The 2001 zMAX 500 was Round 3 of the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series. The event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia, United States on 28 April 2001. Greg Ray started on pole position and was the race winner.
ZMAX 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Greg Ray | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 1 | 200 | - | 184 | Running | 52 | 133.647 | - |
| 2 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 13 | 200 | - | 5 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 8 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 199 | - | 1 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 7 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 9 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 35 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 199 | - | 10 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 55 | Shigeaki Hattori | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 5 | 198 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 88 | Airton Dare | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 11 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 15 | 182 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 15 | Sarah Fisher | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 18 | 178 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 92 | Stan Wattles | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 16 | 147 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 32 | Didier Andre | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 20 | 139 | - | 0 | Clutch | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 17 | 109 | - | 0 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 7 | Stephan Gregoire | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 21 | 95 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 6 | Jon Herb | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 25 | 77 | - | 0 | Engine | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 3 | Al Unser Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 14 | 52 | - | 0 | Accident | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 99 | Davey Hamilton | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 12 | 52 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 9 | Jeret Schroeder | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 22 | 52 | - | 0 | Accident | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 19 | 52 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 10 | Robby McGehee | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 10 | 52 | - | 0 | Accident | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 16 | Cory Witherill | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 24 | 51 | - | 0 | Accident | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 31 | Casey Mears | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 27 | 51 | - | 0 | Accident | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 3 | 34 | - | 0 | Engine | 6 | - | - |
| 25 | 11 | Jack Miller | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 23 | 28 | - | 0 | Accident | 5 | - | - |
| 26 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 4 | 15 | - | 0 | Engine | 4 | - | - |
| 27 | 30 | Brandon Erwin | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 26 | 3 | - | 0 | Accident | 3 | - | - |