In 2001, Jeff Gordon wins his fourth driver's championship in National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Sprint Cup Series competition (formerly the NASCAR Winston Cup Series), all behind the wheel of a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet race car.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 178.241 mph in 30.296 seconds for his 52nd Cup career pole and fourth of 2026 in Joliet, Illinois.
Enzo Fittipaldi completed a dominant Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, leading all 35 laps from the pole to earn his third career INDY NXT by Firestone victory and cap a historic day for HMD Motorsports.