17-Ricky Hendrick
6. 88-Matt Crafton
7. 60-Travis Kvapil
8. 46-Dennis Setzer
9. 14-Rick Crawford
10. 50-Chuck Hossfeld

Failed to qualify: none

MBNA E-Commerce 200

The MBNA E-Commerce 200 was held June 2 at Dover International Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 2-Scott Riggs
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 17-Ricky Hendrick
4. 1-Ted Musgrave
5. 20-Coy Gibbs
6. 92-Stacy Compton
7. 52-Ken Schrader
8. 18-Joe Ruttman
9. 88-Matt Crafton
10. 60-Travis Kvapil

O'Reilly 400K

The O'Reilly 400K was held June 8 at Texas Motor Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 41-Brendan Gaughan
3. 3-David Starr
4. 18-Joe Ruttman
5. 17-Ricky Hendrick
6. 1-Dennis Setzer
7. 20-Coy Gibbs
8. 61-Randy Tolsma
9. 43-Carlos Contreras
10. 99-Nathan Haseleu

Failed to qualify: Frog Hall (#64)

Memphis 200

The Memphis 200 was held June 23 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 46-Dennis Setzer
2. 2-Scott Riggs
3. 18-Joe Ruttman
4. 84-Chad Chaffin
5. 20-Coy Gibbs
6. 1-Ted Musgrave
7. 17-Ricky Hendrick
8. 90-Lance Norick
9. 99-Greg Biffle
10. 88-Matt Crafton

GNC Live Well 200

The GNC Live Well 200 was held June 30 at The Milwaukee Mile. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 1-Ted Musgrave
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 60-Travis Kvapil
4. 29-Terry Cook
5. 99-Kurt Busch
6. 18-Joe Ruttman
7. 75-Billy Bigley
8. 52-Ken Schrader
9. 88-Matt Crafton
10. 17-Ricky Hendrick

Failed to qualify: none

O'Reilly Auto Parts 250

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 was held July 7 at Kansas Speedway. Dennis Setzer won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 17-Ricky Hendrick
2. 1-Ted Musgrave
3. 46-Dennis Setzer
4. 50-Jon Wood
5. 75-Billy Bigley
6. 60-Travis Kvapil
7. 2-Scott Riggs
8. 14-Rick Crawford
9. 20-Coy Gibbs
10. 99-Nathan Haseleu

Failed to qualify: Doug Keller (#27)

Kroger 225

The Kroger 225 was held July 14 at Kentucky Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 2-Scott Riggs
2. 18-Joe Ruttman
3. 24-Jack Sprague
4. 60-Travis Kvapil
5. 46-Dennis Setzer
6. 17-Ricky Hendrick
7. 50-Jon Wood
8. 61-Randy Tolsma
9. 29-Terry Cook
10. 75-Billy Bigley

Failed to qualify: Michael Dokken (#71), Phil Bonifield (#23), Conrad Burr (#87), Rodney Sawyers (#68)

New England 200

The New England 200 was held July 21 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 60-Travis Kvapil
3. 46-Dennis Setzer
4. 17-Ricky Hendrick
5. 1-Ted Musgrave
6. 29-Terry Cook
7. 52-Ken Schrader
8. 18-Joe Ruttman
9. 92-Stacy Compton
10. 88-Matt Crafton

Failed to qualify: none

Power Stroke Diesel 200

The Power Stroke Diesel 200 was held August 3 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Joe Ruttman won the pole. This race marked the NASCAR debut of sixteen-year-old Kyle Busch.

Top Ten Results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 29-Terry Cook
3. 18-Joe Ruttman
4. 4-Bobby Hamilton
5. 60-Travis Kvapil
6. 14-Rick Crawford
7. 88-Matt Crafton
8. 46-Dennis Setzer
9. 99-Kyle Busch
10. 08-Bobby Dotter

Failed to qualify: Jim Mills (#70), Howard Bixman (#30), Mike Harmon (#93), G.J. Mennan (#53), Scotty Sands (#47), Morris Coffman (#71), Bob Coffey (#74)

Federated Auto Parts 200

The Federated Auto Parts 200 was held August 10 at Nashville Superspeedway. Scott Riggs won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 2-Scott Riggs
2. 1-Ted Musgrave
3. 14-Rick Crawford
4. 18-Joe Ruttman
5. 60-Travis Kvapil
6. 29-Terry Cook
7. 99-Greg Biffle
8. 1-Dennis Setzer
9. 90-Lance Norick
10. 20-Coy Gibbs

Sears Craftsman 175

The Sears Craftsman 175 was held August 18 at Chicago Motor Speedway. Joe Ruttman won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 2-Scott Riggs
2. 46-Dennis Setzer
3. 90-Lance Norick
4. 60-Travis Kvapil
5. 14-Rick Crawford
6. 29-Terry Cook
7. 1-Ted Musgrave
8. 18-Joe Ruttman
9. 24-Jack Sprague
10. 41-Brendan Gaughan

Chevy Silverado 200

The Chevy Silverado 200 was held August 26 at Nazareth Speedway. Terry Cook won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 99-Greg Biffle
2. 29-Terry Cook
3. 24-Jack Sprague
4. 14-Rick Crawford
5. 17-Ricky Hendrick
6. 50-Jon Wood
7. 75-Billy Bigley
8. 1-Ted Musgrave
9. 18-Joe Ruttman
10. 90-Lance Hooper

Failed to qualify: Clay Young (#53), Ed Spencer III (#00)

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held September 6 at Richmond International Raceway. Dennis Setzer won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 24-Jack Sprague
2. 6-Kevin Harvick
3. 46-Dennis Setzer
4. 1-Ted Musgrave
5. 14-Rick Crawford
6. 92-Stacy Compton
7. 4-Bobby Hamilton
8. 17-Ricky Hendrick
9. 18-Joe Ruttman
10. 75-Billy Bigley

Failed to qualify: Tom Powers (#55), Jimmy Burns (#41)

NetZero 250 Presented by John Boy & Billy

The NetZero 250 presented by John Boy & Billy was held September 28 at South Boston Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 1-Ted Musgrave
2. 46-Dennis Setzer
3. 2-Scott Riggs
4. 24-Jack Sprague
5. 18-Joe Ruttman
6. 17-Ricky Hendrick
7. 29-Terry Cook
8. 60-Travis Kvapil
9. 16-Mike Bliss
10. 88-Matt Crafton

Failed to qualify: James Stephenson (#36)

Silverado 350K

The Silverado 350 was held October 5 at Texas Motor Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 60-Travis Kvapil*
2. 17-Rick Crawford
3. 24-Jack Sprague
4. 3-David Starr
5. 90-Lance Norick
6. 46-Dennis Setzer
7. 20-Coy Gibbs
8. 17-Ricky Hendrick
9. 18-Joe Ruttman
10. 1-Ted Musgrave

• This was Kvapil's first truck series victory.

Orleans 350K

The Orleans 350 was held October 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 1-Ted Musgrave
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 60-Travis Kvapil
4. 2-Scott Riggs
5. 14-Rick Crawford
6. 17-Ricky Hendrick
7. 3-David Starr
8. 18-Joe Ruttman
9. 99-Kurt Busch
10. 46-Dennis Setzer

Failed to qualify: Tom Powers (#55), Michael Dokken (#23), Mike Hamby (#90), Donny Morelock (#0)

Chevy Silverado 150

The Chevy Silverado 150 was held October 26 at Phoenix International Raceway. Stacy Compton won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 99-Greg Biffle
2. 24-Jack Sprague
3. 14-Rick Crawford
4. 92-Stacy Compton
5. 41-Bryan Reffner
6. 1-Ted Musgrave
7. 29-Terry Cook
8. 2-Scott Riggs
9. 60-Travis Kvapil
10. 52-Ken Schrader

Failed to qualify: Eric Jones (#34), Auggie Vidovich II (#70), D.J. Hoelzle (#85), G.J. Mennan (#53), Tom Powers (#55), Jerry Hill (#93), Phil Bonifield (#25), Gene Christensen (#07)

Auto Club 200

The Auto Club 200 was held November 3 at California Speedway. Scott Riggs won the pole.

Top Ten Results

1. 1-Ted Musgrave
2. 14-Rick Crawford
3. 50-Jon Wood
4. 46-Dennis Setzer
5. 3-David Starr
6. 29-Terry Cook
7. 60-Travis Kvapil
8. 02-Jim Inglebright
9. 88-Matt Crafton
10. 17-Ricky Hendrick

• Kyle Busch was the fastest in practice when he was ejected from the track by CART officials because the American Racing Wheels 200 was part of a CART weekend featuring the Marlboro 500 CART FedEx Championship Series event.^[1] Marlboro threw Busch out of the garage because of an interpretation of the Master Settlement Agreement of 1998, prohibiting persons under 18 years of age in participating in events sponsored by tobacco companies. Due to that, Tim Woods III took over Busch's truck.
• This was the last time the Truck Series concluded at California. Since 2002, all three series have had the season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Failed to qualify: Ronnie Hornaday (#07), Mike Hamby (#09), Tom Powers (#55), Conrad Burr (#87), G.J. Mennan (#71), Phil Bonifield (#23)

Final Points Standings

1. Jack Sprague - 3670
2. Ted Musgrave - 3597
3. Joe Ruttman - 3570
4. Travis Kvapil - 3547
5. Scott Riggs - 3526
6. Ricky Hendrick - 3412
7. Terry Cook - 3327
8. Rick Crawford - 3320
9. Dennis Setzer - 3306
10. Coy Gibbs - 2875
11. Lance Norick - 2820
12. Matt Crafton - 2778
13. Billy Bigley - 2718
14. Carlos Contreras - 2586
15. Bobby Dotter - 2537
16. Willy T. Ribbs - 2319
17. Jon Wood - 1917
18. Randy Tolsma - 1859
19. Lance Hooper - 1720
20. Jimmy Hensley - 1708
21. Tom Powers - 1627
22. Brian Rose 1487
23. Larry Gunselman - 1461
24. Nathan Haseleu - 1419
25. Jerry Hill - 1214
26. Morgan Shepherd - 1146
27. Ricky Sanders - 1091
28. Ken Schrader - 1053
29. Jim Inglebright - 1033
30. Bryan Reffner - 952
31. Brendan Gaughan - 946
32. Chuck Hossfeld - 933
33. Phil Bonifield - 932
34. Michael Dokken - 884
35. Stan Boyd - 848
36. Tom Carey - 847
37. Nathan Buttke - 767
38. Bobby Hamilton - 707
39. Rodney Sawyers - 689
40. Rick Carelli - 675
41. Greg Biffle - 664
42. Kyle Busch - 642
43. Jason White - 637
44. Stacy Compton - 598
45. Ronnie Hornaday - 585
46. Jonathon Price - 556
47. David Starr - 541
48. Dana White - 529
49. Trent Owens - 525
50. Donnie Neuenberger - 516

Rookie of the Year

After winning once and finishing fourth in points, Travis Kvapil of Addington Racing was named the Truck Series Rookie of the Year, narrowly defeating Ricky Hendrick, teammate to champion Jack Sprague. Matt Crafton and Billy Bigley both posted several top-tens during the season and finished close to each other in points. Jon Wood, Brian Rose, Larry Gunselman, and Ricky Sanders all made limited runs, while Willy T. Ribbs became the first African American to make a full-time bid for the Craftsman Truck Series championship. Chuck Hossfeld and Nathan Haseleu signed to drive for Roush Racing after winning its "Gong Show" competition, but were released early in the season.

References

External links

• 2001 Results