2001 Brickyard 400

{{short description|NASCAR Winston Cup Series race}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 21 of 36 in the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season

| Race Name = Brickyard 400

| Details ref = {{cite web|title=2001 Brickyard 400|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2001_Brickyard_400/W/|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 11, 2024}}{{cite web|title=The Race: Brickyard 400|url=http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001indy.htm|work=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=April 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011021173549/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/next/2001/2001indy.htm|archive-date=October 21, 2001|url-status=dead}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2001|08|5}}

| Year = 2001

| Race_No = 21

| Season_No = 36

| Image = 2001_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png

| Caption = 2001 Brickyard 400 program cover

| Official name = Brickyard 400

| Location = Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana

| Course_mi = 2.5

| Course_km = 4.023

| Distance_laps = 160

| Distance_mi = 400

| Distance_km = 643.737

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|130.79|mi/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Jimmy Spencer

| Pole_Team = Haas-Carter Motorsports

| Pole_Time =

| Most_Driver = Steve Park

| Most_Team = Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

| Most_laps = 39

| Car = 24

| First_Driver = Jeff Gordon

| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Network = NBC

| Announcers = Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Benny Parsons

| Ratings = 6.2/16{{cite news|title=NBC Finds Ratings Gold With NASCAR|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2001/08/08/nbc-finds-ratings-gold-with-nascar-2/|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=August 8, 2001|access-date=April 11, 2024}}

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The 2001 Brickyard 400, the 8th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 5, 2001 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the 21st race of the 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.