The 2001 Gateway Indy 250 was Round 11 of the 2001 Indy Racing Northern Light Series. The event was held at Gateway in Illinois, United States on 26 August 2001. Sam Hornish Jr. started on pole position and Al Unser Jr. was the race winner.
GATEWAY INDY 250 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Al Unser Jr. | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 8 | 200 | - | 75 | Running | 50 | 136.379 | - |
| 2 | 28 | Mark Dismore | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 19 | 200 | - | 8 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 4 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 1 | 200 | - | 81 | Running | 37 | - | - |
| 4 | 51 | Eddie Cheever Jr. | Dallara | Infiniti | Firestone | 9 | 200 | - | 0 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 24 | Robbie Buhl | G-Force | Infiniti | Firestone | 14 | 199 | - | 35 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 98 | Billy Boat | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 5 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 35 | Jeff Ward | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 12 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 3 | 199 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 88 | Airton Dare | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 10 | 199 | - | 1 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 10 | Robby McGehee | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 18 | 197 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 15 | Sarah Fisher | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 15 | 195 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 32 | Didier Andre | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 20 | 193 | - | 0 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 2 | 190 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 11 | Donnie Beechler | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 16 | 186 | - | 0 | Accident | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 55 | Shigeaki Hattori | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 11 | 185 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 2 | Jaques Lazier | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 13 | 139 | - | 0 | Engine | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 4 | 127 | - | 0 | Engine | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 44 | Anthony Lazzaro | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 23 | 77 | - | 0 | Engine | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 92 | Chris Menninga | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 22 | 50 | - | 0 | Accident | 11 | - | - |
| 20 | 21 | Felipe Giaffone | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 6 | 44 | - | 0 | Handling | 10 | - | - |
| 21 | 99 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 17 | 41 | - | 0 | Accident | 9 | - | - |
| 22 | 12 | Buzz Calkins | Dallara | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 7 | 40 | - | 0 | Suspension | 8 | - | - |
| 23 | 81 | Billy Roe | G-Force | Oldsmobile | Firestone | 21 | 32 | - | 0 | Handling | 7 | - | - |