The 2001 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a

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Rolex Sports Car Series 24-hour

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sports car race held on February 3–4, 2001 at the

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road course. The race served as the first round of the 2001 Rolex Sports Car Series. The race saw increased media attention due to Dale Earnhardt and

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competing together for

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. The father-son duo finished the race 4th overall. Earnhardt

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several weeks later in the

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. Victory overall and in the GTS class went to the No. 2 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R from

, driven by

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, Chris Kneifel, and Franck Fréon. The GT class was won by the No. 31 Porsche 996 GT3-RS from White Lightning Racing, driven by

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, Randy Pobst, Mike Fitzgerald, and

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. The SRP class was won by the No. 63 Kudzu DLY from Downing/Atlanta Racing, driven by Howard Katz, Chris Ronson, A. J. Smith, and

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. The SRP II class was won by the No. 21 Archangel Motorsport Services

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, driven by

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, Paul Macey, Martin Henderson, and Peter Seldon. Finally, the AGT class was won by the No. 11 Hamilton Safe Motorsports

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, driven by Ken Bupp, Dick Greer, Doug Mills, and Simon Gregg.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

References

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