2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Start Your Engines!)

The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 53rd season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 30th modern-era Cup series season.

The season was the first year to have a unified television contract with Fox Sports, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, and Turner Sports broadcasting the season's races; previous seasons saw each racetrack negotiate their own TV coverage, creating a patchwork of broadcast companies covering races throughout the season.