Kammala wannan jumla: An gudanar da littafin 2001 na The Winston a ranar 19 ga Mayu, 2001, a Lowe's Motor Speedway a Concord, North Carolina. Wannan shi ne karo na 17 na wannan taron. Ana tunawa da tseren ne musamman don farawa, lokacin da ruwan sama ya ci gaba zuwa kan hanya, yana sa motoci su kwance kuma su yi karo da bango. Daya daga cikin na farko da ya fadi shi ne Kevin Harvick, a farkon bayyanarsa a filin tseren. Daga nan sai Jeff Gordon ya koma gefe kuma ya lalace bayan ya buga Jeff Burton daga baya, sai Michael Waltrip ya lalata Gordon, ya lalata motarsa, a wannan lokacin aka dakatar da tseren. Dukkanin direbobin sun dawo da motocin baya. A karshen, Gordon ya zo a fadin layin kuma ya lashe tserensa na uku na All-Star, ya daidaita Dale Earnhardt. Drivers Johnny Benson da Todd Bodine sun ci gaba daga The Winston Open, tare da Benson ya lashe Open da Bodine ya lashe tseren No Bull 5 Sprint. Wannan shi ne taron Winston na farko ba tare da Darrell Waltrip da Dale Earnhardt ba. Waltrip ya yi ritaya a karshen shekara ta 2000 kuma ya kira tseren 2001 daga akwatin, kuma an kashe Earnhardt a farkon kakar a
Gasar Daytona 500. Dukan direbobi biyu sun yi gasa a cikin abubuwan 16 na farko.