2001 ASCAR season explained

The 2001 ASCAR season was the inaugural season of United Kingdom-based NASCAR style stock car racing, originally known as ASCAR.

Teams and drivers

TeamCarDriverRounds
Team West-TecChevroletalign=center rowspan=22 Mark Claussner
Amanda StrettonAll
Ford3 Michael VergersAll
Chevroletalign=center rowspan=299 Mike Jordan
Anthony Swan
Colin Blower MotorsportChevrolet4 Henry TaylorAll
align=center rowspan=25 Steve Hitchins
Rob Speak
align=center rowspan=343 Tiff Needell
Colin Blower
Chris Goodwin
Team CatchpoleChevrolet7 Justin Foley
77 Phil WeaverAll
Cleland SpeedsportChevrolet8 John Cleland
28 John Dalziel
Oughtred & HarrisonFord12 Mark ProctorAll
ShearspeedPontiac18 Paul SheardAll
Streber MotorsportPontiac22 Mark Preston
TorqueSpeedChevrolet24 John MickelAll
Dudman MotorsportChevrolet33 Steve DudmanAll
Lee Caroline RacingFord38 Lee CarolineAll
Steward RacingChevrolet75 John StewardAll
CWS RacingChevrolet78 Colin WhiteAll
Michael Smith RacingChevrolet93 Michael Smith
TJ MotorsportFord96 Mark ClaussnerAll
111 Aaron Slight

Race calendar

The season had intended to run at Knockhill, Mondello Park and the EuroSpeedway as well as the Rockingham Motor Speedway but fuel pickup issues during the inaugural race in May caused that race to be discounted from the championship and the season was postponed and cut back to just five races at three meetings all at Rockingham.

RoundCircuit/LocationDatePole PositionFastest LapLed Most LapsWinning DriverWinning Team
NC Rockingham Motor Speedway26 May John Cleland Mark Proctor Colin White John Cleland Cleland Speedsport
NC Knockhill Racing Circuit17 JuneMeetings cancelled
NC EuroSpeedway15 July
NC Rockingham Motor Speedway29 July
NC Mondello Park12 August
R1 Rockingham Motor Speedway26 August John Mickel TorqueSpeed
R2 Michael Vergers
NC EuroSpeedway15 SeptemberMeeting cancelled
R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway22 September Michael Vergers Team West-Tec
R4 Rockingham Motor Speedway7 October Michael Vergers Michael Vergers Michael Vergers Michael Vergers Team West-Tec
R5 John Mickel Michael Vergers John Mickel TorqueSpeed

Final points standings

PosDriverPts
R1R2R3R4R5
1 John Mickel12??1860
2 Michael Vergers2111??

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