The 2001 Pennzoil Copper World Indy 200 was Round 1 of the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series. The event was held at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona, United States on 18 March 2001. Greg Ray started on pole position and Sam Hornish Jr. was the race winner.
PENNZOIL COPPER WORLD INDY 200 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 200 | - | 140 | Running | 52 | 125.072 | - |
| 2 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 13 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 10 | 200 | - | 1 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 7 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 9 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 35 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 3 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 10 | Robby McGehee | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 16 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 11 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 88 | Airton Dare | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 18 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 8 | 196 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 99 | Davey Hamilton | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 20 | 192 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 55 | Shigeaki Hattori | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 24 | 192 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 30 | Brandon Erwin | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 26 | 185 | - | 185 | 0 | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 6 | Tyce Carlson | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 19 | 162 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 92 | Stan Wattles | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 14 | 157 | - | 0 | Accident | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 15 | Sarah Fisher | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 21 | 145 | - | 0 | Engine | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 68 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 17 | 142 | - | 4 | Engine | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 12 | 133 | - | 0 | Throttle | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 31 | Casey Mears | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 25 | 133 | - | 0 | Electrical | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 7 | Stephan Gregoire | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 4 | 131 | - | 9 | Accident | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 2 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 1 | 121 | - | 43 | Engine | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 3 | Al Unser Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 23 | 104 | - | 0 | Engine | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 66 | Gil de Ferran | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 5 | 76 | - | 3 | Accident | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 15 | 75 | - | 0 | Accident | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 9 | Jeret Schroeder | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 22 | 74 | - | 0 | Accident | 4 | - | - |
| 27 | 32 | Didier Andre | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 27 | 53 | - | 0 | Handling | 3 | - | - |