Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Park ta 2001 kakar ya fara da wani karo a lap 173 na
Daytona 500, wanda ya kasance daya daga cikin motoci goma sha takwas da suka shiga. Bai ji rauni ba kuma ya jagoranci da'irori da yawa kafin hadarin, wanda shi kansa ya lalace ta hanyar haɗarin da ya faru da mai aikinsa Dale Earnhardt a zagaye na ƙarshe. A mako mai zuwa, Park ya sami nasara mai ban sha'awa ga DEI ta hanyar cin nasarar Dura Lube 400 a North Carolina Speedway. Ya kuma yi gasa a cikin Busch Series a wannan kakar, amma a ranar 1 ga Satumba, ya ji rauni a wani hadari a Darlington Raceway yayin da yake tuka Chevrolet mai lamba 31 don Marsh Racing. Yayin da yake a karkashin taka tsantsan, motar motar ta tafi, ta sa shi ya janye hagu. A lokaci guda, Larry Foyt yana hanzarta don shiga gaba don sake farawa, kuma ya buga motar direba na motar Park. An kwantar da Park a asibiti tare da raunin ƙwaƙwalwa da kuma ɓarkewar haƙarƙari da yawa, kuma ya sha wahala daga gani biyu da kuma maganganu. Foyt ya ce motarsa tana tafiyar "mafi kyau fiye da mil 100 a awa daya". Wannan lamarin ya nuna farkon gwagwarmayar Park don komawa cikin manyan sassan NASCAR.