Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Oge 2001 nke Park malitere site na ọdịda na gburugburu 173 nke
Daytona 500, nke ọ bụ otu n'ime ụgbọala iri na asatọ so na ya. O merụghị ahụ ma buru ụzọ ruo ọtụtụ agba tupu ihe mberede ahụ, nke onye were ya n'ọrụ Dale Earnhardt nwụrụ na agba ikpeazụ. N'izu na-eso ya, Park nwetara mmeri dị egwu maka DEI site na mmeri Dura Lube 400 na North Carolina Speedway. Ọ na-asọ mpi na Busch Series n'oge ahụ, mana na Septemba 1, ọ merụrụ ahụ n'ihe mberede na Darlington Raceway mgbe ọ na-anya No. 31 Chevrolet maka Marsh Racing. Ka ọ nọ n'okpuru ịdọ aka ná ntị, wiilị ya gbapụrụ, na-eme ka ọ gbagọrọ agbagọ aka ekpe. N'otu oge ahụ, Larry Foyt nọ na-agba ọsọ iji sonyere n'ihu maka ịmaliteghachi, ọ kụrụ n'akụkụ ọkwọ ụgbọala nke ụgbọala Park. A kpọgara Park n'ụlọ ọgwụ n'ihi mmerụ ahụ ụbụrụ na ọtụtụ ọgịrịga gbajiri agbaji, ọ na-ahụ ụzọ abụọ ma na-ekwu okwu na-adịghị mma. Foyt kwuru na ụgbọala ya na-agba "ihe karịrị otu narị kilomita n'otu awa". Ihe ahụ merenụ bụ mmalite nke mgba Park na-agba ịlaghachi na ngalaba ndị dị elu nke NASCAR.