It was the 5th round of the 2001 CART FedEx Championship Series season .
The 2001 Firestone Firehawk 500 was a Championship Auto Racing Teams ( CART ) motor race held on May 18 , 2001 at Twin Ring Motegi in Tochigi , Japan .
It was the 5th round of the 2001 CART       season .
The 2001 Firestone Firehawk 500 was a Championship Auto Racing Teams ( CART ) motor race held on May 18 , 2001 at Twin Ring Motegi in Tochigi , Japan .