2001 Casino Magic 500

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 2001 Casino Magic 500 was the 5th round of the 2001 Indy Racing League season. It happened on June 9, 2001 at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series season saw the addition of five races and loss of one to bring the total to 13. Chip Ganassi Racing returned to the Indy 500 with four cars and were joined on the grid by Penske Racing and Team Kool Green. Many other CART teams made clear their intention to enter the IRL given their series' financial difficulties. Sam Hornish, Jr. won 3 races on his way to the championship while the less consistent Buddy Lazier won four races on his way to second place in his title defense.