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The 2001 V8 Supercar season was the 42nd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000 the Armstrong 500.There were 22 touring car race meetings held during 2001; a thirteen round series for V8 Supercars the 2001 Shell Championship Series (SCS) two of them endurance races; a six round second tier V8 Supercar series 2001 Konica V8 Supercar Series (KVS) along with a non-point scoring race supporting the Bathurst 1000 and V8 Supercar support programme events at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix and 2001 Honda Indy 300.